Women’s Stage 2

Stage 2 – Trek-Hangar 24 Circuit Race for Women
April 9, 2026

DISTANCE    43.2 miles, 16 Laps of a 2.7 mile circuit

CLIMBER POINTS    None

SPRINTER POINTS    There are FOUR Sprinter Competitions (three Intermediate and one Finish Competition). The Intermediate Sprinter Competitions will be at 12 laps to go, 8 laps to go, and 4 laps to go. The final competition will be at the Finish. All competitions will be at the Finish Line. Sprint points will be awarded first to the riders who have gone the farthest distance, then by order across the line. See page 14.

INTERMEDIATE TIME BONUSES    First across the Finish line at 6 Laps to go. (see page 14 for time bonuses).

FINISH TIME BONUSES    Will be awarded at the race finish on Sessums Drive.

TIME CUT     Time cut is set at 10%. A lapped rider will be asked to withdraw from the race by the commissaires and will be given a calculated time for the stage. Riders abandoning the race without being pulled by the commissaires will be listed as “DNF” and will not be permitted to start the next stage. Riders having received a calculated time that falls beyond this limit will not be permitted to start the next stage.

COURSE EVENT / DESCRIPTION    The race consists of 16 laps around a 2.7 mile, mostly level Circuit Course including wide straight streets and four right turns. San Bernardino Avenue is a slight but fast downhill, Sessums Drive is a gradual uphill containing a few large radius curves.

SPECIFIC COURSE INSTRUCTIONS    Team vehicles cannot travel on the Race route, except as they traverse those portions of the course designated in the directions for arriving at and leaving the Team Pit or Feed Zone There will be no exceptions; violations may result in penalties.

PRESS AREA    Lap/Finish line. The Press Office is located in the Press Tent.

AWARDS CEREMONY    There will be an Awards Ceremony at the Finish Line for the first three finishers in this Stage, along with awards for Individual G.C., Sprinter and best Amateur (immediately following the conclusion of the Stage).

DIRECTIONS TO TEAM PARKING    From Downtown Redlands, proceed north on Orange Street. Turn right on Lugonia Ave. Proceed to Dearborn St. Turn left onto Dearborn St. Continue north on Dearborn, cross San Bernardino Avenue, and turn right into the Redlands Sports Park parking lot.

TEAM PARKING    Team parking is in the Redlands Sports Park parking lot on Dearborn St north of Lugonia.

DIRECTIONS FROM TEAM PARKING TO START    Exit parking lot, turn right on Dearborn and continue straight to Sessums Drive. Turn right on Sessums Drive. Start line is on Sessums Drive 0.5 miles from end of Dearborn St.

START LOCATION    On Sessums Dr in front of the Hangar 24 Craft Brewery

SIGN-IN    Inside the parking entrance at the soccer fields on Dearborn St at 7:45 am. Sign-in closes at 8:50 am.

WARM UP    On city streets. Riders must obey all traffic laws, including mandatory helmet law, during warm-up. Citations may be given by local police.

STAGING TIME    8:45 A.M.

START TIME    9:00 A.M.

SERVICE    Support will be provided. In addition to Neutral Caravan Support, one neutral service pit will be located at the corner of San Bernardino Avenue and Judson Street, on the outside of the turn, and a Team Pit on Wabash Street just after the turn from Sessums Drive, on the inside of the turn.

FEED ZONE    There is one Feed Zone, on Wabash Avenue just after the turn from Sessums Drive. The Feed Zone and Team Pit will be on the inside just after the turn. Feeding will start on 9 laps to go and will end on 5 laps to go.
Because of possible crowds near this Feed Zone, Team Liaison will regulate access tightly. Support crews should assist by identifying unauthorized spectators to members of Team Support.

DIRECTIONS TO FEED ZONE    Follow the course north on Dearborn, then right on Sessums, then right on Dearborn. Enter the parking lot on right side 100 meters after turn. Vehicle placards MUST be shown to enter course.

CARAVAN OR FOLLOW VEHICLES    No vehicles other than Commissaires, Neutral Support and Medical are allowed on the course.

MEDICAL LOCATION    In the Caravan and at the parking lot of the Soccer park.