Men’s Stage 2
Stage 2 – Trek-Hangar 24 Circuit Race for Men
April 9, 2026
DISTANCE 64.8 miles, 24 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 20 laps to go, 10 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 14 laps to go and 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 24 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.
TEAM PARKING Team parking is on Dearborn St north of Lugonia Ave up to the Sports Park entrance. No parking north of the sports park entrance and no parking in sports park parking lot.
DIRECTIONS FROM TEAM PARKING TO START Continue straight on Dearborn (north) and 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 10:00 am. Sign-in closes at 11:05 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 11:00 A.M.
START TIME 11:15 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 18 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.