Women’s Stage 4
Stage 4 – Arrowhead Orthopaedics Criterium for Women
April 11, 2026
DISTANCE A 75-minute timed event. Lap cards will change from TIME TO GO to LAPS TO GO with 10 laps remaining in the Race.
CLIMBER POINTS None.
SPRINTER POINTS There are FIVE Sprinter Competitions (four Intermediate and oneFinish Competition). The Intermediate Sprinter Competitions will be
held with 60, 45 & 30 minutes to go, and 5 laps to go. 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 15.
INTERMEDIATE TIME BONUSES Awarded at the finish line at 30 minutes to go (same lap as sprint bonus above). Time bonuses will be awarded first to the riders who have gone the farthest distance, then by order across the line. See page 14.
FINISH TIME BONUSES Will be awarded at the Finish. See page 14.
COURSE/EVENT DESCRIPTION A 1.0 Mile, basically level, highly technical and tight, nine turn Criterium Course. Event is a timed 75-minute criterium.
PRESS AREA At the Start/Finish line. Press office will be located in the Expo area.
AWARDS CEREMONY There will be an Awards Ceremony for the first three finishers in this stage, Individual G.C., Sprinter, and Best Amateur Leader immediately following the conclusion of the stage at the Start/Finish Line.
TEAM PARKING Team parking is at the Redlands High School main parking lot located on Church St and Redlands Blvd.
DIRECTIONS FROM TEAM PARKING TO START Exit High School parking lot to Church Street. Right on Church Street to Citrus Avenue. Left on Citrus Avenue to the Start line. Please use the sidewalk when you reach the race course on Citrus Avenue. See map on page 34.
START LOCATION Citrus Avenue in Downtown Redlands, between 5th & 6th Street.
See map on page 33.
SIGN-IN On 6th Street immediately north of Citrus Avenue. Sign-in begins at 1:10 pm and closes at 2:10 pm.
WARM UP Warm up is on city streets; obey all traffic laws and signals. Riders will be allowed to do one lap on the course before the start of the race. Helmets must be worn at all times while riding a bicycle. Laps may be taken AFTER the complete finish of the Women’s race.
STAGING TIME 2:05 pm
START TIME 2:20 pm
SERVICE A Neutral Support pit will be located on the corner of Cajon Blvd. and Vine Street. This pit will support all riders. The Team Support pit is located roughly 200 yards after the Start/Finish line on the right (South) side of Citrus Avenue. Neutral Support will also be available at the pit on Citrus Avenue.
FEEDING None.
FOLLOW VEHICLES None.
SPECIFIC RULES Riders suffering a recognized mishap before 5 laps to go will be awarded a free lap provided they report to a Commissaire and the repair is made in the pit. They will be reinserted at the back of the group they were with at the time of the mishap. Riders suffering a recognized mishap will not be permitted to re-enter the race with less than 5 laps to go. They will be placed according to distance ridden and will be awarded the time of the group they were with at the time of the mishap.
TIME CUT Time cut is set at 20%. 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.
MEDICAL LOCATION Corner of 6th Street and Citrus Avenue.