Mountain Bike Triathlons Results
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Course Description:
This freshly designed course is the premier off-road triathlon in Northern California. After the wicked fast swim from the shores of Black Butte Lake athletes will be hopping on to their machines and hitting the trails. The bike route exits out of transition and heads along the wrapping shores shadowed by the Black Butte. Once the trails turns off the shore line riders will be hitting the up and over rolling hills and chutes towards the massive Black Butte. Around mile 6 the short course riders will be heading back towards transition to hit their trail run. The long course riders will be cranking away to tackle the Black Butte. Upon their approach they will be hitting the switch backs to the very top of the plateau of the Butte and its famous lava rock formation. Be careful riders taking a spill up here will not be fun and bound to get you a couple of bumps and scrapes. The decent is a bit technical with a sharp S-Turn down the backside with a quick shot down the chutes off the dam that forms the lake. From there they will head through the rolling hills linking back up with the Sprint riders to bring it back home. Once back in transition they will be heading off into the trails once again but on foot. This perfectly laid out 5k and 10k is challenging yet the most scenic portion of the day! All the way back to transition where they can collect their breath and hit the beer garden for some much needed refueling!
Registration:
Registration for the 2012 Black Butte Road Triathlons is now open! Register before December 1st and save on big discounts! (click here)
Race Information: (Click here)
Saturday June 9th Buckhorn Campgrounds
5:30am: Race Day Registration Opens
6:00am: Transition Opens
Race Start
8:00am: Olympic Distance
8:30am: Sprint Distance
9: 00am: Band Kick-Off, Expo opens
12:00pm: Awards
Wave Starts
Wave starts will be determined before the race.
Distance
Sprint 800m swim / 00km bike/ 5 km trail run
Olympic 1.5 km swim / 40km bike/ 10km trail run
Location and Start Time
Location: Buckhorn Camp Ground Dock, Black Butte Lake, Tehama County
Transition Opens: 6:00 a.m.
Triathlon Start: 8:00 a.m.
*Please note that there will be a staggered wave start. It is up to the participant to make sure they are in the correct wave. Please refer to the Race Day Schedule for up to date information. Wave starts will be announced race morning.
Travel and Stay
Black Butte Lake Camping: Reservations, Click here for more info…
Hotel Accommodations: Click here for more info…
Event Entry Requirements:
- Participants must purchase race day insurance coverage unless they are a USAT Member. All USAT members must present a membership card with a photo ID; NO EXCEPTIONS
- The 2012 Black Butte Triathlon has a required maximum net finish time of 5 hours and 30 minutes (h:mm:ss/5:30:59).
- Participants must be 16 years or older on race day, April 2010, to register. Participants 16-17 years of age must have at signed waiver by their parent or legal guardian permitting them to participate, this will be provided during Packet Pick-Up
Training
Check out the following link for best practices on nutrition and training. If you work best with other like minded people also check out some of our partner clubs in your area! (Click here for more info…)
Volunteers
We can’t do it without you! If you have a friend or family member racing, or just want to be a part of the action, go the extra mile and sign up to be a volunteer on race day.
- Free Commemorative Event T-Shirt
- A Huge Finishers Feast!
- Finishers Medal That Also Doubles As Bottle Opener
- Commemorative Water Bottle
- Tech T-Shirt
- And the heaviest shwag bag in the race universe
RESULTS 2011 OVERALL (click here)
