DETAILS

• 5 Person teams (gender ambiguous) will appoint a team captain and team name. No category or licensure required
• Teams leave Royal Blue Grocery (609 Congress Ave.) every 2 minutes starting at 9:00 a.m.
• Route will be revealed on cue sheet at 8:15 a.m. to the appointed team captains
• Route will be 100 miles ,or more, of mixed surfaces and terrain with one random checkpoint to throw off the unscrupulous.
(note: we will tell you where this checkpoint is for an additional $100)
• Teams must finish with all 5 riders. No time trial bikes or helmets. No drafting off other teams
• Finish line and post Invitationale’ party to be held at Austin Tri-Cyclist (923 Barton Springs Rd.)
• Winning team gets their pictures taken with TWM star racers and dynamic celebrity personalities
• Free pastries and coffee at sign-in, and free carbohydrate rich beverages at the finish line

REGISTRATION

Go to BikeReg.com to pre-reg or to save some pennies, call Sir Christoph at 512-736-0312 between 1 and 3 a.m. on weekdays. Or you could register day of the Invitataionale’ just be sure to do that before 8 a.m., and hope you are invited. FIELD LIMITED: Up to 33 (age of jesus) teams.

ENTRY FEE

$150 per team. $200 with TWM autographed poster (1 poster per order).

LICENCE REQUIREMENTS

None. This ride is highly provocatorio, the way GOD intended a 5 person team fondo invitationale’ to be. You will, however, have to follow the rules of the road, sign a USAC waiver, and wear a helmet. Sorry:(

Packet Pickup Party

at Pure Austin (907 West 5th) on January 6, 2012; 6-8 p.m. We will give away schwag and prizes for most Romantic, Traditional, and Ultra teams and the Most Provocative Rider.