Road to Nationals

Welcome to the second event of the Kentucky Road Racing Series; Road to Nationals! Each day will earn points for our series championship and there will be an awards ceremony on Sunday for those who compete all three days! Kick things off with a night time criterium in downtown Morehead, Kentucky presented by Sawstone Brewing. A road race in historic Carlisle, Kentucky starting and finishing on Main St in front of the historic courthouse. Wrap up the weekend with a shorter road race on Sunday at Turtleback Ridge Brewery. We are offering a cash purse for Categories 1/2 and 3 with equal payout to Men and Women. Other categories will be eligible for cash prizes based on the number of registered riders in their category.Friday- Expo 12pm til 10pmMorehead Criterium: this race will look slightly different than our other races in format and by category where we would normally separate categories. This is a small town festival around bike racing. The criterium is not part of the KORRS point series, but all participants will receive a bonus of 10 seconds towards the two day GC event for the weekend. Anyone wanting to race for cash prizes must participate in the criterium to be eligible Men’s 1/2/3- $500 payout with a minimum of 15 racers, less than 15 racers and no cash payout, 30 or more racers and it will increase to $1,000Women’s 1/2/3- $500 payout with minimum of 10 racers, less than 10 and no payout, 20 or more and it will increase to $1,000 Strava link for Morehead Crit Course https://www.strava.com/routes/3426950937469836150Saturday- Carlisle Road RaceDay 2 will be a mid day start and a multi lap circuit on a 19 mile course with 800’ of elevation per lap. I will link the courses below. Please be sure you setup the course distance you are registered for.Men’s 1/2-$500 payout with a minimum of 15 racers, less than 15 racers and no cash payout, 30 or more racers and it will increase to $1,000Men’s 3- $300 payout with a minimum of 15 racers, less and no payout, more than 25 and it will increase to $600Women’s 1/2/3- $500 payout with minimum of 10 racers, less than 10 and no payout, 20 or more and it will increase to $1,000Elite 66 milehttps://www.strava.com/routes/3476326366130549324 Amateur 44 Mile Coursehttps://www.strava.com/routes/3483223536680300300Citizens 22 Mile Coursehttps://www.strava.com/routes/3476327988072916556 Sunday- Turtleback Ridge Road RaceThe finale to our three day weekend will be a single 43 mile loop that all categories will do. Everyone will do a single distance. We want those traveling to be able to stick around for food and celebration as we do our awards for the single day and all three day GC awards. The course is visible on Strava herehttps://www.strava.com/routes/3496609380865995260 GC Cash PayoutMen’s 1-2 will have a cash payout of $500 with 15 minimum for all three days, 25 or more will payout $1,000Women’s 1/2/3- will have a cash payout of $500 with a minimum of 10 racing all three days, 20 or more will payout $1,000