Pittsburgh's Straight UP Race Series

Want to see how fast you can defy gravity? Looking for a good way to train for the Dirty Dozen? Then sign up for the Straight UP racing series taking place in September 2019. The series consists of four (4) events held in the northeast suburbs of Pittsburgh. Each event is an individual time trial held on pavement for a distance between one (1) and two (2) miles almost entirely uphill. Your placing in each event will also contribute towards your standing in the overall series.

Who: Anybody who can ride a bike uphill for 1-2 miles. Must have a helmet and bicycle with at least one working brake.

What: A series of four (4) uphill time trials of varying difficulty ranging in distance from around 1-2 miles. Riders will be started individually 1 minute apart. The events are loosely based on the hill climb season in the UK.

Classes:

Junior Men (<=18 yrs old)
Junior Women (<=18 yrs old)
Open Men
Open Women
Single-speed Men
Single-speed Women

Awards will be distributed for 1st-3rd places in each class for each race and the overall series.
Registration will be on BikeReg.com and day of registration will be available at each event. Cost for each event will be $15. All proceeds go towards Light of Life mission on the Northside.

Where: The four races will be held in the northeast suburbs of Pittsburgh. The events are as follows (list not necessarily in the order each event will occur in):

Plum St/Hunter Rd (Oakmont, PA) ~2 miles
Middle Rd (Etna, PA) ~2.2 miles
Deer Lakes Park (Tarentum, PA) ~1.3 miles
Indianola Rd (Indiana Twp, PA) ~1 mile
Possible: Kittanning Pike (O'Hara Twp, PA) ~1 mile
Possible: Old Mill Rd (Indiana Twp, PA) ~1.4 miles
Possible: Mill Dam Rd (Indiana Twp, PA) ~1 mile

Note, all locations have free parking within 1/4 mile of the race route.

When: Races will occur on each Saturday in September 2019 (9/7, 9/14, 9/21, 9/28). First rider will start at 9am.