Upcoming
2016 Dirty Dozen on Saturday, November 26th
The
34nd Annual Dirty Dozen up Pittsburgh's 13 steepest hills will be held on Saturday,
November 26th at 10am. Anticipating another large crowd this year, please show up
as early as 8-9am to start registration
early. Meet at the Bud Harris Cycling Track
(Where the ACA holds weekly criterium races in the summer) at 1401 Washington Blvd.,
Pittsburgh, PA 15206. Overflow parking is the gravel lot to the North - between the oval/track
and Allegheny River Blvd.
I recommend a low gear of 39x27 for racers, and 34x28 or lower for recreational riders.
The route is 50 miles, but will take at least 5 hours because we go neutral between the hills,
and there are 2 stops (Millvale's Riverfront Park on the Allegheny River at the bottom of the
5th hill Logan, and at the top of the 9th hill Canton Ave. in Beechview) where I offer
snacks and drinks. We will ride neutral (no racing) between the hills, and I will blow a whistle
at the bottom of each hill start. The two exceptions to this rule are before the 3rd hill
(Berryhill), and between the last two hills where I blow the whistle early (miles before the last hill).
Again
this year, there will be a 3 place prize list for men and women riders,
but
they need to ride up EVERY HILL to be eligible. The breakdown will be:
1st
woman - $ 150
2nd
woman - $ 100
3rd
woman - $ 50
1st
man - $ 150
2nd man
- $ 100
3rd
man - $ 50
For the men, a 10
place points (10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, & 1) system will be used
at the top of each hill to determine overall podium positions. For the women, a 5 place
points (5, 4, 3, 2, & 1) system will be used at the top of each hill to determine overall
podium positions. The women will ride amongst the men, and will be picked out from a
pink ribbon around their handlebars.
To
pre-register ($30), either snail mail: send a check made out to me at:
Danny Chew
5846 Marlborough Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15217
and please print out, sign, and fill info out on the Liability Waiver
and send to the address above.
Or e-mail me $30 at:
DanChew@yahoo.com
using Paypal and include the names, ages, gender, e-mail addresses, and number of DD's ridden (including this year) of the people you are registering. Print out the Liability Waiver (above), sign it, and bring it with you when you check in on event day.
Entry fees are non-refundable if the DD is held on Saturday, November 26, 2016.
You can also e-mail me, and I will send you a PayPal invoice.
Thanksgiving Day (November 24th) is the pre-registration deadline. I have to receive it by the end of that day (midnight).
Event day registration ($40 entry fee) will be between 8 - 10am.
If you live nearby, please try to ride to the start, or carpool so we don't run out of parking spaces at the Oval. Overflow parking is the gravel lot to the North - between the oval/track and Allegheny River Blvd. Please do not park at the top of the last hill - Flowers/Kilbourne/Tesla this year. Last year, too many cars were clogging up the streets making local residents angry. The last thing we need is to have them call the local police on us over this.
For a
listing of the hills, history of the event, and former winners, go to:
For a
cue sheet of the old route (Do not ride thru the Liberty Tunnels), go to:
http://www.dannychew.com/ddcuesheet.pdf
It may
be a wise idea for one person in the group you are riding with to have a
cue
sheet as riders have gotten lost in previous years. With the field size
growing
to over 300 riders in 2011 & 2014, my primary concern is safety. Can I
please
have volunteers who know the course to marshal the most dangerous
intersections?
I will give you bright orange vests to wear. In order to insure the DD's
future, we will no longer be riding thought the Liberty Tunnels (illegal for bicycles)
between the 9th and 10th hills. Instead, we will be climbing a connecter hill
(no points) over Mt. Oliver.
Please
feel free to call me at (412)421-3143 for more info.
A big thanks to my returning sponsors: Big Bang Bicycles
Three Rivers Rowing Association