Hellbender Criterium, Saturday, May 15, 2010 CANCELLED

http://stlbiking.com/forum/index.php/topic/22329-hellbender-race-cancellation/

Participants and Volunteers,

I was informed at approximately 2:15 p.m. that the Command Staff at Fort Leonard Wood had effectively cancelled the Hellbender Criterium, which was to be held on Saturday, May 15, 2010. The cancellation was made for weather related reasons and safety of the riders. This decision was completely out of our control. We were not even allowed a chance to plead our case for delaying the cancellation until the morning of the 15th to get a more accurate account of the weather. While the Chief Referee is generally tasked with making these sorts of calls, we also must defer to the host, which in this case is Fort Leonard Wood Army Base.

While the Criterium has been cancelled the Road Race WILL BE held on Sunday, May 16, 2010 at Newburg, MO. With that being said…if there is one bit of good news in this scenario, it is this: The total prize purse of $4100.00 will now be awarded for one race, The Hellbender Road Race in Newburg, MO on Sunday.
We are currently in the process of contacting all pre registered Criterium racers to inform them of the events. We are offering two options for the pre registered Criterium racers:
1. A partial refund of the race fee (refund minus a handling fee) or

2. The Criterium race fee can be transferred to the Road Race.


A newly calculated prize purse reflecting the upgrade of $4100.00 will soon be posted to www.stlbiking.com.

Thanks for your patience. Please feel free to contact me with your questions or concerns.

Paul Joyner
Hellbender Race Director
joyner@fidnet.com
573-429-2272 

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Here is the newly revised payout for the 2010 Hellbender Road Race. I would like to be upfront and point out a discrepancy in my last posting, I said $4,100. Well, the payout equals $4,214.93.

Hope to see you on Sunday.

Thanks,
Paul Joyner

• Men 1, 2
  
  • Place 1, $360
  • Place 2, $180
  • Place 3, $120
  • Place 4, $90
  • Place 5, $72
  • Place 6, $60
  • Place 7, $51.43
  • Place 8, $45
  • Place 9, $40
  • Place 10, $36
  • Place 11, $32
  
  
• Men 3
  
  • Place 1, $230
  • Place 2, $115
  • Place 3, $76.67
  • Place 4, $57.50
  • Place 5, $46
  • Place 6, $38.33
  
  
• Men 4 & 5
  
  • Place 1, $180
  • Place 2, $90
  • Place 3, $60
  • Place 4, $45
  • Place 5, $36
  • Place 6, $30