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Bethel Spring Series Adds Women’s Race to Calendar

Each year Carpe Diem Promotions takes steps to improve the annual Bethel Spring Series. This year we are proud to announce that the Women’s race will be added to the calendar. Last year three weeks in the Series had a separate Women’s race and due to the success of those three weeks this race will now be one of the Series features each week.

The Bethel Spring Series offers a wonderful race experience for a very low cost. With a complete schedule of racing, the Series offers almost all racers the ability to race more than one race. With nice weekly prize money and generous primes, it is no wonder that the Series has become the premier spring race series in the region. The following are the race dates and the minimum prize lists are in place for 2007:

Race / Date / Prize List

Ronde de Bethel / March 4, 2007 / $955

Ris van Bethel / March 11, 2007 / $955

Tour de Kirche / March 18, 2007 / $955

Bethel CDP Gold Race / March 28, 2007 / $1,100

Criterium de Bethel / April 1, 2007 / $1,250

Circuit de Francis J. Clarke / April 15, 2007 / $1,700

Overall series prize money will be $1,500, making the minimum prize money for the Series $8,415.

All this for preregistration entry fees as low as $12 per race for series and $14 per race weekly. Best of all, if you are trying to get in more mileage, your second race of the day only costs $11. As with prior years, the prize list and the number of places paid will increase based upon the size of the fields. Minimum places paid will be as follows: 3 places for Category 5, Women and Juniors; 4 places for Masters 40+, and; 5 places for Category 3/4 and Pro/1/2/3. Also as with prior years, the cash primes will be liberally sprinkled throughout the races (who can forget the $250 and $300 primes in prior years). With great sponsors like Omnesys Technologies, Bethel Cycle and TCP Braking Systems we expect 2007 to be our best year in the Series’ 14-year history.

For those of you unfamiliar with the Series, here is a quick summary. Each day of racing is a USCF Category D race. Separate races are held for Category 5, Category 4, Women, Masters 40+, Juniors, Categories 3 / 4 and Pro/1/2/3. Points towards an overall Series Championship are earned by placing each week. Great looking Omnesys Leaders jerseys, made by Champion Systems, are handed out to the Overall Leader of each category weekly and the Series Champion keeps the jersey at the end of the series. Additional prize money for the Series Championship and trophies are awarded to the top three in each category. For more information see www.carpediemracing.org

So come experience the most racer friendly race series in the area this spring with the Bethel Spring Series!