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Andrew GoldThe Andrew Gold event started in 2007 as a warmup for the Owen Cup. The Andrew Gold is traditionally held each year the weekend before Owen Cup.
The route mapped on Strava
https://www.strava.com/routes/1389609
Andrew Gold Format
The Andrew Gold will be a Handicap race. The slowest cyclist starts the earliest and the fastest starts the latest, making the end of the race close. An ideal handicap race is one in which all participants finish around the same time.
A handicap race is a style of racing practiced at Blacksburg’s Wednesday Worlds. This style of race benefits newer riders. They can gain experience of riding longer with a larger group and getting a chance to see the more experienced guys in action.
Handicap starting
15min head start for the C – D men and B – C women
5min head start for the Men B and women A
A men chase
The ride out of town will be parade style on the same route as Wednesday worlds. No attacking or riding fast. Parade route is down Draper, right turn on Airport Rd, cross S Main St onto Ellet Rd. Follow Ellet Rd down the Cedar Run decent, at the bottom of the decent you will be on Luster’s Gate Road follow this to the corner of Harding rd. At that point, we will stop on the side of the road, review safety, start the handicap race, and open racing will begin.
Important things to keep in mind:
1. The road is open. Keep your head up and eyes open.
2. Do not cross or crowd the yellow line.
3. Be careful at all turns and at the one stop sign on Mt. Tabor.
4. This is intended to be fun. Make it so.
Print below turn list to have turn directions during ride.
Route: Andrew Gold
Start Corner of Luster’s Gate Rd and Harding Rd
Distance to travel on road Total distance traveled
Catawba Rd 10.1 miles 10.1 miles
Left Sandy Ridge Rd 1.5 miles 11.6 miles
Right Newport Rd 5.5 miles 17.1 miles
Right VA Route 311 1.8 miles 18.9 miles
Right Blacksburg Rd 8.6 miles 27.5 miles
Right Gravel Hill Rd 1.2 miles 28.7 miles
Right Mt Tabor Rd 2.8 miles 31.5 miles
Right Sandy Ridge Rd 1.5 miles 33 miles
Right Blacksburg Rd 6.1 miles 39.1 miles
Right Dry Run Rd 2.7 miles 41.8 miles
Left Mt Tabor Rd 5 miles 46.8 miles
Finish Mt Tabor Rd at Green “Blacksburg Corporate Limit” sign.
Race Champions
2007 John DeLong
2008 Reid Beloni
2009 John DeLong
2010 Justin Crawford
2011 Justin Crawford
2012 Scottie Weiss
2013 Zack Morrey
2014 Marcos Lazzarotto
2015 Marcos Lazzarotto
2016 Ryan Day
2017 Blane Maddox
2018 Blane Maddox
2019 Clayton Travis
2020 Katy Lobeda
2021 Kevin Picard
2022 Kevin Picard
2023 Adam McNeeley
2024 Adam Michailov
2024 Photos: John DeLong and Mary VanSteenberghe
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2023 Photos: by John DeLong, Mary VanSteenberghe and Dorothy DeLong
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2022 Photos: by Kevin Picard and Spencer McGehee
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2021 Photos: by Kevin Picard
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2020 Photos: by John DeLong, Clayton Travis and Kevin Picard
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2019 Photos: by Justin Brown
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2018 Photos: by John DeLong
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2017 Photos: by John DeLong
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2016 Photos: by John DeLong
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2015 Photos: by John DeLong
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2014 video: by John DeLong
2013 Photos: by John DeLong
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2012 Photos: by John DeLong
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2012 video: by TheSW
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2010 video: by TheSW
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Blacksburg Classics
Spring Season
Andrew Gold
Started in 2007, as a warmup for the Owen Cup, held the weekend before.
Owen Cup
Virginia Tech cycling team started a tradition in 2006 where they gather to test their road racing skills and endurance and this test was named the Owen Cup. The Owen Cup is held each year the weekend before the first collegiate race of the season.
Fall season
Ronde van DeLongen
New in 2009, a fall classic, a chance for the VT cycling road team to get out and sort out things before the winter training season. The route will be technically and physically challenging but hopefully will be fun and a chance for those in town that race road bikes and are planning on racing road to get to know each other.
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Bollo's Cafe & Bakery, 206 Draper Rd NW,Blacksburg, Virginia, United States
