2004 MTF  Trans Canadian Halifax Details

Halifax Schedule

Special Thanks to our Witnesses

Departing Halifax

Ultramar Cornerstore
10 Highfield Park Drive. 

Note: The IBA Rules state that you must have a start or end receipt in Halifax. We have contact the IBA and they agree with us that Dartmouth is a sister city and that a receipt from Dartmouth in lieu of Halifax is acceptable. This will not create an issue with your certification.

You are to contact Bill Watt at the emergency number provided to you by email in the event that you are not available to finish the ride. You are also to call Bill Watt at the conclusion of your ride.

• We encourage you to keep with the spirit of the ride coast to coast ride and obtain your sand and water as part of the ride.
       

• We will issue a number to each rider prior to the ride. This number will be the order in which you will be leaving the staging area.  Riders who are doing the TC Quest will be released before riders doing the TC Gold. The ride order within each class will be determined by a random draw. Riders who express a desire to ride as a group will have only one tag in the draw and will be assigned sequential numbers based upon that tag. Since there are only 8 riders we will not be issuing ride numbers but will do this informally. We have left the text for future reference in the event that we do this ride again.
    
  

• We will start releasing riders at 6:00 ADST (2:00 PDST) from the Ultramar at 10 Highland Park Drive, Dartmouth, N.S. Riders will be released a couple a time. We do not want riders riding in a pack for safety reasons. Our goal is to get all riders out by 6:15 ADST (2:15 PDST) and release the witnesses by that time. If you arrive at the staging area after 6:30 ADST (2:30 PDST), you will not be counted as part of the ride.

• Have your witness form filled out and your odometer reading recorded before requesting a witness. 
    

• When you are ready to go, advise one of the witnesses. They will validate your odometer reading and license plate number; and add the time and their personal information to the witness form, etc.
     

• Once your witness form is signed. Notify the ride coordinator and they will direct you with regard to staging for release. 
     

• When you are released from the staging area, you are expected to immediately begin your ride. If your starting receipt is not within a reasonable time of your release, you will not be counted as part of the group ride. 
    

• Fill up, get your receipt and move your bike away from the pump to make room for the riders behind you.
     

• If you are gathering sand and water as part of the ride, you will need to do about 2.2 miles of backtracking each way.

  • Get onto Highway 111, heading West.

  • At Exit 2, keep right onto Highway 322, Victoria Road

  • Highway 322, Victoria Road, intersects with and changes to Windmill Road near ProCycle.

  • Continue on Windmill Road to the Dartmouth Yacht Club, 697 Windmill Road and collect your water.

  • There are many ways from here. But to keep it simple, we recommend that you simply return back to Highway 111, using the same route that you took from ProCycle to the Ultramar.

  • Once on Highway 111, you will go past the Ultramar (Exit 3) to Exit 4 and take Highway 118 North.

  

   

• If you are not collecting water and sand as part of your ride, you will get back onto Highway 111 heading East to Exit 4 where you will take Highway 118 North.

      

   

• You are off to Vancouver. Ride safe, don't push your limits, and most of all enjoy your ride. 

Arriving Halifax

• If you are not collecting water as part of your ride, 
  • You will be coming in on Highway 118 heading South.
  • Highway 118 will connect with Highway 111, Circumferential Drive. 
  • You will take Highway 111 West.
  • You will Take Exit 4 onto Highland Park Drive to the Ultramar.
  • You can stop the panic. Your official time has been recorded on your receipt.
  • To collect your water, get back onto Highway 111 heading West and follow the directions below.

• If your are collecting water as part of your ride, you will have about 2.2 miles of backtracking each way.
  • You will be coming in on Highway 118 heading South.
  • Highway 118 will connect with Highway 111, Circumferential Drive. 
  • You will take Highway 111 West.
  • At Exit 2, keep right onto Highway 322, Victoria Road

  • Highway 322, Victoria Road, intersects with and changes to Windmill Road near ProCycle.

  • Continue on Windmill Road to the Dartmouth Yacht Club, 697 Windmill Road and collect your water.

• You will obtain your finish receipt at the Ultramar Cornerstore at 10 Highfield Park Drive. 

  • Go right out of Dartmouth Yacht Club onto Windmill Road. 

  • Windmill Road "Y's" to the right. You will want to take the left leg of the "Y" onto Highway 322,Victoria Road . 

  • Travel about 0.6 miles on Highway 322, exiting on the ramp to Highway 111 East, Circumferential Highway.

  • At Highway 111, Exit 3 (about 0.7 miles), exit to the right.

  • Turn right (South) onto Highfield Park Drive to the Ultramar. (Note: Highfield Park Drive North of Highway 111 is Burnside Drive).

  • You can stop the panic. Your official time has been recorded on your receipt.

• You will be able to find a witness at the Police Station or Fire Station. Alternatively, you may obtain two signatures at ProCycle, or three signature of your choice.
                    
• Congratulations on a great ride.
   
• Contact Alan Leduc using the Emergency Phone number that was provided by email, no later than Friday, June 11, 2004, 12:00 noon. ADST (8:00 a.m. PDST)
   

Official Hotel Information

Rodd Future Inns 20 Highfield Park Drive Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada http://www.rodd-hotels.ca/future_inns/future.htm   Telephone: 902-465-6555 Fax: 902-469-0868 Toll Free: 800-565-7633 email: rodds@rodd-hotels.ca  N 44° 41.325 W 63° 35.234

Rooms are $99 Canadian per night , but same cost for 1 to 4 people in room. We have reserved a block of 15 rooms for June 1 (departing June 2).  Also there are 8 rooms reserved for June 10 and 11 and another 7 rooms reserved for the night of June 11.  Rooms will be reserved until 6 weeks prior to above dates.  It is up to the individuals to call and reserve the rooms on their own credit cards.  Riders need to say for “Trans Canada tour” to get this special pricing.

There is a 1.5% provincial hotel levy and 15% sales tax that will be added.

Access to the Water

     Lat 44 Deg 32 Minutes North, Long 63 Deg 37 Minutes West
697 Windmill Road, Dartmouth, NS

http://www.dyc.ns.ca/ 

A Special Thanks to ProCycle

They had agreed to serve as our staging area. This was not necessary due to the small number of riders. You might want to stop by and give them a big thanks for their willingness to support us anyway.

550 Windmill Road
Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, B3B 1B3, Canada

http://www.procycle-hdd.com/ 

Phone:  (902) 468-2518
FAX:  (902) 468-5635

44° 41.640
63° 36.142

Station 12

560 Windmill Road
Dartmouth, NS
(902) 490 5575

ProCycle is at 550 Windmill Road, so this is just a few yards from there.