Pain is temporary. Quitting lasts forever.

- Lance Armstrong

Our Venue

Colebrook, CT is the home of the CSR and welcomes all riders.

  • The CSR ITT is a classic American, out & back, course. It is relatively flat and very straight. Plan to bring your fastest, most aerodynamic gear for this 8 mile Race of Truth.
     
  • The Circuit Race is a 3.1 mile, three corner, course with one, leg-ripping hill that all hill climbers will love. Agressive racers can earn GC time bonuses, King of the Hill points, and Best Sprinter points during the Circuit Race.
     
  • The CSR Road Race is return to races of yesteryear with a men's race length of 91 miles. Two loops of 51 miles and 40 miles (Loop 1 and 2 respectively) share approximately 12 miles of pavement and each passed through Colebrook Center. Plan to save your hill climbing legs for Loop 2. Sprinters, do not despair! There is plenty of distance from the last hill top to the finish line for an organized team to pull their sprinter up to the hill climbers. Two feed zones and water bottle exchange at the Official's Vehicle Comm1 will provide fuel for a very fast race.

Interactive Course Maps

Click the link to open Google Map of each Race Course:

AM, Saturday, 6/05/10 ... Individual Time Trial, 8.1 Miles
PM, Saturday, 6/05/10 ... Circuit Race, 8 laps x 3.0 miles/lap, 24 miles
AM & PM, Sunday, 6/06/10 ... Road Race, 91.2 Miles

Click the link to open Map My Ride of each Race Course:

AM, Saturday, 05/30/09 ... Individual Time Trial, 8.1 Miles
PM, Saturday, 05/30/09 ... Circuit Race, 8 laps x 3.0 miles/lap, 315ft of climbing/lap, 24 miles
AM & PM, Sunday, 05/31/09 ... Road Race, 91.2 Miles, 4,000ft of climbing

Directions

  • From Hartford, CT
    west on US-44, right onto CT-183, right onto Smith Hill Road.
  • From Waterbury, CT
    north on CT-8, take exit toward Winsted, west on US-44, right onto CT-183, right onto Smith Hill Road.
  • From Westfield, MA
    south on US-202, right on RT-57, left on CT-8, right on Deer Hill Road, continue straight onto Smith Hill Road.
  • From Lee, MA
    east on US-20, right on RT-8, right on Deer Hill Road, continue straight onto Smith Hill Road.

Accommodations

Accommodations are available at:

Camp Jewel YMCA
6 Prock Hill Rd., Colebrook, CT 06021
(888) 412-2267

Camp Jewel features cabins with bunk beds, full bathroom facilities, carpeted lounge rooms and heat. Spaces are available with advanced reservations at a cost of $25.00 per person per night. Guests need to provide their own bedding (including pillows and twin size fitted sheets, blankets or sleeping bag), linens and toiletries. All riders will be staying in cabins at the main camp area (in 2009 riders stayed at Hide-A-Way, on the other side of the lake). The cabins hold between 24-60 people depending on the number of reservations. Camp Jewel will use the smallest cabins first so they are not crowded.

There is no place to cook in the accommocations, however, a breakfast buffet is available (with advanced reservations) at 8:00am on Saturday morning and at 8:00am on Sunday morning for an additional fee of $7.00 per person, per meal. There are several breakfast options including fresh fruit, oatmeal, cold cereal, juice, coffee, tea, and a hot breakfast option each morning.

All reservations and payments must be received by June 1, 2010. Please fill out and send in the Camp Jewel Registration Form. Note that Camp Jewell YMCA does not allow alcohol, illegal drugs, pets, fireworks or weapons on site.

Parking

Do not park, or warm-up, on the Race Course. Parking is available at the Colebrook Consolidated School, behind the Colebrook Town Hall, along Cooper Lane, along Smith Hill Road, and along Schoolhouse Road.