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El Tour Endurance Camp – Tres Montanas Edition

November 12-17, 2012

Extend your cycling season and roll into the Holidays with the best fitness of your life with this five-day camp in the warm Arizona sun. This camp focuses on endurance riding, coaching-based rides and riding with power. The coaches for this camp come to you with years of riding the roads of El Tour and the event itself. You will learn everything about the event in order to prepare you for your best El Tour ever, and all camp participants will receive an entry into El Tour de Tucson.

This edition to our El Tour camp will take the camp participants to each of the three big climbs surrounding Tucson. We’ll climb Madera Canyon, Kitt Peak, and of course Mt. Lemmon. For those wanting to challenge themselves a little more, we’ll offer “time trials” and other events to put a competitive interest into the camp. This camp will end with the famed perimeter event, El Tour de Tucson.

The camp is five days of riding and presentations. Every bike will be outfitted with a power meter and the power files will be analyzed daily by your assigned Carmichael Training Systems coach. You’ll learn training techniques and get to practice these techniques under the supervision of the coaches. We welcome riders of all levels.

Tucson is located in Southern Arizona surrounded by Saguaro Cacti and overlooked by our 9000’ peak, Mount Lemmon. With 300 days of annual sunshine per year, Tucson is known as a mecca for cyclists. In April 2006, the League of American Bicyclists promoted the Tucson region to “Gold” status on their certification system of the nation’s most “bicycle friendly” cities, making Tucson one of only seven cities in the U.S. to earn such distinguished status. Furthermore, two of the most popular and highly regarded bicycling publications, Bicycling and VeloNews, continue to rank our city in the top tier of “bicycle friendly” cities nationwide. In fact, Bicycling recently promoted Tucson to the #2 bicycling city nationwide for cities with population ranging from 250,000 to 500,000. Tucson is the winter training home of many professional cyclists and triathletes.

The weather during this time of year can vary from 60-75 degrees as a daily high. Chances of rain are very minimal but come prepared for all weather conditions.

Now taking reservations! Call for details: 866-355-0645

Benefits

CTS is commited to every member who comes to camp–
	You will leave with more self-assurance in group rides, with tips in body positioning, bumping, leaning, and pacing.
	We will provide guidance on how you can improve your power and pace at lactate threshold, giving you the ability to ride longer and harder.
	You will receive individual attention with world-class analysis, that will boost your confidence on your bike.
	Through interaction with our top coaches, you will leave this camp with key training tools to take home, as well as a better idea of areas for improvement.

Includes

	Daily training sessions with Carmichael Training Systems Coaches
	Nutrition support featuring GU Energy products
	Use of a PowerTap power meter for camp and El Tour de Tucson
	Professional mechanics
	Training presentations from CTS Coaches
	CTS cycling jersey
	Entry intro 2012 El Tour de Tucson

Details and Itinerary

CTS Tucson, AZ

El Tour Endurance Camp – Tres Montanas Edition

Date:	November 12-17, 2012
Focus:	Getting prepared for the El Tour de Tucson!
Location:	Tucson, Arizona

The weather during this time of year can vary from 60-75 degrees as a daily high. Chances of rain are very minimal but come prepared for all weather conditions.

Included

Included:

Daily sessions Carmichael Training Systems Coaches
Training presentations from CTS Coaches
Use of a PowerTap power meter during the camp and El Tour de Tucson
Professional Mechanics
Complete Ride Support with GU Nutrition and Hydration products
CTS Jersey
4 dinners and 5 lunches
Entry into 2012 El Tour de Tucson

Customize your Camp

Customize your Camp:

3D Dynamic Bike Fit add $250
Lactate Threshold Test add $150
RMR and Body Composition add $100

Cost

Cost: $1999.00

Members receive a 5% discount on training camps. (Airfare, Lodging and Transportation not included.)

Registration

Registration:

A non-refundable $300.00 deposit is due at time of registration. The remaining balance is due 30 days prior to the camp and will be billed automatically. The credit card information used for your deposit will be billed unless otherwise arranged with the CTS accounting department.

Cancellation

Cancellation:

Click to view Cancellation Policy: http://trainright.com/camps/cancellation-policy/

Arrival/Departure

Arrival/Departure:

We recommend you arrive by Monday, November 12th, 2012. Camp registration will be from 4:00-5:00pm on Monday, November 12th. You must provide your own transportation in Tucson. The conclusion of the camp will be Saturday, November 17th, 2011.

Bike Transport and Assembly

Bike Transport and Assembly:

If you are shipping your bike, please make sure it arrives at CTS or your hotel by Monday, November 12th, 2012. We will gladly assemble it and have it waiting for you.

If you wish to ship your bike, we recommend using Sports Express. They provide door to door pick/up and delivery of your bike. You will need to pack your bike, or have it packed for you, and Sports Express will take care of the rest. Sports Express can be found at www.sportsexpress.com/trainright. We will take care of packing your bike before it departs.

If you’d like to send your bike to CTS Tucson, please use the following address for shipping your bike(s):

Carmichael Training Systems
7000 E Tanque Verde Road
Suite 26
Tucson, AZ 85715
(Please make sure your bike box/case is clearly labeled with your name)

(Please make sure your bike box/case is clearly labeled with your name)

Lodging

You are responsible for you own lodging at this camp. We have secured a block of rooms at our host hotel – Hacienda del Sol. All rides will leave from this hotel. Also all presentations, post ride massage, and coach interaction will occur at the host hotel. We highly suggest you take advantage of the incredible pricing that Hacienda del Sol has offered our athletes

Call Hacienda del Sol for the offer: (800) 728-6514

Acceptable Bikes

Due to the nature of this camp, and for the safety of all of the athletes and staff, time trial bikes and aero bars are not allowed for this camp. Your bike must be equipped with a standard set of road bars and brake levers. If you have questions about your bike setup, please contact the camp manager.

Airport

Airport:

Tucson International Airport (TUS) is the closest airport to our offices. It is about 20 minutes away.

Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX) is 120 miles and approximate 2 hour drive away.

Things to Bring

Things to Bring

Items to pack for any of our camps:

Clean bicycle, tuned and ready to ride
Helmet
Jerseys at least 4 (short and or long sleeve)
Shorts at least 4 pair
Wind Vest
Base layer 1 or 2 lightweight
Rain Jacket
Arm Warmers
Socks
Cycling gloves short finger
Cycling Shoes/pedals (carry these with you if traveling by plane)
Eyewear/sunglasses
Chamois cream
Small tote or backpack for anything you wish to keep in support vehicles.
Heart Rate Monitor and/or Power Meter (Power Tap or SRM or other)
Sunscreen
Toiletries for clean up between rides.

Items to add just in case.

Light jacket
Medium weight jacket
Long sleeve and/or thermal jersey
Long finger gloves
Shoe covers/booties
Leg or knee warmers or light tights

Other items to consider:

12-27 or 12-25 cassette – If you are not accustomed to climbing, are a beginner cyclists or are attending a climbing camp.

Bottles/mix/food – if you will be arriving before a camp begins or remaining afterward, and wish to ride, please bring what food/drink supplies you will need for your riding.

We will have sport drinks, food, spare tubes/tires, etc in our follow vehicles. Each day we will prepare water bottles for your bike using GU Electrolyte Brew, and will provide you with GU Energy products for use during the camp.

If you have any questions about what to pack or what to look for when purchasing cycling clothing or supplies, please contact us at 719-635-0645.

El Tour Endurance Camp

Tucson, AZ

November 12-17, 2012

Monday
2:00-5:00pm	Registration and Bike drop off.
6:00pm	Dinner and Introductions Provided by CTS.
Tuesday
8:30am	Arrive prepared to ride
9:00am	Ride departs: Madera Canyon
12:00	Lunch
2:30pm	Data recall with coaches. Massage option.
6:00pm	Dinner and Training Presentation
Wednesday
8:30am	Arrive at CTS ready to ride
8:30am	Ride Departs: Mt. Lemmon
1:00pm	Lunch provided by CTS
2:30pm	Data recall with coaches. Massage option
4:00pm	3D Dynamic Bike Fit Presentation and Demo
	Dinner on your own. Choose from one of our local favorites!
Thursday
8:30am	Arrive at CTS ready to ride
9:00pm	Depart for Ride Start
10:00am	Ride: Kitt Peak Ascent
1:00pm	Lunch
2:30pm	Data recall with coaches. Massage option
	Dinner on your own. Choose from one of our local favorites!
Friday
8:30am	Arrive at CTS ready to ride
9:00pm	Ride: Recovery Ride, preview of Start/Finish
11:30am	Lunch and Basic Bike Mechanics Class
2:30pm	Data recall with coaches. Massage option.
6:00pm	Dinner and Training Presentation
Saturday
5:30am	Arrive at CTS ready to ride
7:00am	El Tour de Tucson
1:00-4:00pm	Lunch & Data recall with coaches. Massages for all athletes.
6:00pm	Final Dinner

Registration

$1999
5% discount for current CTS Athletes
Non-refundable deposit of $300 is due at time of registration
Balance will be due 30 days prior to the camp
To register please contact Sales at camps@trainright.com or 1-866 -355-0645

Cancellation policy