Sunday, December 8, 2002
Local
Info
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Arriving in Napa
Airports:
San
Francisco (SFO), Oakland (OAK)
or Sacramento (SMF)
are all about 1.5 hr from Napa. See area map.
Allow
one hour extra (2 to 2.5 hr total) for traffic returning to SFO or OAK
on Sunday night.
Evans
Airport Shuttle (707.255.1559) offers scheduled service between Napa
and SFO and OAK.
Driving directions: See area map or for detailed directions use this link. Take I-80 to Vallejo; exit Hwy 37 West; turn right on Hwy. 29 North. Take the "Downtown Napa/Lake Beryessa" exit and continue north. Left turn on Streblow Drive to the College and parking.
Host Hotel
NOTE!
ROOMS MUST BE RESERVED BY MONDAY NOV. 25 to get this rate.
Best
Western Inn at the Vines
500m
from the course! (see map)
100
Soscol Avenue, Napa CA 94559.
Tel
707.257.1930 Fax 707.255.0709
http://www.innatthevines.com
Room
rate for Saturday, December 7th 2002 - $88.00 + tax (includes hot breakfast)
Room
rate for Sunday, December 8th 2002 - $84.00 + tax (if you need a little
holiday!)
These
are all non-smoking rooms with two beds in each.
For other lodging options check Yahoo! Yellow Pages or use booking services like Expedia or Travelocity (choose "search near location" and use "2277 Napa-Vallejo Hwy, Napa CA"). Hotels in the Napa Valley are generally not cheap, but there are many to choose from within riding distance of the event. For cheaper alternatives check Fairfield, CA or Vallejo, CA (both approx. 20 minutes by car).
Local Race Info
Nearby
events on Saturday Dec. 7: Coyote
Point CX, San Mateo; Sacramento
CX, Folsom
Local
race calendar and info: NCNCA, www.ncnca.org/cyclocross/
USCF
National Championships (Yountville, Dec 14-15): Galeforce Sports, www.galeforce.org
Getting Around
To
get around town by bike refer to the City of Napa Bike
Routes Map
Visitor Guides
NapaValley.com,
Napa
Chamber of Commerce
Weather
Check these links for Napa
almanac
and local
forecast.
Bike Shops
Bicycle
Works, 3335 Solano Ave., Napa. 707.253.7000 (map)
Closed Sunday.
Bicycle
Trax, 796 Soscol Ave., Napa. 707.258.8729 (map)
2
mi north from race.
Restaurants
Favorite spots for good,
inexpensive food are listed below. For those in a hurry there is a strip-mall
just north of the race venue with a Raley's supermarket and various fast-food
and family-style restaurants. Downtown Napa is approx. 2 miles north
of the race (see area map or city bike
routes.)
| Coffee: | ABC Bakery & Cafe | 1517 3rd St., Napa. 707.258.1827 (map, review) |
| Napa Valley Roasting Co. | 948 Main St. Napa. 707.224.2233 (map) | |
| Starbucks | 247 Soscol Ave, Napa. 707.226.5251 (map) | |
| Breakfast
& Lunch: |
ABC Bakery & Cafe | 1517 3rd St., Napa. 707.258.1827 (map, review) |
| First Squeeze | 1126 1st St, Napa. 707.224.6762 (map) | |
| Lunch
&
Dinner: |
Rio Poco (Tex-Mex) | 807 Main St., Napa. 707.253.8203 (map) closed Sunday |
| Taqueria Rosita | 1214 Main St Napa, CA 94559 707.253.9208 (map) closed Sunday | |
| Villa Corona (Taqueria) | 3614 Bel Aire Plaza, Napa. 707.257.8685 (map) | |
| High-Tech Burrito | 641 Trancas St., Napa. 707.224.8882 | |
| Siam (Thai) | 1139 Lincoln Ave, Napa. 707.226.7749 (map) | |
| Fazzerati's (Pizza) | 1517 W Imola Ave, Napa. 707.255.1188 (map) | |
| Small World (Middle Eastern) | 932 Coombs St, Napa. 707.224.7743 (map) closed Sunday | |
| If you're willing,
you can spend a pile of money for really great food at dozens of Napa Valley
restaurants -- check this guide.
Some local favorites are listed below. Reservations recommended. |
||
| Fancy
Schmancy: |
Celadon (Italian) | 500 Main St, Napa. 707.254.9690 (map, review) |
| Bistro Don Giovanni (Italian) | 4110 Hwy. 29, north of Napa. 707.224.3300 (map, review) | |
| ZuZu (Tapas) | 829 Main Street, Napa. 707.224.8555 (map, review) | |
| Brix (California) | 7377 Hwy. 29, north of Yountville. 707.944.2749 (map, review) | |
| Mustard's (California) | 7399 Hwy. 29, north of Yountville. 707.944.2424 (map, review) | |
Contact Info
Race
promoter: Dave Carr, davidlcarr@aol.com,
707.287.3747
Sponsoring
club:
Napa Valley Velo
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the
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