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PARIS TO ANCASTER 2025
LOGISTICS - TRANSPORTATION & REGISTRATION


KIT PICKUP - SATURDAY APRIL 26, 2025
RACE - SUNDAY APRIL 27, 2025

7 TRANSPORTATION OPTIONS

There are 3 distances for the P2A. They are all point-to-point which means they start at 3 different locations. All 3 finish at the Ancaster Rotary Center/Robert E. Wade Community Park, in Ancaster Ontario. That means that getting around and registration has some particular challenges for both us and you the participant.

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FREE OPTIONS

Use a driver and have them drop you at the start and pick you up near the finish. NOTE:- THERE IS NO PARKING AT THE FINISH ON RACE DAY. THE PARKING LOTS ARE RESERVED FOR RACE OPERATIONS AND FOR VIPS. Parking is available not far away. Full details TBA.


Drive to Ancaster and park near the finish early in the morning on Race Day and then have someone pick you up and get you to the start. This sort of carpooling is really helpful. NOTE:- THERE IS NO PARKING AT THE FINISH ON RACE DAY. THE PARKING LOTS ARE RESERVED FOR RACE OPERATIONS AND FOR VIPS. Parking is available not far away. Full details TBA.


At the start line there will be a gear truck to bring any post race clothing, extra warm up clothing etc directly to the finish line. This is a free service to all riders. (Organizers are not responsible for lost items)


After the race there is a free secure bike corral at the finish line. A free shuttle bus will be available approximately every 20 minutes to get you back to your vehicle in Paris, Cambridge or St George. Secure corral closes at 6pm.


Free Transport - If you drive to the start we can assist you. It doesn't cost anything other than your time and fuel for your vehicle. Get your Race Kit on Saturday. On Race Day drive to the start with your bike and race kit. Leave a post-race gear bag in the gear truck. Race back to Ancaster. Leave your bike in a secure corral at the finish (Ancaster). Collect your gear bag. Take a free shuttle bus back to your start to collect your vehicle. Drive back to Ancaster to get your bike. Secure corral closes at 6pm.

PAID ADD-ON OPTIONS

We offer a $27.08 (includes processing, + HST) pre race bus and truck service for P2A racers. Meet at a reserved parking area near the finish line (Location TBD) where buses (for people) and trucks (for bikes) will be in place to move you/bike from the finish line to the start. Reservation only. Your bus/truck ticket is in your Race Kit that you pick up on Saturday. Space is limited. Reservations for the pre-race bus/truck close when capacity is reached, or April 14, 2025, 11:59PM. If you have already registered, you can add a bike truck ticket through our registration partner, RACE ROSTER. Sign in and click the "STORE" button. Select Pre race bus and pay for it before you sign out. No race day walk-ups.

NOTE: PURCHASE THE P2A CONVENIENCE PACKAGE OR THE P2A VIP ANDYOU DO NOT NEED TO PURCHASE BUS/TRUCK TRANSPORT - IT IS INCLUDED - SEE BELOW

P2A CENTO (PARIS FAIRGROUNDS START) - BUSES FROM ANCASTER 6:00AM TO 6:30AM ONLY ON RACE DAY
P2A CLASSIC (WAYNCO AGGREGATES START) - BUSES FROM ANCASTER 7:00AM TO 8:00AM ONLY ON RACE DAY
P2A BRÈVE (ST GEORGE ARENA START) - BUSES FROM ANCASTER 8:30AM TO 9:30AM ONLY ON RACE DAY


With the free shuttle bus from the finish back to the starts, there is the $27.08 (includes processing, + HST) option of trucking your bike back to the start line, a time and hassle saving option, particularly if your ultimate destination is to the west of Paris. Your bike will be loaded onto a truck and taken to the start where it will be stored in a secure bike corral area, guarded by security guard, until you come to get it. Start line corral will close at 6pm. Post race bike truck service is available as an option when you register. Your bus/truck ticket is in your Race Kit that you pick up on Saturday. Space is limited. Reservations for the post-race truck close when capacity is reached, or April 14, 2025, 11:59PM. If you have already registered, you can add a bike truck ticket through our registration partner, RACE ROSTER. Sign in and click the "STORE" button. Select Post race bus and pay for it before you sign out. No race day walk-ups.


BUS/TRUCK TRANSPORT AND RACE DAY KIT PICKUP - MAKING IT EASIER ON RACE DAY
The $43.32 (includes processing, + HST) P2A Convenience Package Includes: - Race Day Kit Pickup in Ancaster ONLY (at a location TBD not far from the finish), and Pre-Race Bus and Bike transfer from Ancaster to your start
P2A CENTO (PARIS FAIRGROUNDS START) - BUSES FROM ANCASTER 6:00AM TO 6:30AM ONLY ON RACE DAY.
P2A CLASSIC (WAYNCO AGGREGATES START) - BUSES FROM ANCASTER 7:00AM TO 8:00AM ONLY ON RACE DAY
P2A BRÈVE (ST GEORGE ARENA START) - BUSES FROM ANCASTER 8:30AM TO 9:30AM ONLY ON RACE DAY
Note:- Availability of the P2A Convenience Package is limited. If you have already registered, you can add a Convenience Package through RACE ROSTER. Sign in and click the "STORE" button. Select Convenience Package and pay for it before you sign out. There are no race day walk-ups for this service.


BUS/TRUCK TRANSPORT AND RACE DAY KIT PICKUP AND SO MUCH MORE!
There are many special features to this service. Race Day Kit Pickup, and bus/truck service, are included.
The P2A VIP includes services usually reserved for professional cyclists or Olympians.

Space is limited - reserve today!
CLICK HERE FOR ALL THE P2A VIP BENEFITS & DETAILS!


ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION & PURCHASES CLOSE ON APRIL 14TH 11:59PM OR WHEN LIMITS HAVE BEEN REACHED



RACE KIT/PLATE PICKUP & REGISTRATION

WITH SEVERAL THOUSAND RACERS IN ATTENDANCE, COMBINED WITH AN EARLY START ON RACE DAY, IT ISN'T FEASIBLE TO HAVE RACE DAY KIT PICKUP. THE MAJORITY OF PARTICIPANTS NEED TO COLLECT THEIR KITS ON SATURDAY APRIL 26TH.
This aspect has been in place for many years now. We have kit pickup run for 7 hours on Saturday and it is a hectic scene. We can't and don't bring any race kits to the starts. Thank you for your understanding.

KIT PICKUP
Saturday, April 26 2025 - 10am to 5pm
@ Ancaster Rotary Centre/Robert E. Wade Community Park/
Morgan Firestone Arena , Ancaster Ontario
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Don't forget to visit the P2A Saturday Expo too!


RACE DAY KIT PICKUP IS AVAILABLE FOR P2A CONVENIENCE PACKAGE AND P2A VIP PURCHASERS ONLY. REGULAR PARTICIPANTS WILL NEED TO GET THEIR KIT ON SATURDAY. YOU CAN PICK UP FOR FRIENDS/TEAM MATES. SEE THE P2A FAQ PAGE FOR MORE DETAILS

PLEASE CONSIDER FUNDRAISING FOR OUR CHARITY PARTNER
ST. JOSEPH'S HEALTHCARE FOUNDATION

ST JOES

For the past ten years, Paris to Ancaster has partnered with St. Joseph’s Healthcare Foundation and The Research Institute of St. Joe’s Hamilton, inviting race participants to ride and raise funds to support groundbreaking health research at St. Joe’s.

Groundbreaking research sounds great, but what does it really mean?

• It means that we are designing better ways to exchange digital health information between hospitals and long-term care facilities, improving patient safety and efficiency.
• It means St. Joe’s is building a new peptide treatment designed to prevent kidney failure in people living with diabetes. 
• It means our researchers are helping members of our community who are living with schizophrenia to thrive while reducing emergency visits and hospital readmissions.
• It means that 96 new clinical research studies are underway so that we can discover new treatments and possibly even new cures for the diseases that affect so many.

Research at St. Joe’s changes lives. Please consider asking your friends and family to support you on your ride, or simply choose to make a gift at the time of registration. Either way, you’ll be helping to ensure that St. Joe’s researchers have the resources they need to create a healthier future – right here in our community and around the globe. We hope you will join us on this Ride for Research.

 

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