Cirencester Off-Road Duathlons

17 February 2008 10am Start

Entries taken on Race Day, up to £2 extra, late entries please be there by 9.20am

Entry form available at bottom of this page

The Cirencester Off-Road Duathlons take place in Cirencester Park which is part of the Bathurst Estate. The venue is close to the centre of the Cotswold town of Cirencester, situated between Gloucester and Swindon on the A417/A419. The Earl Lord Bathurst has kindly let us use a quiet area of this beautiful park for this event. There are toilets and hot running water available on site, but no showers. The course will be the same as November 2007 event.

We are pleased to announce that DE Photo have been appointed as the Professional Sports Photographers for this event and athletes photos can be purchased after the event. Mountain biking is not usually allowed on the Bathurst Estate so please do not ride in the park prior to the event.

Events

The Long Event and the Relay consists of a 2 mile cross country run (all off road) followed by a 10 mile bike (all off-road) and finishes with a second 2 mile cross country run. Minimum age for entry is 17 years as at 31 December 2008. The relay event is based on a team of one runner and one rider and these teams can be either male, female or mixed.

The Short Event consists of a 1 mile cross country run (all off road) followed by a 5 mile bike (all off-road) and finishes with a second 1 mile cross country run. Minimum age for entry is 14 years as at 31 December 2008. (Click the images for a bigger picture.)

Course

The run is a two lap route run on grass and wooded trails (the short event does one lap). The bike ride is four laps of an undulating, wooded trail with a grass section at the end of each lap (the short event does two laps). The final run is over the same course as the first run. In both events the emphasis is on FUN but the long event is tough, so it is recommended that first time MTB competitors choose the short event.

Race Information Pack

The current race information pack and location map is available here.

Results

All results will be published on this website. If you require printed results then please provided an extra SAE.

Prizes

In the long event prizes will be awarded to first five men and first three women overall, the first two male and female 40+, the first male and female 50+ and the first relay team. In the short event a prize will be awarded to the first youth (14 -16 years) male and female, the first male and female aged 17+ and the first 40+ male and female. This is a mountain bike event so cyclo-cross riders are not able to win prizes. Please note, all ages are calculated as at 31 December 2008 for February event.

Entry

2008 Entry forms are available here (Adobe Acrobat format).

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