Cirencester Off-Road Duathlons

Race Information

Start Short Event 10am, Long Event 10:04am

Cirencester Park is part of the Bathurst Estate close to the centre of Cirencester. The Earl Bathurst has kindly let us use a quiet area of the park for this event. The roads into the park are private, so you can't drive into the park other than race day. Mountain biking is not usually allowed in the park so please do not ride in the park prior to the event; anyone found doing so will be banned from all future Tri Ferris Promotions events. There are toilets and warm running water on site, but no showers.

How to get there

From London - M4, take junction 15 (Swindon), follow A419/A417 towards Cirencester. Take first Cirencester slip road, signed Cirencester Industrial Park Follow road to the Tesco roundabout, take second exit and follow signs for Stroud/Tetbury (A419/A.429 ring road). Once on A419 Stroud Road - then see below.

From Wales - M4, take junction 17 (Chippenham), follow signs for Malmesbury/Cirencester as you come into Cirencester on A429 take first exit on roundabout just after Agricultural College towards Stroud - then see below.

From Midlands - M5/A417 from Gloucester towards Cirencester. Take exit for Cirencester/Stow, head into Cirencester and follow through traffic, ring road signs for A429/A419 Stroud - then see below.

All Routes - Follow Stroud Road (A419) for approximately a mile and a half, then take turning on your right into estate at Two Mile Lodge entrance. Once into the estate you will be on a one way system, follow signs to Polo Grounds and Leisure Area, near polo ground take right turn onto gravel track.

For a map of the Estate, click here.

Parking

Park on the grass to the right of the gravel track, opposite toilets. Please form two rows close to the gravel track.

Warming up

Please warm up to the right of the gravel track, do not go onto the polo grounds which are the areas of smooth mown grass. No mountain bikes are allowed on the course prior to the event, if you want to see any part of the course you must do so on foot. Cycle Helmets - BSI, ANSI or SNELL approved helmets are compulsory and must be worn throughout the cycle section and during cycle warm-up please.

Athletes Photos

We are pleased to announce that DE Photo have been appointed as the Professional Sports Photographers for this event. This event, by its very nature, is in the public arena and when entering for the event the participant and their parents acknowledges this fact, which may result in the recording and publication of his/her image. All DE Photo photographers and staff have been CRB checked and the company operates a strict Child Protection Policy and Code of Ethics which can be viewed on their website at http://www.dephoto.co.uk/cpp.html

Safety/Medical

St John Ambulance and crew will be on duty throughout the event and will be based next to transition. If you see anyone in difficulty on the course could you please inform the nearest marshal. If you feel unwell on race morning please don¹t compete. Please print any medical problems on the back of your race number. Every competitor must make sure that their cycle is in a safe condition. Please respect other competitors; run and cycle with care. The course should be completely clear, but please be aware that there maybe other users within the park such as horse riders, walkers and the occasional farm vehicle. Please respect other park users.

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