Thoresby Festival of Cycling

Saturday 18^th May 2013

In the morning there will be the British Cycling Circuit Racing, moving to the specialist races in the afternoon.

Please be guided by the marshalls and the organisers who have given up their time and are all un-paid volunteers for this event.

Youth Gear Checks are to be completed before sign on, a raffle ticket will be provided, and this will be produced with your licence to the signing on desk.

At the end of your race please leave the circuit safely as soon as possible.

Please DO NOT PESTER the officials or LINE JUDGES at the end of your race, results will be available at the earliest opportunity and at event HQ.

Please be careful and respect the beautiful estate, as we are only here at the discretion of Thoresby Estate and Stonebridge Trust and we want to continue the great working relationship we have built up.

schedule as follows;

A portion of the  long circuit will be open from the Island to the Stone bridge prior to the start of the Youth A and B Race, the roads will be closed to all cyclists, pedestrian and vehicular traffic from 1000 hours

Short Circuit Open for warm up from 9am to 9.20am, please be mindful that pedestrians will be crossing at designated crossing points, and there may be vehicular traffic around the long circuits during this period.

Short Circuit;

Finish Line located on the short hill before the electronic gates

0930 hours

10 minutes plus 1 lap. All riders to parade at the triangle ready to roll out. Leave the circuit as soon as you have finished your race.

U8 Boys

U8 Girls

U 10 Boys

U 10 Girls

0950 hours

15 minutes plus 1 lap

U 12 Boys

U12 Girls

Long Circuit

Finish Line Located on the short hill towards the Island

[Over Stonebridge and first turn right at the triangle]

1015 hours

Muster on the road between Stonebridge and the triangle at least 5 minutes before your start.

25 minutes plus 2 laps

U 14 Boys

U 14 Girls 

U 16 Boys

U16 Girls

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1100 hours

4th Category Senior and Ladies Race 

Muster on Cherry Tree Avenue at least 5 minutes before your start.

45 minutes plus 3 laps

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1200 hours 

Muster on Cherry Tree Avenue at least 5 minutes before your start.

Tandem Race 3 laps

At the end of the tandem race, the long circuit can be opened for normal use

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Circuit Races

Prize Presentations [subject to results being available]

1230 hours on the lawns near to Event HQ

Prize presentations Youth and Senior Circuit Races

This will be dependent on the results being available and may be subject to delay

Feature Races ;

1215pm onwards.

Cherry Tree Avenue.

1215 onwards    Cherry Tree Avenue.

Penny Farthing and Unicycle Slalom Racing

Finish Line Thoresby Hall end of Cherry Tree Avenue

Slalom Course [Evandale Rules]

Two lines of 10 witches' hats (maybe you call them cones) 4 metres

apart, with 12 metres from the start line to the first hat, and 12 metres

from the last hat to the finish. Use the shorter hats, not the tall ones -

1215 hours Unicycle and Penny Farthing Slalom Heats

1215 to 1245 hours

Unicycle Slalom Heats.

1245 to 1315hours

 Penny Farthing Slalom Heats

1315 to 1400 hours

 Unicycle and Penny Farthing Matched Sprint Elimination Races.

[Slowest Rider V Fastest Rider ie 20 riders 1 v 20, 2 v 19, v 18 straight elimination.]

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NOTE Important NOTE;

1345 hours to 1600 hours Long Circuit Marshalls in Place and road closures

1345 hours to 1430 hours Short Circuit Road Closures and Marshalls in place.

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1400 hours  to 1410 hours

Grand old Ordinary Race

Muster at event HQ, to be led out by pace rider, or Vintage motor escort.

Part of long circuit rolling start from measured mile to finish on Cherry tree Avenue.

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1400 hours SHORT CIRCUIT CLOSURE BY MARSHALLS

Short Circuit

1415hours  4 Laps

Small Wheel Unicycle Race 

Finish line Hill before electronic gates.

[Parade Riders at the triangle]

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Long Circuit

1430 hours 4 laps

Large Wheel Unicycle Race

Long Circuit

1500 hours to 1600 hours

Penny Farthing Feature Race

For the Coveted David Fowkes Penny Farthing Trophy.

[Presentation of Medals and the Trophy will be at the evening Barn Dance].

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1630 hours Penny Farthing Stack Gathering and Groupings [Tony Pickering]

1700 hours [Approx] Commence Stack Build

1830 hours to 1900 hours Paper Boy Racing.

2000 hours Barn Dance. Presentations and raffle

Info for Riders

This event is taking place in the beautiful grounds of Thoresby Park [Thoresby.com] and will be part of a festival of cycling over the weekend to include youth circuit racing and a 4th Cat and junior and senior women's race on the Saturday, Limited to 40 riders per event. There will be penny farthing, unicycle, `Go Ride` and many other attractions. Grass track racing is to take place on the Sunday and there will be overnight camping with evening entertainment a Barn Dance and hog Roast. Online entries open on January 1st 2012