CYCLINGWEEKLYTHEARROWSPORTIVE

SUNDAY22NDMAY2016

VENUE:
MarketRasenRacecourse
LegsbyRoad
MarketRasen
Lincolnshire
LN83EA
VENUEOPENS:7:20am
REGISTRATIONOPENS:7:30am(Closes:9:25am)
RIDERSMUSTBEBACKBY:5:00pm
ThankyouforenteringtheCyclingWeeklyTheArrowSportive.

Pleasefindbelowthepre-eventinformationsheets.Weaskthatyoureadthis
informationthoroughlyasitcontainsdetailsthatwillensuretheeventrunssmoothly
andyouhaveagreatride!

Ifyouhaveenteredforotherridersasidefromyourself,pleaseensuretheyreceivea
copyofthisinformationsheetpriortotheevent.

REGISTRATION

Theeventcentrewillopenat7:20amtoallowriderstoparkandprepare.Pleasedonotarrivebeforethistime.

Registrationwillopenat7:30amandclosesat9:25am.Onarrivalreporttoregistrationwithyourhelmet,IDororderconfirmationsoyou
cancollectyourregistrationpack,timingchipandbikenumber.

BRINGYOURHELMETTOREGISTRATION-NOHELMET=NORIDE
Pleaseremembertobringyourhelmettoregistrationsoamemberofstaffcanstickyourtimingchiptoit.

ItismandatorythatallriderswearasafetyapprovedcyclinghelmetcomplyingwithlatestUSSnellB90/B95
orEuropeanstandardCEstandards.Anyridernotwearingahelmetwillbedisqualifiedfromtheevent.

GET TINGREADY

Onceyouhaveregisteredyoucangetyourselfandyourbikereadytoride.Pleaseremembertotakethefollowingitemswithyou:

ESSENTIALITEMSTOBRING-DON'TFORGETYOURHELMET!

WatchouressentialItemsvideo.
Youshouldcarrybasictools,innertubesandapumptofixpuncturesormechanicalproblemsyoumay
experience.Abasicfirstaidkitisalsorecommended.Spareinnertubesandbasicsparesareonsaleonthe
day.Therewillbemechanicalsupportifneededpriortothestart.Thissupportshouldnotbereliedontofix
existingproblemswithyourbike,buttohelpresolveanyproblemsthathaveoccurredonthewaytotheevent.Itisadvisabletobringlights
andhighvisibilityclothingondayswherefogorrainisforecastorwherelightislikleytobereduced,especiallyduringthewintermonths.

FOOD&DRINK
Makesurethatyouhaveenoughfoodanddrinkfortheride.Additionaldrinks,snacksandenergyproducts
areonsaleontheday.Freeenergydrinksandsnacksareavailableatthefeedstationsontheroute,but
youshouldcarryenoughfoodtolastyoutheride.

BIKENUMBERS
Pleasemakesureyouattachyourbikenumbertothefrontofthebikesoitcanbeseenclearly.Donotwrap
itaroundyourbars.

ROUTES&STARTTIMES

Whenreadyjointhegroupofriderswaitingtostart.Thestartmarshalswillstartridersingroupsat2minuteintervals.Listentoany
instructionsandrouteinformationthestartmarshalsgives.Onceyouareinstructedto,youcanstarttheride.

EPICSTARTTIME:7:45AM-8:45AM

EPICRIDERSCANNOTSTARTAFTERTHISTIME

Dist:101Miles ElevationGain:2493ft DifficultyRating:4/10 GPXFile Garmin:/modern/activity/1068186250

600

FeedStop1

FeedStop2

FeedStop3

27MilesComplete

51MilesComplete

72MilesComplete

74MilesLeft

50MilesLeft

29MilesLeft

400
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STANDARDSTARTTIME:8:15AM-9:15AM

Dist:81Miles ElevationGain:2237ft DifficultyRating:3/10 GPXFile Garmin:/modern/activity/1068186264

FeedStop1

FeedStop3

27MilesComplete

53MilesComplete

54MilesLeft

28MilesLeft

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SHORTSTARTTIME:8:30AM-9:30AM

Dist:52Miles ElevationGain:1686ft DifficultyRating:2/10 GPXFile Garmin:/modern/activity/1068186248

FeedStop3
24MilesComplete
28MilesLeft

600
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2.5

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FEEDSTOP1

FEEDSTOP2

FEEDSTOP3

FenRoad

WalcottVillageHall

BucknallVillageHall

Washingborough

Walcott

MainRoad

Lincoln,Lincolnshire

Lincoln,Lincolnshire

LN41AB

LN43ST

Bucknall,Lincolnshire

LN105DT

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47.5

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COURSESIGNAGE

COURSESIGNAGEVIDEO

Watchourcoursesignagevideo.
Onceyousetofffromtheeventcentretheroutewillbemarkedwiththeuseofarrowsignsandmarker
ribbons.Arrowssignswillbeatalljunctionsontheroute.Soquitesimplyyoufollowthesesignsasyou
cometoajunction.

FOLLOWTHEREDSIGNS
Therouteismarkedusingredsignswithwhitearrows.Theroutesignswilldirectyouaroundthecourseand
willbefoundatjunctionsandturnings.

COURSESPLIT
Coursesplitpointswillbeusedtohighlightwheretheroutesplitsfortheshorterdistances.Aredandwhite
coursesplitaheadsignwillwarnridersthattheroutewillsplit.

COURSEARROWS
Theredsignswithwhitearrowswiththeroutenamei.eEpicmarkedonthemwilldirectridersatthenext
junction,tothedirectiontheyshouldtaketocompletetheirchosenroute.Itisimportantyoutakeextracare
whenyouseethesesignstoensureyoufollowyourchosenroute.

SLOWDOWNSIGNS
SlowDownsignsareusedtoadviseriderstoreducetheirspeedasapotentialhazardisaheadofthem.
Whenyouseethesesignsyoushouldreduceyourspeedandridewithextracaution.

CAUTIONSIGNS
YellowTriangularCautionsignswillbeusedwhereappropriatetomarkpotentialhazardssuchas,turnings
offfaststretchesofroad,afastdecentandacrossingwithabusierroad.Whenyouseethesesignsyou
shouldreduceyourspeedandridewithextracaution.

Althoughtherouteisclearlymarked,youshouldstudyyourmapbeforestartingtofamiliariseyourselfwithyourroute.Youshouldreferto
yourmapfrequentlyduringyourridetoconfirmyourlocation.Ifyouaccidentallystrayfromtherouteyoushouldbacktracktothelastpoint
whereyouknewyouwereontheroute.

Onoccasionsthegeneralpublicwilltamperwithsigns,itisthereforeeachridersownresponsibilitytofollowtheroutethemselvesandto
rideappropriatelyonthepublicroads.

Ridersarewelcometochangetoshorterroutes,astheyarecompletingtheevent,simplyfollowthesignsforoneoftheshorterroutesatthe
coursesplitpointsandinformusofyourroutechangeatthefinish.

CONSIDERATECYCLINGVIDEO

Watchourconsideratecyclingvideo.
Pleasetakeafewminutestowatchthisvideothatexplainshowtobeasafeandconsideratecyclist.

POWERBARFEED/DRINKSTATIONS

TherewillbePowerBarfeed/drinkstationsonCourse.Theseareindicatedonyourevent
daymap.ThisisanopportunitytotopupyourwaterbottleswithPowerBarenergydrink
andtakeonboardsomefood.Eachfeedstationwillhave2sections:

1.EatMeNowfoods-Suchasbananas/flapjacksetc.Thesearetotopupyourenergy
levelsinstantly.
2.KeepMeFoodseachRidercanpickup1xPowerBarfoodproductand1xenergydrink
ateachfeedstationtotakewiththem.Thesecanbeconsumedlaterintheridewhenyou
needalittleboosttogetyoutothenextfeedstationorthefinish.

Thisshouldsupplementthefood/drinkyouhavetakenontherideandyoushouldnot
solelyrelyonthisasyouronlyformofnutrition.Pleasetakeonlyyourquotaoffreefoodat
thefeedstationsaswehavetocaterforalltheriders.Trackpumps,innertubesandmultitoolswillbeavailabletouseatthesestationstoassistyouwithmechanicalproblems.For
safety,ridersmustslowdownintheapproachandexittoanyfeedstation.

TIMINGAWARDS

AlthoughSportivesarenon-competitive,ridersoftenliketosetthemselvestargetstoaimfor.Thetablebelowshowsthetimeandaverage
speedrequiredtoachieveeithertheGold,SilverorBronzestandardatthisevent.Ridertimes,willbedisplayedinalphabeticalorderonour
websitewww.ukcyclingevents.co.ukthedayaftertheevent.Anemailwithalinktotheridertimeswillalsobesenttoallriderswhenready.

Route

Award

Distance

AvgSpeed(Mens)

Time

AvgSpeed(Women)

Time

Men

Women

101

>15.5mph

<6hr30min

>14.5mph

<6hr57min

101

>14mph

<7hr12min

>13mph

<7hr46min

101

<14mph

>7hr12min

<13mph

>7hr46min

81

>15.5mph

<5hr13min

>14.5mph

<5hr35min

81

>14mph

<5hr47min

>13mph

<6hr13min

81

<14mph

>5hr47min

<13mph

>6hr13min

52

>15.5mph

<3hr21min

>14.5mph

<3hr35min

52

>14mph

<3hr42min

>13mph

<4hr3min

52

<14mph

>3hr42min

<13mph

>4hr3min

Epic
Epic
Epic
Standard
Standard
Standard
Short
Short
Short

Gold
Silver
Bronze
Gold
Silver
Bronze
Gold
Silver
Bronze

ROUTECLEARING

Approx.30minutesafterthelastriderstarts,ourteamwillsetouttocleartheroute.Theywillberemovingallroutesignsandmarkingsat
thispoint.

Ourteamwillstaybehindthelastridersandassistanyriderswhomaybehavingproblems.Theywillaimtohaveallroutemarkings
removedandallridersfinishedbyapprox.5:00pm.Riderstakingtoolongtocompletetheroutemaybedirectedbackviaashorterrouteifit
isdeemednecessarybyourexperiencedteam.

Oncertainevents,especiallythelongerones,itisnecessarytoremovethecoursesplitsignagetoensureslowerriderswillmakeitbackto
thevenueintime.ThismeansridersexpectingtoridetheEpicroutewhoarebehindschedulewillbedivertedtotheStandardroute.

EMERGENCIES

Youwillfindcontactnumbersonyourmapandonthebikeridernumber:
MEDICALEMERGENCIES:07903787672
MECHANICALASSISTANCE:07841806271

Pleaseaddthesenumberstoyourmobilephonebeforeyouride.Thesenumbersareforuseinemergenciesonly.Pleasedonotcallthese
numbersfornonemergencysituations.

Ridersconcernedaboutcompletinginthetimeavailableareurgedtostartasearlyaspossible.

ATTHEFINISH

Atthefinishline,makesureyoucrossthefinishlinesoyourtimeisrecorded.Thereisnoneedtogiveyourstartnumber/timingchipsback,
asthesearedisposable.

PleasemakesureyoucollectyourFinishersmedalasyoucrossthefinishline.

SIXPHYSIO-POSTEVENTMASSAGE

SixPhysiotherapistslookforwardtoofferingpost-racemassagesandpreventingyournextday's
agony!!10foratenminutesession-bargin!

BIKEWASH

Bikewashfacilitieswillbeavailableatthefinish.Pleasefeelfreetogiveyourbikeawelldeserved
cleanusingthefreeMucOffcleaningproducts.

EVENTPHOTOGRAPHY

www.sportivephoto.comwillbetakingphotosofridersduringtheevent.Visittheirwebsiteafterthe
eventtoviewandpurchaseyourphotos.Wewillsendoutane-mailwhenthephotosareavailable.
Aftereachevent,SportivePhotoareselectingoneridernumberatrandomtobeourRiderofthe
Week.Thatpersonwillreceiveacomplimentarysetoftheirownriderphotostodownload.Sowhen
youseeaphotographerbaskinginthesun,orshiveringinthecold,besuretoflashhimorhera
cheekygrinandtuckthattummyin.

COURSE MAP

Established 1891

CW THE ARROW SPORTIVE

SUNDAY 22ND MAY 2016
EVENT VENUE
Market Rasen Racecourse
Legsby Road
Market Rasen
Lincolnshire
LN8 3E A

2015
2016

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START
&
FINISH
90

70

40

10

30 60 80

FEED STOP ONE

FEED STOP THREE

30

70

20
STD

EPIC

SHORT

50

ST

60

COURSE SPLIT
REMOVED 13:45

40
FEED STOP TWO
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COURSE SIGNAGE

ROUTE DISTANCES
M ap dat a provi ded by

Caution

101

Epic

81

Standard

52

Shor t

MEDICAL EMERGENCIE S: 07903 787 672

MECHANICAL A SSISTANCE: 078 41 806 271

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Note: A ll Riders must retur n or c all the event c entre

before 5.0 0 pm and repor t to a member of the UK
C ycling Events Team.

STD

EPIC

COURSE SPLIT
REMOVED 12:00

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