Directions for Race
The
Routes
Transition Area
The
transition area will be just off
Queen’s Road,
adjacent to Hamilton Road
(see map above)
Competitors will exit the first
run at the same point
as the entry point. Bike racks will be numbered and the competitor will
proceed
to their bike location and head out of transition over the timing mat
onto the
bike route.
Stewards will be on hand to
provide directions to the
competitors.
Bike course
The bike route
will be 16km in length and involves 5 laps of an out and back route.
The
majority of the turns on the route will be right-hand turns which will
ensure a
safer route as it avoids competitors having to cross junctions.
The competitor will exit transition and mount their bike after crossing
the
timing mat. Competitors will be required to fasten their helmets before
touching their bikes. The mount line will be located at the exit from
the
transition area i.e. before the exit to the Queen's Road.
Appendix A gives a detailed map of the bike
route.
* The competitor will turn right on
exiting the transition area.
* Following 1km flat cycle, the
competitor will turn right at Wolff road.
* The competitor will reach the first
turn point on Wolff Road, they will then return along Wolff Road and
Queen's
Road until they reach the second turn point at located at the start of
the race
track. The competitor will then complete
a further 4 laps of the cycle route.
Competitors
must have a road worthy bike and wear a
hard shell helmet. When the competitor
is entering the transition area to set up their transition space, they
will be
required to demonstrate that their bikes are roadworthy e.g. by
spinning wheels
and pulling brakes.
This is time trial cycling so
drafting rules will
apply. The drafting rule means that
cyclists may not be closer than 5 metres to other cyclists unless
passing which
must be done quickly.
Stewards
will alert competitors to dangers and
descents and these will also be set out in the race briefing document
which
will be made available on the event website and in the pre-race
briefing.
The Run route
On
completing the bike section, competitors will dismount the bike at the
‘dismount’ line before entering the transition area.
Helmets must remain on and
fastened until the bike is racked.
The competitor will turn right
on exiting the transition area.
* Following 1km flat run, the competitor
will turn right at Wolff road.
* The competitor will reach the first
turn point on Wolff Road,
they will then return along Wolff Road and Queen's Road until
they reach the finish
line located at the start of the race track.
The Finish
The
finish area will be in on the Queen’s Road
close to turn around 1 (the finish gantry will be the starting point of
the
first run leg). (See map above). Runners will cross the timing mat at
the
finish. The location of the finish gantry is also indicated in the
diagram in
the Transition section of this document.
