The Bike

A short section along Thornden Wood Road is pitted with many shallow potholes. Additionally, a small stretch of Molehill Road between Chestfield Road and The Drove is quite bumpy and narrow, featuring some blind corners. Please pay special attention to this corner (51.35288248684217, 1.089079237696779) and ensure you maintain a safe speed. 

Marshals will be positioned along the course to assist, and signs will indicate any changes in direction. However, marshals will not be stopping traffic, so it remains your responsibility to check for vehicles when pulling out of junctions or entering roundabouts, especially at the Chestfield roundabout, which is large and where you must proceed straight ahead. 

For those new to the sport, British Triathlon rules emphasize that it is your responsibility to know the course, and this cannot be stressed enough. As this is a fairly technical course, the better you know it, the easier it will be to manage. 

Link: bike course 

The bike route is on open roads so you will need to adhere to the road traffic act and highway code at all times. Please don’t be tempted to cut corners, or ignore a roundabout! Helmets must be worn and fastened before the bike is touched, and remain fastened until the bike is racked at the end of the cycle stage. You will need to display your race number on your back during the bike leg. As you will be provided with just one race number consider buying, borrowing or even making a race belt to make this much easier 

Competitors must maintain 12 metres behind other riders on the bike segment unless overtaking. You will have a maximum of 25 seconds to pass the bike in front of you, or you will need to return to your position. This is a non-drafting event and anyone reported or caught drafting by the marshals or our motorcycle technical officials may face time penalties or disqualification.  

Do not mount your bike until you have crossed the mount line and please dismount before you reach the dismount line. Marshals will be giving clear instructions on where to mount and dismount and there will also be signage to show you where the lines are.