PROVISIONAL RACE INFORMATION. Sprint Distance: 5km Run 20km Bike 2.5km Run Standard Distance: 10km Run 40km Bike 5km Run

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1 Welcome to e Clumber Park Dualon Clumber Park is wi little doubt one of e most picturesque settings for a dualon at you are ever likely to race in. A truly spectacular National Trust Country Park wi acre upon acre of woodla, wheer racing e sprint or e staard distance race you will not be short of some beautiful countryside on which to feast your eyes. Parking Once you have fou Clumber Park site please enter e park rough e main entrance off e A614 rough e Lime Tree Avenue entrance a continue down is road. All vehicles are left in all respects at owners' risk. This year we have e honour to have been selected as e Trialon Engla National Championships, along wi being a Qualification race for e GB Age Group Dualon team for 2018 & 2019 World & European Championships. Transition Area Bike racking will only take place on Saturday morning. Please ensure at you stick e bike number sticker provided in your race pack for security reasons. Competitors only will be allowed into e transition area. Your approved cycle helmet must be attached to your bike when you rack it. Remember when racking your bike to place your bike number on e right ha side close to your halebars. Please rack only in your designated place, any bikes fou incorrectly racked will be removed. Please keep your belongings in transition to a minimum. Boxes a Bags will not be allowed to be left by your bikes in transition as ey impede oer aletes. There will be a designated area wiin transition at you can leave bags a boxes ITU Staard Distance World Dualon Championships 2019 ITU Sprint Distance European Dualon Championships 2019 ETU Staard Distance European Dualon Championships Remember to be eligible for e GB Age Group team, you must be a fully paid up member of e federation a have registered your interest to qualify wi e BTF. A Day Licence does not make you eligible for GB Age Group Team qualification. Race Licences If you do not have a 2018 Home Nations Race Licence you must show some form of photographic ID. If you have pre-paid for a Day Licence en we will issue you one at registration, if you have not paid for a Day Licence a you do not have your 2018 Home Nations Race Licence wi you at registration, en you will need to purchase a Day Licence for 5. There is no exception to is rule. BTF Race Rules You are recommeed to familiarise yourself wi e British Trialon rules a regulations. Uer ese rules it is maatory at all competitors must wear an approved helmet, at all cycles must be in a road wory coition a at all competitors are insured by ird party civil liability insurance British Trialon Members are insured as part of eir membership package, a all oer competitors will be required to purchase a Day Licence. If you require furer information about Race Rules, please visit or telephone e British Trialon Federation on Age Restrictions In line wi British Trialon rules, to be eligible to take part in ese events competitors must be at least: Sprint: 15 years old or Staard: 17 years old on or before e 31st December In additional anyone uer 18 years old must have parental permission to take part in e event. Directions to Clumber Park Clumber Park is easily fou from eier e nor or sou. The Park is only 2 miles sou from e junction of e A1, A614 a A57 (Worksop). SAT NAV: S80 3AZ. Update Your parking fee is now included in your entry fee. Transition for ALL competitors will close at 9.00am promptly. During e race, only racing competitors will be allowed rough e transition area. When you arrive at transition for e first time, you will be required to be wearing your helmet so at it can be checked prior to entering transition. Helmets MUST have eir original chin strap elastic chin straps are NOT allowed for safety reasons. Transition is a fully secured area for competitors only, where you will keep your bike during e run sections. You will also be asked to show bo your race number & bike number when taking your bike out. This is for your security. Please uersta is may cause queues during peak times, but it is for your benefit. Team Event The whole team will need to register togeer for e event. All Team Members must show eier eir 2018 TE/Home Nations Race Licence or purchase a TE Day Licence for 5 when checking into transition for e first time. No teams have purchased ese upfront as we do not allow it. All relay team tags will take place by e team s bike racking position, inside e transition area. To compete in e Team Category, you will need 2 or 3 team members. To complete a tag competitors are required to exchange eir ankle strap. Electronic Timing We are using a RFID chip timing system to time e race. There will be a plasma screen providing live results to all competitors a spectators at e finish area. Please ensure at you only cross e timing points, which register your times when you are competing. To avoid is problem do not climb over barriers as ey are put in place to prevent access from ese areas prior to e event. Failure to comply wi is request will trigger e chip a will potentially invalidate your result.

2 Medical Coitions Competitors are required write eir next of kin & contact details on e back of eir race numbers using a waterproof pen. If you have any type of medical coition or are taking any type of medication please write a large MC on e bottom left of your race number. Please write your medical coition fully on e back of your number also. This is not just an administrative request. It could be a matter of life a dea in an emergency. This will only be used in e event of you being involved in an accident. Staard Distance Race (10km Run - 40km Bike - 5km Run) The 1st Run 10km (Two x 5km Laps) The race will start uernea e start / finish gantry. Proceed along is road for 400 metres, turning left at e first cross roads junction. Follow is road rou, a over a bridge. Stay on e main road, which bes to e left until you reach e turn rou point at just over 2.5km. route prior to competing. You are remied at e cycle section is on open roads, so please ensure at you observe e rules of e road at all times. Any reported infringements, such as crossing white centre lines, or failing to take due care will result in a DQ. BIKE COURSE NEUTRALISED / NO OVERTAKING SECTIONS There are two small neutralised sections on e bike route for reasons of safety. The first section is 300 metres into e bike course as you are going rough a narrow coned section, is section lasts for approx. 100 metres. The seco section is at e half way point of each lap, as you turn onto e A614. All riders must ride inside e cones. This is to protect cyclists as you turn onto e A614. There is no overtaking allowed wiin ese sections as it is too narrow. Please turn at e sign at says TURN HERE 10KM. From e far turn rou point, retrace your route back towards transition, when you reach e bridge, ere will be anoer TURN HERE 10KM sign is is e half way & your seco turn point, along wi a drink station. Retrace your steps back to e TURN HERE 10KM sign at e far point, before turning back towards transition. This time when you reach e drinks station & TURN HERE 10KM sign, continue straight on to e run finish & transition area. Bike 40km (Two Laps x 20km) The first a last mile of e bike will be closed to traffic, but e road is also very narrow wi speed humps so please ride wi extreme caution. From e transition area turn left, follow is road until you reach Lime Tree Avenue. This section is narrow, please be careful. Turn left onto Lime Tree Avenue. After 1/2 mile you will go over a narrow bridge a rough a narrow entrance into Clumber Park. Slow down please a be very careful, expect oncoming traffic. After 2 miles, you will reach a cross roads. Turn left onto e B6034; stay on is road for 1.4 miles until you reach a mini isla. Please take extreme care here, as ere is likely to be a build up of traffic due to e dualon. Turn left at e mini isla towards Thoresby Hall. Stay on is road for 2.6 miles until you reach anoer isla. Again is isla is likely to be busy. Turn left here onto e A614. There is a neutralised section here, please do not overtake in is section. The A614 is a busy fast flowing road, please proceed wi extreme caution. Stay on e A614 for 4.4 miles until you reach e main entrance to Clumber Park Applehead Lodge. Turn left here, a return back into Clumber Park. Stay on Lime Tree Avenue for 3.3 miles. Until you reach e narrow bridge a narrow entrance. Follow e same course for a 2 lap. On your return into Clumber Park for e seco time, go along Limetree Avenue for 2.3 miles, until you reach a fork in e road. On your 2 lap turn left here, a retrace your route back into transition. The bike course will be using a number of main roads a a number of smaller roads rough some of e adjacent villages. All major junctions will be bo signposted a marshalled but cyclists should familiarize emselves wi e You will be disqualified for Dangerous Riding if you DO NOT adhere to ese neutralised sections. There will also be British Trialon motorbike marshals on e cycle section. These motorbikes will be on e course to ensure at aletes adhere to e rules of e sport a rules of e road, a also to act as communication points for us e event organisers. If you need any type of assistance, en please flag down one of ese motorbikes. There will also be a mechanical support vehicle a medical ambulances based along e bike course. Please recognize at Race Marshall s are not permitted uer British law to stop e traffic a will not do so uer any circumstances. Marshals are ere to give direction only a not instruction. Competitors are responsible for making eir own decisions as to wheer it is safe to proceed or not. If in doubt competitors should stop! You must take e utmost care at junctions a should note in e course details at you do not have right of way at a number of sections, Check at e junction is clear before continuing. You must obey e Highway Code, which is also e Law. Don't take risks to save two secos. Please ride on e left a overtake briefly on e right before returning to ride on e left. This race is a non-drafting race for all categories (i.e. no cycling to close to anoer cyclist or in a pack). You are also remied no 'side by side' riding will be allowed. Time penalties a DQ s will be issued by e referee for infringements. Uer new guidelines it is not required for e referee to inform you until e event is completed. Please do not jeopardize eier your safety or e future of is event by riding recklessly. Please also be courteous to oer road users. Abuse of oer road user s, race staff, officials or e public by any competitor will result in an immediate DQ.

3 BSI, ANSI or SNELL approved hard shell helmets will be compulsory a must be worn roughout e cycle section. They must be fastened prior to unracking your bike a neier uone nor removed until your bike is racked. The 2 Run 5km (One x 5km lap) The seco run will follow e same route as e first run. However, please turn at e sign at says TURN HERE 5KM. Please ensure at you DO NOT turn arou at e first turn arou point which is for e sprint event only, proceed onto e seco turn arou point which is for e staard distance event. Sprint Distance Race 5km Run - 20km Bike 2.5km Run Penalties & Appeals The issue of time penalties will be posted on e results screen by e race referees. (No oer officials have e right to award a penalty a all penalties will be directed rough e race referee). If you have a query over any results please inform us immediately on e day all appeals must be issued in writing to e race director, event director or referee wiin 15 minutes of e penalty being posted. Results Results will be updated constantly on e plasma screen in e race village a well appear from Moay 20 March on The 1st Run 5km (One x 5km Lap) Follows e same routes as e staard distance course however you will complete 1 lap instead of 2. Remember to turn at e sign TURN HERE 5KM. Bike 20km (One Lap x 20km) Same as staard distance course however you will complete 1 lap instead of 2. The 2 Run 2.5km (One x 2.5km lap) The seco run will be follow e same route as e first run but will involve a turnarou at 1.25km. Please ensure at you turn arou at e sign at says TURN HERE 2.5KM a do not proceed onto e seco turn arou point which is for e staard distance event. Medical Cover The safety of our competitors is paramount. Onsite during e event will be a specialist company set up to supply e highest calibre of comprehensive medical cover to sporting events such as is. On e day ere will be a team of medics a paramedics plus Accident a Emergency ambulances equipped to NHS staard, wi manual defibrillator / cardiac monitors, ventilators, a pulse oximetry. There will also be British Trialon motorbike marshals on e cycle section. If you are unwell or need medical assistance, please flag down one of ese motorbikes. Event Massage There will be a team of masseurs offering post event recovery massage in e registration tent. Official Hotel Clumber Park Hotel Our host hotel is once again The Clumber Park Hotel. The hotel is based on e course a just a few minutes drive from e event HQ. Don't miss e brilliant bed a breakfast deals at e Clumber Park Hotel are offering to all participants. This offers e perfect opportunity to make a weeke of it, wi a spa to boot, what could be better an rolling out of bed a onto e course! For more information & to book, call a quote 'Clumber Park Dualon' Photography SportCam will be present at e event a will be taking photographs of all competitors. These photographs will be made available to competitors on e internet from e following day. For furer information go to Refreshments The venue has a number of very nice cafes. The cafe closest to registration in e court yard area will be open for hot food & drinks from 7.30am. Sprint Distance Prize Awards TBC Staard Distance Prize Awards TBC Widrawals If you wish to widraw from e event, en please follow e guidelines contained wiin our Terms & Coitions of Entry. Please note at uer no circumstances will any race credits be issued wiout following ese guidelines. No race credits will be issued to ose widrawing after e rd widrawal date of 3 March Please note at you are not allowed to give your entry away, all competitors will be asked to show some form of photographic identification before ey are allowed to register. All competitors will be asked to show some form of photographic identification before ey are allowed to register. Age Group Categories for prizes are broken down into 5 year age bas. For is event, prize categories will start from 15 years for e Sprint event & 17 years for e Staard distance event. Age group category prizes will continue up to e maximum age of competitors entered at e closing date. Race Office Closure The One Step Beyo race office will be closed from Wednesday 14 March at 4.30pm. Please do not leave messages or se s regarding is event after is point, as we will be on site setting up for e event. If before, during or after e event you feel at you require any type of medical care, please do not hesitate to contact an event marshal. Prize Giving The venue for prize giving will be at e Event Marquee, next to e transition area. We aim for presentation to take place at e following times:

4 A Finally On behalf of OSB Events, all e team would like to wish you well wi your race a hope you have a safe a enjoyable event. Whatever your reason for racing we hope you Race Hard & Race Well as well as Race Safe & Race Fair. Furer Competitor information Any questions related to e event can be answered by telephoning OSB Events on or ing info@osbevents.com However please remember at e Office will close on Wednesday 14 March at 4.30pm.

5 NB. All e information here is believed to be true at e time of going to press. Changes may be required ensuring at e event is organised safely a wiin e law, ese changes will be made wiout notification. The organiser has e final decision. This information is Copyright to OSB Events, reproduction of is text or style is forbidden.