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1 Mud Sweat and Gears: Eastern MTB XC Series Sunday 27th May 2018, Round 5, carver barracks, essex Pre Event Information Start Times The Event Village Getting to the Venue Podiums and Prizes Additional Notes Contact Details Supported by

2 Start Times Under 9 s and U12 s Coaching and Race 1.5hr coaching session (+ breaks) with 20 min race 08:00 Signing on opens 09:45 Signing on closes 09:45 Be ready in event arena to meet coaches 10:00 Coaching begins 11:30 Coaching ends Under 12 s leave coach session and return to arena to join other U12 s 12:00 U9 Race session starts 12:20 U9 Race session ends Under 12 s Race Only 08:00 Signing on opens 11:50 Signing on closes 12:00 Practice lap with coaches 12:30 approx. Race starts 12:50 Race ends Juvenile & Youth Race duration 45 mins to 1hr 08:00 Signing on opens 09:40 Signing on closes Start line briefing/gridding 10:00 Start All Female categories and Open Male Race duration Open = 1hr All other races 1.25 to 1.5hrs 08:00 Signing on opens 09:40 Signing on closes 09:40 Start line briefing/gridding 10:00 Start Elite/Expert/Junior/Sport/Vet/G.Vet Male Race duration 1.5hrs 09:00 Signing on opens 13:40 Signing on closes 13:40 Start line briefing/gridding 14:00 Start Practice Time Morning Afternoon Start Finish Look for the flags!! Green flag = full course open Red flag = course closed! Quantity of laps will be determined on the day by Race Director and British Cycling

3 The Event Village The event village will provide you and your supporters a place to relax and soak up the event atmosphere. Registration tent Start and finish line Catering First aid TimeLaps Team Zone Tunes Toilets Facilities: Parking There is a large parking area available close to the Event HQ. All parking is free of charge. Showers and WC s There are no shower facilities Bike racks There are plenty of bike racks for you to use. You will need to bring your own locks. Bike Wash There are no bike wash facilities. Food and Drink There will be catering available in the event arena serving hot and cold food and refreshments.

4 Getting to the Venue M11 Cambridge Post Code: CB10 2YA The best route to Carver Barracks is from the B184. If you are coming from the M11 remember you can only leave at junction 8 to the south or junction 9 to the north.

5 Getting to the Venue Post Code: CB10 2YA Turn off the B184 onto Water Lane, signposted to Carver Barracks. Drive past the main entrance to Carver Barracks to turn right at the marshalled entrance. Please follow all MSG signs when inside the venue. N.B There will be no access to the venue other than on race day!!

6 Podiums and Prizes Estimated Time for Podiums: Morning 1pm onwards (as soon as the U12 race finishes) Afternoon 4:00pm onwards Event Podium Prizes: Each category podium will receive MSG medals/trophies.

Additional Notes If this is your first MSG: Eastern Region event for 2018 you will be supplied with a new number board on the day.

To find out who else has pre-registered log onto the British Cycling website on the event information There is no free water available on the

There will be an interactive screen displaying real time results on the day, but for a full break down log onto www.timelaps.co.

7 Additional Notes If this is your first MSG: Eastern Region event for 2018 you will be supplied with a new number board on the day. Please report to registration when your arrive. Retain your number board for future MSG events a replacement will cost you 10. To find out who else has pre-registered log onto the British Cycling website on the event information There is no free water available on the course / event village. Please bring your own supply of water. Timing is being managed by Time Laps. There will be an interactive screen displaying real time results on the day, but for a full break down log onto on the Monday after the event. Please respect the other races and not practice when others are racing. Green flag = course open Red flag = course closed! All riders must be wearing an appropriate helmet, be riding a MTB and have bar end plugs.

8 Rule Changes New Rules For Old Rule states: Ignorance of the regulations is not admitted as an excuse. There are three sets of rules which apply, which are the Commissaire is always right, the General Cross-Discipline Regs, and the Mountain Biking Rulebook. For those who can t be faddled to read the latter two, we ve selected a few points that you might or might not know not necessarily or where they have changed bar end plugs are compulsory...please make sure you have them in. 7.5 Feed/Technical Assistance Zones We will continue with one Feed/Tech Zone on every course. This will generally, where the venue allows, be placed in the vicinity of the event arena with the start and finish of the zone being marked with MSG Technical Zone flags. Cameras: Whilst there does not appear to be a specific ruling on it we are advised that Cameras will only be allowed on a bar mounting and then only in practice. This is such a changeable and contentious issue our best advice would be that if you don t want your race day messed up don t use one. Drones: We are also advised that drones will not be allowed at British Cycling events without prior written permission form BC HQ. You can guarantee that starts will be delayed and racing may be brought a halt if drones are above an event. Timing Chips: We often have riders arrive with a timing chip or more from a previous event somewhere about them. These chips continue operating for a very long time... the ones on your number board do a whole season with no problem for example. That being the case you will present false readings on every lap for the number that you had in that previous event. It causes havoc, so please make sure you remove them from your kit if you don t want to risk the disapproval of the guys from Timelaps, (who, lets face it, will be in charge of your results at most reputable MTB events...just saying...).

9 Contact Us If you have any questions or problems please do not hesitate to contact: Matt Ewings Mud Sweat and Gears Supported By

Mud Sweat and Gears: Eastern MTB XC Series Sunday 17 th April 2016, Round 2, Henham Park, Suffolk

Mud Sweat and Gears: Eastern MTB XC Series Sunday 17 th April 2016, Round 2, Henham Park, Suffolk Start times The event village Getting to the venue Podiums and Prizes Additional notes Contact details