www.mudsweatgears.co.uk Mud Sweat and Gears: Eastern MTB XC Series Sunday 12th august 2018, Round 7, radical bikes, essex Pre Event Information Start Times The Event Village Getting to the Venue Podiums and Prizes Additional Notes Contact Details Supported by

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 followed by Race (20mins) Juvenile & Youth Race duration 45 mins to 1hr 08:00 Signing on opens 09:40 Signing on closes 09.40 Start line briefing/gridding 10:00 Start Quantity of laps will be determined on the day by Race Director and British Cycling 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 9.00 13.00 Finish 9.40 13.40 Look for the flags!! Green flag = full course open Red flag = course closed!

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.

Getting to the Venue Full Address Post Code: CM1 3QR Radical Bikes Blackmore Road Highwood Chelmsford CM1 3QR A414 from M11 A12 Colchester A12 from M25

Getting to the Venue Post Code: CM1 3QR Parking will be opposite the main event field. PLEASE TAKE CARE WHEN CROSSING THE ROAD! Event Arena Event Parking

Podiums and Prizes Estimated Time for Podiums: Morning races @ 1pm onwards (as soon as the U12 race finishes) Afternoon races @ 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. 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 www.timelaps.co.uk 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.

Rule Changes New Rules For Old Rule 6.11.5 states: Ignorance of the regulations is not admitted as an excuse. http://www.britishcycling.org.uk/zuvvi/media/bc_files/rulebook/2015/c8_-_mountain_bike_specific_regulations.pdf 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. 3.1.1.. 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...).

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