Description
HQ: The Village Hall, Main Road, Goostrey, Cheshire, CW4 8PE
Open at 13.00pm for registration and collection of race numbers.
There are toilet facilities, and tea, coffee and snacks will be available throughout the afternoon.
Due to 120 participants, parking is an issue, please respect fellow riders and local residents
If you are unable to ride, please contact the event secretary asap so we can notify the reserves, as the event is over-subscribed
Directions to start:
Turn right out of HQ onto Station Road, take 1st left onto Church Bank which then becomes Blackenden Lane. After approx. 1.5 miles take right hand fork followed by left hand fork onto Bomish lane, the start is just over the railway bridge. Total distance from HQ to start is 1.9 miles, please allow enough time.
Regulations:
Riders must exercise caution at all junctions. Any competitor who crosses the white line when approaching or leaving a junction will be liable to disqualification from the event and may be report to the District Committee for further disciplinary action.
No “U” turns in the vicinity of the start and finish. Observers will be watching.
Head up and observe local regulations at all times.
Pace must not be given or received and the onus is on the caught riders to adhere to this rule.
Warnings:
1 Riders must not stop at the finish but should continue on to the event headquarters where times will be displayed.
2 Riders must negotiate Chelford Island in a safe and sensible manner in accordance with CTT Reg. 20 and the rules of the road. Riders must be able to brake and stop at the island if traffic conditions require this. Riders MUST NOT approach and encircle the island using tri-bars.
Remember - traffic on the island has priority over traffic (including riders) entering it. Any rider seen to be in breach of this regulation will be disqualified from the event and may be reported for further disciplinary action.
3 Riders must take extra care when exiting from Seven Sisters Lane onto the A50
4 Be aware that there is a double bend shortly after turning into Twemlow Lane at Cranage. Riders need to anticipate this and be prepared to negotiate it in a safe manner. In wet weather the metal covers and edges become a skid risk.