RACE MANUAL SATURDAY 28 JULY 2018 BROMPTON WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL 2018 Rider Information, Rules and Regulations
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RACE MANUAL SATURDAY 28 JULY 2018 BROMPTON WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL 2018 Rider Information, Rules and Regulations PRE EVENT AND ACCESS IMPORTANT Don’t forget to bring the following The Brompton World Championship Final (BWC) takes essential items: place on Saturday 28 July at 19:10. Photo identification, Brompton bike, The event takes place on a 1.34 mile (2.15 km) circuit in Strand central London comprising The Mall, Spur Road, Birdcage cycle helmet, approved clothing Piccadilly Walk and Horse Guards Road. Trafalgar Charing Cross Circus Station Square Cockspur Street Brompton Access Green Park Carlton House Admiralty Arch Terrace Whitehall KEY Brompton Pall Mall TEAMS The Route Area BROMPTON Competitor Brompton Entrance C-D Access Queen’s Walk The Mall Competitor Duke of York Marlborough Road Horse Guards Road Entrance A-B steps OFFICIALS uards Horse Guards Horse G Avenu Parade e Green Park Public Walkway START/ FINISH RIVER THAMES Parliament Street The Mall Constitution Hill St James’s Park King Charles Street Victoria Embankment Great George St Buckingham Spur Road Palace Westminster Bridge Birdcage Walk Queen Anne Gate Anne Queen Storey’s Gate Parliament Sq Westminster Birdcage Walk Tothill Street Buckingham Gate Petty France St James’s Park A special Brompton Hospitality Area on The Mall is Riders and Guests must arrive at the Brompton Hospitality reserved for participants and guests. The Brompton Area from Pall Mall in Westminster – there are no other HospitalityVictoria Area is Station located on The Mall in St James’s access points. Please allow plenty of time to arrive. Please Park, London, and is open from 13:00 on Saturday 28 note that there will be 70,000 other cyclists using traffic- July. The entrance is adjacent to Duke of York Steps on free roads in London between 09:00 and 16:00. Vehicle the northern side of The Mall. In addition to spectating access will be extremely limited due to road closures for from the hospitality area, supporters are able to spectate the Prudential RideLondon FreeCycle event from 06:00 on around the majority of the circuit. Saturday and no vehicle parking is available on the day. 2 // PRUDENTIAL RIDELONDON @RideLondon REGISTRATION KEY TIMINGS All riders must register at the entrance to the Brompton The Prudential RideLondon Classique, part of the UCI Hospitality Area on Saturday 28 July. Registration opens Women’s WorldTour, starts at 17:00 and finishes on The at 13:00 and closes strictly at 17:00 – after this time it will Mall at 18:45. Brompton World Championship competitors not be possible to register. Please bring Photo ID with you will need to be waiting at the Competitor Entrance (see to register. Once you have registered you will be able to map on page two) at 18:45 ready to start the Bike Grid access the Brompton Hospitality Area. Setup. It is vitally important that competitors are aware of how and where they should set up on the grid as there is At registration you will receive your race numbers, only a limited period for setting up before the race starts timing chip, one competitor wristband pass, and one at 19:10. guest wristband pass. 13:00 BWC Competitor Registration, Info Point, Bike Under 12s do not require a pass and are welcome in the Park and Hospitality Area open Brompton hospitality area provided they are accompanied by an adult. 17:00 BWC Competitor Registration closes You will be required to have a helmet, bike and clothing 18:45 Competitors must be at Competitor Entrance check as well as attach your timing chip to your bike – this (see map on page two) ready for Bike Grid Setup will take time and if you leave it until the last hour you will be in danger of missing the start and being unable to race. 18:50 BWC Bike Grid Setup commences Once you have registered for the event you are welcome 19:00 BWC Bike Grid Setup completed to leave the Brompton Hospitality Area provided that you return in good time for the pre-event setup and briefings. 19:05 BWC Final rider briefing on The Mall 19:10 BWC race starts 20:30 BWC prize giving 21:00 Brompton Hospitality Area and Bike Park closes prudentialridelondon.co.uk PRUDENTIAL RIDELONDON // 3 EQUIPMENT AND CLOTHING BROMPTON BIKES DRESS CODE Bikes shall comply with the spirit and principles of the When competing under these Regulations all participants, BWC, namely that cyclists compete in the event on an both male and female, must be completely clothed from equal footing. neck to no shorter than mid-thigh in a costume which consists of a sleeved suit jacket, collared shirt and neck tie For the BWC races, a folding Brompton with two wheels (men only). Shorts, three-quarter length trousers and skirts carrying one rider is required: may be worn if preferred. • Handlebar ends shall be plugged, not merely covered Sports attire (eg visible Lycra shorts/leggings, tracksuit by tape, and other projections shall be protected as pants, etc) is not permitted. There are no restrictions far as possible on footwear. • Tri-bars, arm extensions and/or arm pads shall • No competitor shall wear a political sign or badge be prohibited on his/her racing costume • Water bottles, pumps, spare tyres and race • Any form of eye protection or spectacles worn must computers must be securely fastened. All other be of a non-splinterable material equipment not essential for racing purposes must be removed • No competitor who is dirty or untidily dressed shall be permitted to start • Water bottles must be carried in water bottle holders only and be deformable when ridden over If weather conditions dictate, especially heat, the Championship Referee can: • Children or pets may not be carried on bicycles during the event • Amend the dress code for the event • No adaptations that provide motorised assistance • Shorten the race as necessary to the rider are permitted • Neutralise the race • Bicycles must be in a safe condition; organisers reserve the right to refuse participation, should Notice will be given at least 30 minutes prior to the start a participant’s bike, in our sole judgement, be of the event. considered unsafe for competition CYCLE HELMETS Where a rider is found to be using a bike which, in the A rider, while racing any BWC event, shall wear properly opinion of the Championship Referee, is considered to affixed protective headgear which must be certified to be outside the spirit of the competition, or presents a appropriate bicycle helmet safety standard and be of a danger to himself or others, he/she shall be withdrawn hard / soft shell construction. ‘Aero style’ helmets are from the event. not permitted. 4 // PRUDENTIAL RIDELONDON @RideLondon PRL // Brompton World Championship PARTICIPANT / BICYCLE IDENTIFICATION Riders will have the following number identification that dictates their wave and rider number: • BODY NUMBER – affixed by safety pins to the back of the rider (see below) • WRISTBAND NUMBER – affixed securely around the rider’s wrist AT ALL • TOP TUBE NUMBER – sticky vinyl attached to the top TIMES including after the tube of Brompton (see above) conclusion of the event as this is required for bike The wearing of all numbers shall be compulsory. The collection (see left) number(s) shall be securely attached and not be folded, obscured or mutilated in any way. • SHOULDER NUMBERS – fixed by pins to each side Riders will need to register (photo identification required) of the outer garment on in the Brompton Hospitality Area between 13:00 and 17:00 the rider’s upper body where they will be issued with a timing chip. The timing (see left) chip is mounted with the cable ties provided as illustrated below to ensure correct operation of the timing system • HANDLEBAR NUMBER – and to ensure it is not damaged when the Brompton is fixed with cable ties unfolded. Care must be taken not to confuse your timing to the handlebar chip with another participant’s as this will impact on the (see left) accuracy of results. ATTACHING YOUR TIMING CHIP 1 Position timing chip on right hand side of fork and attach firmly with cable tie provided 2 Cut off excess cable tie 3 & 4 Slide timing chip up forkblade as far as possible to ensure a tight fit Event staff will be available to assist with correct fitting and removal of timing chips Timing chips must be returned at the end of the event; a £75 charge will be levied for each unreturned chip prudentialridelondon.co.uk PRUDENTIAL RIDELONDON // 5 RACE FORMAT: This year the BWC final is an eight lap (17km) race around • Disqualification from the event St James’s Park taking in The Mall and passing in front of Buckingham Palace. • Changes relating to the event Riders are seeded according to the times provided in the PARTICIPANTS registration process. The race will start in quick succession Must be 18 years or over, in general good health and a from four seeded groups – all riders will need to line up in competent Brompton rider. their groups along the north side of The Mall facing their folded bikes gridded up on the south side of The Mall. RIDER SAFETY The BWC involves 550 riders on a fast and exciting circuit. Each group will set off one after another at the sounding of All riders share a collective responsibility for the safety a horn as set out below. of themselves and all other participants in the event and must consider the safety of all participants at all times. There will be the traditional dash to unfold your Brompton Specifically: and race off round the track.