Detailed Race Information Bedford Autodrome Duathlon Sunday 11th April 2021 Dear Competitor, Thank you for entering the Bedford Autodrome Duathlon ATW advises you read this information document carefully in advance of April 11th (event day), so that you can enjoy the event to its fullest. There is also an online video briefing for the event, posted on Youtube https://youtu.be/h7An-8tDUpA

Summary Event Info

Address: After racking you then move away from the transition area to warm up and prepare for Bedford Autodrome, Thurleigh Airfield your race in the pre-start area. There is Business Park, Bedford, MK44 2YP plenty of space in the field…..please spread out and remain socially distanced at all Registration opens at: times. 6.30am and will remain open throughout the It is vital that we know exactly who is afternoon. attending this event so you must not give We recommend that you do not turn up to your race number to any other person if you register more than 90 minutes before your can’t attend for any reason. race start. It is important that you are fit to participate Course distances and Start times are as and have not experienced any Covid-19 follows: symptoms in the days leading up to the Sprint Wave 1 @ 8am – M/W 15-19, 20-24, event. Nor that you have been instructed to 25-29, 30-34, 35-39 isolate for any reason. Sprint Wave 2 @10am - M/W 40-44, 45-49, All competitors must complete the health 50-54 questionnaire at registration by scanning the QR code on display and answering the Sprint Wave 3 @ 12pm – M/W 55+ questions. Standard @2.30pm – all age groups Please wear a mask when appropriate , We ask that after registering, you set up your especially around RaceHQ. transition area following the marshals instructions. Venue: Keeping Safe Bedford Autodrome, We want EVERYONE to feel safe at our event. Thurleigh Airfield Business Park, As it’s the busiest area, we request that you Bedford, wear face masks when in the registration MK44 2YP area. Getting there: Once you have registered, please move away from the HQ area and prepare for the event Bedford Autodrome - Circuit Information in a socially distanced manner. Follow ATW signage towards the track once Athletes will be called to the pre-start area on site on the p.a. system 10 mins before the start Parking time. Free parking is available at the autodrome, When approaching the transition/HQ area please see the instructions on the link above from the car park there is a need to cross the for finding the correct entrance for the course. Marshals will man this crossing so venue. please follow instructions to ensure your safety. Once at the main vehicle entrance follow ATW signage to the race track. Marshals will direct you to the appropriate parking. After parking please follow signs to the registration area, or ask a marshal.

Changing and Toilets There will be no changing facilities on site, but toilets will be provided, in the form of portable toilets. Registration The registration area will be in the pit lane Photography area next to transition– the portable toilets We will have an official photographer at the will be positioned near the pre start area event. The pictures of all the races will be Registration Opens: 6:30am and will be open made available for you to download via the through the day. Please do not turn up to Active Training World Facebook page. If any register more than 90 minutes before your of the runners do not wish to have their race start. photo taken for any reason, please collect a wristband at registration and wear it during At registration you will be required to give the race. If you wish for any of the published the name you used to sign up to the event photos to be removed, just let us know. online. If you are a BTF member you will need to present your membership card. In exchange, you will be given a white envelope Spectators with your name and race number on it. Under the guidelines, spectators are not to Inside you will find 2 race numbers, 2 attend unless there for essential care of a numbered labels (one for the front of your competitor. If a non-competitor does wish to helmet and one for the top tube of your bike) attend they can marshal at the event. If this and a timing chip with an ankle strap (This interests you please sign up at: must be strapped to your LEFT ankle). The https://admin.liveforce.co/agency/ACTIVETRAI number must be worn visible on your front NINGWORLD/apply. for the first and second run and on your back during the bike. The numbers can be pinned to a top or if using a race belt a single number can be rotated from the front to the back. Additional safety pins will be available at registration if required. The start list will be available in the days leading up to the event at: www.eventchiptiming.com/results Transition area prior to your wave (this is so the chip timing mats can be set). If you have not racked your To enter the transition area you must be bike by this time then you will not be allowed wearing your helmet securely, and the to compete in the race. stickers in your registration pack must be on your bike and helmet. Race Briefing After the race you will need to show your Due to covid restrictions the race briefing is race number and this will be matched to the all online – please watch before race day: sticker on your bike by a marshal before you https://youtu.be/h7An-8tDUpA are allowed to remove your bike from transition. Race Rules Normal BTF (British Triathlon Federation) If this is your first If this is your first multi- rules apply. All these rules are important but sport race, then it is good practice to the most important of these is that all familiarise yourself with the ways in and out competitors must secure their cycle helmet of the transition area by walking through (on their heads!) before removing their bike transition. There will be marshals in the from the rack and must not undo or remove transition area to help if you are not familiar it before racking their bike at the end of the with setting up arrangements for your bike, cycle section. helmet, shoes etc… The bicycle draft zone will be 10 metres long Please note that only equipment required for measured from the leading edge of the front the event is to be placed in transition, next to wheel. A competitor may enter the draft zone your bike. No boxes or large bags are allowed of another competitor, but must be seen to to be left by athletes’ bikes in transition. be progressing through that zone. A There will be no official baggage area for this maximum of 20 seconds will be allowed to event but you will be able to leave a small pass through the zone of another competitor. bag in the identified area at the back of the If an overtaking manoeuvre is not completed transition area within 20 seconds then it is the responsibility of the overtaken rider to drop back out of the ATW will accept no responsibility for lost 10m zone of the passing rider. Race officials property so please do not bring any on motorbikes will be looking out for anyone valuables. drafting and you must abide by their Bike racking will be numbered. Racking of the instruction if they deem that you are subject bike needs to be by the saddle, so that the to a penalty. majority of the bike faces towards you (front More info available below: wheel facing you with the kit by the front wheel). This method of racking is also British Triathlon - Drafting Rules Explained required on return from the bike leg. british-triathlon-competition-rules-2020.pdf Transition closes for all competitors: 15 mins Race HQ

Headphones your race timing will not start until you cross the start line. The race results will be based Headphones are not permitted on the chip-times, so race positions may be different to finish positions. Race numbering will be allocated to keep age- groups grouped together in transition to Timing ensure fairness. This numbering will also be used to order the start list. The event will be chip-timed. Your registration pack will include your race number and a chip, this chip must be worn on your left ankle. The start will be a time trial format, therefore Warmup and Race Start

After registering and racking your bike we ask You are responsible for counting your own you to warm up away from the HQ area. laps – do not ask a marshal – they will not There is plenty of space to maintain social be able to help you. distancing – we encourage you to use it. Start times: Please return to the pre-start area 10 Wave 1 – Sprint – 8.00 am minutes before your race start time. Your allocated pre-start area will be Wave 2 – Sprint – 10.00am identified by start number groupings. Please remember to maintain social Wave 3 – Sprint – 12.00pm distancing while in the pre-start area. Wave 4 – Standard – 2.30pm

Athletes will be called to the pre-start area We recognise that with the ‘no-overnight 10 mins before the start time. Pre-start areas stays’ rule, some people may wish to start in will be marked with numbers to help a later wave to allow for travel time. maintain social distancing. Unfortunately, as this event is an age-group qualifying race for team-GB, anyone starting You will be called to queue up for the start in in a different wave from the one they are number order by the start official. You must allocated will be deemed non-competitive maintain a 2m gap between competitors and unable to qualify. whilst queueing to start. Anyone competing in the Sprint race will not You will then be started in a time trial format be allowed to race in Wave4. with short gaps between each competitor. All Standard athletes must race in Wave4. Both the run course and bike course are held If you do start in a different wave you will be on a spacious driving track, so there is plenty allocated a racking position by the Transition of room for overtaking. lead official. Anyone who misses their allocated start position will be set off when next convenient by the start official Course maps can be found at: Course distances are as follows: ATW Bedford Autodrome Duathlon - a collection of 9 routes on plotaroute.com (ID: Sprint: 5170) 5.4km run (2laps) – 23km bike (5laps) – 2.6km run (1lap) All areas of the course are on a motorsport track racing surface. Standard: 11km run (4 laps) – 41km bike (9laps) – 5.4km run (2laps) After the race finishing positions. After finishing, please collect your bike and The chip data requires WIFI access and belongings promptly from transition as the occasionally we have to load this data in racking will be used for the next waves. manually after the event if the connection is lost. If you have a query on your chip time, Please be attentive in the transition area as it please wait until the evening of the event will be a live transition throughout the day before raising the query. and other races will be taking place. Due to the multi-lap nature of the course Any uncollected bikes will be moved to the there is bound to be some anomalies in the pits area. results from people who have completed too We are asking all competitors/spectators to few laps. These will be sorted out after the leave the venue as soon as possible to assist event. with Covid compliance and social distancing. A full set of results will be available on the results page after the event. An update on the series position will be available prior to Prizes the next race in the series. Trophies to be sent out post event to remain covid secure Final word For some of you, this may be the first Results competitive event for quite some time. Results are calculated by We hope you are excited to be a part of this ActiveTrainingWorld’s timing partner, occasion, and at the risk of sounding EventChipTiming. Your time will be uploaded boring……please do your very best to to their website within seconds of you maintain social distancing throughout the crossing the finish line. There will be no ticket whole time you are at the event. Have fun! printer for times at the event but you can find your result immediately at: http://results.eventchiptiming.com/results.as px?CId=16202&RId=8249 Due to the chip-timed, phased-start nature of the event, final race results may differ from