Cannock Chase Winter Classic MTB race 23 Feb 2014

http://www.gorunandride.co.uk/Events/CannockChaseWinterClassic2014

Cannock Chase Winter Classic 2014
23/02/2014
Tackeroo Camp Site, Penkridge Bank Road, Nr Rugeley, Staffordshire, WS15 2UA

Held as before on the popular area of Cannock Chase the events will once again be focussed more towards the newbie or fun rider. As before we continue to support the grass routes mountain biking racing. The events during 2013 sold out in many categories yet we're not resting on the sucess. We're looking on building to make the 2014 events better than ever.

THIS IS A MTB EVENT AND DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY "RUNNING" SECTIONS WITHIN THE RACE.

So what has changed? Well as far as the races are concerned nothing much. Fat Bike & Single Speed was a big success for the summer event (2013) so thats introduced for the Winter Format. We also had great success with the lower prices for the women's race so we've stuck with it and kept them super low. Other than that we're just working hard to try and make sure the large categories run alitlle smoother on the day. As always the course designers are working hard to come up with new fun sections to keep everybody tested to the max.

Supported by:

www.muel.co.uk
www.beerbabe.co.uk

We want to encourage more women to give racing a chance. Therefore we've dropped the prices of all the women's categories to just £3.50 (First Time, Fun, Juvenile, Youth, Junior) and £5 for Enthusiast, Fat Bike and Singlespeed. We'll also be holding a Women only course pre lap to give newcomers an idea of what to expect.

The categories are:

U10's Boy & Girls (10 Minutes)
U13's Boy & Girls (15 Minutes)
U16's Male & Female (M - 2 laps / F - 2 laps)
U18's Male & Female (M - 3 laps / F - 2 laps)
First Timers Male & Female (M - 2 laps / F - 1 laps)
Fun Male & Female (M - 3 laps / F - 2 laps) Supported by www.muel.co.uk
Enthusiast Male & Female (M - 4 laps / F - 3 laps) Supported by www.beerbabe.co.uk
Single Speed & Fat Bike (M - 3laps / F - 2 Laps) www.beerbabe.co.uk

09.45 - U16's / U18's Male
09.46 - First Timers Men
09.47 - U16's / U18's Female
09.48 - First Timers Ladies
11.00 - Fun Men
11.02 - Fun Women
12.45 - Under 10's
13.00 - Under 13's
13.45 - Enthusiast Men
13.46 - Single Speed / Fat Bike Men
13.47 - Enthusiast Ladies
13.48 - Single Speed / Fat Bike Ladies

As for the course, expect a real mountain bike course. What do we mean by that? Well plenty of nice techy, but fast flowing singletrack. and some lung busting climbs mixed up with a few fire road sections. As with all our events we try to create a few new sections with the backing from the Forestry Commission ready for the event. If you are a newcomer don't be put off by the "real mountain bike" talk. Our course are 100% rideable by all levels and we don't put anything too dangerous in the course, plus anywhere that has a difficult section in will have a 'chicken route' alternative. The course will be around 5km in length and take an average of 20mins (Top riders) 30mins (first timers) to complete. Please the course for the National event later in the year will be different.

The venue at Tackeroo is ideal for holding events at. Easily accessible from the north or the south Tackeroo is around 15 minutes from the M6 motorway junctions at Cannock (South) or Stafford (North).

Facilities

Toilets
Camping - If you feeling brave during Febuary then camping is available onsite at a cost of £2.50 per night
Parking - There are lots of hard standing parking at the venue
Food & Drink - we've managed to secure ‘real’ coffee car vendor, Per-Cup, to attend the event. For the true coffee lovers they'll be offering proper coffee. Park Hill Farm Catering will also be on-site offering hot homemade fayre.
Onsite drink water - there are a number of taps around the parking area with fresh drinking water.
Run & Ride Store will be offering the essentials should you forget something and dare we say something breaks. Of course all will be at a reduce "special offer" rate.

Rules

Helmets must be worn at all times whilst you are on course with your bike.
Your bike must be in good working order and suitable for the terrain.
Any areas on the bike that could cause damage to yourself or others during a crash must be covered. E.g open ends of handle bars / bar ends.
Suitable clothing must be worn for the conditions.
Abusive or offensive behaviour towards the organisers or other competitors will not be tolerated. Please refrain from using any offensive language.
Please remember that you will be in a public place and whilst we have the backing from the Forestry Commission to use the land we must still share it with other members of the public.
Please be courteous towards other competitors when passing. If passing a back-marker please give them plenty of warning that you will pass on the left or right. You must then wait for a suitable moment. Remember everybody has the same right to be on the course as you. Anybody found to be barging past or endangering others will be disqualified.

On-line entry is available now using the section below and will remain open until Feb 19th. Entries will be taken on the day (subject to places being avaiable) with a £3.00 surcharge. Camping is available over the weekend for a small charge of £2.50 per night.

Other Information

We will not be sending out race number prior to the event. Instead please arrive with enough time (we recommend at least 1hr before your event start) to sign on. Signing on will be open at 8am in the morning so to give any keen riders time to get sorted well before their start time. At signing on you'll need to find your name against your correct category and sign your name. For any under 18's we will need a parent or guardian to sign for you. By signing you are agreeing to follow the rules and regulations of the event (these will be posted on the rider notice board at signing on). You'll be issued with your race number and cable ties.

Entry on the day will be available with a surcharge of £3.00 (we will waver this for the U10's and U13's categories). Please ensure you allow for more time to enable you to complete a brief application form. It is advised where possible that you enter via the website.