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Welcome to Round 5 of Jersey Cycling's 2023/24 Cyclocross series. This event will be held at the Island Games course on Jubilee Hill. This will be the final round of this season's points series. The Cyclocross Jersey Championships; will follow one week later to round out the season.
This event is supported by our series sponsor Groupe Legendre.
We are pleased to have Jersey Youth Cycling co-hosting the event with us and racing will start with the JYC races In addition, there will be two senior races split by the different age categories Please read carefully to make sure you enter your correct category:
The JYC will provide details for their race format.
For senior riders, Race 1 which will be approximately 45 mins will be for Ladies (Seniors,Youth/Juniors vet40, vet50 and vet60), Youth Boys and Men vet50 / vet60's
Race 2 which will be approximately 60 mins will be for Junior boys, Senior Men and vet40 Men
Both races will run over the same course. Juniors and Youth riders must be minimum Youth B.
Gridding will be defined by overall series points position
The timetable of events will be:
09:30 - 10-30 - U6, U8, U10 and U12 Races
10.30 - 10.55 - Course familiarisation
10.55. - Race Briefing
11.00 - 11.45 - Ladies (Seniors,Youth/Juniors vet40, vet50 and vet60) Youth Boys and vet50, vet60 Men - 45 mins
11.55 - Race Briefing
12.00 - 13.00 - Junior boys, Senior and vet40 Men - 60 mins
There will be a designated pits area near the start / finish. This will be the only area where riders can receive outside assistance during the race
Riders need to elect to carry a bottle at the start of the event if they wish. There will be no handing of bottles or gels to riders during the races themselves,
if you are racing race two please volunteer to help with marshalling race one.
Sign on will be online with race number chips available at the start line area. Entries on the day will NOT be accepted.
Points will be awarded to all starters in each category, with 50 points for each race winner, 48 points for second place, 46 points for third place, 44 points for fourth place, 42 points for fifth place, 41 points for 6th place etc etc. All finishers will receive points. Your best 4 results from the 5 rounds will count for the series. The series winner in each category will be the one to have attained most points over 4 rounds. If you race all 5 rounds your lowest placing will be dropped.
Course set up will take place on Saturday from 1:00 pm and we would request as many to help as possible. Anyone helping with course set up will get the benefit of a pre event practice once the course is built.
Please note that our Cyclocross season extends from 2023 into 2024, age classifications are based on your 2024 age groupings in line with British Cycling classifications.
We look forward to welcoming you all on Sunday.
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