Not sure if I am allowed to post this as a new topic. Sorry if i'm in the wrong. Just wanted to let you know we had a great event on the weekend in Wales. www.abikerace.co.uk After having the initial idea mid last year I launched the site and socials in August / September 2021, and from then the ent...

Hey all. We had a great event, thank you all for your feedback pre event. Planning 2023 already. Can not wait.

Having just returned from a 1,000km round trip to the Rioja region which was a complete waste of time due the the event (L'Eroica Hispania) being cancelled with 2 hours to go before registration opened, my thoughts when driving back turned to this event. L'Eroica events attract riders from all over...

@Abikerace you may think from some of the responses on this thread that we are a bunch of grumpy bastards trying to undermine your event before it's started. Nothing could be further from the truth. We are trying to avoid you going the way of many organisers who believe they have come up with an ev...

lune ranger wrote: ↑Wed Aug 25, 2021 7:12 am

ABikeRace wrote: ↑Wed Aug 25, 2021 6:09 am

Cheeky Monkey wrote: ↑Wed Aug 25, 2021 12:41 am Is there event insurance in place?

Currently speaking to some companies about this

But you’re already taking peoples money

If the event couldn’t take place they would be refunded

Cheeky Monkey wrote: ↑Wed Aug 25, 2021 12:41 am Is there event insurance in place?

Currently speaking to some companies about this

Ah, that legislation must be why Man vs Horse vs Bike dropped the bike element in the late 80s. Don’t know why horses are still allowed to race on bridleways though. You can also close a footpath and then legally race bikes upon it, but you are not able to close a bridleway to have a race. I have a...

If you saw the huge, in-depth risk assessments that genuine, certified British Cycling road races have to go through and the staffing and marshalling that is needed, such as motorcycle NEG who have powers to stop traffic, perhaps then you might see why classing it as a race is so difficult. If a ri...

Road Traffic Act 1988 Section 31 31Regulation of cycle racing on public ways. (1)A person who promotes or takes part in a race or trial of speed on a public way between cycles is guilty of an offence, unless the race or trial— (a)is authorised, and (b)is conducted in accordance with any conditions ...

i thought you could not race on open roads either hence why the time trial was invented as- its technically not a race- IANAL and i am not that informed either. Is there a way of letting them all go at 1 min intervals and calling it a time trial so its therefore not strictly a race? Nice idea. Actu...

i thought you could not race on open roads either hence why the time trial was invented as- its technically not a race- IANAL and i am not that informed either. Is there a way of letting them all go at 1 min intervals and calling it a time trial so its therefore not strictly a race? Nice idea.

Thanks for the heads up. I'll add it to the rules that BW etc are illegal to race on and that we do not advise doing so... think that will work?

Thanks again

Our plan is for the this to be one of many races we hold every year, some will be set route races, others using checkpoints but we thought we would start with this in 2022 and build from there.

What's wrong with a 'race', genuine question? Who are the bulls in this?

By the seat of our pants!!!

Based on the current route we have sort of laid out connecting the dots, it won't be quicker going that way.

Obvs this is the first time we have run an event, any advice is gladly welcome.

The waypoints are what make this route, you'll know the checkpoints but won't have a clue where you have to go in-between until the waypoint locations are revealed the day before the event. To be given checkpoints last minute would be me swearing at a Garmin on a regular basis :grin: but it's good ...

Hey all. Love the feedback on the event thanks. With the checkpoints and potentially boring roads in-between, we hope the waypoint locations will take riders off the boring roads to find their way. The waypoints are made public up to 48 hours before the race so riders could plan the route on their p...