Downhill Mountain Bike Championships 2022-23

DATES

15^th – 16^th March 2023

VENUE

Antur 'Stiniog Mountain Bike Centre

Llechwedd Slate Caverns

Blaenau Ffestiniog

Gwynedd

LL41 3NB

ENTRIES OPEN

Tuesday 07 February 2023

ENTRIES CLOSE

Tuesday 28 February 2023 at 11:59pm – Student Deadline

(Students must apply by this deadline)

Thursday 02 March 2023 at 11:59pm – Institution Administrator Approval Deadline

(Institution Administrators are given 48 hours after the student deadline to approve entries)

ENTRY COSTS

£95

STAGED ENTRY

Should the competition allow more entries a Stage 2 Entry window will open. Priority will remain with the entries received before the Stage 1 entry closing date. Entries received in the Stage 2 window and accepted into the competition, will be charged an additional 20% fee.

Stage two entry window is now open:

ENTRIES OPEN

Friday 03 March 2023

ENTRIES CLOSE

Tuesday 07 March 2023 at 11:59pm – Student Deadline

(Students must apply by this deadline)

Thursday 09 March 2023 at 11:59pm – Institution Administrator Approval Deadline

(Institution Administrators are given 48 hours after the student deadline to approve entries)

ENTRY COSTS

£114

A red grade (advanced) trail will be used.

The course being used include:

- Start of Scrubaduck

- Into Wild card (majority of ride)

- Into Draft

- The end Black power

Trail routes can be found here

Men’s Individual

Women’s Individual

Men’s Overall Team

Women’s Overall Team

Individuals will automatically be entered into the team competitions, provided there are enough eligible individuals from that institution to comprise a team.

As stated in REG CYC 3.5 The Men’s Overall Team and Women’s Overall Team Championships will be calculated using the extracted results from the Individual Championships. Men’s team placings shall be determined by the fastest cumulative time for three riders from the same institution from the Championship race run. Women’s team placings shall be determined by the fastest cumulative time for two riders from the same institution from the Championship race run.

Please refer to Appendix 1 for a breakdown of BUCS Points available.

Please note that BUCS Points will not be allocated where the minimum number of competitors has not been reached, and where there are not enough individual scores to extract a team score. Furthermore, an individual/team must have beaten another individual/team to score BUCS points. (i.e. if 3 individuals finish an event, only 2 will score BUCS points).

Institutions can request an unlimited number of entries, however should the event reach capacity (300 riders) BUCS may need to restrict the number of entries per institution. Therefore, when Institution Administrators accept entries on BUCS Play, for both the Men’s race and Women’s race, riders should be ranked in the order of preference (Eg, Rank 1 is the most preferred rider).

Each student and marshal should apply for the event on BUCS Play before the student deadline.

To apply for this competition:

1. Competitor to complete competition application on BUCS Play
2. Institution Administrator approves entry
3. BUCS approves/denies entry into competition and publishes confirmed entry list

Any data will be handled in accordance with BUCS Privacy Policy

By participating in this event you agree to adhere to BUCS General Event Disclaimer

To check whether you are eligible to compete in BUCS competitions, please visit BUCS Individuals Eligibility REG 4.

Furthermore, after entries have closed no refunds will be given for withdrawals. This applies regardless of the reason for a withdrawal.

The Rules and Regulations can be found here

All riders will get 1 qualifying run, with the top 100 male and top 100 female riders qualifying for the Championship run. Final places will be determined based on the Championship run times.

ALL riders MUST do a minimum of 2 practice runs in order to race in the Qualifying and Championship run e.g. one on each day or both the day before the qualifying runs.

Individuals will automatically be entered into the team competitions, provided there are enough eligible individuals from that institution to comprise a team. Please note the team compositions as detailed above.

Please note the schedule is subject to change.

Wednesday 15^th March

08:30-14:30                  Registration Open

09:00-10:15                  DH course open for foot inspection only

10:30-17:00                  DH course open for practice with uplift

17:30                            Team Captains/Riders Briefing

Thursday 16^th March

09:00-11:00                  DH course open for practice with uplift

11:30-13:45                  Qualifying Run

14:30-15:30                  Champion Run

16:00                            Medal Presentations

Each institution entering 5 riders or more must supply a minimum of one marshal for the duration of the practice and race days. Failure to do this may result in an institution being refused entry to the race, or disqualification from the race. BUCS will also be opening up general recruitment for further marshals to supplement these as they are essential to the running of the event.

Marshals will receive £30 payment per day (this includes covering any travel expenses they may have incurred), lunch and snacks.

Marshals should apply through BUCS Play into the competition entitled 'Marshals'  

Please note: To apply to be a Marshal on BUCS Play, you must meet eligibility criteria. If you are interested in being a Marshal and are not a current student at a BUCS Member Institution please email [email protected] to express your interest. 

Competitors do not need to be a member of British Cycling, however those who hold a Full Racing License must supply these details as part of the BUCS Play entry form in order to be eligible for earning licence ranking points. These licenses must be presented when registering at the event. For information on British Cycling Race Licenses please click here.

If you do have British Cycling membership, please enter N/A into the field on BUCS Play

This years event is open to those who graduated last academic year (2022) only. Please enter on BUCS Play as a ‘Guest’ and complete the required information.

Alumni entries are only permitted to partake in practice runs and the qualifying run. Alumni are not eligible to qualify for the championships run and cannot obtain BUCS Points. Should there be enough alumni entries, times will be extracted from the qualifying run to determine placings.

Should the event reach capacity, entries from current students will take priority and your entry may not be accepted.

Sort Code                                16-00-15

Account No                              23210293

Account Name                         British Universities & Colleges Sport

Reference                                DHMB (Competitor Surname)

It is the responsibility of the students to book their own accommodation or camping for this event.

If you are having any problems with the BUCS Play app please contact BUCS Play support prior to the entry closing deadline.

All questions should in the first instance should be directed to your Institution Administration.