Duathlon: Championships 2024-25

Sunday 17 November 2024

Mallory Park Circuit, Church Road, Leicester, LE9 7QE

The start list can be found here

Registration will open at 8:30am and stay open until Wave 6 starts at 2:30pm. Registration will be in the café in the centre of the track. Follow signage from the car park, over the bridge into the centre of the track. Please be aware that this will require you to cross the run course in the paddock area. You must only cross at the designated crossing point.

At registration you will be required to give the name you used to sign up to the event online.
In exchange, you will be given 2 race numbers and a timing chip with an ankle strap (This must be strapped to your LEFT ankle). The number must be worn visible on your front for the run and on your back during the bike. You will also receive 2 numbered labels (one for the front of your helmet and one for the top tube of your bike).

If you believe you have been put in the wrong wave, please arrive early and speak to the registration marshals who will be able to move you into the correct wave.

The race 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.

Please note that the registration and transition opening times vary by wave.

• 8:15am - Car Park Opens
• 8:30am – Registration opens for Waves 1, 2 & 3
• 8:30am – Transition opens for Waves 1, 2 & 3
• 10:00am – Non-Draft Legal – Wave 1 Starts (5k - 24 mins and over)
• 11:00am – Non-Draft Legal – Wave 2 Starts (5k - 20.01 mins – 23.59 mins)
• 11:30am – Registration opens for Wave 4, 5 & 6
• 11:45am – Non-Draft Legal – Wave 3 Starts (5k - 20 min and under)
• 12:30pm – Transition opens for Wave 4
• 1:00pm – Open Draft Legal –Wave 4 Starts (5k - 17 mins and over)
• 1:15pm – Transition opens for Wave 5
• 1:45pm – Female Draft Legal –Wave 5 Starts
• 2:00pm – Transition opens for Wave 6
• 2:30pm – Open Draft Legal –Wave 6 Starts (5k - under 17 mins)
• 3:45pm - Presentations

RULES AND REGULATIONS

The rules and regulations can be found here:

Non-Drafting Rules

Waves 1, 2 & 3 are being run under British Triathlon, non-drafting rules. The bicycle draft zone will be 10 metres long measured from the leading edge of the front wheel. A competitor may enter the draft zone of another competitor, but must be seen to be progressing through that zone. A maximum of 20 seconds will be allowed to pass through the zone of another competitor.

British Triathlon - Drafting Rules Explained

Race moto officials will be on course looking out for anyone drafting and you must abide by their instruction if they deem that you are subject to a penalty. More info available below:

Draft Legal Rules

Waves 4, 5 & 6 are being run under British Triathlon, draft-legal rules. This means that you can draft athletes in the same category (Open or Female) and wave as you.
Lapped athletes are allowed to continue but must not draft off athletes who have caught them.
Motos will be looking out for infringements and will hand out penalties for any athletes who do repeatedly draft inappropriately.

Note that you must use a drop-handlebar racing bike in the draft-legal waves. Tri-bars and disc wheels are not allowed.

Draft Legal Athlete Guidance

British Triathlon Competition Rules 2024

We are very fortunate to be able to use this fantastic venue. Please abide by these rules to ensure we can continue to have access to it:

1. Dogs must not leave the car park area.
2. The race track is out of bounds except to athletes during the race and official vehicles.
3. The safety gravel traps (identified as OOB on the site map) must not be entered. They are prepared in a specific way to absorb the energy of a crashing vehicle. If they are disturbed, they need to be reset at high cost.

To withdraw from the event, please contact your Institution Administrator who should inform the event lead. All withdrawals made after the entry deadline will still be charged the entry fee.

Hot and cold, food and drink will be available from the centre of the track throughout the day.

Ample Parking is available - please follow the car park marshal instructions in the main carpark. Parking is available at Mallory Park for £3 per car, £5 for minibus or £10 for a coach. We strongly promote car sharing where possible. The parking fee will be collected on exit from the venue to avoid queues on arrival. Please provide cash where possible.

Toilet and Changing facilities are available in the centre of the track. In the block is a small changing area, showers and toilets.

Do not get changed in the café.

Results for each wave will be available on the web at www.eventchiptiming.com a short period after finishing.

The BUCS championship will be based on the aggregation of the results of the six waves.

Presentations will be awarded for the 1^st/2^nd/3^rd Open and Female competitors in the BUCS championships. Presentations will be presented outside the café at 3:45pm.