Competitor notes and start information
This popular orienteering and endurance event is divided into three events.
All rides finish at Lower Hyde, Shanklin where there will be refreshments and enteratinment.
Take on the challenge of an orienteering ride against the clock, as you pit your bike and stamina against the 3 hill, 7 hill or 14 hills challenge.
The ride is made up of a series of checkpoints that are placed across the island, which will be identified by an Ordnance Survey grid reference and orange tape will be placed at each location. The co-ordinates for these check points will be given to you on the day.
Once you have registered you will be issued with a number, a card with the control point locations and a SPORTident chip that you will need to use at each checkpoint. This will monitor your progress and log your time around the course. If you don’t have your own chip you can hire one on the day for a deposit of £20 in the form of a cheque payable to the Isle of Wight Council. Return the chip undamaged to us at the end of the event and you will receive your cheque back. Uncollected cheques will be destroyed.
There will be a map with the Control Points set out for you to plot your route at the start. At each control point, place your chip in the box. Any missed or wrongly punched checkpoints will mean disqualification from the event. Your recorded finish time will be when your Si-Card is inserted into the finish SPORTident box. It is NOT when you enter the grounds of the finish point
Please remember that this is an orienteering event, and NOT a race. Riders are invited to enter the ride on the understanding that it is for personal achievement only.
You will need to bring:
ü Cycle Helmet (you cannot start without one on!) ü Ordnance Survey Map (Outdoor Leisure series 29 or 1:50,000 Land Ranger series 196). ü Food/drink and energy bars, adequate for the distance ü £20 deposit in the form of a cheque payable to the Isle of Wight Council (if you wish to hire an si-card) ü We recommend a puncture repair kit, spare inner tube and pump If you are travelling by Ferry to the Isle of Wight then take advantage of the special rates offered by Wightlink or Red Funnel. You will be required to pre-book your travel so that the numbers travelling can be anticipated. Wightlink Tel: 0870 582 7744 or visit www.wightlink.co.uk Details of prices are on our website, when booking quote 'Isle of Wight Cycling Festival' or the codes below to ensure you get a discount. Competitor rates: MP09WCF1 and MP09WCF2 Spectator rates: MP09WCF3 and MP09WCF4 Wightlink - Cycling Festival rates.doc Red Funnel Tel: 0844 844 9988 www.redfunnel.co.uk Cyclists get a 10% discount* on Ferry travel and bikes travel for free! Simply enter CYC27 in the promo box online, or quote when booking by phone.
ü Ordnance Survey Map (Outdoor Leisure series 29 or 1:50,000 Land Ranger series 196). ü Food/drink and energy bars, adequate for the distance ü £20 deposit in the form of a cheque payable to the Isle of Wight Council (if you wish to hire an si-card) ü We recommend a puncture repair kit, spare inner tube and pump If you are travelling by Ferry to the Isle of Wight then take advantage of the special rates offered by Wightlink or Red Funnel. You will be required to pre-book your travel so that the numbers travelling can be anticipated. Wightlink Tel: 0870 582 7744 or visit www.wightlink.co.uk Details of prices are on our website, when booking quote 'Isle of Wight Cycling Festival' or the codes below to ensure you get a discount. Competitor rates: MP09WCF1 and MP09WCF2 Spectator rates: MP09WCF3 and MP09WCF4 Wightlink - Cycling Festival rates.doc Red Funnel Tel: 0844 844 9988 www.redfunnel.co.uk Cyclists get a 10% discount* on Ferry travel and bikes travel for free! Simply enter CYC27 in the promo box online, or quote when booking by phone.
ü Food/drink and energy bars, adequate for the distance ü £20 deposit in the form of a cheque payable to the Isle of Wight Council (if you wish to hire an si-card) ü We recommend a puncture repair kit, spare inner tube and pump If you are travelling by Ferry to the Isle of Wight then take advantage of the special rates offered by Wightlink or Red Funnel. You will be required to pre-book your travel so that the numbers travelling can be anticipated. Wightlink Tel: 0870 582 7744 or visit www.wightlink.co.uk Details of prices are on our website, when booking quote 'Isle of Wight Cycling Festival' or the codes below to ensure you get a discount. Competitor rates: MP09WCF1 and MP09WCF2 Spectator rates: MP09WCF3 and MP09WCF4 Wightlink - Cycling Festival rates.doc Red Funnel Tel: 0844 844 9988 www.redfunnel.co.uk Cyclists get a 10% discount* on Ferry travel and bikes travel for free! Simply enter CYC27 in the promo box online, or quote when booking by phone.
ü £20 deposit in the form of a cheque payable to the Isle of Wight Council (if you wish to hire an si-card) ü We recommend a puncture repair kit, spare inner tube and pump
ü We recommend a puncture repair kit, spare inner tube and pump
If you are travelling by Ferry to the Isle of Wight then take advantage of the special rates offered by Wightlink or Red Funnel. You will be required to pre-book your travel so that the numbers travelling can be anticipated.
Wightlink Tel: 0870 582 7744 or visit www.wightlink.co.uk
Details of prices are on our website, when booking quote 'Isle of Wight Cycling Festival' or the codes below to ensure you get a discount. Competitor rates: MP09WCF1 and MP09WCF2 Spectator rates: MP09WCF3 and MP09WCF4
Wightlink - Cycling Festival rates.doc
Red Funnel Tel: 0844 844 9988 www.redfunnel.co.uk
Cyclists get a 10% discount* on Ferry travel and bikes travel for free! Simply enter CYC27 in the promo box online, or quote when booking by phone.
Please adhere to the following rules, observing the Country Code and Highway Code, respecting other users of the countryside:
Do not leave any rubbish on the route - Please take it with you and dispose of at the finish point.
Please close all gates - Last year some were left open and some very angry landowners were worried their animals may escape. To ensure we can keep running this event please closes all gates behind you.
Do not race past other path users - There may be other people using the paths and bridleways you choose so please remember they have as much right to be there as you.