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This in from Colin Colin Humphreys, Red Rose Olympic:

With the rainy summer nearly over its back to the cold and rainy cross season and for those of you who remember the Scorton Scramble we now have something completely different to offer.

The Red Rose Olympic Avenham Cyclo-Cross race opens the North West calendar on Saturday 18^th of September at Avenham Park in Preston.  It’s a fantastic venue for cross including grassy climbs and descents, stairs, off the bike short sharp climbing, hurdles, trails and a little tarmac for recovery.  We’ve even got a viaduct over the river to play with!

Full Course Map Here (pdf)

It’s taken a lot of persuading to allow access for a cross race and many hours of negotiating with council officials, contractors, parks and gardens staff and many others.  Avenham is a Victorian listed park so we have to be careful to ensure they let us back in.  It’s essential that we keep to the marked out course to reduce any damage.   It’s a public park so we also need to be aware of the general public wanting to enjoy the park and the racing during the day.  The cross races kick off an eight day festival called ‘Preston on the Move’ so there will be other events throughout the weekend so let’s put on a good display.  We will have a race village area so bring your club and or team gazebos.  There will also be a Go-Ride Racing event for novice U16 riders plus media and film crews recording the event for TV and radio.  It’s a Cat A race so we have decided to have both pre and enter on the day, available.  I would advise you to get your entries in asap as the council may put a cap on the numbers.  If you are a regular North West rider don’t forget you numbers.

Signing on is in front of the new Pavilion building next to the river.

Programme of events

Race 1- 11:00am Youth Race (Under 16 full course 30 minutes plus 1 lap, £5 pre entry, £6 on the day)

Race 2- 12.:00 noon Under 12′s (Short course 15 minutes plus 1 lap, Free to enter)

Race 3-1:00pm Juniors, Women, Seniors, Veterans (full course 60 minutes plus 1 lap, £10 pre entry, £12 on the day)

Race 4- 2:30pm Go-Ride Racing (Under 16 novice riders)

Entries on the usual BC entry form to Colin Humphreys 25 Kennington Road, Fulwood, Preston, PR2 8BT (Cheques made payable to Colin Humphreys)

Finally I would be really grateful for anyone who can help out on the day. Give me a call on 07947069962.
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Just been brought to my attention that the details of the event at Beacon Park aren’t in the calendar – they are here on the British Cycling site

We’ve had a few queries about whether the event is still on – yes it is.  The course may well feature some residual snow and almost certainly ice with the current forecast, but we will deal with this to make a safe course.  It’s also likely to be muddy too.  All the fun of winter racing in one go.

Cycling Weekly have published the venue as an old venue that was originally in the BC handbook – the event takes place at Edgeside Park, Waterfoot, about 2 miles from Rawtenstall.  See here.

There’s still quite a bit of snow and ice that may make local access to the venue at Edgeside Park slow going – but please use the allotted parking marked off Wales Road – please do not park on the road side.

Tiviot Dale Summer Cyclocross Series

Organised by Stockport & Zodiac CRC
Enquiries to Stuart Johnson
0161 487 1439
anniej12@talktalk.net

Reddish Vale, Stockport (near Tesco!) – Map here 

Wed 14th May
Wed 28th May
Wed 25th June

6.30 U12 (free)
7.15 Youth (U16) 30 mins
8.15: Senior race, 1 hour

Sunday 13th January 2008, Wyreside Park, Snow Hill Lane, Scorton PR3 1BA

A qualifying round of the 2007/08 NWCCA race league

Red Rose Olympic Scorton Scramble

13 January 2008

Wyreside Park, Snow Hill Lane, Scorton, PR3 1BA

Directions: (see map below)

From M6 exit at junction 32 for M55 but exit immediately first junction and join A6 at Broughton roundabout and travel north. Follow signs for Garstang stay on A6, travel through Barton, Bilsborrow, Brock, Catterall, Garstang and Cabus. Turn right off A6 onto Gubberford Lane opposite petrol station; sign posted Trough of Boland and The Priory (brown signs). Also look out for Red Rose directional signs (white triangles with Red Rose logo on them).

Follow road into Scorton Village turn right into Snow Hill Lane opposite the Old Barn, go past the Priory Pub / Hotel and keep on going up the hill. You will eventually see a large Red Rose banner at the entrance to the park.

Turn left through main entrance for parking in front of the main house or go straight on for further parking that is by the side of the road, which is slightly nearer the start finish. Larger motor homes may struggle to park as entrance and adjacent lanes are narrow.

The Course:

The racing takes place around the landowner’s house, and adjoining land. As we are still in the shooting season the landowner has asked spectators not to walk in the wooded areas so as not to disturb the pheasants. If you want to walk around the course please keep to the taped areas. Please also remember this is private land and a working farm so be aware that we are racing around the landowners home. The course is a good tough test with plenty of mud, fast compact lanes, mud, hurdles, mud, cobbles, oh and did I mention the mud?

We have cut out the cobbled section for the U12’s but it will still be good test for the stars of the future.

One last thing please be aware that you will need to walk along part of the course to get to the start and HQ so if you are a competing in the senior event please keep to the side of the relevant road if you arrive during the youth race. Also please do not warm up during the youth and U12 race.

Map:

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