Organiser:

Paddy Hill

Commentator:

Carl Lawrenson

BUCS Event Lead:

Olivia Hellas

Officials: TBC

Event timings:

Saturday: 08:15am- 16:15pm (predicted finish)

Sunday: 08:30am- 16:00pm (predicted finish)

Spectators level 3 only

A designated area on level 3 of the velodrome will be set aside for spectators and these have specific times they can be used:

Saturday: 12:15-16:15pm

Sunday: 12:00-16:00pm

All other times, spectators will need to respect the track health and safety and keep away from the competing areas please.

Address

Emirates Arena, 1000 London Road, G40 3HG

We are directly across the road from Celtic Park. You can access the Arena from the main entrance on the East End Regeneration Route.

Parking is free on site .

By Road

At junction 2A on the M74, take the A74 exit to Tollcross / Cambuslang. At the roundabout, take the exit onto Fullarton Rd / London Rd / A74​. Then take a left onto the East End Regeneration Route. The main carpark is on the left and there is an overflow car park on the right. At major events the car park can get very busy.

By Bike​

The Arena is only a 10 minute cycle from Glasgow City Centre and both Glasgow Central and Glasgow Queen Street train stations. We have over 200 cycling spaces available. We have a Nextbike Docking Station also.

By Taxi

Glasgow Taxis is the only public transport provider which operates on the city's streets 24/7 and every day of the year. The easiest way to book a taxi in Glasgow is by using the Glasgow Taxis app, which offers a guaranteed fixed price for any immediate bookings made within the Glasgow city boundaries - or if you prefer to pick up the phone just call 0141 429 7070. Visit Glasgow Taxis for more info.

Visitors to the city can also enjoy £5 off Glasgow Airport return hires - just use the promotional code GLA5.

By Bus

There nearest bus stops to the Emirates Arena are at The Forge Retail Park just a short walk away. Shuttle busses run from Glasgow City Centre for some events taking place at the Emirates. For further details please check the event information.

Plan your Bus journey.

By Train

The newly renovated Dalmarnock Rail Station is just a short walk from the Emirates Arena. Train services at this station run on a 4 per hour basis all day on Monday to Saturday on the Argyle Line through Glasgow Central Low Level. Dalmarnock Rail Station operates a limited service on Sundays. The nearest alternative station is Bridgeton.

Plan your Train journey.

By Plane

Glasgow has one of the UK's fastest growing airports and new flights are always being added. At the Arena, we have the luxury of being within 13 miles of Glasgow International Airport.

Plan your Plane journey.

At the venue, there are water fountains which can be used to refill bottles. Catering will also be available to purchase at the café in the Velodrome.

There are changing rooms and accessible toilets at the venue.

Bikes will NOT be available for hire for racing at this event. Competitors must find other arrangements for this.

Any riders/teams that ‘Do Not Show’ (DNS) for their race will be subject to a £100.00 fine.

In case of a new injury, evidence provided by a doctor’s note or equivalent will be accepted.

If an individual/team wants to go for a record in the final ride, this request must be made in writing to the Chief Commissionaire, if not the normal rules will apply and the event terminated if there is a catch.

Team support staff are NOT responsible for signalling their riders to “stay down” when competing and being overtaken. This is the responsibility of the commissaires.

Watching other events:

Competitors

Please keep away from the track area when you are not competing due to limited capacity and health and safety requirements.

There will be limited space in the standing area to about 20-30 people for coaches and any competitors that will be on the track imminently. Please make use of the level 3 upstairs where you can spectate when not competing. 

Times for level 3 spectator area:

Saturday 12:15pm-16:15pm 

Sunday 12pm-4pm 

ALL OTHER TIMES PLEASE KEEP AWAY FROM THE TRACK AREAS, MAKE USE OF THE CAFE OR EXIT THE VELODROME.

The Chief Commissaire and Organiser have the right to withdraw any rider/team from the competition for dangerous or inconsiderate riding. Foul or abusive language will also not be tolerated and will also lead to exclusion from the event.

The event shall try to run to the timetable BUT this is not guaranteed - Please take note during the event if the programme is running early and ensure you are ready. You will be called from the D for a particular event - it is your responsibility to respond and take you starting position - we cannot delay any starts - so appoint a ‘team - manager’ to help. The Organiser/Chief Commissaire has the right to cancel events if track time is shortened due to accidents or other issues.

Only one Team Personnel is allowed track side during racing. No team personnel are allowed track side during bunch events. The pits will be back straight and managed by a commissaire.

The awards presentation will be hosted at the end of racing on Sunday 27 February 2022 at the Chris Hoy Velodrome

Results will be published within 48 hours of the event ending.

Registration

This will take place in the track centre, where BUCS staff will sign you in.

MEN

A “200 metres Time Trial” shall take a flying start from the 200 metres line and shall be used to select the participants (16) and rankings for the sprint competition. The competition shall follow the table below:

WOMEN

A “200 metres Time Trial” shall take a flying start from the 200 metres line and shall be used to select the participants (8) and rankings for the sprint competition. The competition shall follow the table below: