Entry Information

Entry Dates and Costs

DATES

Wednesday 25th May 2022

VENUE

Bike Park Wales, Gethin Woodland Centre, Abercanaid, Merthyr Tydfil CF48 1YZ

ENTRY COSTS

£81.25

ENTRIES OPEN

Entries are now open on BUCS Play

ENTRIES CLOSE

Tuesday 10 May 2022 at 11:59pm – Student Deadline

(Students must apply by this deadline)

Thursday 12 May 2022 at 11:59pm – Institution Administrator Approval Deadline

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

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.

Events and BUCS Points Available

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). Similarly, medals will be awarded according to the accrual of BUCS points. For example, if there are only three entries in an event only Gold and Silver medals will be awarded.

Entry Allowance

Institutions can request an unlimited number of entries, however should the event reach capacity 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).

Championship Format

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 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.

Schedule

Please note the schedule is subject to change

SCHEDULE

8:00                             Registration Open

10:30                            Registration Closes

9:00-9:15                      Team Captains/Riders Briefing

9:30-12:30                    DH course open for practice with uplift

13:00-15:15                  Qualifying Run

16:00-17:00                  Championship Run

17:30                            Medal Presentations

Marshals

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. 

British Cycling Membership and Race License

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.

Accommodation

It is the responsibility of the students to book their own accommodation or camping for this event. Nearby accommodation can be found here.

 

Trails

Below are the trails we will be provisionally using (subject to availability)

1. Dai Hard

2. Coal not Dole

3. Zut Alors

Trail videos can be found here.

 

Equipment

  • Riders will be expected to wear full face helmets 
  • Riders will not be permitted to wear any head or body cameras when racing