Pearce Cycles Downhill Series Rider Information

The Pearce Cycles Downhill Series is a regional series (Cat. E) affiliated to British Cycling.  It sits one level below the National Points Series (NPS) so it a good introduction to racing.  You don't need a British Cycling licence to race our series, but we'd recommend you look at the benefits of membership if your participation develops.

A full list of dates and venues is available here


HOW TO ENTER
ALL RACES ARE FULL, ADD YOUR NAME TO RESERVE LISTS BY CALLING 01584 879288

1. Online - You can enter using our website, click on the Event Entries tab on the left hand menu.  Only races which have spaces available will be listed.  Once your entry has been accepted the order status will show completed in 'My Account'

2. In the shop - Paper entry forms will be available at the shop to fill in.

3. By telephone - Please ensure you have your rider details and card details to hand.

Each race weekend will cost £55.00 per rider.

Each race is limited to 300 riders and entries will strictly be on a first come, first served basis.  Please enter as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.


ONCE YOU'VE ENTERED

Before race weekend we recommend you check the list of confirmed riders for each event.  This list is updated regularly and displayed as a download at the bottom of each race page.  Make sure your name is listed and that all your details are correct.  Please inform us of any errors.

Refunds & Cancellation policy

We will accept refunds up to seven days prior to each event.  A cancellation fee of £5.00 is chargeable of each event refunded.

Should the race have to be cancelled for any reason, at the organiser's discretion entry fees may be returned less any costs incured.

Contact numbers for checking are 07860 655852 or 07969 789419.


AT THE RACE - SIGN-ON & NUMBER BOARDS

Before you start riding you must sign-on in the registration marquee - this shows us that you've arrived to race and ensures that you're covered by our event insurance.

You will collect your new number board when you sign-on at your first event.

*YOU MUST NOT RACE THE 2009 SERIES USING A 2008 NUMBER.*

If you lose or forget your race number at further races a replacement will cost £5.  You must have a number fitted to your bike at all times - during racing it's used by the timing team as identification so please start with it clean!.  Do not alter your number board with personal stickers etc.


RIDER ETIQUETTE

Racing is run to British Cycling regulations which can be found here

With 300 riders at each race the course can become congested at times.  To minimise delays and for your safety it's important that you:

• comply with any instructions given to you by a race marshal
• do not stop and block the course
• if you need to stop for any reason move off the course and outside the tapes so as to not impede other riders
• if caught by a faster rider please try and give way at the earliest opportunity.

EVENT SCHEDULE

An detailed event schedule is available as a download at the bottom of each race page.

Saturday	9.00am - 5.00pm 10.00am - 4.00pm	Registration for practice and race  Open practice
Sunday	8.00am -10.00am 8.30am -10.30am 11.00am >	Registration for race Open practice Racing starts

A two run format with the fastest single time from either run counting towards the result will be used.

The categories run in the following order:
Hardtail, Juvenile, Youth, Junior, Veteran, Master, Women, Senior, Expert, Elite.

1st run start times will be posted on the notice board in the registration marquee on Sunday morning.  After the 1st run, if there is time there will be a break, otherwise 2nd runs will follow immediately.  2nd run start times are re-seeded from 1st run results and will be posted on the notice board.

There will be 30 second gaps between each rider and 1 minute gap between each category.  Allow plenty of time to get to the start - you may be penalised if late!

All results are posted on the notice board in the registration marquee.


AWARDS

Medals will be awarded for individual rounds down to 3rd position.

Series points will be awarded equally for both timed runs down to 50th place.
Results from best 6 of 10 runs will count towards final series positions.  In the event of a tie, the final series positions will be decided by the final run result.

Trophies, product and cash prizes are awarded for series winners to 5th position where applicable on a pro-rata basis of 1 prize per 5 qualifying competitors, unless the race organiser decide otherwise.

National Ranking Points are also available to British Cycling licence holders.


FACILITIES

For Bringewood / Hopton / Bucknell & Kinnerton
Ludlow Tourist Information Centre for accommodation advice: 01584 875053

For Rhyd y Felin
Oswestry Tourist Information Centre: 01691 662488
Bala Tourist Information Centre: 01678 521021

Camping is available on-site from Friday evening.
Hot and cold refreshments will be available from Saturday 9.00am.
There will only be water provided for washing.  We recommend you bring enough drinking water with you.  The caterers will sell bottled water.
Basic chemical toilets are available.
Dogs strictly on leads at all times.

Bike repair service
Rick Keates (Cytech 2 qualified) will be offering a FREE repair service on Sunday for riders who break their bikes during the race.  If you're unfortunate enough to need his services, he can be found next to the registration marquee!


THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS & HELPERS

Trail Addiction - www.trailaddiction.com
FiveTen - www.fiveten.com
SixPack Racing - www.sixpack-racing.com
DH Spain - www.dhspain.com
2Stage Bikes - www.2stagebikes.com
High 5 Sports Nutrition - www.highfive.co.uk
Smartwool - www.smartwool.com
Fli Distribution/O'Neal - www.flidistribution.com
PPC ImageLab - www.the-ppc.com
Forest Enterprise - www.forestry.gov.uk
Tilhill Forestry - www.upm-tilhill.com
Extreme Medics - www.extrememedics.com
Downton Estate
Janet’s Jacket Potatoes – Catering
Ludlow Air Cadets
Pearce Cycles Race Team
All marshals, sign-on team & course builders
Uplift drivers


OLD RESULTS ARCHIVE

Full category results available, if you need any different let us know.

2006 Races
2007 Races
2008 Races


If you have any queries or need more information please contact us