Swansea Footbike eurocup weekend | Great-Britain
26 and 27 September 2009

Course Details
Course description – Singleton Park – Sat 26th
Gentle gradients on curving parkland roads, course marked every 20m with tags, marshalls at key locations. One ‘technical’ section of about 100m with narrower track and tighter bends. Registration, start and finish line at the ‘Swiss Cottage’ on north side of Singleton Park accessed from main entrance on Gower Road

Course length: approx 1.93km
Overall height difference: approx 50m
Surface: tarmac

Course description – 4km Swansea Promenade – Sun 27th
Entirely flat on good quality tarmac except for shallow dip and rise near finish line (<3m). Registration and start at the carpark – bottom of Sketty Lane and finish line at Cenotaph on the promenade on Mumbles Road opposite the rugby ground. Professional timing and ranking
Course length: 1km
Overall height difference: <3m
Surface: tarmac

Race Schedule
Saturday 26th Sep – Race registration (11.00am) - Swiss Cottage, Singleton Park, Swansea
Category Start Time Distance Type
Eurocup 11.30am 3 x 1.93km Relay (3 men or 3 women)
Eurocup 12.30am 19.3km (10 laps) Individual Race (men), mass start
Eurocup 12.30am 15.4km (8 laps) Individual Race (women), mass start
Approximate race series finish time 2.00pm


Sunday 27th Sep – Race registration (10.30am) – Car park at bottom of Sketty Lane, Swansea
Category Start Time Distance Type
Eurocup 11.00am 4km Individual Race (women and men), mass start
Approximate race series finish time 11.15am Part of Swansea Bay 10km International road race which starts at 1.00pm



Race Coordinator Pete Sheterline – Tel: (mobile) +44 (0)7813 618003
Race/Accommodation headquarters – Frog Cottage, Cheriton, Gower. Email: ps@kickbike.biz

Points Scoring:- * Race points awarded in womens and mens categories for each race

Race Arrangements:
** Transport is usually available at race times to take riders to and from Gower accommodation to race registration.
*** Free camping and very cheap cottage accommodation available at race headquarters – email or telephone to reserve

Accommodation:
High Quality B&B available at Frog Cottage - book by email.
FREE accommodation 100m from race headquarters (Llanmadoc Village) in a cottage with cooking facilities and beds for students or overseas visitors (Limit of 10-12 people). Sleeping bags required.
FREE camping at race headquarters plus use of showers etc.
FREE party on Saturday evening with food, refreshments and we hope, live music!

Singleton course map
IKSA races SATURDAY 26th SEPTEMBER Singleton Park map (click on map for larger image) All entrances are for pedestrians only. Cars can be parked in the Gower Road area or the National Pool pay and display.

Mumbles course map


Travel Info to Swansea for the Eurocup 26th and 27th September 2009 Several budget airlines fly to useful UK cities from all over Europe.
• www.easyjet.com fly to London and Bristol
• www.bmibaby.com fly to Cardiff, Bristol and London
• www.ryanair.com fly mostly to Stanstead near London

Rail available from Cardiff, Bristol and London to Swansea at www.firstgreatwestern.co.uk

(Bus) Coaches (much cheaper) available from all major airports and cities to Swansea at www.nationalexpress.com By road, take Swansea West turnoff from the M4 motorway (London to Wales) to Swansea West (A483 – junction 47) and follow signs to Gowerton, Llanrhidian and then Cheriton (for camping and accomodation). Fill your car with fuel before you cross the channel!

Buses available from Swansea Bus Station (where national coaches arrive) to Llanmadoc/Cheriton about 5 times a day (Bus numbers 115/116).

Photos of 2008 edition


Photos of the track:















More info about eurocup competition visit www.iksaworld.com


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