 Swansea
Scooter promo race Great-Britain
22 and 23 September 2007
Travel Info to Swansea
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 at www.firstgreatwestern.co.uk
to Swansea
Coaches (much cheaper) available from all major airports and cities to
Swansea at www.nationalexpress.com/nxairport/grp_fares.cfm
By road
take Swansea West turnoff from the M4 motorway (London to Wales) to Swansea
West (A483) 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)
Swansea 2007 Race Schedule
(replaces any previous provisional schedules)
Saturday 22th Sep 2007 - Race registration (11.00am) - Swiss Cottage,
Singleton Park, Swansea
| Category |
Start Time |
Distance |
Type |
| Eurocup |
11.30 am |
3 x 1.93km |
Relay (3 men or 3 women) |
| Eurocup |
12.30 am |
19.3km
(10 laps) men
15.4km (8 laps) women |
Individual
Race (women or men) |
Approximate race series finish time 2.00pm
Sunday 23th Sep 2007 - Race registration (10.30am) - Car park at
bottom of Sketty Lane, Swansea
| Category |
Start Time |
Distance |
Type |
| Eurocup |
11.00 am |
1 km |
Individual Race (women or men) |
Approximate race series finish time 11.15am
Part of Swansea Bay 10km International road race which starts at 1.00pm
- It is planned to ride for lunch and
a beer to Mumbles along the seafront after the end of the 1km sprint
(gentle 6km kick) Race Coordinator Pete Sheterline - Tel: (mobile)
+44 (0)7813 618003 Race/Accomodation headquarters - Frog Cottage,
Cheriton, Gower +44 (0)1792 386362 Email ps@kickbike.biz
- Race points awarded in womens and mens
categories for each race
- A minibus will be available at race
times to take riders to and from Gower accomodation to race registration.
- Free camping and very cheap cottage
accomodation available at race headquarters - email or telephone to
reserve
Accomodation:
FREE accomodation 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!
Swansea 2007 - Course
Details Course description - Singleton Park - Sat 22th
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 - 1km Swansea Promenade - Sun 23th
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 1.000km
Overall height difference <3m
Surface tarmac
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