Come & be part of South West road racing history!

This will be the first road race to have been run on the new SW167 Ermington course.

Those who have ridden the Plymouth Chaingang, or Cycling Time Trial's S4/10 will be familiar with the A3121.

The peloton will roll out of Wrangaton at the designated start time, turning right onto the A3121 over the A38 for ~2km before taking the third exit of the roundabout onto the valley road (heading south-west towards Ugborough & Ermington). The race will remain neutralised until approximately Ugborough Garages on the left of the carriageway, however, the commissaires have the power to change this during the rollout to ensure the peloton's safety. 

From here, it's a wide, non-technical descent to the valley floor, bypassing the village of Ermington before reaching the second roundabout after nearly 8km - where the A3121 meets the A379. The race will do nearly a full 360-degree turn at this roundabout, heading back up the way it came, all the way to that top roundabout past Ugborough before repeating for the number of laps written in the race manual!

The rouleurs among you will be glad to read that the finish line is shortly before the real climbing begins each lap; with a short, steep kicker within the last kilometre before 'flattening' out to 1-2% all the way to the line.

We have no idea who this course suits - one for the breakaway, or a bunch sprint?

Come & find out on the 13th April!

what3word locations:

Start - A3121 Near Ugborough Garage ///spud.childcare.weeps

Finish - A3121 Lay-by near Ludbrook ///greet.breathing.swoop

HQ - Bittaford Village Hall* ///anthems.pavilions.booth

Roll-out** - Wragaton Garages ///test.downsize.goose

Parking - Ivybridge Train Station (Plymouth Park & Ride) ///otherwise.exposes.dolphin

Notes:

*There is NO COMPETITOR PARKING AT THE VILLAGE HALL - This is reserved for officials due to limited space. Please park at Ivybridge station. If you choose to park in Bittaford village, please do so with courtesy & remember that acts like poor parking or public urination will jeopardise future races on this circuit.

**It is ~2km from the Village Hall (~4KM from parking) to the roll-out location along the B3123. Please allow sufficient time to reach the start.

The B3123 is a fast, fairly flat & straight road. Whilst excellent for warming up, please exercise caution when riding along here at all times.

Strava routes:

- Course (ie. end of neutral + one full lap + one finishing lap)

- Parking to HQ 

- HQ to roll-out

- Neutral section

- Finish to HQ

Info for Riders

Early entries really help us out, so please consider entering as soon as you can!

Race start times below: ⬇️

3/4 Regional B: 10:30

3/4 Women's Regional B: 14:00

Prizes will be awarded for the top three in each race, as well as the top 4th category riders in each race - numbers dependant. 

Entry is on a first-come, first-served basis. 

HQ will be open for sign-on from 08:30 and 12:00 respectively & will close 45 minutes before each race.

Please consider your impact on the environment when traveling to this event and car share where possible.