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HQ Minety Playing Fields Association Pavilion, Hornbury Hill, Minety. HQ Open at 5am. Please be quiet in the early morning. Absolutly no warming up in the car park. From the B4040, turn north onto Silver Street, follow the road as it turns left into Hornbury Hill. The HQ is down a minor road to the left. Route to Start Leave the HQ turn right, and follow the road back to the B4040. On reaching the B4040 at the Turnpike Inn, cross straight over onto the minor road. The start is about 1 mile down the road. Marshals Please note that for yet another year, we are very low on marshals for this event – so marshals will only be stationed where it is felt necessary to alert other traffic of our event taking place. Hence the onus is very strongly on the rider to know the course. These short notes should give the basic points. Important Notes 1. The course is generally expected to be quiet during the event 2. The A429 may become busier past 10am when the supermarket opens 3. There are two sharp corners (marked above): • In Charlton: This corner is blind to oncoming traffic, so take care • Between Charlton and A429, crossing river: This corner has good visibility, however unless you brake hard you will cross the line, so look out very carefully for oncoming traffic. 4. We are likely to be low on marshals, so the onus is on the rider to know the course, in particular: • The left turn from the B4042 to the B4696 is likely to be unmarshaled • The left turn off the B4696, signposted Garsdon, is likely to be unmarshaled Both though should have two sets of left turn arrows. Another year, another new course. Now that we can't use the DC course anymore, we are on more minor roads, with a somewhat rolling nature to the course. I've raced round the course on 106” fixed – but most will find the need for gears – especially as you will be doing five laps of the 20 mile course. For me though, I feel more relaxed about this course than in recent years. The course is a simple loop on quiet roads, the riders don't have to change loop at any stage, so just five loops, and you'll pass the finish on the way back to the HQ. I'm glad that the number of riders is up on last year – it makes the event far more viable. IN THE INTERESTS OF YOUR OWN SAFETY, Cycling Time Trials and the event promoters strongly advise you to wear a HARD SHELL HELMET that meets an internationally accepted safety standard. In accordance with Regulation 15 ALL JUNIOR competitors must wear Protective Helmets. It is strongly recommended that a working rear light, either flashing or constant, is fitted to the machine in a position visible to following road users and is active whilst the machine is in use.