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Mansfield Outdoor Centre Technical Guide
Contents
Schedule
Course Description
Medical / Hospitals
Event Rules
Equipment Rules
Directions and Accommodation
Schedule
8 am |
Registration opens |
9:30 am |
Registration closes for Marathon |
9:45 am |
Rider briefing Marathon |
10 am |
Marathon start |
10:15 am |
Registration re-opens for Half Marathon |
11:15 am |
Registration closes |
11:30 or 12:00 |
Half Marathon start (rider briefing 5 minutes before start) |
2:00 pm |
Anticipated first finish, both races |
3:30 pm |
Awards, as appropriate |
5 pm |
Course closes |
Course Description
Marathon: Starting with a 1 km double track start loop, the full course heads into some single track for the next 2 km. At 3 km things open up and the speed picks up again. The first feedzone is around 20k into the race, and the second feedzone is at the 40 km mark. This is also the point where the full Marathon joins in with the Half Marathon. After that it is fast, flowing and fun all the way, with a few climbs to keep you alert and a fast downhill rip to the finish. We have removed the bog climb and a few others.
Half Marathon: The Half Marathon will be fun and filled with single track. While more climbs are a feature of the full Marathon, there are enough little climbs in the Half Marathon to keep you on your toes! There will be one feedzone at approximately halfway through the course.
Feed/Tech Zones:
Each feed/tech zones has a Topeak Floor Pump, Axiom Tubes for 26” and 29” wheels, SuperB multi tools, Finish Line Dry and Wet lube, Hammer Gel and HEED along with water and bananas
First Aid/Medical
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The Emergency Action Plan Co-ordinator will be responsible for first aid/medical decisions. She will be located at the timing area near the start/finish.
If you are injured on course and need assistance, please notify another competitor. If you see someone in need of medical assistance, please stop and lend help as you are able and note the location on course and notify the next course marshal (located at each feedzone).
Substance Projects staff are prepared to assist the evacuation of an injured participant. If the injury occurs in a single-track section, the rider will be carried to the nearest appropriate double-track area and brought back to the start/finish area via an all-wheel drive vehicle, and then transported to the nearest hospital.
The nearest hospital to the race site is the Stevenson Memorial Hospital in Alliston on Fletcher Cres.
Event Rules
The race will be held under the event rules of the Union Cycliste International (UCI) and the Canadian Cycling Association (CCA) with the exception of inclusion of a start loop. For a full list of rules see the Ontario Cycling Association (OCA) web site.
All riders must follow the course as marked and must not cut any single track sections. All riders must respect the venue and the trails and endeavour to not damage or pollute the venue.
Riders who do not complete the race must notify an official of their withdrawal from the event. Any search and rescue costs will be the sole responsibility of the rider.
Riders must respect other trail users. The course is not a closed race course.
There is no mechanical assistance during the race.
Equipment Rules
Bikes must meet safety criteria as defined by UCI standards.
Riders must wear a helmet at all times.
Any riders needing specific medication (e.g. for asthma, allergies, etc.) are advised to carry it with them during the race and to take any necessary precautions.
Directions and Accommodation
Take Highway 400 to the exit for Highway 89 (Cookstown). Proceed west on Highway 89 through the towns of Cookstown and Alliston until you meet Airport Road (also known as Dufferin County Rd 18). Turn north and go approximately 10km to the sign for Mansfield Outdoor Centre on the right side. Turn into the driveway and follow the parking people. Registration is in the Mountain Bike Building next to the road.
There are a variety of motels and hotels in Alliston and Orangeville (both towns are a short drive to the venue). Mansfield Outdoor Center also offers camping; more details can be found at http://www.mansfieldoutdoorcentre.ca/trailerpark.html.
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