Wallingford Festival of Cycling July 14

GS Henley in conjunction with the Wallingford Festival of Cycling are running a series of criterium races in the South Oxfordshire town of Wallingford on the afternoon of the 14th July.

Wallingford Festival of Cycling July 14

GS Henley in conjunction with the Wallingford Festival of Cycling are running a series of criterium races in the South Oxfordshire town of Wallingford on the afternoon of the 14th July 2019.

Racing starts at 2pm and there are 4 races – Youth A and B boys, Youth A and B girls, 2,3,4 Women and 3/4 men. The Men’s races is a qualifying round for the Oxfordshire Road race league, with priority entries going to ORRL member clubs. Each race has a 50 rider limit.

The course is a fully closed town centre circuit which promises fast, attacking racing. Entries close on 8th July 2019 and are open on the British Cycling website now.

Festival runs 12th – 14th July – website: www.wallingfordfestivalofcycling.co.uk

It’s our 5th year and we grow each year. The event this year will see around the following numbers:

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— Inclusive Riding Festival Sunday 10 am to 12 noon: We have partnered with Wheels for All and Style Acre charities to run events for people with a range of disabilities and expect around 200 to this event.

— Corporate Fun Afternoon: Friday 12th 2-6 pm. This is new for us but we are hoping for 50-100 takers….

— Schools Festival Saturday 13th July 2 pm – 5 pm – 100-180 children aged 5-10 years old competing in 3 venues: Dual track, Skills arena and Grass Track Racing. We expect a crowd of 700-800 for this.

— Community Rides – Sunday 14th July 8 am – 3 pm – we are expecting 1000-1500 people riding. We have added two more 5 mile start times, a new 13 mile and a new 27 mile to encourage beginners along with the 38 mile and 75 mile we always run plus a bonus 100 mile for the super serious. This is being run by SODC. We have partnered with Against Breast Cancer and Sue Ryder Hospice to help raise money for these two deserving causes.

— Dual Track racing – Sunday 14th 2 pm to 5 pm with the finals between 6 pm and 7 pm – we are expecting 200 people to come specifically for this event.

— Penny Farthing Club: Sunday 14th 11 am to 4 pm. 15 people will learn to ride and then enter in the parade/race around our racing circuit.

— Town Centre Racing Programme – Sunday 14th 2 pm to 5:30 pm on a new circuit that goes past the Kinecroft. We are expecting 600 to do this and have brought back the Penny Farthing race along with 2 new youth races.

— Kinecroft – plans for this include: 20 stalls including our 4 partner charities, your lorry/cycle safety exhibition, food truck, bar, ice cream van, pump track, dual track, grass track arena, skills arena, trampolines, climbing walls and much more.

Our aims remain to promote more and safer cycling along with raise some money for local charities.