British Road Championships: Info

Info on the three events to be held during Championship week starting on June 21 with the time trial

British Road Championships: Info

TIME TRIAL CHAMPIONSHIP 9 June 21
Four championships to be held on the one day at the Croft Motor Racing Circuit and on surrounding roads. Flat circuit with wide (B & A category roads). Few twists and turns but a fast fast course …

GPX FILE: https://ridewithgps.com/trips/123108069

Race HQ is at Croft Circuit; West Lane, Dalton On Tees, North Yorkshire, DL2 2PL

SCHEDULE
Race HQ Opens 07:15
Croft Circuit open to view 8:00 – 08:45
U23 Men Time Trial Start 09:10
U23 Women Time Trial Start 10:30
U23 Women & U23 Men Podium Presentation 11:30

Croft Circuit open to view 11:40 – 12:30
Elite Women Time Trial Start 12:50
Elite Men Time Trial Start 14:10
Elite Women Podium Presentation 14:40 Finish Area
Elite Men Podium Presentation 16:45 Finish Area

Course Details
The time trial course, encompassing the motor racing circuit and surrounding roads, is 13.7km in length. U23 Men, U23 Women and Elite Women will cover two laps, total distance 27.4km The Elite Men will cover three laps, total distance 41.1km. On completion of the first lap, riders must continue on the motor racing circuit to begin the second lap, riders must not enter the pit lane or pass through the finish line (see map below). It is the responsibility of the rider to ensure they complete the full distance.

Hot Seat
Throughout the event the leading 3 riders will be held at the British Cycling podium truck at the race finish line in ‘Hot Seats’.

Startsheets are here on VeloUK: https://www.velouk.net/2023/06/07/preview-british-road-championships-2/

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CIRCUIT RACE CHAMPIONSHIPS – REDCAR
On the evening of Friday (June 23), the British Circuit Championships will take place for Men and Women on a circuit in Redcar. Until we see the barrier lines, unsure how wide the roads will be but the roads without the barriers are quite wide but there is some road furniture on the high street etc

START TIMES
– Women’s Race Start 18:30 – 55 mins + 5 laps
– Men’s Race Start 20:00 – 55 mins + 5 laps

Time Event
15:00 Race HQ opens
15:30 Sign on opens
18:00 Course opens for women’s warm up
18:30 Women’s race start
19:35 Women’s race finish
19:40 Women’s race presentation
19:40 Course opens for men’s warm up
20:00 Men’s race start
21:05 Men’s race finish
21:15 Men’s race presentation

Race Headquarters
The race headquarters are located at Redcar Leisure Centre, Ridley Street, Redcar TS10 1TD.

The Circuit
The circuit with six corners, is 1.1km in length racing down the Esplanade in Redcar before turning into the ‘high street’ (shopping main street) and down to the Esplanade. The roads are quite wide but with barriers and street furniture, that may change but its a fast course. Races will be run in an anticlockwise direction.

Startsheets are here on VeloUK: https://www.velouk.net/2023/06/07/preview-british-road-championships-2/

ROAD RACE CHAMPIONSHIPS – SALTBURN
On Sunday, June 25, Saltburn will host the two championship races (Women and Men) with titles for Elites and Under 23 riders to be won. My recce of the course for the Men’s and Women’s RR Championships brought back memories of the Klondike Grand Prix national series races. On a bigger course, so fewer times up Saltburn and Skelton Green than what we’ll see at the champs. First Edition of Klondike was a reduced bunch sprint (think there was a crash in the final K) won by Chris Latham but the next two, won from breakaways (Tom Pidcock and Rory Townsend).

The pics of the race on Saltburn climb are of the peloton all together and breakaways taking it in their stride. The next climb, Skelton Green, a long climb, however, seems to inspire attacks and it was awesome in 2018 & 2019. I see sprinters in the mix at the front as well!

The British Road Race Champs is on a course that will have the riders racing these climbs more than Klondike so perhaps a bunch climbing them on the early laps although I think the World Tour riders may light it up from lap 1 and force a breakaway up the road like so many times we’ve seen with team Sky.

How brutal it is will depend on how hard the two races are ridden. This will effect how many finish each of the races but one thing is for sure, a lot of the action will be at the back of the groups especially on Skelton Green climb as well off the front.

The recce of the course confirmed how short and steep Saltburn is but it does drag up to Hob Hill Lane before descending down and then when they get to Skelton Green, its long and steep in places which is why that was such a good climb to be on at the Klondike. The course drags up to Lingdale too and there are some fast, narrow, twisty and rough roads before a short kicker to Kilthorpe before its fast run to Saltburn (a little climb to Brotton too).

So the course does have some let up in it as well as all the climbing. The platform for breakaways is there but they’ll need to work well to stay clear of a chase if one gets going on the descents. There are so many WorldTour riders that it will change the way the race is ridden compared to a National A or B domestic race. For sure, there are going to be some shattered legs by the end of the races! #bringiton

Race Route – https://ridewithgps.com/routes/43041156

Start & Finish Location: Glenside (after the top of the Saltburn Climb), Saltburn-by-Sea, TS12 1LL.

Race Headquarters
The race headquarters is located at Huntcliff School, Marske Mill Ln, Saltburn-by-the-Sea, TS12 1HJ

Opening hours
Saturday: 14:00 – 18:00
Sunday: 07:00 – 19:30

SCHEDULE – WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP – 9am start
07 am Sign On Opens Race HQ
08:45 Riders assemble Huntcliff School car park entrance
09:00 Race Start – neutralised roll out Start Area – Glenside
12:10 Approx. Race Finish – Glenside
12:20 Presentations Finish Area – Glenside

The Women’s race will cover 7 laps of the 18.9km course for a total distance of 132km.

SCHEDULE – MEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP – 1.45pm start
10:45 Sign On Opens Race HQ
13:30 Riders assemble Huntcliff School car park entrance
13:45 Race Start – neutralised roll out Start Area – Glenside
18:30 Approx. Race Finish – Glenside
18:40 Presentations Finish Area – Glenside

The race will cover 10 laps of the 18.9km course with a total distance of 189km.

Startsheets are here on VeloUK: https://www.velouk.net/2023/06/07/preview-british-road-championships-2/