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Tawara Cycling Festival
We are delighted to announce the return of the Tawara Cycling Festival this summer. The event
will be held on Sunday 27 August 2023 and is open to all club members and visiting cyclists. It will
be the largest cycling event in the region this year. We have spectacular routes, beautiful scenery
and exceptional entertainment planned in an amazing location. This is an event where the whole
family is welcome, either cycling the family-friendly short route together or cheering the return of
cyclists completing the longer routes. There are plenty of activities planned to make it a fun day out
for all. Every penny of your entry fee helps to give you the best day possible and we reinvest any
leftover funds into local cycling ventures and community projects.
The Tawara Cycling Festival is a recreational cycle event with fantastic routes of varying lengths
for all experience levels, ages and abilities. There are five longer trails available covering 25, 50,
75 and 100 mile routes, with a new distance of 150 miles to challenge you in 2023. We also have a
family-friendly ride of 6 to 10 miles which should take about an hour to cycle – perfect for younger
children. All routes have been planned to accommodate the riding ability of all participants from
expert riders to complete novices.
The Trails and details of an emergency contact. Cash
transactions cannot be accepted. Entries are
The festival is set in the beautiful West limited to 150 for each trail distance so early
Swade nature reserve. Each trail offers the registration is advisable. Entries will close on
chance to ride through the stunning 20 August or earlier if a trail is fully
countryside, enjoy the wild spaces and subscribed. Details of the available trails are
explore one of the most bio-diverse areas in as follows:
the country. The routes pass through
beautiful woodlands, open heathland, Trail DetailsDista Lu Fee Cli
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wetland habitats and rolling farmland.
(mi) (ft)
All trails start and finish at the lake. In order 6 to No £7. 20
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25 No £15 94
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50 No £20 1,6
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75 Yes £25 2,1
.00 12
100 Yes £25 2,6
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150* Yes £32 4,1
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must start within twenty minutes of the listed Registering and participating in a trail is
start time for their trail. The trails are all fully taken as acknowledgement that each cyclist
signposted and designed so you can explore accepts the event regulations. This is a non-
and ride at your own pace. On the longer competitive cycling event and participants
trails there will be three feed stations. These must enter for reasons of recreation or
are perfect locations to take a break and personal challenge. Anyone considered to
refuel yourself ready for the next section of be competing with other riders will be
your ride. There will be a selection of hot and prevented from entering future events. No
cold food, water, high energy drinks, sweet finishing times will be published. All riders
and savoury snacks and fruit. All feed under the age of 16 must be accompanied
stations have toilet facilities, mechanical by a responsible adult who is also
support services and medical help if needed. participating in the same trail distance. An
Registration and Participation adult may accompany more than one child.
Prior to the festival all registered riders will
Event registration and payment must be receive full event details including the event
completed online prior to the festival. Please regulations, route maps, feed station
ensure you provide valid contact information locations, emergency contact numbers and
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hazard signage to ensure riders can made within 5 days of the festival will not be
adequately prepare for the event. entitled to a refund.
On the day of the festival riders will need to Entertainment
check in by showing a copy of their
confirmation email or photographic Alongside the cycling, the festival will also
identification. All participants will be given a have stalls and a wide range of free
rider number. Riders are responsible for their attractions and special events planned to
own bike and equipment. The bike must be keep all the family entertained. Many of the
fully roadworthy and a cycle helmet must be stalls have produce sourced from local
worn. Headphones and musical playing retailers and suppliers within a 20-mile
devices are not permitted for riders whilst on radius of the event. Activities will include:
the trails. It is the rider’s own responsibility to bike handling for children
ensure they are fit and able to take part in
the event. bubble bikes
All volunteers, marshals and staff involved in cycle maintenance sessions
the event will be clearly identifiable. They get back on your bike sessions for
give their time freely and without their mature riders
assistance we would not be able to run the
festival. Please obey their instructions and guided walks around the nature
be polite to them. reserve
post-ride massages
Cancellation
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In the unlikely event of extreme weather sessions
conditions, insufficient rider numbers or
circumstances outside of our control we rental bikes
reserve the right to cancel the festival. If for yoga for cyclists.
any reason it is cancelled you will be notified
by SMS and email at the earliest opportunity. There is also a tranquil lake for supervised
Your entry fee will be refunded in full using water activities such as canoeing,
the same method you used to purchase your paddleboarding and wild swimming. There
entry. If the festival is postponed your entry will be an indoor cycling centre where people
will be carried forward to the rescheduled can test out some of the newest bikes on the
event. If you need to cancel your entry you market. Secure bike storage is available so
can do so up to 5 days before the festival cyclists can enjoy the entertainment in the
and receive a full refund. Cancellations knowledge that their equipment is safe.
We look forward to seeing you at the festival. Please remember to enter as early as possible to
avoid disappointment. In the meantime, if you have any questions or concerns please feel free to
contact us via our website.
