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Old March 13th 12, 02:30 PM posted to uk.rec.cycling
Simon Mason[_4_]
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Default Sportive clash forces postponement of Bristol South Road Race aspolice refuse permit

Interesting clash of interests sees a road race postponed.

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The Bristol South Road Race, initially scheduled be held on Sunday 22
April 2012, has been moved to Sunday 27 May after police refused a
permit because the original date clashed with the Mario Cipollini Gran
Fondo taking place the same weekend.

With new sportives continually being added to the calendar, and not
requiring a permit, the forced postponement underlines the need for
organisers of new events to conduct thorough research beforehand to
ensure they do not clash with established ones on the calendar.

In the case of the Bristol South Road Race and the Mario Cipollini
Gran Fondo, the issue is that both events were due to pass through
Bishop Sutton on the same day. Since the sportive did not require a
permit, Avon & Somerset Constabulary was unable to stop it from
following that route, so instead a permit was refused for the road
race.

A spokesman for British Cycling told road.cc: "With the current
situation of road races requiring police authorisation but sportives
not, such date clashes can occur although it must be stressed that
this is an extremely rare occurrence.

“Clear communications and effective sharing of information between
organisers and the authorities is required to ensure this remains the
case."

In the UK, road racing was illegal until the Cycle Racing on the
Highways Regulations 1960 came into force. That legislation, as
subsequently amended, continues to apply today, and imposes a number
of what are termed ‘standard conditions’ as well as further conditions
that police may impose.

The latter can often be an issue of contention, with the approach
taken varying from force to force, and British Cycling has an ongoing
campaign, Keep Racing on the Roads, which seeks to have the law
updated, achieve consistent and reasonable costs of policing, and
which addresses other issues such as marshalling and signs.

Under current British Cycling rules, clubs, associations and other
organisations planning road races are required to apply at least eight
weeks in advance to their local region, which then applies to the
Chief Constable of the area concerned (in practice, a police officer
appointed to act on his or her behalf) with information including the
route, timings and number of competitors.

To avoid sportives being classified as road races and therefore be
subject to those rules, including the requirement to obtain a permit –
although police and other relevant authorities do of course need to be
notified that it is taking place – organisers are not permitted to
introduce any competitive element.

That includes not being allowed to rank finishers in time order, who
instead can be listed alphabetically, nor can prizes be awarded to
those completing the course in the quickest times.

Failure to do so can result in the event’s insurance being rendered
invalid, and terms and conditions of entry, as well as publicity about
events, typically highlights the non-competitive nature of the ride.

That is made abundantly clear on the website of the Mario Cipollini
Gran Fondo, with mention of the provision of timing chips, for
example, underlining that entrants should “please keep in mind that
the event is non-competitive and we don’t reward fastest times or such
like.”

http://road.cc/content/news/54630-sp...-refuse-permit

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Simon Mason
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