Coastal Cruise – Full ride details here -updated with medal timings

Sep 6, 2011

INTRODUCTION

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RUTrainingToday co sponsors of Plymouth’s No1 cycling team Primal Europe, is pleased to announce that we have teamed up with Dartmoor Zoo to bring you a new HQ for the Coastal Cruise Sportive (leisure ride), on Sunday 9^th October 2011.

SPORTIVE ROUTE

Full ride map here

START LOCATION

All riders will start off under the watchful eyes of the Meerkats before embarking on an 80 mile cycle ride taking on Dartmoor, Princetown and Slapton, before arriving back at the zoo passing the Ostrich.

Thanks to the great support of everyone at DZP, we are able to turn this sportive into a family friendly event, where family and friends can stay and play at the zoo for a 25% discount on entry price, whilst waiting for the riders to return.

Set in 33 acres of beautiful woodland with some stunning views of the surrounding countryside, Dartmoor Zoological Park is a unique family owned zoo with a fantastic collection of animals. Home of the, “We brought a zoo” by Ben Mee, which is currently being made into a Hollywood block buster starring Mat Damien and Scarlett Johansson.

For more information about the zoo can be found here http://www.dartmoorzoo.org/

£1 of everyone’s entry fee will be donated straight to the zoo, along with another donation from RUTrainingToday.

A full page of details and a map of the route can be found here

coastal-cruise-sportive – news page

SPORTIVE INFORMATION/FEED ZONES/MARHSALLS/TIMINGS

The course will be signposted and will have a number of marshalls on the route, the course will have a feed station at STREETE village hall near Slapton which will be fully signposted come and top up your drinks and food there.

MEDALS - TIMINGS

Timing chips will be available.

GOLD MEDAL TIMES – MALE sub 4hrs 50 – FEMALE sub 5hrs 15

SILVER MEDAL TIME – MALE sub 5hrs 30 – FEMALE sub 6hrs

BRONZE MEDAL for all finishers

If you haven’t entered yet there are a number of ways of doing so…

By post to Judith Smith, 27 the Dell, Plympton Pl7 4PS – cheques for £20 payable to rutrainingtoday

through Britishcycling at www.britishcycling.org.uk

or at Coastal Cruise – online entry

your visit to the zoo can be planned here Dartmoor zoo – plan your day

7 comments

Ross W / July 6, 2011

If there are no timing chips.. how do you intend on dealing with the medals…

- rutrainingtoday / July 6, 2011
  
  Hi, thanks for this. We have just confirmed that we will have timing chips on the day. So get your entries in!
  
Nick Truscott / August 13, 2011

Hi, i’m signed up for the costal cruise, but a little concerned with the lack of entries. Is there gonna be a minimum number of riders for the ride to go ahead?

- rutrainingtoday / August 13, 2011
  
  Hi, we are not worried and will run the event with a minimum of 75 so get recruiting guys
  
James / September 7, 2011

you mention you will run with a min of 75, I just counted 45 with a month to go on entrants! when will you make the call on running the sportive? thanks.

- rutrainingtoday / September 7, 2011
  
  Hi James
  
  Timing chips have been ordered, so this event is happening, and we hope local cyclists will support us as we try to support the local Dartmoor Zoo.
  
  Dan Fleeman of Team Raleigh confirms attendance at Coastal cruise social 8th October and 9th October Coastal cruise sportive.
  
Matt / September 21, 2011

Thanks for offering such a great end of season ride. I just moved to Plymouth from Canada and I’m very excited to meet some fellow riders and get a feel for the area. See you at the start line.