The Rules

Each team is made up of 4 tablers/ 41 ers / Ladies Circle / guests or if 4 people from the same table are not available, every effort will be made to make up a team of 4 from various other tables that have more than 4 people for the weekend.

The Hike and Bike Race is one event. Therefore the same 4 competitors who make up a team and hike on the Saturday, must bike on the Sunday.

Each team member is responsible for providing their own bicycle suitable for use in an off-road situation and is also responsible for ensuring that the bicycle is in a fully working condition and must have a safety helmet.

The organising team is not responsible for any damage caused to personal equipment used by participants over the weekend.

Each team is required to carry a basic first aid kit throughout the weekend, but full first aid facilities and full medical back up is provided at the Hostel all weekend.

The results and positions of the teams are based on timings and points gained throughout the courses over the two days.

Every effort is taken to ensure that the timings are accurate and the results entered by the marshals on the course are deemed correct and therefore these results are used for the final scores.

Current standings will be announced at the end of day one and final results announced at the end of the cycling on day two.

Timings for the hike will be based on the last team member back at the hostel. (You should stay together as a team and walk at the speed of the slowest team member).

The timing for the cycle on day two is based on the third team member to cross the finish line. This does allow for one team member to drop out, but only at a checkpoint or on the final run back to the designated finish point.

The competition is undertaken in the spirit of RTBI and NALC. Participants are reminded that, whilst the event is obviously competitive and a competitive instinct is to be applauded, any infringement of the rules in an effort to attain a better position for a Team will result in the

Organisers taking action against the Team as a whole. In particular, where the Organisers decide unfair tactics have been operated the Organisers have the right to disqualify, deduct points or penalise the full Team.

Unfair tactics include, but are not restricted to:

Having additional cyclists within the team,
Slip-streaming
The use of support vehicles,
Having additional bicycles available if mechanical failure occurs.

If a team is considered to have used any unfair tactics or deemed to have had additional help in any way then the organisers have the right to disqualify, deduct points or penalise the full team