Format

CotsDURO is an ~80km self-supported no frills road-gravel ride held on the last Saturday of June each year.  It is a gentle gateway into the national XDURO trials.

The route showcases the wonderful variety of singletrack and doubletrack, highways and byways of the Cotswolds across its rolling countryside and the saw-tooth profile of the Cotswold Edge.

#CotsDURO23 will run on Saturday 24 June 2023:
  • Start: anytime from 8am at Stroud Brewery
  • End: late-afternoon at Stroud Brewery

There is no parking at the brewery - please take the train and/or ride. And the normal stuff... please don't cycle in a group of more than 6 people and always be courteous and give priority to walkers when off-road. In short, don't be a dick.​
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​What bike shall I ride?
It suits non-UCI compliant(!) >33mm tyres on a gravel/cx bike. Rough bits will be too rough for road bikes. MTBs would be fine but probably a tad overkill.
The ride will be run in XDURO format - 5 timed segments comprised of gravel and road. Lots of time for socialising in the non-timed bits. ​Rider with the lowest aggregate time over the segments 'wins'*.​​  

*There are no entry fees, no prizes, and there is no support. You are entirely responsible for your own actions, only turn up to ride if you are comfortable with this (see Rules for more details).

Route

The route and segments used in 2022 are below - we may post a new version so please check back 5 days before the ride.

Details of the 2022 route: at 80km long and with 1,500m of climbing this will punchy but not to be a sufferfest.

We have 5 new segments (please star them in Strava now):
  • Seg1 - Ruttyland Classique (to A419), flat, 2.3km, 6min
  • Seg2 - Polo Pitches Downhill, downhill(ish), 1.9km, 3min
  • Seg3 - Abbots to Winstone byway, flat, 1.3km, 4min
  • Seg4 - Miserden misery climb, steep uphill, 0.9km, 5min
  • Seg5 - Manor to Limekiln, uphill, 1.9km, 6min
Download to your GPS device prior to the trial
​Navigate to this page on your mobile, then download KMZ file (you may then need to unzip it by using a File Manager app), and then open in Maps.me app to use as backup navigation

Entry

  1. Fill in the Trials Contact Form - link available on the Trials page (same form for all standard TRC trials; no signup, no results)
  2. ​Join The Racing Collective club on Strava and click "I'm in" on the ​Strava event - ​here
  3. Download the route to your GPS device and star each segment so they appear in Strava

Results

Rider CD-1 CD-2 CD-3 CD-4 CD-5 Total