Format

CotsDURO is a ~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.

#CotsDURO22 will run on Saturday 25 June 2022:
  • 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.
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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.
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.​

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

Details of the 2022 route and segments will be released shortly before the ride. 
To give you an idea, last year it was 82km long and with 1,400m of climbing... specifically designed not to be a sufferfest.

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. Once the route has been released, download it to your GPS device and star each segment so they appear in Strava

Results

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