Format

CotsDURO is a 100km 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.

#CotsDURO18 will run on Saturday 30 June 2018:
  • Start: 10am at Stroud Brewery
  • End: late afternoon for drinks/food back at Stroud Brewery

There is no parking at the brewery itself so please park elsewhere or better still take the train/ride.  For those camping out on Fri or Sat night try Thistledown Farm.
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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 consists of 100km of prime Cotswoldian mixed surface riding with 2000m of climbing, start/end at Stroud Brewery.

Below are the 5 timed segments, please favourite them on Strava (see instructions) - approx start km/end km (segment length in km):
  • Segment1 - Avening Rd Climb - 8.3/9.9 (1.6) - tarmac to gravel climb
  • Segment2 - Fosse Ride 24/7 Cyclocross - 24.0/36.8 (12.8) - the entire Fosse Way! There are a number of road crossings so please be careful
  • Segment3 - Fast & Flowing in Laycambe Wood - 67.1/69.9 (2.8) does what it says on the tin
  •  Segment4 - Uley Bury CW Loop - 84.0/85.8 (1.8) - one lap (clockwise direction with North up) of Uley Bury Fort. No apologies for the gates - everyone has to deal with them :)
  • Segment5 - Penn Wood Gate to Gate - 89.0/92.2 (3.2) flowy singletrack, mtb'ers rejoice!
Download to your GPS prior to the ride

Some people are experiencing problems with the annotated version of the route - in which case please use the unannotated version (and you'll have to make a note of the approx start/end km markers in segment descriptions above).
Navigate to this page on your mobile, then download KMZ file and open in Maps.me app to use as backup navigation

Entry

  1. ​Join The Racing Collective club on Strava
  2. Click "I'm in" on the ​Strava event - here
  3. Star each segment so they appear in Strava
  4. Download the route to your GPS device

Results


​#CotsDURO18 feed