Little Lumpy Cycling Sportive - Terms & Conditions

Participants will be required to confirm their acceptance of the following terms and conditions during registration

Terms and Conditions of entry:

• Participants will be responsible for the roadworthiness of their own cycle.
• Riders partake in this event entirely at their own risk and must rely on their own ability in dealing with hazards.
• No accompanying vehicles are allowed to follow riders. Any participant failing to observe this regulation will be withdrawn from the event.
• This event is not a race or trial of speed, but a personal challenge and as such there will be no list published which sorts riders either in finishing time or finishing position order. An alphabetical list of finishers and times will be published.
• As the event takes place on the open road riders must abide by the Highway Code at all times. The function of marshals is only to indicate direction and not that it is safe to proceed. Riders must make their own assessment as to whether the movement is safe.
• Riders are on a private excursion on a public highway and the organisers take no responsibility for their conduct.
• For insurance purposes, all cyclists must wear a hard shell helmet.
• All participants under the age of 18 shall have had a consent form completed by their parent/guardian. A parent or guardian must accompany riders under the age of 16.
• The use of triathlon bars is not permitted.
• Riders should be competent cyclists accustomed to riding safely in the company of others.
• All participants agree to abide by the British Cycling regulations that are relevant to Non Competitive Cycling events.
• No liability whatsoever shall attach to the promoter, promoting organisation, event sponsor, British Cycling or any event official or member of British Cycling or member of the promoting organisation in respect of any injury, loss or damage suffered by the rider in or by reason of the event, unless such injury, loss or damage is proven to be caused by the negligence of the aforementioned.

Riders should:

1. Have their own personal accident and third party insurance.
2. Be self-sufficient and in particular be competent and equipped to deal with punctures and mechanical failures.
3. Wear adequate clothing and be suitably equipped to deal with adverse weather conditions.
4. Obey the instructions of all the event’s officials.
5. Where possible keep to the left, not ride more than two abreast, stop at junctions, be careful when crossing main roads and exercise caution when descending steep hills.
6. Make sure their brakes are in top condition.

Refund policy:

Applications are strictly personal, firm and binding and fees shall not be refunded for any reason. Applications can, under no circumstances, be transferred to another person, whatever the reasons.