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The Cricklade Triathlon
The Cricklade Triathlon is community event organised
by local enthusiasts to raise money for good causes.
Open to anyone in good health and capable of competing, the
pool based swim means that the event is ideal for novices or more experienced
athletes wanting to step-up to the Standard Olympic distance.
Interested in entering in 2012?
The 2012 Junior triathlon
and Youth aquathlon
, will take place on Sunday 10th June and the Senior
Standard and Sprint distance events will take place on Sunday
8th July. The formats will follow those of earlier years.
Places are limited to 100 Junior, 50 Youth, 20 Olympic and 80 Sprint and will be issued on a
first come basis.
Entry forms
Entry to the Cricklade Triathlon can be made by post or
on-line where a choice of on-line payment or payment by cheque is available:
Race formats
Four events will be staged in 2011 with the senior events
also being open to relay teams:
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Junior "fixed
duration" event ( 7min swim, 10min cycle and 10min run).
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Youth aquathlon event (400m
swim, 3km run for Tristar3 category or 5km for Tristar Youth and Junior B categories).
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Standard distance event (1500m
swim, 38km cycle and 10km run).
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Sprint distance event (400m swim,
19km cycle and 5km run).
The swim for all events will be staged at Cricklade
Leisure Centre pool making them all suitable for novices. The cycle and run
for the junior event will be staged in the grounds of the Leisure Centre, and
run for the Youth aquathlon is entirely off-road. The cycle and run stages for the senior events are routed through scenic, undulating countryside around Cricklade,
Minety and
Ashton Keynes.
Race fees
The 2012 entry fees are £25:00 per person or £33:00 per
relay team for seniors,
£5:00 for juniors and £10.00 for youths. Fees cover
hire of
the pool, medals for winners and finishers, upkeep of triathlon web-site, domain name,
signposts, refreshments and other
sundry items.
Fund raising, sponsors and benefactors
Any surplus money raised from entry fees and sponsorship is donated to
local charities and good causes in return for assistance with marshalling the race. We are
always looking for sponsors and in return for a £5:00 donation we will
advertise your business on our website for 1 year. Of course extra donations
are always welcome.
Special thanks go to last years race sponsors Big Adventure and Cricklade Business association and all of our other sponsors who you can support by
visiting our sponsors page.
Contact Wayne@Crickladetri.net
for more information on raising funds, giving sponsorship or becoming a
beneficiary of the Cricklade Triathlon.
Volunteer race marshals needed
We are always looking for volunteers to assist with the marshalling and
time-keeping. Anyone willing to help should contact Steve@Crickladetri.net
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