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OVO Tour of Britain 2018 Schools Information Pack
OVO Energy Tour of Britain 2018
Schools Information Pack
Following the success of the last two years of the Follow us on social media to keep up to date on all the
OVO Womens Tour, we are delighted to announce latest going on from the tour – why not then tag us in
that the OVO Energy Tour of Britain will be coming to different activities your school is doing to support the
Warwickshire in September 2018! tour.
On Wednesday 5th September 2018, Warwickshire Twitter - @wcc_news
will host the fourth stage of the OVO Energy Tour of Facebook - @warwickshirenews
Britain. This will mean that the world’s top male cyclists
will also be coming to the county in the first week of the HashTags - #Warwickshire #SpectatorStage
new school year after Warwickshire hosting the female #CycleToTown
cyclists in June.
The race itself can be seen live on ITV4 so there is a
The route of the Tour through Warwickshire will chance your school and supporters on the side of the
encompass the whole of the women’s route with a road will appear live on TV. Covering 1,900 kilometres
few additional sections. The race will be starting in with more than 200 competitors, two million spectators
Nuneaton town centre and will be finishing in Royal and 14 million television viewers, the Tours give British
Leamington Spa. The route will travel through the cycling fans the opportunity to watch the world’s best
Warwickshire countryside, all five districts, and will be riders and teams compete on their doorsteps.
passing by your area.
From start to finish the route is completely free of
An incredible spectacle, one that mixes fast-paced charge for spectators wishing to see the world’s best
action with a friendly atmosphere, not to mention cyclists in action.
over 100 of the world’s best riders thrown in for good
measure! Expect to see fierce competition as the A number of activities will be offered to schools and
coveted OVO Energy Green Jersey is fought for across colleges, including the return of the competition for
eight days of racing. the design of the Warwickshire stage start flag as
well as the design of the overall Warwickshire stage
To celebrate these elite cyclists coming through our winner trophy. Details and templates for these have
county and to build on the legacy of inclusive cycling, been sent to schools and colleges.
we are encouraging schools to engage in the event in a
number of ways.
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In 2016 we attempted the Guinness World Record for
the most number of people making up a human bike
image. Unfortunately the 2016 attempt at Warwick
Castle was not given the rubber stamp due to too
many patches of grass being visible in the image!
Despite this, we tried again in 2017 and were very
grateful to the 1200 pupils and staff who took part
in the event at Kenilworth School (again on one of
the hottest days of the year!) and we were delighted
with the fantastic image they helped us to create to
achieve the world record.
Last Year’s Competition Winners
for the OVO Energy Women’s Tour
Design the Start Flag Competition Design the Warwickshire Stage OVO
Womens Tour Winner Trophy
Ava Grimes from St Benedict’s School in Atherstone, Abigail Briggs, Tysoe Primary School, winner of the
winner of the 2017 Women’s Tour Start Flag Design OVO Energy Womens Tour Stage Winner Trophy Design
Competition, opening the race. Competition 2017.
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Follow the Tour Decorate a bike or bikes in the OVO Energy Tour
Schools will be sent (upon request) a map of the eight of Britain colours of Green, Red and Blue and display it
stages and the Warwickshire Route to put on classroom outside your school, particularly for schools directly on
walls. the route.
Support one of the 20 Teams Make a big piece of art or bicycle picture using
Keep a leader board to follow the teams and keep track recycling materials
of each stage jersey winner. Schools will be sent (upon
request) a map with markers for each team and a chart Design and make a Bike in resistant
to track the winners for each stage. Materials, or design a novel and new cycle
rack for businesses to use to show support for local
Watch the Race go past on the day and support cyclists to use their shop.
the riders with your team flags. The flags are available
upon request. The race will be starting at approximately
10am. Please keep an eye out on Facebook, Twitter and
Email for the Estimated Time of Arrival for your local
area.
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The Rough Guide
About the Tour of Britain
Background to the Tour
The Tour of Britain is a road bike race which has its over eight days each September. It has hors catégorie
history running back to 1945. The Tour has had many status with the UCI, professional cycling’s governing
incarnations being called the Circuit of Britain, Milk Race, body, making it one of the most important events on
Kelloggs’ Tour, Pru Tour and then being relaunched as the road racing calendar.
the Tour of Britain in 2004.
2018 is the 15th year of the newest version of the race
Re-launched in 2004 after a five year absence from and covering 1,900 kilometres with more than 200
the calendar, the OVO Energy Tour of Britain is the UK’s competitors, two million spectators and 14 million
biggest and most prestigious bike race that attracts television viewers, the tours give British cycling fans the
the world’s top cyclists - including Olympic and World opportunity to watch the world’s best riders and teams
Champions, and Tour de France winners - to compete compete on their doorsteps.
STAGE 1 STAGE 5
2 SEPTEMBER 6 SEPTEMBER
START FINISH DISTANCE START FINISH DISTANCE
Pembrey Country Park Newport 175km Cockermouth Whinlatter Pass 14km
STAGE 2 STAGE 6
3 SEPTEMBER 7 SEPTEMBER
START FINISH DISTANCE START FINISH DISTANCE
Cranbrook Barnstaple 174km Barrow-in-Furness Whinlatter Pass 169km
STAGE 3 STAGE 7
4 SEPTEMBER 8 SEPTEMBER
START FINISH DISTANCE START FINISH DISTANCE
Bristol Bristol 125km West Bridgford Mansfield 223km
STAGE 4 STAGE 8
5 SEPTEMBER 9 SEPTEMBER
START FINISH DISTANCE START FINISH DISTANCE
Nuneaton Royal Leamington Spa 183km London London 77km
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National Police Escort Team Timings
There will be 120 riders in 20 teams surrounded by Estimated Times of Arrival in different locations will be
the National Police Escort Team* which consists of 60 available within the coming weeks. Please keep a look
motorbikes along with support cars for each team. out on Facebook, Twitter and Email for this information.
*The National Police Escort Team is made of up specially
trained Police and volunteers who ride ahead, around
and behind the cyclists to clear traffic and make the
route safe for them. They often escort the Royal Family,
the Prime Minister and other VIP guests in the UK.
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Jerseys
Within the Tour of Britain there are four leaders’ jerseys, each presented following every stage to the rider leading that
competition’s classifications.
The OVO Energy Green Jersey
Awarded to the rider leading The OVO Energy Tour of Britain overall, the OVO Energy Green
Jersey is what every rider in the tour is seeking to pull on. The OVO Energy Green Jersey is
easily identifiable in the peloton, showing who leads the OVO Energy Tour of Britain.
Recent Winners: Lars Boom, Steve Cummings, Edvald Boasson Hagen, Dylan Van Baarle and Sir
Bradley Wiggins
Points Jersey
To be There will be a fourth jersey awarded to the race’s best sprinter, the Tour’s equivalent of the
announced Tour de France’s green jersey.
later this
summer The first 15 riders across the finish line are awarded points on a 15 down to 1 basis, with the
rider who has accumulated the most points so far wearing the Points Jersey.
Recent Winners: Alexander Kristoff, Dylan Groenewegen, Owain Doull, Michal Kwiatkowski and
Martin Elmiger.
SKODA King of the Mountains Jersey
Awarded to the best climber in The Tour of Britain, riders battle for points at two designated
SKODA King of the Mountains climbs on each stage of the race.
Each stage will feature three designated climbs. Ranked in one of three categories
according to their difficulty, the first riders across the summit win points with the rider who
has accumulated the most points wearing the SKODA King of the Mountains jersey.
Recent Winners: Lukasz Owsian, Xandro Meurisse, Peter Williams, Mark McNally and Angel
Madrazo
Eisberg Sprints Jersey
Each road stage of the OVO Energy Tour of Britain features three intermediate Sprints, where
points are awarded towards the Eisberg Sprints Jersey.
Highly popular with fans, riders battle it out to be first across the sprint line to claim points,
and also bonus seconds to be taken off their overall race time.
If the overall lead for the OVO Energy Tour of Britain is tight, expect the battle for the time
bonuses to be intense, just as in 2007 when an intermediate sprint helped decide who won
The Tour overall.
Recent Winners: Mark McNally, Jasper Bovenhuis, Peter Williams, Sebastian Lander and Angel
Madrazo
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Every cycle race or stage has similar features:
The Neutral Zone
This is the warm up section at the beginning of the Escapes, Breakaways & Attacks
race where riders are relaxed and not riding at any These are all terms for the techniques that members of
great speed. They often take time to chat to each other each cycle team will use with each other to try to win
about the previous days racing. This section will run for each race – a lot of strategy and good communication
approximately 5km in the Warwickshire stage as riders is used here.
start from Nuneaton at 10am -11am and will take about
15 minutes. The Peloton (meaning Platoon in French)
The riders ride in a group or pack during the race. This
Ascending group is known as the Peloton. There may be several
Riding up the hills takes a lot of skill and technique and teams of riders in the Peloton. By doing this the group
there are specific awards for this, for example, ‘King of saves energy by reducing the effect of drag or wind
the Mountains’. The highest points of the Warwickshire resistance – up to as much as 40%.
Stage are through Burton Dassett ( 203m (666 ft above
sea level – the equivalent of 20 buses) and Edge Hill. Team
Each individual team works as a unit to protect their
Sprints ‘Lead’ rider and help him play to his strengths – whether
This can either be the last spurt of speed as the riders try this is speed, hill climbs or distance. The team will ride
to reach the finish line. There are also ‘Staged Sprints’ as a pack stopping others from getting past or ahead of
which are sometimes arranged as part of the race to them.
make it more challenging or interesting.
The Warwickshire Stage of the OVO Tour of Britain will Lead out train
have three sprints; the first through Kenilworth, the This is where each rider in the team takes it in turns to
second through Wellesbourne and final one through sprint the last bit of the race to help the Leader get to
Southam. the last 200m from the finish line
Descending Support Crew
Riders can reach speeds of up to 70mph – a good Each team has their own group of people who will ride
reason to be wearing a crash helmet! in car behind them to provide coaching, repair services
and spare bikes. There will also be a team neutral
Refuelling medical and mechanical support crew that anyone in
There are specific ‘Feeding Stations’ where riders are the race can use.
passed bags of food as they cycle past. In France this
bag is known as a ‘musette’. Many professional cycle
teams have chefs who prepare them special healthy
food with lots of calories for energy.
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What do they wear? Helmet, jersey (often in team Good Manners
colour with sponsor names on), shorts (with padded Cyclists are expected to show good manners to each
bottom), gloves, sunglasses, socks, shoes (with cleats or other and it is traditional to let others catch up when
clips on for efficient peddling) they have been slowed down with a puncture or
caught up in a crash.
The bikes
Professional cyclists use very light road bikes with thin How do you win?
tyres. They can cost up to £20,000.00 each! Riders and teams are awarded points for various aspects
of the race. You can win awards for lots of things. For
example:
• Most overall points
• Best team
• Eisberg Stage sprints
• Skoda King of the Mountains
• Best general racer
The prizes
As well as money there are many other prizes which
recognise the achievements of the riders and teams:
Stage Trophies
Riders and their teams can be awarded for winning
each stage of the race as well as riding particularly well
on the day. Special coloured helmets may also be given
to the whole team for this.
What does everyone get out of it?
Riding your bike regularly is fun and can help you
stay and fit and healthy. Professional cyclists often
started riding their bikes as children for these reasons
and have gone on to enjoy the challenge of racing
and representing their country. This takes lots of
determination and stamina which often inspires other
people to get involved in the sport.
Legacy
This is the term given to the positive effects a
particular event has had after it has taken place. Lots
of businesses may have received extra customers as a
result of the race and lots of people may want to come
and visit the area after coming to see the race. It is
hoped that the Cycle Race will encourage lots of people
to take an interest in cycling and maybe give it a try
themselves.
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Design the Warwickshire Stage Winner Trophy
Now that you have learnt a little about the race we Prize
would love you to set your imaginations in gear and There will be goody bags for the successful artist and
see if you can come up with a design for the Winning a chance to come along to the race and present their
Trophy for the Warwickshire Stage of the race. trophy to the Winning Cyclist.
Secondary Schools and Colleges in Warwickshire are
invited to draw pictures and images for the Stage How to Enter
Winners Trophy. A template is attached along with an Designs and ideas for the trophy should be drawn on
example picture of the kind of trophy which will be the attached template in full colour.
produced. All entries must be posted to:
Aaron Corsi
Entrants can use any medium to draw the image. Warwickshire County Council, Infrastructure &
Any colours are allowed. The winning image will be Regeneration, PO Box 43, Shire Hall, Warwick,
interpreted or scanned on to the trophy. CV34 4SX
If you are looking at entering, please ensure all the Closing Date for Entries:
pictures have the entrant’s name, age & school / Wed 25th July 2018
college on the back in pencil for identification. We will
then seek permission from the winning establishment Judging will take place after on Tue 31st July and all
to feature the entrant in any press. Some of the artwork participating schools will be notified of the results after.
may be featured on our website but again we will first
seek permission before we do this.
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Now that you have learnt a little about the race we Prize
would love you to set your imaginations in gear and see There will be goody bags for the successful artist and a
if you can come up with a design for the Start Flag for chance to come along to the race and present their flag
the Warwickshire Stage of the race. to the starter of the race.
Secondary schools and colleges in all five districts of How to Enter
Warwickshire are invited to draw pictures and images Designs and ideas for the flag should be drawn on an
for the Start Flag at the start of Stage 4 in Nuneaton. A4 blank sheet of paper in full colour.
All entries must be posted to:
Entrants can use any medium to draw the image. Aaron Corsi
Any colours are allowed. The winning image will be Warwickshire County Council, Infrastructure &
interpreted or scanned on to the flag. Regeneration, PO Box 43, Shire Hall, Warwick,
CV34 4SX
If you are looking at entering, please ensure all the
pictures have the entrant’s name, age & school on Closing Date for Entries:
the back in pencil for identification. We will then seek Wed 25th July 2018
permission from the winning establishment to feature
the children in any press. Some of the artwork may Judging will take place on Tue 31st July and all
be featured on our website but again we will first seek participating schools will be notified of the results after.
permission before we do this.
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If schools and colleges would like to bring people to watch the race here are the contacts for each area. Please
contact them and they will be able to supply you with additional materials such as supporter flags and other local
information.
AREA NAME CONTACT
Nuneaton and Bedworth Kevin Hollis kevin.hollis@nuneatonandbedworth.gov.uk
Andrea Sutton andrea.sutton@nuneatonandbedworth.gov.uk
Warwick, Kenilworth and James DeVille james.deville@warwickdc.gov.uk
Leamington 01926 456012
All other areas Aaron Corsi aaroncorsi@warwickshire.gov.uk
01926 41 2963
Pictures of OVO Energy Tour Of Britain 2017 By Alex Whitehead / Swpix.com
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WEDNESDAY 5 SEPTEMBER 2018
Nuneaton
Royal Leamington Spa
Kenilworth
Southam
Wellesbourne
Burton Dassett
Ilmington
Edge Hill
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4 NUNEATON TO ROYAL LEAMINGTON SPA
WEDNESDAY 5 SEPTEMBER 2018
600m
ROYAL LEAMINGTON SPA
500m
BURTON DASSETT
ILMINGTON
400m
EDGE HILL
NUNEATON
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KENILWORTH
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13 #OVOToBThe Tour Of Britain- Stage Winner’s Trophy Competition
Artwork Guidline
Warwickshire Stage 4 Winner
Nuneaton to Royal Leamington Spa
Front View
Draw your design in the circle above.
Please ensure all artwork falls within the dotted line.
The winning design will be put on the Stage 4 Warwickshire Winners Trophy
Entries should be posted to : The Winner will get:
Aaron Corsi The chance to come along and present the trophy
Warwickshire County Council, to the Warwickshire Stage winner on race day, a
Infrastructure & Regeneration, cool goody bag and more prizes to be announced.
PO Box 43,
Top View
Shire Hall, 18/4/16 - RP Competition Entry Details
Warwick, Name:
CV34 4SX
Age:
Closing Date for Entries: Wed 25th July 2018
Judging will take place on Tue 31st July 2018 and School / College:
winners will be notified of the results soon after.
Contact (Email) :
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