Bristol Belter Sportive

The Bristol Belter is a non-competitive road sportive. Due to legal reasons the Sportive will be started in small waves of riders at set intervals. The start will open at 8.00am and will stay open for approximately 2 hours to give everybody the chance to have a relaxing start at the time of their choosing.

The courses are fully marked but every rider will get a small 'backup map' given in case that marking is not 100% clear or gets damaged or removed. Around the course you will find 1-4 service stations where you can fill up with drinks and a great selection of foods. Alongside the energy backup, mechanics will be out there trying to help everybody with any technical problems. There will be 2-3 broom wagons patrolling the courses to pick up and strugglers.

The feed stations act as check points and there are also further 'hidden' checkpoints to make sure that no riders get lost and that everybody completes one of the courses on offer. Three different courses will be on offer: The approximately 155km long 'classis sportive' the approximately 115km long 'standard sportive' and the approximately 75km long 'Mini sportive'.

Once you've managed to complete your ride and come over the finish line make sure you don't just race past the commentator and the timing crew as you would miss out on your unique finisher present as well as a lovely cup of coffee/tea and a bit of cake!