Road Race Organiser Training

 

British Cycling is currently developing a one day training programme for Road Race organisers. This will be supported by qualified tutors, the Regional Road Race Organisers Handbook and a candidate pack. It is aimed at both informing new race organisers with regard to running a road event and keeping existing race organisers up to date with current practice.

 

The course is split in to five modules:

 

Child and Vulnerable Person Protection
The child protection training will cover good practice when dealing with young and vulnerable people with the added information on the responsibilities of the race organisers to protect the data that they have accrued.

 

Communication
The communication module will deal with using various methods of communication to their best effect.  It will also deal with recruiting volunteers, gathering materials and resources necessary to put on a road race.  Candidates will also develop a project timeline keeping track of who they will need to communicate with and when.  Consideration will also be given to checks on materials use in races.

 

Administration
Administration will deal with budgets, licence checks, record keeping, and the various forms that are used by British Cycling to record events.

 

Technical
The technical module will look at conducting and interpreting a generic course risk assessment.  Candidates will learn about the differences between generic and specific risks and how to deal with these.  They will also try to develop a traffic plan concerning a specific real life road racing circuit to give an idea of the signage and marshalling necessary to run a road race.

 

Competition
The competition module will look at the more practical things that an organiser will be involved with when setting up the course.  This will include the fitting of radios, placement of signage and equipping race marshals.

 

Click here for a report of a previous course.