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event
Taunton Flyer
Event info
LOCATION:
STARTING DATE & TIME:
Sun 01/05/2022, 08:00
EVENT END TIME:
2022 - 17:00
EVENT INCLUDES:
The Taunton Flyer will be taking place from Smeatharpe Airfield near Honiton. The event supports SSAFA, the Armed Forces Charity and is themed around the wartime airfields of East Devon and Somerset, with routes that pass RAF Exeter (Exeter Airport), RAF Dunkeswell, RAF Upottery (Smeatharpe) RAF Culmhead, RAF Merryfield, and RAF Westonzoyland
This popular early season sportive, offers a mixture of open, flowing, flat roads combined with a couple of testing climbs in the Blackdown Hills (an area of outstanding natural beauty). The Taunton Flyer offers you a choice of three routes, the Spitfire (37 miles), the Dakota (63 miles) or the Wellington (101 miles). All routes are fully signed and supported with quality feed station, outriders, mechanics and medics. The Sportive includes electronic chip timing providing you with an official completion time, plus a finishers medal.
We are taking this event over from Just Events who has run it successfully for a number of years.
Quality Feed stations
RFID chip timing
Medals for all finishers
Gold, Silver & Bronze standards
Event t-shirt for all
Live online results
Free event photos
Mechanical support & broom wagon
Rider Recovery Service
Public Liability Insurance
Professional First Aid Cover
HQ with toilets, parking & food
EVENT TYPE:
EVENT PRICE:
40£
EVENT WEBSITE:
CONTACT & TICKETS:
https://sportivaevents.co.uk/contact/
This year's Taunton Flyer Sportive (the 8th edition) will be taking place from Smeatharpe Airfield near Honiton. The event supports SSAFA, the Armed Forces Charity and is themed around the wartime airfields of East Devon and Somerset, with routes that pass RAF Exeter (Exeter Airport), RAF Dunkeswell, RAF Upottery (Smeatharpe), RAF Culmhead, RAF Merryfield, and RAF Westonzoyland. This popular early season sportive, offers a mixture of open, flowing, flat roads combined with a couple of testing climbs in the Blackdown Hills (an area of outstanding natural beauty). The Taunton Flyer offers you a choice of three routes, the Spitfire (37 miles), the Dakota (63 miles) or the Wellington (101 miles). All routes are fully signed and supported with quality feed stations, outriders, mechanics and medics. The sportive includes electronic chip timing providing you with an official completion time, plus a finishers medal.
WHAT YOU GET
Fully marked course
Well stocked feedstations
Quality cotton T-shirt
Professional chip timing
Goody bag
Event number boards
3 route options
GPX files & detailed route descriptions
Free event photos
Full public liability insurance
Professional First Aid
Bike & rider recovery service
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