F1B/25 (2008) - Risk Assessment Page 1 of 4
Location / Mls / Details of Hazard / Measures to Reduce Risk / RiskH/M/L
1. / General
Requirements / Time of Road Usage meets
CTT Traffic Standards / Traffic Counts / L
2. / Before START / Competitors riding from Event Headquarters / L
Competitors warming up. / Instructions on following
- - safe routes to START
- - Prohibited areas for warming up.
- - warning about “U” turns.
3. / Area of START / 0.0 / Passing traffic / Cycle Event Warning Sign to be placed north of start, i.e. nr Station Rd.,
Instruction on conduct at START / L
4. / START 250 yds south of Station rd, Tempsford , on B1043 / 0.0 / Competitor and/or Holder Up falling / N/A (Not applicable) / Minl
4a / side rd to Everton / Minor road on left, exit from Everton / Cycle Event warning sign on Everton rd, at approach to B1043 / L
5 / small round-about @ Tempsford flyover / 0.8 / Riders give way to traffic from right, very low volume goes southbound / Cycle Event warning sign on flyover, at approach to this round-about. / L
6 / entry onto A1 at bottom of slip rd / 0.9 / Riders enter onto Main A1 trunk rd, on long spearpoint junction / Cycle Event warning sign on A1 / L
7 / layby / 1.3 / Possible risk of vehicles entering/exiting into path of competitors. Event route has priority / N/A / Minl
8 / Grtford underpass / 2.1 / Vehicles leave A1 via slip-rd (traffic volume very light)
Possible risk of vehicles colliding with rear of competitors / N/A / L
9 / Girtford underpass / 2.2 / Vehicles entering A1 from slip road (traffic volume very light)
Possible risk of vehicles colliding with competitors / N/A / L
10 / Girtford, side rd / 2.4 / Minor road on left, exit from A1 only. / N/A / Minl
11 / Girtford, side rd / 2.6 / Minor road on left, exit from A1 only / N/A / Minl
12 / Girtford, side rd / 2.7 / Minor road on left, entry to A1 only. / N/A / Minl
13 / Sandy rab / 2.7 / Busy round-about. Traffic from right, A603 eastbound has priority / Cycle Event warning signs on A603 eastbound and A603 westbound / L
14 / Sth of Beeston, side rd / 3.7 / Minor road on left
Possible risk of vehicles exiting into path of competitors.
Event route has priority / N/A / Minl
15 / Warden Lane rab / 5.4 / Busy round-about. Traffic from right, Warden Lane eastbound has priority / Cycle Event warning signs on both eastbound and westbound approach roads to the RAB / L
16 / layby / 6.6 / Possible risk of vehicles entering/exiting into path of competitors. Event route has priority / N/A / Minl
17 / Sth Biggleswade rab / 7.7 / Round-about. Traffic from right has priority, but very little traffic takes this route. / Cycle Event warning sign on southbound approach to RAB, old A1 rd. / L
18 / layby / 8.2 / Possible risk of vehicles entering/exiting into path of competitors. Event route has priority / N/A / Minl
19 / Dunton- Langord flyover / 9.3 / Vehicles leaving A1.(traffic volume light). Possible risk of vehicles colliding with rear of competitors. / N/A / Minl
20 / Dunton-Langford flyover / 9.5 / Vehicles entering A1 at speed from slip road (traffic volume light). Possible risk of vehicles colliding with competitors / Cycle Event warning sign on slip approach rd onto A1 from side road. / L
21 / layby / 10.5 / Possible risk of vehicles entering/exiting into path of competitors. Event route has priority / N/A / Minl
22 / side rd to Hinxworth / 10.9 / Minor road on left
Possible risk of vehicles exiting into path of competitors.
Event route has priority / N/A / Minl
23 / Little chef café / 11.0 / Possible risk of vehicles entering/exiting into path of competitors. Event route has priority / N/A / Minl
24 / Petrol stn / 11. 1 / Possible risk of vehicles entering/exiting into path of competitors. Event route has priority / N/A / Minl
25 / Side road to Newnham / 11.5 / Minor road on left
Possible risk of vehicles exiting into path of competitors.
Event route has priority / N/A / Minl
26 / Baldock rab / 12.5 / Moderately busy round-a-bout.
Once onto rab riders have priority, although need to be careful leaving rab when cross A507 eastbound traffic. / Marshall required at leave pt from A1.
At least 2 Marshalls required on round-about.
Cycle Event warning sign on A507 approach roads to RAB, both eastbound and westbound. / L
27 / entry onto A1 / 12.7 / Riders to take care when re-entering A1 northbound / N/A / L
28 / petrol stn & little chef / 13.4 / Possible risk of vehicles entering/exiting into path of competitors. Event route has priority / N/A / Minl
29 / 1st stotfold rd / 13.5 / Minor road on left
Possible risk of vehicles exiting into path of competitors.
Event route has priority / N/A / Minl
30 / 2nd stotfold rd / 13.9 / Minor road on left
Possible risk of vehicles exiting into path of competitors.
Event route has priority / N/A / Minl
31 / Astwick rd / 14.1 / Minor road on left
Possible risk of vehicles exiting into path of competitors.
Event route has priority / N/A / Minl
32 / Langford / Dunton flyover / 15.5 / Vehicles leave A1 at speed from slip road (very low volume) Possible risk of vehicles exiting into path of competitors.
Event route has priority / N/A / Minl
33 / Langford / Dunton flyover / 15.7 / Vehicles entering A1 at speed using slip road (very low volume). Possible risk of vehicles colliding with rear of competitors. / Cycle Event warning sign on approach road to A1 / L
34 / Sth biggleswade rab / 17.3 / Riders have to give way to traffic that enters rab from east and goes north (ecxtremely low volume) / N/A / L
35 / layby / 19.2 / Possible risk of vehicles entering/exiting into path of competitors. Event route has priority / N/A / Minl
36 / Warden lane rab / 19.6 / Busy round-about. Traffic from right, westbound has priority / Cycle Event warning signs, see place 15 above. / L
37 / rd to Upper Caldecote / 20.2 / Minor road on left
Possible risk of vehicles exiting into path of competitors.
Event route has priority / N/A / Minl
38 / Large layby / 21.0 / Possible risk of vehicles entering/exiting into path of competitors. Event route has priority / N/A / Minl
39 / Seddington nursery / 21.3 / Possible risk of vehicles entering/exiting into path of competitors. Event route has priority / N/A / Minl
40 / Side road to Brook End / 21.8 / Minor road on left
Possible risk of vehicles exiting into path of competitors.
Event route has priority / N/A / Minl
41 / A603 turn off / 21.9 / Traffic leaving A1 at speed for A603. risk of vehicles colliding with rear of riders / N/A / L
42 / Sandy rab / 22.3 / Busy round-about. Traffic from right, A603 eastbound has priority / Cycle Event warning signs, see place 13 ..above.. / L
43 / Petrol stn, on north side of Sandy rab / 22.3 / Possible risk of vehicles entering/exiting into path of competitors. Event route has priority / N/A / Minl
44 / Gitford underpass / 23.0 / Vehicles leaving A1 at speed, but very low volume. Possible risk of vehicles exiting into path of competitors. Event route has priority / N/A / L
45 / Girtford underpass / 23.1 / Vehicles entering A1 at speed, but very low volume. Possible risk of vehicles entering into path of competitors. Event route has priority / N/A / L
46 / Petrol stn / 23.3 / Possible risk of vehicles entering/exiting into path of competitors. Event route has priority / N/A / Minl
47 / Blunham lane / 23.9 / Vehicles leaving A1 , but very low volume. Possible risk of vehicles exiting into path of competitors. Event route has priority / N/A / L
48 / Blunham Lane / 24.1 / Vehicles entering A1, but very low volume. Possible risk of vehicles exiting into path of competitors. Event route has priority / N/A / L
49 / Finish / 25.0
50 / After FINISH / Competitors returning to Event Headquarters / Instructions on safe route back from Finish to HQ / L
There are a number of places such as houses, farms etc where vehicles can leave/join the course follows, but rarely do so.
Summary of Marshalls4 needed
12.2 ml1 @ leaving point of A1 for Baldock RAB
12.53 @ Baldock RAB
5 further marshalls desirable, if resources are sufficient at
0.9 ml1 @ entry onto A1 (to draw attention to A1 traffic of an event)
2.7 1 @ Sandy RAB southbound
5.41 @ Warden Lane RAB southbound
19.61 @ Warden Lane RAB northbound
22.31 @ Sandy RAB northbound