Derby Sprint Triathlon Bike Route

I quite often ride this route on Thursday evenings in the Summer before swimming. It's the course for the Derby Sprint Triathlon held in September each year.

The course is 11 miles long and starts from John Port School. Turn left and head up the hill passing St Helen's Church to the roundabout.

Take the 2nd left exit (the pub should be on your right). Follow the road under a bridge and gently upslope to a T junction where you turn left.

Stay on this road until an obvious right turn up hill to the church in Sutton on the Hill. Follow the road down through the village and out to Hilton.

On reaching the A5132 turn left and go straight across the next 3 roundabouts passing under the A50 . Race down the A516 until you meet the first roundabout on the course again. Go all the way round this and back up the A516 until the left turn after about 1 mile into Etwall. Follow the road back to the School and the start.

The lap record is 29:13 set by Mark Redwood of TFN during the 2002 Derby Triathlon. My best is 31:12.