2 races
Event overview
Roadford Lake is a great venue for a duathlon!
It starts with two laps of a 5K traffic-free circuit, mostly on gravel. The bike course, on quiet rolling roads, is so good that it’s been chosen for the National Masters Road Race Champs in 2023 and 2024. The final run is another lap of the same 5K circuit.
There’s also Lakeside camping and camper van parking approximately one mile from transition.
This duathlon is non-drafting and run in accordance with the British Triathlon Federation rules. A TT or triathlon bike will definitely be fastest on this course.
The 2025 Standard Race is a qualifier for the 2026 World Standard distance championships.
There will be a single wave Sprint competition which will be limited to 100 competitors - so the advice is to enter early.
Event photos
Event details
- All fitness levels
- Free venue entry
- Newcomers
- Spectators
- Cafe
- Camping
- Paid parking
- Rural
- Toilets
Event HQ
Roadford Lake
Broadwoodwidger
Lifton
Devon
PL16 0RL
UK
Paid parking
Plenty of parking at the site. This will be charged at £5 per car at the entrance to the site. Please car share where possible.
Camping
Camping and camper van site available.
- Plastic-free event
- Recycling
- Sustainability policy
- Trees not tees
Sportiva Events is doing its best to minimise the environmental impact of this event. Here are a few of their initiatives:
Sustainability
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Trees not tees
For all events which include a t-shirt, there is the option to plant a tree instead through a partnership with Treesnottees
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Avoid single-use plastics
New paper cups have been sourced to be fully recycled back into high-grade paper.
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Optional medals
Lots of competitors are not interested in finishers' medals so they are now optional. A £2 charity donation is made for every medal not selected.
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Swim hats on request
Swim hats are provided for open water swimming events as they help the water safety teams keep track of swimmers. However for all pool events, swim hats are now on request to reduce wastage.
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Reuseable zip ties and recycling
Reusable zip ties are used and all rubbish is sorted for recycling after the event.
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Reducing car use
At the Burrator 10K running race those who commit to walking or cycling to the event get £5 discount.
Thank you for organising a great event, absolutely loved it. Marshall’s friendly, well organised, definitely the first of more duathlons for me, might try the standard one next year. Nick Cooper
Great event for participants and spectators. Staff always friendly and supportive. Dawn T
Such a great event... Staff was really helpful and great motivators. Christian K
Outstanding venue! Great swimming conditions. Bettina K
What a great day of triathlon. A very well run event in a stunning location. All potential course hazard were addressed in the pre-race brief. Plus not fault the event chapeau Sportiva Events 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻 Shaun C
Absolutely fantastic event, very well run, great atmosphere, incredible location, good selection of distances to choose from and great that aquabike was included. Only suggestion would be to have finish line infront of cafe where majority of spectators were. Well done Sportiva for another fantastic event. Looking forward to September at Roadford. Paul B
Stunning venue. The lake swim was brilliant and there were an amazing number of water safety team members on kayaks, paddle boards and motor boats. Excellent registration which we collected the day before and checked out the run and bike route. Friendly staff and marshals all the way round the course. The bike was beautiful and challenging with lots of hills and well marked. The run was a brilliant mix of hilly trails and tarmac with fantastic support from spectators. Excellent finish goodies as well as plenty of snacks and water to help us celebrate our achievement. Easy parking with plenty of loos. This tri is a must and they offer a variety of distances. Thanks Ben and the team. Chris D
Another absolutely brilliant event, I loved the swim, the bike route was superb and the run leg varied and interesting. Thank you again Ben and crew for a great triathlon. Philippa R
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