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CHINA RUN AND THE CHINA TEA POT AUDAXES 2007

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  • Quarndon Church Hall
 

China Tea Pot

Stage 1 ALLESTREE TO MILFORD - 56K

 

The China Tea Pot

Derby CTC

Derby Mercury Road Club

Velo Club Long Eaton

 

 

Straight On 

 SO

Left

 L

Right

 R

Right Hand

RH

Left Hand

LH

Through

 THRU

immediately

 IMM

Signpost

$

Roundabout 

 RBT

T Junction 

 T

Cross Roads

 XRDS

Level Crossing

LC

Continue

Con

Traffic Lights

 TRL

 

Places and roads travelled are in bold

HIGHER CASE if they have a control

 

Stage 1                                                  52KM

QUARNDON TO FRADLEY JUNCTION

 

 

L out of control

 

 

R MARKEATON LANE $ Crematorium

3

 

R at T $ Ashbourne (A52)

4.7

 

1st L $ Radbourne, Radbourne Lane

4.9

 

L on RH bend, $ Radbourne

6.6

 

R $ Church Broughton, Con to Church top of hill on right

14.3

 

INFO CONTROL

14.7

 

SUTTON CHURCH

 

 

R $ Hatton, Common Lane

15.2

 

L at X $ Hatton, Schoolpiece Lane

16.1

 

R at T $ Hatton A516

19.1

 

L at TRL $ Tutbury, A511, Station Road

19.4

 

SO at mini RBT $ Tutbury,  Con over LC

20.4

 

2nd exit RBT $ Fauld

20.9

 

1st R on LH bend $ Fauld, Monk Street

21.2

 

 R at XRDS

21.5

 

L into Redhill Lane, no $

22.2

 

 

 

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R at T $ Needwood, Belmont Road

23.0

2nd Exit RBT $ Barton

27.8

L at T $ Barton, B5016

32.8

Con THRU Barton under Needwood

34.2

2nd exit RBT, $ Walton, Con over A38

35.9

2nd exit RBT, $ Walton, Con over bridge

36.0

R at T Main St, $ Catton

37.5

R at T $ Arlewas, A513

43.2

1st exit RBT, $ Whitemoor Haye

44.2

Con past lake

 

Bear right to pass airfield on LHS

45.2

Bear L before LC to gravel Triangle

45.7

R at T $ National Cycle Network, Con over LC

46.5

1st R $ Fradley Over A38

466

L at T $ Fradley Junction, Church Lane

48.0

2nd exit RBT $ Fradley Junction

48.4

2nd L $ Fradley Junction, Before canal bridge

49.8

FRADLEY CONTROL

Control approx 200 meters down road on left Fradley Canalside Cafe

52K

Opens at 09:52

Closes at 11:44

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Stage 2                                              29km

FRADLEY JUNCTION to BRAMSHALL  

Retrace Back to road at Canal Bridge

 

R at T no $

50.4

1st R $ Curborough, Gorse La

50.8

R at T $ Kings Bromley

52.0

L at T A515, no $, Con THRU TRL

55.4

1st R no $, B5014

55.9

So at mini RBT no $

58.8

R at T, $ Abbots Bromley

59.4

4th L after Abbots Bromley $ Loxley Holly La      

75.4

SO X, $ Stafford, Loxley Lane

76.6

L at T $ Stafford, A518

78.2

1st R IMM, $ Bramshall, Con over LC

78.2

R at T B5027

 

BRAMSHALL CONTROL

Control on Left after Bramshall village about 800 meters from T junction

Strawberry Garden Centre

 83km

 Opens at 12:19

Closes at 15:55

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Stage 3                                                37Km

BRAMSHALL to QUARNDON

 

L from control

 

Con to Uttoxeter centre

 

R after SHARP LH Bend $ Derby in to Bradley Street

82.5

L at T $ Derby

82.8

1st Exit RBT $ Rocester B5030

83.0

SO at RBT  $ Rocester B5030 (cycle path on your left)

83.1

2nd exit RBT $ Rocester B5030

84.6

1st R $ Rocester, High St  opp JCB works

89.3

R at mini RBT, 2nd exit, no $, Mill Street

98.7

SO at XRDS with A515, $ Cubley

95.3

R at T $ Longford

97.9

1st L $ Longford, after Alkmonton Tractors

98.1

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Continue SO THRU Long Lane Village

 

L $ Over Burrows, after Cats Protection Centre

105.3

SO at X with A52 $ Kedleston

108.5

R at T $ Kedleston

112.0

R at T $ Quarndon

112.6

1st L $ Duffield

113.6

1st R $ Quarndon

114.6

At T cross road to control

116.4

 

 

QUARNDON CONTROL

120K

Opens at 13:48

Closes at 19:00

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The China Run
Derby CTC
Derby Mercury Road Club
Velo Club Long Eaton
Straight On = SO
Left = L
Right = R
Right Hand RH
Left Hand LH
Through = THRU
immediately IMM
Signpost $
Roundabout = RBT
T Junction = T
Cross Roads = XRDS
Continue = Con
Level = Crossing LC
Places and roads travelled are in bold
HIGHER CASE if they have a control
Stage 1 QUARNDON TO MILFORD 56K
L out of control
R. into Markeaton Lane, $ Crematorium 3.0
R at T. $ Ashbourne A52 4.6
1st L $ Radbourne 4.9
L on RH bend $ Radbourne 6.8
R $ Church Broughton - pass church 14.1
R $ Hatton - In Sutton 15.1
L at X $ Hatton 16.0
R at T $ Hatton A516 18.9
L at TRL
SO at mini RBT, Con over level Crossing 19.3
2nd exit RBT $ Tutbury 20.8
R $ Fauld , Monk Street 21.1
R at XRDS, Con up hill 21.4
L into Redhill Lane 22.1
R at T $ Needwood
3rd exit RBT $ Abbots Bromley B5234 27.6
Page 1
SO at XRDS THRU Newborough
Con to Abbots Bromley 30.7
R at T $ Uttoxeter B5014 37.6
L $ Rugeley B5013
Con - across reservoir 39.3
R $ Bishton - at sharp LH bend into Bellamour Lane 45.1
R at T no $ 47.6
L $ Little Haywood, In Colwich 49.8
1st Exit mini RBT no $, Mill Lane 50.9
THRU Tixall 54.2
L at Obelisk $ MILFORD 54.2
R at T no SP 55.9
1st exit RBT - in MILFORD 56.2
MILFORD CONTROL
Control on right Little Fawn Café 58K
Opens at 09:52
Closes at 11:44
Page 2
Stage 2 MILFORD to COALPORT 42K
R from control - Continue uphill to Brocton
SO at staggered XRDS $ Penkridge 58.8
SO at mini RBT 2nd Exit
R at T 65.6
R at T $ Market
1st L Pinfold Lane, George and Fox PH 65.7
Pass under railway
1st L (SO) before river , Water Eaton Lane 66.7
R at T $ Weston Under Lizard, A5 70.0
1st L $ Brewood 70.0
R at T in Brewood, Con to village centre 73.3
Con towards Bishops Wood
L $ Tong In Bishops Wood, Tong Road 78.1
SO at XRDS $ Tong Shifnal 78.3
SO at Xrds In Tong $ Shifnal 82.5
L at T $ Wolverhampton A41, Opp Bell Inn 82.9
1st R $ Shifnal 83.3
L at T in Shifnal 88.0
Page 3
1st L $ Wolverhampton - Under Railway A464 88.1
R $ Kemberton Park Lane 88.5
1st R $ Kemberton , on descent Evelith Lane !easily missed! See note 90.3
R $ Shifnal in Kemberton 93.2
L at T $ Bridgenorth 94.0
1st R Just prior to Brockton 95.1
SO at XRDS $ COALPORT- major road 96.3
Descend into COALPORT- steep hill 98.1
R $ Ironbridge, Museums - at bottom of hill 98.7
If page 4 instrunction3 missed
R at T $ Kemberton
L $ Shifnal in Kemberton
Continue from 5th instruction page 4
COALPORT CONTROL
Control on left at Brewers Arms
100K
Opens 11:16
Closes 14:32
Page 4
Stage 3 COALPORT to KNIGHTON 35k
R out of control
L at T - return back up hill 99.5
SO at XRDS $ Brockton 101.2
L at T $ Shifnal 101.9
1st R $ Kemberton 102.4
L at T - in Kemberton by church 103.0
L at T no $ 106.8
L at T $ Sherrifhales
Keep right under railway bridge in Shifnal 108.6
Continue thorough town centre 109.0
R at T B4379 - then Pass under M54 109.2
SO at XRDS $ Sherrifhales 112.5
SO THRU Sherrifhales B4379 114.4
L $ LILLESHALL 115.0
1st R by Lillshall Boundry Stone in to Church Road 119.4
120.4
INFORMATION CONTROL
see brevet card for questions - 122K
Page 5
Continue SO THRU village
SO At RBT SO $ Brockton and Edgmond 120.8
SO - in Edgmond for Chetwynd 125.2
SO at XRDS 125.7
L at T - by church in Chetwynd 127.3
L at T - A41 128.4
1st R $ Pulston and KNIGHTON 128.6
Continue to KNIGHTON
KNIGHTON CONTROL
Control on left at Haberdashers Arms 131K
Opens 12:18
Closes 16:36
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Stage 4 KNIGHTON to BRAMSHALL 40K
From control Continue to Adbaston 135.1
L at T $ Bishops Offley 135.4
R at XRDS no $ - to Bishops Offley 137.5
SO $ Elford Heath - at star Public House 140.9
L $ Eccleshall - at Green Triangle 142.9
R at T - Church Steet into Eccleshall village 143.5
SO at mini RBT $ Stone (B5026) 144.0
R at RBT $ Stone 2nd exit 148.5
SO at RBT 2nd exit 152.6
Keep right on one way system 153.2
R $ Uttoxeter B5027 154.0
L at TRL $ Uttoxeter 154.5
At RBT 1st exit $ Uttoxeter B5027 155.7
Con THRU Milwich 161.8
Con to BRAMSHALL 171.3
BRAMSHALL CONTROL
Control on Left the Old Bramshall Inn 177K
Opens 13:50
Closes 19:40
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Stage 5 BRAMSHALL to QUARNDON 38K
L from control into Uttoxeter centre
Continue down hill to Uttoxeter
R after SHARP LH Bend $ Derby Bradley Street 174.2