Elvet Striders

The Grand Prix

• The Races
• The Results
• 2010-11
• 2009-10

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The Grand Prix

How it works

The Grand Prix is made up of 24 races in four categories. Each category comprises six races: Cross-country, Fell and Trail, Short Road, and, Long Road. There are separate women's and men's competitions.

In each race the first Strider home gets 10 points, the second 9 points and so on. All Striders 10th and below get 1 point.

In the overall Grand Prix all 24 races count. In each category a runner's best four from six count.

Look out for...

The following icons are used throughout the website to flag up Grand Prix races

The chequered flag marks all reports on Grand Prix races and upcoming races in our Snippets on the front page.

In reports and fixtures the brown jersey marks the cross-country races, the Mud series. It will also be used to highlight the current Mud King/Mud Queen.

In reports and fixtures the spotted jersey marks the fell and trail races, the Mountain series. It will also be used to highlight the King and Queen of the Mountain.

In reports and fixtures the green jersey marks the short road races, the Sprint series. It will also be used to highlight the current Sprint Champions.

In reports and fixtures the purple jersey marks the long road races, the Endurance series. It will also be used to highlight the current Endurance Champions.

The yellow jersey will be used to highlight the current Grand Prix leaders.