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}}The Annual Berkeley Road Race is a annual road race that follows a 85.2 mile route through the Gloucestershire countryside. It starts and finishes in front of the Berkeley campus secondary school in Wanswell. Usually during the race there are break away groups due to the silly nature of the race, although there has twice during the race history been a bunch sprint at the finish line. First winner was Donovan Biggs in 2013 who edged elder brother Gavin in a sprint finish after they had broken away on the Tytherington Hill, a midway point during the race. Due to the very select nature of the event only students of Focus school Berkeley campus can take part in the race, and dates and results seldom published anywhere but within the school and community. There are exceptions however, ex-students can race if formally invited by current students and results and race reports may be published on the focus school Berkeley campus website.

It is usually held mid-June and is a well attended local event and always a thriller to watch.

"A profound, aggressive plot with a surprising, exciting finish" - ''The Guardian''

"Not to be missed for any reason - legitimate or not." - g''loucestershirecountycouncil.gov''⏎
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== History of the main event ==
* 2013: Donovan Biggs
* 2014: Brendan Pavey
* 2015: Howard Tunley (in absentia)
* 2016: Brendan Pavey
* 2017: Travis Martin

* 2018 (anticipated): Jordan Farr- Despite serious setbacks will a series of injuries he has won two warm up time trails and the end of season race, showing his true pedigree despite unfortunate events.
(contracted; show full) coach Ted Devenish. For several years they dominated the event, causing chronic depression in the cycling camps of Biggs , Brown and Huntley. These succeses were put down to the high spin turbo training that was eventually to bear fruit upon the roads of Bristol. There key aspect to consistency in there training and race performance was put down to large amounts of bricklaying in spare time.

== A Overview of last years race ==
This is a transcript of last years race commentary. Commentator - Stuart Pavey
 (A main competitor)

From Watt to Taylor to Pavey  this whole field is beginning to bunch up. Devenish crashing his way through the peleton creating something of a earthquake among the riders. It coming into the last 500m as Martin tries his luck and surges of the front, his legs gunning like pistons and a true example of how dancing the pedals should be done. But Devenish isn't finnished yet as claws past Martin and elbows him into the side gating there must be some penalty for that surely....

Now the final 200 the mighty William Brown is now using sheer power to out muscle Lynton and GETS THE INSIDE EDGE AS THEY BARREL AROUND THE LAST CORNER,wow some move there. But with 100m to go its still anyones race as Travis Martin with head down and his marginal gains slick hair style makes up 20 metres in the last straight and edges a win over the mighty William Brown to create history.