HWCC Road Championships - Elimbah - Saturday 2nd September 2023

Website: http://www.hamiltonwheelers.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/hamiltonwheelers/

Race Entry Enquiries: handicappers@hamiltonwheelers.com

* Please do not enter this event if you are not a member of Hamilton Wheelers Cycling Club

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The Basics

Eligibility - Only Hamilton Wheelers members are eligible to enter. HWCC 'Add-on' members are eligible to race and receive podium recogniton, however club championship results will only be awarded to full HWCC members.

CHANGE IN REGISTRATION AREA - To avoid disturbing residents the location for signon, riders briefing and the race start point will be in the school parking area on school road rather than in Twin View Road Park. Please be considerate of residents during the event.

Entries - Entries close on Friday evening at 7pm.

Race Distances -
Division 1 - Riders graded A, B, C and D will complete 2 laps of the circuit (total of 56km)
Division 2 - Riders graded M&N and U15 Juniors will complete 1 lap of the circuit (28km)

U15 Juniors must be endorsed by our Club Coach or Handicapper before they are eligible to race our road events.

Course - Each lap is 28km of rolling hills, starting at Elimbah, travelling along Twin View Rd, turning left at Powell Rd, onto King Rd, then Boden Rd with the turn-around on Alcock Rd. These roads are not closed to general traffic. You must ride no more than two abreast unless passing. All Queensland road rules apply. Do not cut corners or cross white lines (you will be disqualified if you cross the centre white line in a sprint at the finish).

The turnaround for grades doing 2 laps (Division 1) is near the finish line on Twin View Road at Elimbah. Turnarounds are marked with a witch's hat and are attended by a flag marshal.

Course Map - https://www.strava.com/segments/27954857

Start - Start in the carpark of Elimbah State School. Riders who miss the compulsory commissaire's briefing will not be allowed to start. Riders should display their number patches on their left side.

Finish - Finish is on Twin View Road. Please note: the finish line is approx 100 metres past the 1 lap turn-around point.

Registration - From 7.30am and closes at 8.05am in the State School Cark park (NOT AT TWIN VIEW PARK). To avoid disturbing residents the location for signon, riders briefing and the race start point will be in the school parking area on school road rather than in Twin View Road Park. Please be considerate of residents during the event. Riders should display their number patches on their left side.

Prizes - Club Championship presentations of medals/trophies/club championships jerseys will be made after racing at Nundah on Saturday 22nd October (for full HWCC members only). There are no cash prizes for this event.

Club Championship notes from HWCC By-Laws - The Club Championship events are conducted in 3 events, Road Race, Time Trial and Criterium and in each of the current club grades. As such, they do not form part of the Winter Aggregate point score, but are scored on the following basis in each of the three events;- First - 10 points plus Gold Medal Second 6 - points plus Silver Medal Third - 4 points plus Bronze Medal Start - 1 point Finish - 1 point. Perform rostered duty - 2 points. Commissaire - 4 points

A special 'Champion's jersey' is awarded to the rider in each category with the highest aggregate points and who has competed in all of the three club championship events. There must be more than one rider, in each championship event, in the category for a jersey to be awarded. In the event if a tie, the winner is determined by the greater number of highest places . If a deadlock on highest places exists, then the rider with the fastest time in the ITT wins.

Women in each event need to claim their places to ensure the club scorers can determine the ladies champions in each grade.

Podium Presentations - First 4 riders will be presented with a podium presentation in each race. There will be separate women's podium presentations if there are 3 or more women entered in a grade. Riders/spectators are encouraged to take photos.

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Schedule

Grade	Time	Duration	Comment
A Grade	8:15am	2 laps	HWCC A Graded Men and Women
B Grade	8:17am	2 laps	HWCC B Graded Men and Women
C Grade	8:19am	2 laps	HWCC C Graded Men and Women
D Grade	8:21am	2 laps	HWCC D Graded Men and Women
M&N + Juniors	8:23am	1 lap	HWCC M&N + Juniors 15+

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First Time Racing with HWCC?

If you have never raced with us...

Before you enter, you must -

• Have a current, valid AusCycling race licence - https://auscycling.org.au/membership/race-all-discipline
• Ensure your current race licence number and email address is included in your EntryBoss profile.
• Obtain a HWCC race grading - fill out the form at the bottom of the webpage at - http://www.hamiltonwheelers.com/general-info/club-grading-list
• Be alert to emails from the HWCC officials regarding grading/racing/licence before your race - if you don't respond, your race entry may be cancelled.
  
• For any grading enquiries, please contact our Club Handicapper Pete Kelly - pkel23@hotmail.com

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HWCC General Race Info

EntryBoss Entry - Please make sure your current AusCycling licence number is registered with EntryBoss before entering. Do not use a previous licence number. Entries are checked against AusCycling current/financial licence lists. Riders should have their digital licence ready or printed email ready to show if requested. To obtain your digital licence - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1lOQwgx7wMiXIUzZ8ud5GuDWLpMjhfh1P/view

Gradings - Riders should enter according to their current HWCC grading. Should a rider wish to enter an alternate grade, an explanation should be provided in the comments section of the entry form with appropriate info such as results elsewhere. All entries are provisional until confirmed by the club handicappers.

Grading Confirmation - VERY IMPORTANT - HWCC club handicappers review all provisional entries before they are confirmed. If a rider applies to race in a grade other than their current HWCC grading, they must check the EntryBoss startlist after 7pm on the evening before race day to confirm which grade they will be starting in. Please make yourself familiar with the HWCC EntryBoss entering policy - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1IaUU0m95wCTQ_O_bwgmV8YeQHzuNdd4m/view

Women's Races/Prizes - In events where there is no separate women's races, the first unplaced female in each grade is presented with a prize, provided there are 2 to 7 female entries. If 8 or more females enter any grade, there will be a 'race within a race'. Read HWCC Women's racing/prizes policy for an explanation - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ZFchCEfWpi3zGA2wzR_SVK6vrW_ZnSst/view

M&N and Vets Grades - For events that the club doesn't cater for HWCC 'Masters and Novices' and 'Vets' graded riders grades (i.e Twilight Series, Interclubs), these riders may nominate to race in D grade via the EntryBoss entry (subject to club handicapper approval).

Rider Inquiries - If club officials require pre-race information on a rider's licence or grading, every effort will be made to contact them via their EntryBoss registered email address.

Registration/Race Patches - Start registration begins approx 30 minutes before the first race and and closes 10 minutes before each race start time. Riders must wear their race number patches on their right side for criteriums at Nundah and Lakeside. Patches must be worn on the left side for road races, ITTs and reverse direction criteriums. There is a compulsory Commissaire's briefing before each race. Riders who miss this briefing will not be allowed to start.

Prizes - Cash prizes for seniors races are proportional to entry numbers and generally are awarded to the first 3 places. Prizes for juniors will be awarded appropriately.

Podium Presentations - First 4 riders in each grade will be presented at a podium presentation. There will be separate women's podium presentations if there are 3 or more women entered in a grade. Riders/spectators are encouraged to take photos.

Results - HWCC publishes all race results on their website (usually within a day or two) - http://www.hamiltonwheelers.com/

Race Scratchings - If riders find they are unable to race after entering HWCC races, they may 'scratch' themselves up to 5am on normal race days, 3pm for Twilight races and up to 7pm the night before handicap races - the entry fee will be refunded. Click on the 'Scratch' button on the EntryBoss event page. Please note that there is a small cost to the club due to unrecoverable merchant fees, whenever riders' scratch themselves.

Wet-weather Policy - A decision to cancel due to poor weather will be made by the Chief Commissaire with announcements via the club's social pages. Generally, we race in all weather, except heavy rain or if there are sheets of water on the road surface. Any decision on cancellation will be made as early as possible.

All race entry fees will be refunded if races are cancelled.

Race Rules - Racing is conducted under the auspices of AusCycling rules and regulations. Helmets must comply with Australian (ADR) and UCI regulations for on-road races and UCI regulations for off-road races.

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Entry Prices

Online pricing:

• All Senior grades $12.00
• All Junior grades $6.00
  (Entry includes a card processing fee)
  

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More Info

Club website: http://www.hamiltonwheelers.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/hamiltonwheelers/

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Disclaimer

By entering this event you agree to the following terms and conditions:

1. I understand, acknowledge, and accept that cycling is an inherently dangerous sport, which may result in severe injury or death from a collision, fall, mechanical failure, physical exertion, or other incident.
2. I voluntarily participate in this event at my own risk.
3. I waive any rights I may otherwise have against AusCycling, Hamilton Wheelers Cycling Club the event promoter and their agents and representatives relating to, and agree they are not responsible for, any loss or damage resulting from my participation in the event, including any loss that may arise from death or injury to myself or others, or damage to any property.
4. I agree to follow the directions of any event organiser or official and the AusCycling Technical Regulations and policies.
5. If the participant in this event is under 18 years of age, I warrant that I am a parent or guardian of the participant and agree for myself and the participant that I provide the acknowledgements, agreements and waiver set out above in respect of the participant.