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About

This is an extra race for the winter series raced down at Forrest in conjunction with the Forrest MTB Club

Geelong MTB Club and Forrest MTB Club are combining forces to bring you a great double header weekend of racing.

The event includes a Saturday afternoon Senior XCC race to fire up the legs followed by the main Sunday morning Dirt Squirts and Seniors XCO races.

The vision for this double header race weekend is to vary up our racing locations and promote some other areas for GMBC members to ride bikes.

The sun will set on Saturday afternoon with a sausage sizzle, bonfire (BBQ marshmallows) and time to relax with fellow cycling mates, enjoy the social scene, and most importantly discuss strategies for the upcoming XCO.

Make it a full racing weekend down in the fantastic Otway Ranges, by staying overnight in cozy local accommodation, checking out the local eateries and leisurely exploring all the newly built Forrest MTB trails and pump track.

This is heaven for all mountain bikers and cannot be missed!

PS: If you have a GMBC jersey, do your club proud and wear it on the day.

PARTICIPATION IN THIS EVENT REQUIRES THAT YOU HAVE A VALID AUSCYCLE RACE LICENCE

    Four week free trial      https://www.auscycling.org.au/membership/other/free-trial
    Race off road             https://www.auscycling.org.au/membership/race-off-road
    Race all disciplines      https://www.auscycling.org.au/membership/race-all-discipline

No Frills Mountain Bike Racing is for 13yo and older Male and Female Riders. The focus is on fun and gaining skills through a typical club racing format. These races involve mountain bikes only with e-bikes welcome.

Please note: If you do decide to race with an e-bike please let us know either via comments upon entry or on race day, as although e-bikes are welcome to race in our events, we do not have enough entrants to create a separate category at this stage. E-bike competitors are not eligible to place or collect prizes (chocolates).

Adaptive Riders are welcome to race in all our events. Although we do not have enough entrants to create a separate category at this stage, adaptive riders are eligible to compete in whatever grade they feel suit their ability level. We are always considerate of the needs of the adaptive rider and will do our best to run courses that also cater for their needs as well as the rest of our members. As an adaptive rider if you can let us know in advance then we can also alter our courses even more to cater for your needs

Please ensure you have cleaned your bike so as not to bring pathogens to the Otways Forest

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Race Loop XCC: https://www.strava.com/routes/3129021397931237988

Race Loop XCO: https://www.strava.com/routes/3129023528335999194

Race Fees

• Cost: (One great price for two races)
  • Adults: $30 for both races XCC and XCO
  • Juniors Under 19: $20 for both races XCC and XCO
    
• Online entry only: no on the day entry.
  

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Race Categories

Grades:
Male A, B, C & D
Female A & B

We Race for Chocolate - 1st, 2nd and 3rd podium places are awarded for all grades

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Schedule 16th September

Registration Open	3:00pm
Registration Close	3:45pm
Race Begins (Categories will race one after each other )	Womens 4:00pm: D Grade 4:20pm: C Grade 4:40pm: B Grade 5:00pm: A grade 5:20pm (times may vary slightly on the day)
Presentations	6:00 pm (these will be at the Forrest MTB Club head quarters - Southern Trail Head. There will be a sausage sizzle with gold coin donations)

Schedule 17th September

Registration Open	10:00am
Registration Close	10:45am
Race Begins (Categories will be separated by 1min )	11:00am
Presentations	1:00 pm

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Race Durations

XCC Race Duration (Cut off before Starting a New Lap)

~20 minutes

XCO Race Duration (Cut off before Starting a New Lap)

~90 minutes

Event Village:

Will be located at the bottom of Red Carpet Trail off Kaanglang Rd

https://www.google.com.au/maps/place/Grant+St,+Forrest+VIC+3236/@-38.5226266,143.7192773,17z/data=!4m6!3m5!1s0x6ad314957193e7af:0xc2e8325d8eb969a4!8m2!3d-38.5225319!4d143.7138048!16s%2Fg%2F11cjgf9gw_?entry=ttu

Parking:

The race village is located at the bottom of the Red Carpet Trail off Kaanglang Road. As parking is limited, please consider this spot as a drop-off for your bikes, chairs, bulky items, and picnic baskets. Other nearby parking locations are West Barwon Reservoir and Forrest Southern MTB Trailhead.

If you are making a weekend of it:

Check out local accommodation in the area - plenty in Forrest and surrounding suburbs. If heading out for a bite to eat on Saturday night then check out DarTeta Restaurant or the Brewery or for something nice and simple we have the Sausage Sizzle happening at the Forrest MTB Club House located at the Southern Trail Head from 6pm. Gold Coins for a sausage. Please register for the sausage sizzle and podium attendance through entryboss event.

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Contact

Alan Flaherty 0407 433 682

Acknowledgement:

We would like to acknowledge the traditional owners of the land on which we race, the Wadawurrung people of the Kulin nation and pay our respects to Elders past, present and emerging.

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Special thanks to Parks Victoria

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Refunds: If we need to cancel for any reason, all riders will be given a 100% refund. We'll make every effort to notify riders the event is cancelled. If in doubt, please check this race listing for a notice.