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2024 Burnside Women's Health Gravity Girls Race Series

About the Race Series

The Burnside Women's Health Gravity Girls Race Series is a three part women’s race series aimed at introducing women to racing in a supportive environment and fostering an interest and understanding of racing so that they can enter the current racing pathway with confidence and knowledge.

There are competitive entry categories for those who want to challenge themselves and enjoy the opportunity to race against the clock.

There are also non-competitive categories for those who want to experience the event and ride on closed trails in a structed environment without the pressure of competition.

The races are open to all females 10 years and above who have a current AusCycling All-Discipline or Off-Road race license.

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Race 1 - Cross Country Marathon (XCM) - Sunday 24th March, 2024

Craigburn Farm

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About Cross Country Marathon

A Cross Country Marathon race requires participants to complete the largest number of laps of a course in the given time. The length of this XCM race is 3 hours (9am-12pm) and may start their final lap up until 2:59:59 after the race commences. There will be a mass start, meaning all riders will begin together at 9am. Start position will be based on a self-seeding basis, with faster riders towards the front and slower riders towards the back.

The course will be a circuit and will consist of climbs and descents. It will be on blue level trails. Duo riders will compete in a relay style, and must tag their partner in the change over zone in the race village. Partners may complete the same or different number of laps.

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Entry Categories & Fees

The following female categories are available:

Category
Competitive Solo
Just for fun Solo
E-bike Solo
Junior (combined U17/U19) Solo
Junior (combined U13/U15) Solo Racing for 2 hours
Competitive Pairs
Just for fun Pairs
Junior (combined U17/U19) Pairs
Junior (combined U13/U15) Pairs Racing for 2 hours

Minimum age is 10 years old.

Riders must stay in the same category across all events.

Please check the following things before you enter.

• You must have a current AusCycling off-road racing membership.
  
• Your EntryBoss account must have the correct AusCycling membership number.
  

You will need a current AusCycling All-Discipline or Off-Road license to ride these events for insurance purposes. You do not have to be a member of Gravity Girls SA.

Bring your license card / digital membership with you to sign-on! If this is your first try at racing you can get a FREE 4 week trial membership (only for people who have not held a CA or MTBA membership in the last 3 years). The 4 week trial membership commences from the day you sign up to the trial, so if you are considering a trial membership and wish to compete in all 3 races of the series, we suggest only commencing the trial a day or two before the first race. You can also buy a day license.

To be a member of Gravity Girls SA, head to https://www.auscycling.org.au/membership to pick the license that is right for you and choose Gravity Girls SA to join our club!

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Rules

The rules are here to keep everyone safe and ensure good sportsmanship. Whether you’re a competitive racer or just racing for fun, the same rules apply. Not respecting the rules will result in a time penalty, disqualification or potential ban from racing.

Rules will be based on Adelaide Mountain Bike Club's racing rules. https://ambc.asn.au/event-info/race-rules/

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Location and Course

The XCM will be raced at Craigburn Farm Recreation Park, accessible by car via Craigburn Road. Parking will be along Craigburn Road, between the trail head and the event village.

The course map is https://ridewithgps.com/routes/45192875.

There will also be a Gravity Girls reccy ride of the course on Saturday 2nd March. Please register via TidyHQ. This is free for members, and $10 for non-members (with Auscycling membership). https://ggsai.tidyhq.com/public/schedule/events/59049-ggsa-social-ride-xc-race-reccy-all-levels-craigburn-farm

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Timing and Race Plates

Race plates will be provided to participants at the first race of the series. Competitors will keep their race plates for the duration of the race series and are expected to bring their own race plate to each event. If riders forget their race plates, they will be charged $50 for a replacement plate.

Competitors will also be provided with an Adelaide Mountain Bike Club race plate for this race, which contains a timing chip. These race plates must be returned at the end of the race.

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Clothing and Equipment

Riders are required at minimum to have a Mountain Bike with two working brakes. All helmets must pass Australian Standards, and riders must wear enclosed shoes. The race director has the right to disqualify a rider if their clothing and bike is not deemed safe.

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Presentations

• There will be a brief presentation of podium places for each competitive category at the conclusion of the race.
• Prize, if any, will be decided in conjunction with sponsors.
  

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Schedule

Time	Schedule
7.00 am	Race village set up
8- 8:45 am	Registration
8:45 am	Compulsory riders briefing
9am	Race start
12:00 pm	Course closed for new laps
~12:30 pm	Race concludes and course pack up
1:00 pm	Presentations

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Volunteers

These races can only happen with volunteer help. If you are available to help set up, pack down, as a course marshal or parking assistant or assist with anything else, please get in touch with us at gravitygirlssa@gmail.com.

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Overall Series and Teams

Riders who race as a pair will be automatically entered into the Overall Series Competition. Further, we encourage solo riders (from the same category) to also team up and compete as a partner for the overall series teams prize! We will also be running an Individual Series Competition too. If you don't know anyone, but would like to participate in the partner competition, let us know!

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Results

Results will be published on the Gravity Girls Website in the days after the race.

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Scratching

Need to withdraw from the event?

EntryBoss enables a self-serve refund if things change and you cannot make the event. Please use the scratch button to trigger a refund and automatically remove yourself from the start list.

Note scratching is permanent. If you wish to make a change to your entry category, please email us at gravitygirlssa@gmail.com.

Please also note the scratching cut-off - scratching is not available after the scratching cut-off time and refunds won't be offered after this time.

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COVID-19

If you are unwell, don't attend the event!
* you will not attend if you have flu-like symptoms within 14 days of the event
* you will socially distance and observe COVID-19 hygiene practices
* you will follow all safety guidelines and directions of the event promoter

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More Info

e: gravitygirlssa@gmail.com
w: https://gravitygirlssa.com.au

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