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About

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Welcome to Round #2 of the JOYRIDE ROOKIE CUP for 2024!!!!

Australia's first and only fully dedicated youth Downhill Series, which is now recognized by AusCycling as the official Victorian Junior State Series!!!

By providing a true pathway into state and national level competition, as well as providing a lower barrier of entry to new racers, the 'Rookie Cup' is designed to capture the ever-growing, new wave of up-and-coming downhill talent and give them the foundation to take on the sport of downhill headfirst!

2024 Series extended to 4 Rounds!!!

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Save these dates

Round	Date	Location & Host Club
Round #1	14/15 Sept	Albury hosted by Albury Wodonga MTB Club (AWMTB)
Round #2	19/20 Oct	Bairnsdale hosted by East Gippsland MTB Club (EGMTB)
Round #3	9/10 Nov	Narbethong hosted by Fat Tyre Flyers (FTF)
Round #4	Nov 31/Dec 1	Shepparton hosted by the Goulburn Valley MTB Club (GVMTB)

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Entry Categories

Age Category *	Gender	Comment
U17	Separate Male & Female
U15	Separate Male & Female
U13	Separate Male & Female
U11	Separate Male & Female	Higher level of parental involvement

Note *: Effective race ages are as at 31 Dec. ie: if you have not turned 9 by 31/12/24, you cannot enter this year.

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Entry

Please note: you MUST be a current AusCycling (AC) member to race at the Rookie Cup, to ensure you are insured during the event*. Your AC Membership must be either Race Off Road or All Discipline, and the membership number must be used when entering the event. 4 Week Trial and Lifestyle memberships cannot be used to race.

*please see Race Off Road Membership | AusCycling | AusCycling for more info.

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Pricing

To support the riding community and allow more riders to participate, we have kept our entry fees the same as 2023.

Regular Entry: $150 per event/no season pass

Scratching: Can't make it & would like to withdraw?
You can withdraw your entry & trigger your own automated refund by scratching. Keep an eye on the organiser's scratching cut-off, because refunds are self-serve up until that time. After that cut-off, refunds are at the discretion of the organiser.

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Waitlisting

• There is a capacity constraint on our events, which may mean you receive a message to say you have been ‘waitlisted’ at entry.

• Waitlisting basically means you are waiting to see whether another entrant scratches and a spot becomes available.

• If a spot does become available and you are given a start, you will appear on the startlist and receive an email to advise your status has changed.

• If you do not get to participate in the event, you will receive a full refund.

• If you no longer want to be on the waitlist, you can take yourself off & trigger your own refund by Scratching through the EntryBoss system.

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Rules

Rookie Cup Rules can be found here https://therookiecup.com.au/rules

PLEASE WATCH SERIES INFORMATION VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RdCxWIg6bGc

These cover:

• Clothing & Equipment

• Concussion Policy

• Code of Conduct

Please read and watch as the rules contain important information that you need to know.

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More Info

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e: admin@therookiecup.com.au