Chicks In The Sticks 2025

Sunday 17th August | Redlands Track Park (Scribbly Gums)

About:

EARLY BIRD ENTRIES ONLY UNTIL SUNDAY 20TH JULY

RATS Cycling Club presents Chicks in the Sticks – a three-hour cross country mountain bike event.

Chicks in the Sticks is a women’s only race suitable for both beginners and experienced riders - junior and senior. With a range of categories to choose from, to suit your riding experience and ability, there is something for everyone. 2025 will feature two loops - green and blue - rejoining to ride together through event village and over the timing mats.

Licence: AusCycling RACING membership WILL BE required, and must be shown on the day or purchased on the day if you enter here without it. A four-week free trial can be accessed at: https://www.auscycling.org.au/membership/other/free-trial ; alternatively, to cover you for more races, access a 12-month 'race off-road' or 'race all discipline' membership at https://www.auscycling.org.au/membership ; or choose an event day licence at: https://www.auscycling.org.au/membership/other/event-licences.

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Categories

SOLO CATEGORIES

Chicken Run: Regular on the racing scene, with a solid level of fitness and skill (A grade - blue-level loop).

Free Range: Confident riders who have done a few races, with an intermediate level of fitness and skill (B grade - blue-level loop).

Have a Crack: Newly-hatched MTB riders, looking for a no-pressure and supportive race experience. You want to challenge yourself to enter, participate and do your best (C grade - green-level loop).

Queens of the Coop: A race experience for riders aged 50 years and over. (Blue-level loop. If you prefer to ride the green-level loop, please enter the Have a Crack category)

Battery Hens: A category for more experienced e-bike riders. (Blue-level loop)

Electric A-Peel: Our new category, in celebration of CITS Founding Member Cathy Peel, for less experienced e-bike riders. (Green-level loop)

Clipped Wings: The race for the single-speeders. (Blue-level loop)

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TEAM CATEGORIES

(Enter separately and please ensure both parties use exactly the same team name)

Hard-Boiled Double Yolkers: Teams of two, with racing experience and good fitness. Tag-team on the blue-level loop.

Soft-Boiled Double Yolkers: Teams of two. Too shy to do it alone or concerned about your fitness? Bring a friend and do a tag-team around the green-level loop. (Age 15+)

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LITTLE CHICKS IN THE STICKS CATEGORIES

Junior Double Yolkers: Teams of two between the ages of 11 and 14 years. Race the FULL green-level loop with the ladies for the shorter time of two hours. Ride tag team laps as for the Double Yolkers.

Chick-A-Dees: 30-minute race on a shorter course for riders between the ages of 12 and 15 years. (Adjusted course incorporating part of the green-level single trails)

Chicken Nuggets: 20-minute race on the shorter Little Chicks course, for riders between the ages of 5 and 11 years. (Adjusted course incorporating part of the green-level single trails and looping the event village)

NOTES on Little Chicks

Please don't enter Chick-a-Dees if you can ride for an hour - leave it for the new riders. Please consider having those riders join a friend and enter the Junior Double Yolkers, or Soft-Boiled Double Yolkers, depending on age.

Post on the CITS Facebook page - and RATS Cycling Club - if you need to find a new friend to ride with in a team. Once you've made contact and decided to join together, choose a team name and enter separately using that name.

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Pricing Summary - EARLY BIRD UNTIL SUNDAY 20TH JULY

• Solo categories: $60 early bird ($90 regular)
• Hard-Boiled and Soft-Boiled Double Yolkers: $40 each for early bird ($60 regular)
• Junior Double Yolkers: $35 each for early bird ($50 regular)
• Chick-A-Dees & Chicken Nuggets: $25 for early bird ($40 regular)

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Schedule

7AM Registration opens
7.45AM JUNIOR RACE BRIEFING
8AM Chicken Nuggets Race (5-11 years solo): 20 min race
8.30AM Chick-A-Dees Race (12-16 years solo): 30 min race
9.30AM Junior presentations
9.50AM SENIOR RACE BRIEFING - Immediately after junior presentations – All riders must attend, and then transition to start 10AM SENIOR RACE STARTS
* 1st wave – Chicken Run, Hard Boiled Double Yolkers , Battery Hens * 2nd wave – Free Range, Queens of the Coop, Clipped Wings
* 3rd wave – Have a Crack, Electric A-Peel, Soft Boiled Double Yolkers and Junior Double Yolkers
MIDDAY Course closed to new laps for Junior Double Yolkers
1PM Course closed to new laps
2PM PRESENTATIONS

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Event Rules & COVID Safe Plan

Document	Link
Event Technical Guide	TBA
COVID-Safe Plan	click here
AusCycling Technical Regulations	Click here

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Registration

Online entries are required. There will be NO ON THE DAY ENTRY.

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Event Cancellations

Riders will receive 100% refund if the event is cancelled.

We will do our best to communicate our intentions early if the event is at risk of not proceeding.

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Photography

The RATS Cycling Club is providing professional photos of all riders free of charge. All photos may be used for social media, paid advertising and or released to council, governments or other organisations for the promotion of mountain biking and the RATS Cycling Club. If you do not wish to have your photos distributed in this way please contact the Race Director at Racedirector@RATSCC.com.au

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Need to talk to someone?

email: Racedirector@RATSCC.com.au
website: http://www.ratscc.com.au/chicks-in-the-sticks/
facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RATSCyclingClub/
phone: Race Director - Keegan Barns 0401 502 343