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2025 Juliana Gravity Girls Race Series

About the Race Series

The Juliana Gravity Girls Race Series is a four 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, or a Lifestyle License for the Just for Fun Category.

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Race 3 - Cross Country Marathon (XCM) - Sunday 13th April, 2025

Bells Gully (Prospect Hill)

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

Minimum age is 10 years old.

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!

If you are racing the Just for Fun Lifestyle Category, you will need a AusCycling All-Discipline, Off-Road or Lifestyle License, or a 4 week trial/ day membership. Riders in the Just for Fun category do not need to be a member of Gravity Girls SA.

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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/ and our 2025 Race Series rules, found at https://www.gravitygirlssa.com.au/race-series-2025

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Location and Course

The XCM will be raced at Bells Gully (Prospect Hills), accessible by car via Brookman Connor Road. Parking will be along Brookman Connor Road, next to the race village.

https://www.google.com/maps/place/Bells+Gully+(Prospect+Hill)+MTB+Trail+head+car+park/@-35.248668,138.6926801,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m6!3m5!1s0x6ab12b61ea6f0baf:0xad7f7d4ae359e629!8m2!3d-35.2486724!4d138.695255!16s%2Fg%2F11c20914s1?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI1MDIxMi4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D

The course map is https://ridewithgps.com/routes/49140128. This is subject to change.

There will also be a Gravity Girls reccy ride of the course on Saturday 5th April. Please register via TidyHQ. This is free for members, and $10 for non-members (with Auscycling membership). Juniors are welcome and will have their own ride leader, so a guardian is not required to attend. Adult Ride: https://www.gravitygirlssa.com.au/rides-events/club-ride-kuitpo040525-zcyll-j2p2y Junior Ride: https://ggsai.tidyhq.com/schedule/events/69394-ggsa-junior-april-ride-all-levels-prospect-hill-kuitpo#event_info

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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 or visit this Google Sheets and fill in your name https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1hd08Oi3d4AdR6OAlSzOHNTamI0Z1c1KUTZYQp_T9K2g/edit?usp=sharing

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Overall Series and Teams

Riders will compete towards an overall individual series competition. Riders who compete as a duo will each get 70% points of solo riders. Riders who compete in competitive A and B will be competing in the same overall series, and B riders will get 80% points of A grade. This allows riders to change categories depending on the race.

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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