2025 AUSCYCLING VIC SCHOOLS MTB SERIES - ROUND ___

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About:

At GMBC, we consider the safety and wellbeing of children to be extremely important in all our events. Please see the Juniors page for more details on what we do to achieve this.

Event Information

Event Location: You Yangs Regional Park (Drysdale Rd)

Date: 23rd August 2025

Entry fee: $30

Registration and Start Times: Registration will open at 8 am. The first race will begin at 9:15 am. A detailed schedule is outlined below.

Parking Entry to the event is via Drysdale Rd, there is a carpark onsite and also some parking outside on the entrance road just outside the gate.

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Refunds You may withdraw/scratch before the entries close and receive a refund; otherwise, no refund will be given.

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Round four of Victorian Schools MTB series will be run on the trails on the Stockyards side of the You Yangs. There will be a Long Course for the older age categories and a second shorter course will be provided for the younger categories. Parking is available on site via Drysdale Road, with a short walk from there to registration. Riders are expected to race on a roadworthy bike. Riders can choose to enter one of two categories in their chosen age category:

Novice category is suitable for a rider who is new to MTB racing, or has limited experience racing before.

Racing category is suitable for a rider who is experienced and raced at either Club, State or National levels.

Age categories and intended race distance for the series (individual courses will determine actual race distance):

Event Categories

The following event categories will be conducted during all State Series rounds and recognised accordingly in the series points.

Category	Class	Distance (Approx.)
U9	Male/Female	2 laps short course 4kms
U11	Male/Female - Novice/Racing	4 laps short course 8kms
U13 (M/F)	Male/Female - Novice/Racing	5 laps short course 10kms
U15 (M/F)	Male/Female - Novice/Racing	3-4 laps long course 12-16kms
U17	Male/Female	3-5 laps long course 12-20 kms
U19	Male/Female	3-5 laps long course 12-20kms

Individual courses will determine actual race distance

Riders can choose to enter either one of two categories in their chosen age category:

• Novice category is suitable for a rider who is new to MTB racing or has limited experience racing before.
• Racing category is suitable for a rider who is experienced and raced at either Club, State or National levels.

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Race Information

Race Course Maps

Category	Distance	Map Link
U9, U11, U13	Short Course 2km	https://www.strava.com/routes/3101448937615254394

| U15, U17, U19 | Long Course 4Km | https://www.strava.com/routes/3101448575209272486 |

Race Schedule

Time	Event
8:00 am – 9:00 am	Official Course Practice (Unofficial Practice outside this time is available at rider's own risk )
9:10 am	Under 9 Male & Under 9 Female, short Course
9:15 am	Under 15 Male Novice and Race divisions, long course
9:45 am	Under 11 Boys Race and Novice divisions, short course
10:20 am	Under 15, Under 17, Under 19 Girls, Race & Novice divisions, long course
10:40 am	Under 13 Girls Race & Novice divisions, Under 11 Girls, Race & Novice divisions, short course
11:30 am	Under 17 and Under 19 Boys Race & Novice division, long course
11:45 am	Under 13 Boys Race & Novice division, short course
1:00 pm	Presentations

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Contact Information

• For race-specific questions or volunteer: geelong.mtb.club@gmail.com

• For series questions: hayden.beelitz@auscycling.org.au