WA Cyclocross season for 2025

Presented by WA Cyclocross on behalf of Perth MTB Club

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100% volunteer-run cyclocross racing
The Numbat Cup Series is WA's no-nonsense cyclocross state series. No big cash prizes, no professional setups - just pure racing for fun! Local parks, local riders, and local businesses support it. There’s a grade for everyone, and you can race on any bike you choose. Don’t try it if you don’t like having fun!

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2025 Numbat Cup - Round 2 race entry information

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Location

• Venue: Fishmarket Reserve, Guildford
  
• Enter via Swan St West

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Facilities

• Parking: Gravel carpark at the end of Swan St West, next to the race course. Please park considerately as it's a small carpark.
• Toilets: There are no public toilets, but we'll have 3 x port-a-loos available (please use them). Any riders seen not utilising them will result in an immediate DQ and 2 race exclusion - no refunds
• Coffee: Ride into Guildford town centre - 5 min away
• Food: No, BYO only
• Water: No, best to bring what you require
• Electricity: Generator only
• Playground: Yes
• First Aid: St Johns Ambulance will be on-site from 10:30am - 4:00pm

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Entry fees and registration info

Fees

• Seniors: $30
• Young Guns (U17): $15
• Seniors (race & volunteer): - $20 - if volunteering at course build, rego tent or timing tent (course pack-up doesn't constitute volunteering)
• Kids (U9 & U13): $10 per plate (keep for the series)

Race licences

• VERY IMPORTANT: All riders, including kids, need a valid AusCycling (racing) membership to participate, no exceptions. Read our guide

Race plates

• New plate fee: $15 - one-off fee if you need new race plates for the 2025 season
• Plate reactivation fee: $10 - one-off fee to reactivate plates from 2024 season

Do I need to pre-register to race?

• Adults and Young Guns (U17) must pre-register
• For Kids (U13/U9), pre-registration is encouraged (as it eases the burden on our volunteers), but on-the-day entries will be accepted

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Cyclocross categories

• Men's categories: Elite, Masters A (40+), SSCX, B Grade, Masters B (30+), C Grade, Masters C (30+), Mayeur CX Young Guns U17
• Women's Categories: Elite, Masters A (40+), B Grade, C Grade, Mayeur CX Young Guns U17

Mountain bikes and other bikes

• Men's Category: Open - Any bike with flat handlebars and/or bike with >42mm tyre width
• Women's Category: Open - Any bike with flat handlebars and/or bike with >42mm tyre width

Note: A competitor's age is defined as at the end of 31 December of the competition year

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Bike and equipment information

Category	Bike	Tyres	Bars
Elite	CX only	33mm	Drop (max 500mm width)
B grade C grade Masters-A Masters-B Masters-C	CX or gravel	Max 42mm	Drop
Open	Any bike (no e-bike)	Any	Any
Young Guns U17	CX or gravel	Max 42mm	Drop
Single Speed	CX or gravel (single-speed)	Max 42mm	Drop or Flat
Kids U9/U13	Any	Any	Any

Read more - New equipment rules for 2025 Numbat Cup Series

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Race schedule

Activity	Start time	Duration	Finish time
Course set up - the best part of the day	8am	2.5hrs	10.30am
Wembley Cycles Kids race (U13 & U9)	11am	20min	11.30am
Course open for practice	11.30am	30min	12pm
Wave 1 races Men's & Women's C grade Men's Masters C (30+ years) Mayeur Young Guns (U17) Men's & Women's Open	12pm	30min	12.40pm
Wave 2 races Women's Elite Melody Wheels Single Speed Men's & Women's B grade Men's Masters B (30+ years) Women's Masters A (40+ years)	12.50pm	45-50min (Elite Women) 40min (other grades)	1.50pm
Wave 3 races Men's Elite Men's Masters A (40+ years)	2pm	50min	3pm
Course pull down - all help appreciated	3pm	30min	3.30pm
Mens, Womens, Young Guns & Masters presentations	3.30pm	15min	3.45pm
Relax, reflect and enjoy and help finish pack-up	3.45pm	30min	4.15pm

Schedule is subject to change

• Course Set up and build: Come down at 8am on race day to help build the course you'll be racing on. If the course isn't ready when you arrive, don't blame the organisers/course designers. The question is what could you have done to help, bring a rubber mallet and have a go. If you can't bang in the poles help with rego, timing, ongoing course maintenance, marshals, anything - before or after your race. Just ask or use your initiative, because volunteering is what makes cyclocross special.

• Start procedures: The Race Director will do a call-up, separate grades and send them away in waves (separated by ~30 sec) if grade numbers are sufficient. Small grades may be combined. All results are captured separately regardless of start line grouping.

Special notices

• We will not be running traditional cyclocross-style pits at this event. If you require mechanical assistance during your race, you must make your way around the course to the start/finish line to get assistance.

• Series races - minimum ages - Older juniors, with suitable experience, looking to race the full course for a full race duration can enter Young Guns. Highly experienced juniors can occasionally step up to B grade after previous consultation with the Race Director.

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Grading

What Grade? ....please be guided by your motor

"What grade should I ride in CX?"

A lot of people struggle with finding the right grade in CX, generally for one of two reasons; 1) They race, but are new to 'cross, or 2) They have never raced.

"be guided by your motor"

What does that mean? It means that you should ride against riders of similar strength, not drop down because of some perceived disadvantage around tech skills.

Some examples: If you race A grade on the Road/MTB or at your local crit, we request that you enter Elite grade for CX.
If you don't race but you are a similar level to some of your training buddies who race B grade on the Road/MTB, enter B grade. If you have never raced and aren't able to gauge a grade off any of your training partners, you should enter C Grade and see how you go.

You will be asked for Grading Information at entry. Please provide information that helps the Handicappers either confirm your requested grade or determine the correct grade for you. Information helps get you into the correct grade. Also note that you request a grade, and that may be changed by the Handicappers. The published Final Start List is confirmation of your grade for race day.

WACX can and will encourage riders that are capable of riding the next grade. If you are in a lower grade and are consistently lapping times that are above the meantime in the grade above you will be promoted.

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Contact

• Email: wacyclocross@gmail.com
• Phone: 0408 872 078 (Stuart Carson)
• Phone: 0422 991 763 (Tanya Matear)
• Web: wacyclocross.org
• Instagram @wacyclocross
• Facebook: WA Cyclocross