Somerset Dam Handicap Road Race - Saturday 5th July 2025.

This event is memory of HWCC Member, Frank Papp.

• Racing starts at 12.00MD.

• Riders from all clubs invited to come and race. Small groups with about the same ability will start together. 'Drafting' of any other riders is allowed at all times.

• Please Note - Entries close at 11am on Friday 4th July to allow the club to sort out appropriate handicap times.

• Juniors - Only U17 Juniors may enter this event (Due to AusCycling race distance requirements)

• Prizemoney for placings based on number of entries.

• Hamilton Wheelers Calendar: Click Here

• HWCC Facebook: Click Here

• Race Entry Enquiries - email: handicappers@hamiltonwheelers.com

Frank Papp was a HWCC member who passed away in an accident while riding in 2011. Frank was the sort of bloke who made you feel like you'd known him for years. He is missed by all who knew and rode with him. Frank loved riding huge distances training for Audax rides and Paris-Brest-Paris, so it's only fitting that our longest and hardest race of the year is held in his memory.

Photo - Podium winners of the 2024 Frank Papp Memorial Handicap Race

• Weather? - Always return to this page pre-race, to read any updates in the event of dodgy weather/cancellations. Advice will be posted as early as possible.

• Haven't raced before? - you can get a 4 Week Trial membership from Auscycling. Please select, Hamilton Wheelers Cycling Club as your club to receive HWCC race entry discounts and eligibility to enter HWCC member-only events.

The Basics

Eligibility - Licence - When a rider enters to race, in addition to accepting all terms & conditions, they are certifying that they have a valid AusCycling Race licence for this type of event valid for the day of the event and that they are not suspended or disqualified by AusCycling from racing.

Eligibility - Grading - Riders must have an approved HWCC race grading. Riders who fail to have a HWCC grading or fail to submit a grading application when they enter this event will have their entry rejected - Click Here for details.  Provide a detailed explanation if you are applying to enter a different grade and check the start list before your race. HWCC Handicappers' decisions are final.

Entries - Entries close 7pm on the day before the event.

Handicapping - This is a handicap race so please assist the Club Handicappers by giving them as much information as possible to assist them placing you in the most appropriate starting group. The 'notes' section on the entry form should be used to indicate your perceived level in your grade for road races. If you are not well known by HWCC Handicappers, failure to do this may cause you to be placed in an inappropriate (tougher!) starting group.

Entries - Entries close at 11am on Friday 4th July (day before race day).

Course Map - https://www.strava.com/segments/4710622

Race Distances - Division 1 - 85km (2 laps) - For riders with a Hamilton club grade of A, B , C or D (but excluding U17 riders). Division 2 - 42.5km (1 lap) - For riders graded M&N plus all U17s. (AusCycling's maximum road race distance for U17s is 70km).

This is a challenging course over rolling hills heading out and back from the bottom of Mt Glorious at Dundas towards Somerset Dam.

Directions (from Brisbane) - If you travel over Mt Glorious on Northbrook Parkway, turn right when you get to Wivenhoe/Somerset Rd. The start/finish location is about 1km along this road and is shown on the map as Wivenhoe Somerset Rest Area. Allow about 1 hour driving time from The Gap.

Directions (from North of Brisbane) - Travel through Kilcoy via Caboolture. Turn left onto the Esk Kilcoy road and turn right onto Wivenhoe Somerset Rd after passing the dam wall. The start finish is approximately 42km further along this road.

Sign on and Start/Finish Location - Wivenhoe Somerset Rd, Dundas QLD 4306. Map - https://goo.gl/maps/KwCc4o49SV8k5BgEA . Registration from 11.00am.

Race Start - First riders start at 12.00 Midday.

Please allow plenty of time to get out there. Riders who miss the compulsory commissaire's briefing will not be allowed to start. Riders should display their number patches on their left side.

Prizes - Cash prizes for first 3 places + first unplaced female. HWCC Women's race/prizes policy applies if there are 8 or more females in any race.

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Schedule

Grade	Time	Duration	Comment
Division 1	12.00md	2 laps - 85km	HWCC A, B, C, D Grades
Division 2	12.00md	1 lap - 42.5km	U17s + HWCC M&N Grade

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Entry Fees

Rider	Fee
General	$15
HWCC Members *	$10

* Includes AusCycling 'Add-on" HWCC club members.

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HWCC General Race Information

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Disclaimer

By entering this event you agree to all terms and conditions - Click Here

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Entries from Senior riders who do not possess, nor have applied for a HWCC race grading, will be automatically scratched from this event.