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About

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Welcome to Round 1 of the JOYRIDE ROOKIE CUP for 2025

Australia's first and only fully dedicated youth Downhill Series, which is recognized & sanctioned by AusCycling as the official Victorian Junior State DH Series!!!

By providing a true pathway into state and national level competition, as well as providing a lower barrier of entry to new racers, the 'Rookie Cup' is designed to capture the ever-growing, new wave of up-and-coming downhill talent and give them the foundation to take on the sport of downhill headfirst!

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Save these dates

Round	Date	Location & Host Club
Round 1	13/14 Sept	Mt Taylor hosted by East Gippsland MTB Club (EGMTB)
Round 2	11/12 Oct	Shepparton hosted by the Goulburn Valley MTB Club (GVMTB)
Round 3	8/9 Nov	Eildon hosted by Murrindindi Cycle Club (MCC)

Please note that there is no camping allowed on site at any of the Rookie Cup events

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Entry Categories

Age Category *	Gender	Comment
U17	Separate Male & Female
U15	Separate Male & Female
U13	Separate Male & Female
U11	Separate Male & Female	Higher level of parental involvement

Note *: Effective race ages are as at 31 Dec. ie: if you have not turned 9 by 31/12/25, you cannot enter this year.

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Entry

* Please note: you MUST be a current AusCycling (AC) member to race at the Rookie Cup, to ensure you are insured during the event*.

Your AC Membership can only be either Race Off Road or Race All Discipline, and the membership number must be used when entering the event. 4 Week Trial, Family or Lifestyle memberships cannot be used to race.

*please see Race Off Road Membership | AusCycling | AusCycling for more info.

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Pricing

**To support the riding community, we kept our 2024 pricing the same as 2023...however due to ever increasing costs over the past 2 years, we have had to increases prices this year but have done our best to keep this to a minimum.

Regular Entry: $175 (Includes GST) per event/no season pass

Scratching: Can't make it & would like to withdraw?
You can withdraw your entry & trigger your own automated refund by scratching. Keep an eye on the organiser's scratching cut-off, because refunds are self-serve up until that time. After that cut-off, refunds are at the discretion of the organiser.

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Waitlisting

• There is a capacity constraint on our events, which may mean you receive a message to say you have been ‘waitlisted’ at entry.

• Waitlisting basically means the age category is full, but you have been placed on a waitlist to see whether another entrant scratches, and a spot becomes available.

• If a spot does become available and you are given a start, you will appear on the startlist and receive an email to advise your status has changed.

• If you do not get to participate in the event, you will receive a full refund.

• If you no longer want to be on the waitlist, you can take yourself off & trigger your own refund by Scratching through the EntryBoss system.

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Rules

Rookie Cup Rules can be found here https://joyridemtb.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Joyride-Racing-Rules-and-Regulations.pdf

PLEASE WATCH SERIES INFORMATION VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RdCxWIg6bGc

These cover:

• Clothing & Equipment

• Concussion Policy

• Code of Conduct

Please read and watch as the rules contain important information that you need to know.

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More Info

w: https://joyridemtb.com.au/racing/rookie-cup/

F: https://www.facebook.com/people/Joyride-Racing/100095438745483/

E: racing@joyridemtb.com.au or events@joyridemtb.com.au

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Visit East Gippsland

There are heaps of things to do all around the event, so if you have time, please visit the below website for some great ideas and let's support the local businesses!!!

E: www.visiteastgippsland.com.au