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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)

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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