NCC TDU Criterium presented by NCC and Friends

NCC is excited to team up with some of our regular friends to deliver the opening night of racing for our 2026 Tour Down Under races. There'll be prizes, cash and the best vibes in the country (as you'd expect from your favourites at NCC). A big prize pool thanks to Skin Grows Back, Knog and NCC.

Results

NCC Live Results can be found here.

AC race all discipline License: You must bring proof of our your valid AusCycling race license if your licence can't be verrifed through EB. If you need help - email the club.
New riders: please see more information below.
Online entry $30
On the day entries? it's not 1999. Enter online!
Juniors Riding Up Junior Riders will be able to ride up tonight but aren't eligible for prize money per AC guidelines. Juniors will need to follow the standard riding up procedures, and note that this is not a normal VP crit. Just because allowance has been made previously does not coffer that you will be allowed to ride up this week.

Info for All Riders

• Grades WILL sell out. Enter early or be prepared for disappointment (waitlisting info below)
• Make sure you EntryBoss profile details match your AusCycling membership details and your AC licence is renewed before entering!

Info for visiting Riders

• Please give the handicapper accurate information about where you normally race in your home state. Sandbagging is not very becoming. This can be done in comments when you enter.
  
• We will provide temporary numbers and transponders for riders to give back at the end each nights racing!
  
• Bringing your phone to sign on
• Please remember many of our volunteers aren't on holidays, so make sure you're polite as they probably came straight from work so you could race. Any problems, see the race director on the night!

Info for Regular Riders

• Bring your number and transponder as per any Tuesday Crit!

Race Schedule

Please note race schedule subject to change up to midday the day of event

Sign on: From 3:30pm, required 10min prior to race.

Please note due to field size limitations riders wont be able to race twice (eg No junior riding up, No Women's A racing Open B)

More Information

Prizes

NCC is proud to offer both Prizes and Prize money at tonight's racing with a little help from our friends!

Junior Grades will receive prizes and or vouchers.

To assist our Line Judges, can all riders please claim places following each race. Claim with line judges and commissaires after your event in a timely manner regardless of transponders being in place or not. Thanks.

Numbering and transponders - I don't know how it works!!

All visiting riders will provided with everything the could need.

NCC runs fixed numbers and transponders for all regular riders. You MUST have the right number colour for your grade. If you need a new number, we will give these to you at sign on. If you are visiting, we will loan them. If you are (or intend to be a regular) we'll give you a number to keep. We will not be allocating new permanent transponders this week.

Not sure which number you're meant to have or don't think you have a number? *
If you have raced with NCC in the last three years you will have a fixed number. If you've lost it you will need to buy a new one.
This is not your super series number.
This is not some crusty number you found in the back of your cupboard.
The number should match your grade.
A Grade GREEN
B Grade Red
C Grade Yellow
D Grade Navy
E Grade Light Blue
F Grade Pink

Something not right? No stress - we can always fix it at sign on!

Grading

TDU racing is always spicey, and Adelaide crits are fast to start with - this is no sleepy cycling backwater. Every year we have rides overestimate their ability and have a sad time because of it. Request a grade with logic and leave the ego at the sign on desk, it'll be much more fun.

Grading is at the discretion of the handicapper, and not at the whim of the rider. Riders who request grade changes through EB without having their preference ok'd by the handicapper will be placed into their existing grade. Handicapping takes in more than rider fitness, but considers skill, ability to contribute positively to the race and appropriateness. The best way to move up a grade is to win. If you can't win your current grade, you probably aren't ready to move up.

Please check what grade you have been placed in by the handicapper via the "View startlist" button prior to the event starting. The handicapper reserves the right to handicap riders as they see fit. It is the responsibility of the rider to review the published start list. Please enter relevant information for the handicapper when you nominate. The earlier you nominate, the earlier you get handicapped. Changing of grades on the day is not permitted. Only the Handicapper or the Chief Commissaire may regrade a rider on the day.
Please do not request grade changes to our volunteers on the Sign-on desk

You can contact the NCC Handicapper Peter Varricchio on 0411 118 262. Please be courteous and understanding. Any inappropriate behaviour will result in sanctions.

New Riders

The TDU crits aren't designed for first time senior riders - they are bigger and faster than normal tuesday night crits - so we recommend that you start your racing journey on another night! For juniors there isn't a problem getting stuck straight into it. As a general rule of thumb U17 = A or B grade, U15 = B or C grade, U13 = C or D Grade U11 & U9 - D Grade

Grade Caps

NCC enforces strict grade caps at our crits in the interest of rider safety. We have been selling out grades regularly over the past 12 months, so encourage everyone to enter early to ensure that you don't miss out. You can scratch with full refund up to nomination closing time.

If you receive one of the five waitlisted places - this means you are first in line if anyone scratches. We will move these riders up if we can, but it is unlikely that you will get to race.

If you get Waitlisted (Doubtful) it is very unlikely that you'll get to race.

Please don't:
-Ask to race with another grade;
-Turn up on the night hoping someone doesn't show;
-Ask to be given special consideration to race.

NCC is a volunteer run club and we hate having to say no to people! We want everyone to be able to race, but it just not possible sometimes.

Contacts

Through our Facebook Insta or FB
NCC Handicapper Peter Varricchio on 0411 118 262.

ON THE DAY CONTACTS
Wayne McCarney 0417 825 954
Lachie Ambrose 0488 236 294

Norwood Cycling Club

http://www.norwoodcc.com.au/