About

Get your Easter Bonnet on and hop on to this fun-filled family friendly event - Cross Hot Cross! Easter Saturday fun event along the lines of Xmas Xross. Racing on offer for all ages and bike types in and around the very spectator friendly Hanson Reserve Velodrome.

This will be the last event at Hanson Reserve for a while as the oval undergoes a facelift including irrigation, drainage and new turf.

Race in an Easter themed costume, or get dressed up for cheering/heckling, and you could win a special prize!

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Location

Hanson Reserve Velodrome, corner Fifth Ave and the Parkway, Woodville Gardens

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Timing

ALL RIDERS MUST BRING THEIR PACC TIMING CHIP AND RACE NUMBER IF THEY HAVE BEEN PREVIOUSLY ISSUED WITH ONE. Lost yours? You can buy a new one when you enter.

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Race Fees

• Seniors - $15
• Juniors (J15 and under) - free

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Proposed schedule

Subject to change, but here's the plan:

Time	Activity
10:00am	Course Setup (Volunteers needed!)
10:45am - 12:30 am	Sign-on.
11:00 - 11:30amm	Practice on course with number on after you have signed-in. Must clear course by 11:30.
11:45am	Little Crossers
12:00 - 12:15pm	B Juniors
12:25 - 12:50pm	A Juniors, B-Women, C-Women, U17 Women
1:00 - 1:30pm	C- Men, U17 Men, Open
1:45 - 2:25pm	CX B Men, CX A Women, CX A Men
2:30pm - done	All hands on deck to tear-down the course please!

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Grading advice

SENIORS: Your chosen grade is dependent on both rider ability and your bike type. A drop ('Curly") bar bike (eg road, touring or CX bike) is required to contest any category with 'CX' in its title. If you have a MTB or Flat-bar hybrid / roadie please choose between Open Men or C-Men (for people identifying as gents) or B-Women and C-Women (for people identifying as women). If you have a CX/Road bike you can contest any grade based upon your ability except Open.

JUNIORS: Junior grading will be subject to age-groups and ability. Note Little Xers is for the youngest children or kids new to cycling not capable of completing the full course on their own and can include balance bikes, bikes with training wheels, tricycles and those new to a pedal bike and a carer is welcome to accompany them on foot around the shortened course. Other grades will be marshalled with club volunteers and carers are not to accompany riders on course.

If you are new to racing CX, but race bikes elsewhere please put your current criterium or road or MTB grade in the handicapping remarks. If you are completely new to any form of racing, we recommend you start in C-Grade unless you know someone you are comparable with and wish to race with them. Grades will be mixed on the course together, but wave-started and timed separately.

Grades available are:
*CX A-Women
*CX A-Men
*Open Men
*CX B-Men
*B-Women
*C-Women
*C-Men
*U17 Men *U17 Women *A-Juniors
*B-Juniors
*Little Xers

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Licencing Requirements

Note a current AusCycling Race Membership (All Discipline or Off Road) to compete in these events (or a Cycling Australia RACE or MTBA COMPETITION membership), primarily for insurance purposes. Bring your license card or proof of membership with you to sign-on!

If this is your first try at racing and you haven't held a Cycling Australia membership for the past 3 years, you can get a FREE 4 week trial membership here

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Reminders

• No license, No Race - Licenses will be checked at registration, so please bring your license or proof of renewal on the day.

• Announcements – Keep your eye on Facebook and your email for any announcements ahead of race day.

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