Summer Race Series – pre-season race clinic and ride

GMBC is hosting a pre-season race clinic on Sunday 27 April 2025 – one week before the start of the Autumn No Frills MTB Cross Country Series. Never raced before and want to know how No Frills racing works before signing up? Want to hone your skills and tackle some of the more technical features before race day? Want to learn more about race-craft, tactics and preparation? Have some burning questions about bike set-up, technique or how to go faster? Just want to ride the set course for the season opener, meet some GMBC members and have a chat? Then this day is for you. We will have some of GMBC’s experienced club racers on hand to answer your questions, share their secrets (we have been assured they won’t hold back!) and to host a ride of the set course for the first race of the No Frills Summer Series. We’ll tailor the format of the day depending on people’s interests, but it will include a no-drop lap or two of the 10km course for the 31st May Crazy Six Teams Race (Might be a chance to find the perfect partner as well): https://www.strava.com/routes/3227396347191516926

No Frills Mountain Bike Racing is for 13yo and older Male and Female Riders. The focus is on fun and gaining skills through a typical club racing format. These races involve mountain bikes AND e-mountain bikes only. This race is part of the 6 Race Autumn Series held at the You Yangs Mountain Bike Park

Adaptive Riders are welcome to race in all our events. Although we do not have enough entrants to create a separate category at this stage, adaptive riders are eligible to compete in whatever grade they feel suit their ability level. We are always considerate of the needs of the adaptive rider and will do our best to run courses that also cater for their needs as well as the rest of our members. As an adaptive rider if you can let us know in advance then we can also alter our courses even more to cater for your needs

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2025 Autumn Series Race Dates

• Races:
• Race 1: No Frills Friday 2nd-May 2025 (Duckponds)
• Race 2: Forrest Race Saturday 17th-May 2025 (Southern Trail Head Forrest)
• Race 3: Crazy 6 31st-May 2025 (Kurrajong)
• Race 4: No Frills Friday 6th-June 2025 (Duckponds)
• Race 5: No Frills Friday 13th-June 2025 (Duckponds)
• Race 6: No Frills Friday 21st-June 2025 (Stockyards)

Race loop for Race 1:

Race Fees

• Cost:
  • GMBC members: $15 per race
  • Non-Members: $20 per race
  • Juniors Under 19: $5 per race
• Online entry only: no on the day entry.

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Race Categories

Grades:
Male A, B, C & D
E-Bike Female A & B

We Race for Chocolate – 1st, 2nd and 3rd podium places are awarded for all grades

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Schedule

Registration Open	6:15pm
Registration Close	6:45pm
Race Begins (Categories separated by ~1 minute)	7:00pm
Presentation	8:00pm

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Race Durations

Race Duration (Cut off before Starting a New Lap)

~50 minutes

About

PARTICIPATION IN THIS EVENT REQUIRES THAT YOU HAVE A VALID AUSCYCLE RACE LICENCE

    Four week free trial      https://www.auscycling.org.au/membership/other/free-trial
    Race off road             https://www.auscycling.org.au/membership/race-off-road
    Race all disciplines      https://www.auscycling.org.au/membership/race-all-discipline

No Frills Mountain Bike Racing is for 13yo and older Male and Female Riders. The focus is on fun and gaining skills through a typical club racing format. These races involve mountain bikes AND e-mountain bikes only. This race is part of the 6 Race Autumn Series held at the You Yangs Mountain Bike Park

Adaptive Riders are welcome to race in all our events. Although we do not have enough entrants to create a separate category at this stage, adaptive riders are eligible to compete in whatever grade they feel suit their ability level. We are always considerate of the needs of the adaptive rider and will do our best to run courses that also cater for their needs as well as the rest of our members. As an adaptive rider if you can let us know in advance then we can also alter our courses even more to cater for your needs

The course lap will be of ~30mins depending on the grade and you will be able continue on the course as many times you wish. When the checkered flag comes out you will not be able continue on another lap.

Presentations will commence ~30 mins after your race cut off time.

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2025 Autumn Series Race Dates

• Races:
• Race 1: No Frills Friday 2nd-May 2025 (Duckponds)
• Race 2: Forrest Race Saturday 17th-May 2025 (Southern Trail Head Forrest)
• Race 3: Crazy 6 31st-May 2025 (Kurrajong)
• Race 4: No Frills Friday 6th-June 2025 (Duckponds)
• Race 5: No Frills Friday 13th-June 2025 (Duckponds)
• Race 6: No Frills Friday 21st-June 2025 (Stockyards)

Race Loop for 6 hour race:

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Race Fees

• Cost:
  • Male Team: $60
  • Female Team: $60
  • E-Bike Team: $60
  • Mixed Team: $60
  • Junior Team (u15-19): $30
  • Online entry only: no on the day entry.

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Race Categories

Grades:
no grades for this race

1st, 2nd and 3rd Podium Places are awarded for all categories

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Schedule

Registration Open	8:30am
Registration Close	9:15am
Race Begins (Categories separated by 1 minutes)	9:30am
Presentation	4pm

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Race Durations

Race Duration (Cut off time before Starting a New Lap)

** 6hr. 360mins**

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Contact

Phone: 0407 433 682 or email: geelong.mtb.club@gmail.com

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Special thanks