Course Format
How it works
For those of you who have never done a Mountain Bike Relay before here's a brief outline
- One lap of the main course is figure of 8 loop of about 6 km. A new recreational 6 hour grade will use the easier half of the loop.
Only one rider from each team goes round the course at any one time - Each team is allocated a 4 x 4m ‘tent site' the village, the course goes past every tent.
- Riders in each team ‘change' over at their tent site
- The rider on the course wears a timing transponder which they pass onto their next rider when they have completed their lap / laps
- The idea is for each team to complete as many laps as possible in the 6 / 12 hours, the teams in each category who do the most laps WIN!!
Tents
Teams pitch their tent / marquee the night before race day, between 4.00pm - 8.30pm, - there will be a security guard over night on Fri night in the velodrome.
At your tent site you can set up gas cookers, chairs, cocktail cabinets, even decorate the tent - and be in to win the 'Best Themed Tent Site' award .
Basically the tent village becomes a very social hub, for relaxing, chatting to mates, cheering on your team and all the others.
Course
Course for 2011 - will be the same as 2009 - figure of 8 loop that is fast, fun and undulating.
Heaps of variety, including cruisy good downhills, neat single track as well as wider 4WD track for overtaking.
Race Numbers and timing
* Participants will be given 2 race numbers, one of which must be on the front of the bike of the rider going around the course, the other on the next rider waiting, riders swap numbers between team members.
* Timing will be by Sports Timing
* All teams will be given a ‘transponder, which has to be passed between riders at changeover.
* Transponders MUST be returned at the end of the race, teams not handing theirs in will be fined $50.
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