Upcoming Events

The All Mountain Cup will include a number of additional elements over the course of each two-day event. Riders will compete in a stage-like environment, in which performance results will be tallied to determine the overall event winner.

In addition to the centrepiece Olympic Cross Country event, other formats such as the cross country eliminator (four-cross for cross country), cross country time trial, cross country enduro (25km to 50km), Super D (downhill cross country) and the return of the short course event will be scheduled over the weekend of competition.

The big one; the marathon hump that we all must climb. The Otway Odyssey has firmly cemented itself as the tough man and women’s marathon with 100km of trails through the Otway ranges in Victoria with a whole bag full of climbing.
Starting seaside in Apollo Bay the climbing begins with the course ending up in the growing Victorian MTB mecca of Forrest.
Whether you’re a heavy hitter looking to take out the title or a punter looking to add another notch to the belt make the Odyssey firm in your 2012 plans.

http://www.rapidascent.com.au/OtwayOdyssey/

Australian National Mountain Bike Championships are to be held in Adelaide at Eagle Mountain Bike Park. The same great atmosphere as last year will be combined with exciting new track changes and a Slew of the world’s best riders confirmed.
Eagle Mountain Bike Park will again play host to the Championships, with the event village nestled amongst an amphitheatre of trails.

http://www.eaglechamps.com.au

The 2012 Otway Cycling Classic is a mass participation road cycling event (not a race!) with three different rides to suit all types of cyclists, from a challenging 140km circuit to a tranquil 23km journey suitable for families, all amidst the magnificent Otway Rainforest in and around Apollo Bay on the Great Ocean Road.

The 2012 event is being marketed and promoted by the local Geelong philanthropic organisation called“Give Where You Live” with funds raised going towards their terrific work within the community. All proceeds from the event go directly to Give Where You Live. Give Where You Live has been serving the Geelong community since 1954 as a premier philanthropic organisation dedicated to improving lives in the Geelong region.


http://www.rapidascent.com.au/rainforestride/Default.aspx

The All Mountain Cup will include a number of additional elements over the course of each two-day event. Riders will compete in a stage-like environment, in which performance results will be tallied to determine the overall event winner.

In addition to the centrepiece Olympic Cross Country event, other formats such as the cross country eliminator (four-cross for cross country), cross country time trial, cross country enduro (25km to 50km), Super D (downhill cross country) and the return of the short course event will be scheduled over the weekend of competition.

In the Gravity Cup, all downhill classes have seeding races on the Saturday, followed by finals on the Sunday.

For the gravity racers this year the seeding races have been expanded to include all classes. This means two timed runs for all riders.

http://www.nationalseries.com.au/national-events?year=2012&month=3&view=event&id=7

After a successful beginning in 2011 the clock2clock Challenge is back for its second year where you are welcomed back to the beautiful Macedon Ranges for more Mountain Bike fun!

Starting from the Clock Tower in the centre of Woodend Town, the Clock Tower will strike the hour and the start of the 70km Race. Riders will jump to life jamming cleats into pedals and the street will buzz with the sound of knobs on the tar. With a Police escort leading riders up Mt Macedon Rd the course will then follow scenic fire roads past Braemar to Mc Gregors Picnic Ground. Then after rocketing down the Chute and flowing back down to Bawden Rd via fast fire roads and through Mt Macedon Winery, riders can re-hydrate at the first feed zone.
Using the cool fire roads below Bawden Rd in Macedon Regional Park including the Macedon Ranges Cycling Trail. Then the single track junkies will be in their element, winding through the Pine forest. The second feed station will be in this section of the race. Heading back to town and then through the streets of Woodend, riders will come through the race centre. Head out again for a second lap to complete the 70km race. There is also a 35km option of a single lap.

http://www.link2trail.com.au/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=34&Itemid=50

Imagine a week of mountain biking, a week of racing, that will take you from the highest mountains in Australia, across snowgum lined plains, down along rainforest lined creeks and out to finish with your wheels in the sand and surf. Snaking singletrack, 'wind through the helmet' downhills, challenging uphills and some of the most varied scenery you could want.

The Mountains To Beach caters for solo or pairs, spanning some 380km from Thredbo in the Snowy Mountains of NSW to Narooma on the South Coast of NSW.

The majority of the riding will be in race stages that will test the full range of mountain biking skills - uphill, downhill, cross country, marathon, riding under lights. Whilst timed race stages will range in length up to 100km, there will also be a number of non timed, non race cruising stages along the way.

http://www.wildhorizons.com.au/mountains-to-beach

You’ll be sure to feel the good time labour day pain in this unique two day stage race in the alpine wonderland of Mt Buller.
2011 saw an Aussie enduro first with the chairlift being used on two stages, the 4 Hour Brake Burner and the 50km return Stonefly loop to Mt Stirling.
What will 2012 bring? Well the word on the grapevine is that a few changes are a happening and it’s rumoured that the event format will be shuffled to finish at Mirrimbah in the middle of Mt Buller’s massive Picnic in the park festival (…food, beer, live music… ) on Sunday afternoon.

http://www.rapidascent.com.au/BikeBuller/

Following the success of the inaugural event, the organisers were overwhelmed by riders’ positive comments and enthusiasm for this event. With this in mind, we are keeping the format of the race more or less the same as 2011, with a few minor changes to be introduced, to keep the trails flowing, and the riders pumped!

The James Williamson Enduro Challenge is a joint initiative of Southern Highlands Cycling Club (SHCC) and Canberra Off-Road Cyclists (CORC), held each year in March, in memory of James Williamson, World and Australian Champion Enduro mountain biker. James passed away on March 23rd 2010 while participating in the Cape Epic Mountain Bike Race in South Africa. James came from the Southern Highlands of NSW before moving to Canberra, and knew the trails of both areas well. James was renowned for his capacity to challenge himself and for his passion for mountain biking; this race helps keep his spirit alive.

The James Williamson Enduro Challenge is a non-profitevent, with all proceeds going to the James Williamson Fund. Proceeds will be used in a range of ways to develop young riders and promote the sport of mountain biking.

http://jameswilliamson.com.au/fund

http://jameswilliamson.com.au/enduro/

Rumoured as Australia’s most challenging marathon but unquestionably Australia’s most rewarding, the 2012 Marathon Challenge will be held on March 18th at the picturesque Mt Avoca Winery, Avoca Victoria.

In this its 3rd year all the great things you love are back and significant changes are afoot to make this eventeven more rewarding for all that enter.

Choose your Challenge and let the Reward begin
Distances option are 90km, 65km (New for 2012), 45km, 35km and 15km

http://www.bighillevents.com.au/marathon_challenge/Challenge_home.html

The Absa Cape Epic takes place every year around the last week of March and the first week of April. The race is held over 8 days and includes a time-trial prologue. The route changes every year, and leads aspiring amateur and professional mountain bikers from around the world through approximately 800 kilometres of the unspoilt nature of the Western Cape and up approximately 15 000m of climbing over some of the most magnificent passes in South Africa.

Ride in Teams of Two
All riders must enter as a two-rider team. Teams register in one of four different categories that include Men, Ladies, Mixed and Masters (both riders must be 40 years or older on race day). The minimum age of participation is 18 on race day. The riders in a team must remain together at all times during the race and are expected to reach the finish line by 17h00 daily. At each stage, the winners of the day receive prizes and the leaders in the overall classification are awarded their leader jerseys.

For 2012 The Fitzroy Revolution will be fielding 2 teams at The Absa Cape Epic.

http://www.cape-epic.com/

Pairs only Six Hour Enduro.

Lap on - Lap Off format i.e. double laps won't be counted.

Burn baby burn.

http://flathilldirtcrits.blogspot.com/p/duael-enduro.html

Melbourne’s Hisense Arena will host the 2012 UCI Track Cycling World Championships from Wednesday 4 to Sunday 8 April, 2012.
The UCI Track Cycling World Championships stands at the pinnacle of world track cycling and will attract up to 350 of the world’s best cyclists from over 40 countries.
The 2012 Championships is the final qualifying event in the lead-up to the 2012 London Olympic Games ensuring all fans will witness the best track cycling on offer as cyclists vie for an Olympic berth and a prestigious rainbow jersey.
The Australian Cyclones’ dominated the 2011 UCI Track Cycling World Championships in Apeldoorn last March, topping the medal tally after claiming eight of a possible 19 gold medals including six of the ten Olympic events. This proves that the team will tough to beat on their home soil.
Having hosted the 2004 UCI Track Cycling World Championships, the 2008-10 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics Series as well as the recent 2010 UCI Road World Championships, Melbourne knows how to stage a truly magnificent cycling event and these championships will be no different.
So, experience the thrills, spills and pure adrenalin pumping action of the 2012 UCI Track Cycling World Championships.

http://www.2012trackworlds.com.au/

With assistance from the Wombat Mountain Bike Club, the Wombat 100 is one of the most exciting MTB marathon events in Australia! The event is staged from the picturesque Cammeray Waters at Woodend in Victoria, only one hour’s drive from central Melbourne and 40 minutes from the airport.

The course will traverse the popular riding location of the Wombat State Forest and adjacent private property with a mix of fast fire trail, forest riding and up to 50% technical and flowing single track. There are absolutely no tarmac, guaranteed!

Riders have the option to ride the full 100km or the 50km half course. There is also an 18km course for junior riders under the age of 16 years.

http://www.maxadventure.com.au/wombat100/index.html

The 7th Annual 'Hell of the Northcote'

http://www.fyxomatosis.com/index.php/melburn-roobaix-mainmenu

The 2012 Incarnation of the famous Crocodile Trophy has this as it's current proposed stage routes.

Ooooh yeah…..Brutal!

1. Stage
Cairns - Smithfield l 30 km/1200 m l Sat., 21. Oct.
2. Stage
Cairns - Lake Tinaroo l 92 km/2500 m l Sun., 22. Oct.
3. Stage
Atherton - Irvinebankl 125 km/2100 m l Mon., 23. Oct.
4. Stage
Irvinebank TIME TRIAL l 55 km/1200 m l Tue, 24. Oct.
5. Stage
Irvinebank - Mt. Mulligan l 115 km/1200 m l Wed., 25. Oct.
6. Stage
Mt. Mulligan - St. Georg Out. l 136 km/1800 m l Thu., 26. Oct.
7. Stage
St. Geaor Out. - Maytown l 110 km/1100 m l Fri., 27. Oct.
8. Stage
Maytown - Laura l 82 km/1200 m l Sat., 28. Oct.
9. Stage
Kalpowar - Munburra l 148 km/600 m l Sun., 29. Oct.http://www.crocodile-trophy.com/