Event Format
The 8hr race starts at 7am and finishes at 3pm. The 4 hr race starts from 9 am and finishes at 1 pm.

The event will commence from the event village located at the Bridge St Trailhead & Jump park, Jubilee Park, Toowoomba.

Compulsory Rider Briefing: ALL riders must attend a pre-race briefing. It is a condition of your entry. Briefing at 6:45am before the 8hr race start; Briefing at 9.00am before teh 4hr race start, in the transition area

Riders will complete as many laps of the course as possible within the time. Riders can stop riding at any time to rest. Uncompleted laps will not count. The rider with most laps wins, and riders completing the same number of laps with the fastest time will place higher. Riders or teams not completing the full time must notify the timing crew - they are not deemed a DNF.

Teams or Pairs will operate in a relay style event with only one rider at a time on the course - at the end of each lap the finishing rider will tag the starting rider in the transition zone.

Riders will self-seed before the start. Solo and one member of each team will start together. .

An area adjacent or after the transition zone will be allocated for riders to place their supplies and equipment for each lap.

Presentations will occur after the completion of the event - from 1.30 for the 4 hr race and from 3.30 for the 8 hr race.

What to bring

All riders are responsible for bringing their own food and nutrition, water bottles etc.

Limited water will be available. Coffee and food will be available at the event village.

Toilets are located at the Bridge St Trailhead (at event village), and at the Amos St Trailhead (half-way around the 8 hr course).

Registration details

There will be an additional $10 charge for on the day registrations.

***Auscycling insurance is required. This can be via either a 4 week free trial or full membership is available through Auscycling.
tps://auscycling.org.au/membership

Registration Number Pickups:
Sunday 20th July 5:30am – 6:45am
At registration you will pick up your race number and timing band.
The Course

The 8 hr and 4 hr courses overlap so that riders on both courses will be sharing some trails. Hence, it is important to exercise appropriate ettiquette on the trails - that is, allowing faster riders past when safe, notifying riders in front that you want to pass and communicating on the ‘right’ or ‘left’.

The courses will be clearly marked or bunted - the point where the two courses deviate will be clearly signed and manned at all times (at the top of Canyanero trail). Other checkpoints or marshal points will be a key junctions on the course.

Both courses involve a mix of single track (82%) and fire roads (18%). The course details can be found here.

Range 4 course - 7.0 km, 195 m elevation gain, https://www.strava.com/routes/3326439142181767972

Range 8 course - 14.3 km, 450 m elevation gain, https://www.strava.com/routes/3326436883055816264

Safety

All riders must wear a internationally approved bicycle helmet at all times during the event. Failure to do so will result in immediate disqualification. Skate style helmets are not approved.

Marshalling points will be located at key points on the course - they will have contact with the main precinct in case of injury or emergency.

If you encounter an injured rider on the course please stop to check they are OK. The next rider should then proceed and inform the next checkpoint.

General first aid will be provided by the TMBC volunteers. If treatment is required, the Race Director will make a decision if you are allowed to keep riding or not and may mandate a rest period before allowing the rider to resume.