GBomb - 2018

BREAKING NEWS

For the rescheduled date of the GBomb we have partnered up with Adventurthon Demolish organisers to offer you even MORE variety!

Existing entries will carry over to the new dates. Anyone wanting to enter saturday events please use the MTBA link below. Any new entries for sunday ONLY, please register via https://adventurethon.com.au/event/clarence-valley/

Date - RESCHEDULED

1st and 2nd December 2018 - Joined forces with the Adventurethon Demolish race!

~~8th and 9th September 2018~~

~~20th and 21st October 2018~~

Registration

https://online.mtba.asn.au/AEvent.aspx?ID=5959 Solo Entries

NOTE: If you are entering a mixture of Team 6hr and solo XCO races you may have an issue, please enter Solo events with this registration above, and you team entry below:

https://online.mtba.asn.au/AEvent.aspx?ID=5960 Team Entries

Buy Dinner Tickets with your MTBA registration. Planning dinner or buying a sausage sizzle after racing for 6hrs until 8pm at night definitely isn't the best option for finely tuned athletes. So we have organised with our friends at Clarence Catering to supply a big pot of stew/pasta/casserole to fix your nutritional desires for a mere $10. There is Gluten-Free, vegetarian and meaty options, make sure you buy extra meal tickets for family or pit crew when you register.

Overview

For 2018 we are getting with the times and offering 2 awesome days of racing. The Saturday will start with a round of XCO format racing for all the age categories, with race times varying from 15mins to 1.5hrs dependent on category.

After a short lunch break and presentation the main event will kick off in the afternoon a 6hr XC endurance race running well into the darkness and finishing around 8pm. A quick presentation, dinner and drinks will be enjoyed around a bonfire to finish the night.

!!!!NEW!!!!

Sunday morning the race has been merged with the Adventurethon Demolish Forest Flow XC race. Gbomb entrants will complete 1 big lap of 22.5km. Then we'll finish up by lunch time with a final presentation and plenty of time for everyone to pack up and return home.

For more information about categories and event details go to the MTBA registration links at the top of page.

Format

Saturday Morning - XCO races (Juniors, open, masters, e-Bikes)
Saturday afternoon - 6hr XC Enduro (Solo: male/female open and masters Super masters and e-Bikes, teams: juniors, mixed, males, females)
Sunday Morning - 22.5km XC race (Juniors, open, masters, e-Bikes)

Highlights

e-Bike categories
Free camping
Great food - Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Camp fire
Demo bikes
Bike mechanics on site
Music

Cost

Event entry fees are listed in the table below there are some great multi-event discounts available.

An Early bird discount of 15% applies to all entries paid by 31st July 2018.

Special discounts may pop up on Facebook too, so keep an eye on it for discount codes.

MTBA race membership/licence is required, if you don't currently have an annual licence, you can purchase a day licence when registering for the event, or you can look at other membership options available here first: https://www.mtba.org.au/membership/

Schedule - preliminary

5-8pm Friday 7th - Sign-on/race pack collection @ Hotel 5 Mile (Armidale rd)

8am Saturday 8th - Sign-on/racepack collection @ Bom Bom

9:30am Saturday 8th - XCO R1 starts

1pm Saturday 8th - XCO R1 presentations

2pm Saturday 8th - 6Hr enduro starts

8pm Saturday 8th - 6Hr enduro Finish

9pm Saturday 8th - 6Hr presentations @ campfire

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9:00am Sunday 9th - Sign-on/racepack collection @ Bom Bom

10am Sunday 9th - Forest Flow Starts

1pm Sunday 9th - Forest Flow and Triple Bom presentations

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6hr Teams - categories.

When entering a team online there are 8 options for entering your team in the 6hr- see below. However placings and prizes will only be awarded to the following 4 categories regardless of whether there are 2 or 3 members in a team.

Junior team of 2 - both members must be aged 15-18, any combo of male and femalesJunior team of 3 - all members must be aged 13-18 any combo of male and femalesMixed team of 2 - both members aged over 15, 1 male and 1 femaleMixed team of 3 - all members aged over 13, at least 1 male and 1 femaleMale Team of 2 - both members aged over 15 and both malesMale Team of 3 - all members aged over 13 and all malesFemale Team of 2 - both members aged over 15 and both femalesFemale Team of 3 - all members aged over 13 and all females

Juniors must comply with the MTBA time on bike rules found HERE