National Cup Marathon 2019

The Graft-TON Grind 2019

MTBA National Cup XC Marathon Tier 1 event

The Grafton Cycle Club and Bom Bom Racing are proud to be hosting a BRAND NEW event in the winter of 2019.

Details:

  • 25 May 2019
  • using an approx 33km lap of Bom Bom SF's finest single track and the fire roads in neighbouring Divines SF.
  • Tier 1 point score for all solo adult 100km categories and the solo 65km under 19 category.
  • NEWS FLASH! 33km u17 and u15 juniors will also receive National Cup ranking!!! please use the supporting category MTBA link below.
  • No points, but bragging rights and podiums for 100km teams, all adult 65km and 33km solo categories, as well as under 17 and under 15 33km categories.

Online Entry

The National Cup entry can be completed via the link below. We have a 15% super early bird (1/1/2019), and a 10% early bird discount (1/4/2019) available

https://online.mtba.asn.au/ERegister.aspx?E=6041

Participants who enter this event will receive points on the Cross Country Marathon National Cup. The categories are set out according to the MTBA guidelines:

Elite 100km Male/female 19+

Expert 100km Male/female 19-29

Masters 1/2 100km Male/female 30-39

Masters 3/4 100km Male/female 40-49

Masters 5/6 100km Male/female 50-59

Masters 7+ 100km Male/female 60+

Juniors 65km Male/female 17-18


Supporting Categories

The Graft-TON Grind will have a host of supporting categories for people wanting race in a shorter distance or in a team. These races will not be awarded points towards the MTBA National Cup. To enter one of the support categories please use the link below:

https://online.mtba.asn.au/ERegister.aspx?E=6145

Graft-TON Grind

Hard-Arse 100k Male/Female (riding single speed, full rigid, CycloCross bike or even unicycle??)

eBike 100k Male/Female (all ages)

Graft-TON 3x33 team relay

Mens

Mixed

Female

Junior (13-18)

eBike (1 or more members riding an eBike)

Survive Sixty-Five

Open 65km Male/female 19+

Masters 1/2 65km Male/female 30-39

Masters 3/4 65km Male/female 40-49

Masters 5/6 65km Male/female 50-59

Masters 7+ 65km Male/female 60+

Hard-Arse 65k Male/Female (riding single speed, full rigid or CycloCross bike)

eBike 65k Male/Female (all ages)

Dirty Thirty3

Open 33km Male/female 19+

Masters 1/2 33km Male/female 30-39

Masters 3/4 33km Male/female 40-49

Masters 5/6 33km Male/female 50-59

Masters 7+ 33km Male/female 60+

Juniors u19 33km 17-18

Juniors u17 33km 15-16

Juniors u15 33km 13-14

Hard-Arse 33k Male/Female (riding single speed, full rigid or CycloCross bike)

eBike 33k Male/Female (all ages)


Stay up to date and follow race developments via our www.facebook.com/BomBomRacing


NOTE: at the race organisers discretion Juniors and Masters categories with less than 3 competitors in the support races may be merged with adjoining age group. This will be communicated in the pre-race instructions.