National Cup Marathon 2020

The Graft-TON Grind 2020

POSTPONED due to COVID-19 - New date TBC

MTBA National Cup XC Marathon Tier 1 event

The Grafton Cycle Club and Bom Bom Racing are proud to be hosting the second edition of the Grind in the winter of 2020. So sign up to the 100km G-Ton, the Survive 65, or the Dirty Thirty-3.

Details:

  • 30 May 2020

  • using an approx 33km lap of Bom Bom SF's finest single track and the fire roads in neighbouring Divines SF.

  • Tier 1 national cup point score for:

    • solo adult 100km categories

    • solo 65km under 19 category

    • 33km under 17 and under 15 juniors categories

  • No points, but bragging rights and podiums for 100km teams, all adult 65km and 33km solo categories, and the more unique "hard arse" and "ebike" categories in each distance

  • Check out the course maps

Online Entry

The National Cup entry can be completed via the link below. We have a 15% super early bird (29/3/2019), and a 10% early bird discount (1/5/2019) available

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

Juniors 33km Male/female 15-16

Juniors 33km Male/female 13-14


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:

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+

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.