2021 6 hour race
McDonalds Ashburton 6 HOUR MTB Race - Sunday 2 May 2021
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RACE ENTRY DETAILS
Riders complete laps of a 10km (approx.) circuit. Solo riders ride for 6 hours, team members take turns doing laps. The track is undulating purpose built singletrack with bermed corners and several easy/hard features thrown in.
RACE CATEGORIES:
We award medals to place-getters. Spot prizes will be awarded at the prize giving. NO E-Bikes.
SOLO - Sponsored by Rock Racks
Limited to 40 riders - One rider on the course over the 6 hours:
TEAMS
Limited to 110 teams - One team member on the course at a time:
REGISTRATION, FEES & PAYMENT DETAILS
Online Registration ONLY: Online registration will open mid March. There will be no entries taken on the day.
Entry fees per person:
19yrs & over - $50 per rider,
18yrs & under - $25 per rider (includes school teams)
Payment: DIRECT DEPOSIT into our bank account NBS 03-1354-0474451-00 (Mountain Bike Ashburton). Please put team/solo name as a reference.
REFUNDS: A part refund will be given up till 18 April. No refund will be given after this time, unless due to cancellation - see below.
POSTPONEMENT/CANCELLATION: If it is deemed that the health and safety of riders would be put at undue risk due to the weather, the race will be postponed/cancelled. An announcement will be made via email, club website and Facebook the evening before the race or earlier if the forecast looks bad. In the event of a cancellation we will refund up to 75% of the entry fee.
Please direct any queries to 6hour@mountainbikeashburton.co.nz.
Riders complete laps of a 10km (approx.) circuit. Solo riders ride for 6 hours, team members take turns doing laps. The track is undulating purpose built singletrack with bermed corners and several easy/hard features thrown in.
RACE CATEGORIES:
We award medals to place-getters. Spot prizes will be awarded at the prize giving. NO E-Bikes.
SOLO - Sponsored by Rock Racks
Limited to 40 riders - One rider on the course over the 6 hours:
- Junior Men (18 yrs & under)
- Open Men (19 to 39)
- Veteran Men (40 yrs and over)
- Open Women
TEAMS
Limited to 110 teams - One team member on the course at a time:
- Men - up to four male riders - sponsored by Cates Grain & Seed
- Women - up to four female riders - sponsored by Stoked Cycles
- Mixed - up to four team riders with at least one female and one male - sponsored by Newlands Auto Electrical
- Family - up to four team riders who are immediate family - this category is to encourage mum, dad and the kids!- sponsored by Lysaght Glass
- Year 7-8 (Intermediate) - sponsored by Ag-Serve
- Year 9-13 (High School) - sponsored by ElectraServe
REGISTRATION, FEES & PAYMENT DETAILS
Online Registration ONLY: Online registration will open mid March. There will be no entries taken on the day.
Entry fees per person:
19yrs & over - $50 per rider,
18yrs & under - $25 per rider (includes school teams)
Payment: DIRECT DEPOSIT into our bank account NBS 03-1354-0474451-00 (Mountain Bike Ashburton). Please put team/solo name as a reference.
REFUNDS: A part refund will be given up till 18 April. No refund will be given after this time, unless due to cancellation - see below.
POSTPONEMENT/CANCELLATION: If it is deemed that the health and safety of riders would be put at undue risk due to the weather, the race will be postponed/cancelled. An announcement will be made via email, club website and Facebook the evening before the race or earlier if the forecast looks bad. In the event of a cancellation we will refund up to 75% of the entry fee.
Please direct any queries to 6hour@mountainbikeashburton.co.nz.
PLEASE SUPPORT THE SPONSORS OF THIS EVENT
THE CLUB WOULD LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE FOLLOWING BUSINESSES FOR THEIR CONTRIBUTION TO THE TRACK AND SKILLS AREA: