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Didn't make it but want to know what it's all about?
The Flow-n-Five Fest showcases the singletrack of the area with two events over the weekend of Saturday 21 Sep and Sunday 22 Sep 2019.
The Flow (Saturday) is part of the club's popular Flow X series, a relaxed staged cross country event with several timed stages of various length. Each stage allows you to blast along the best flowing singletrack in the area, then meander back to the start of the next stage whilst chatting to your mates so that you can do it all again.
This style of event is great for everyone - from the novice rider to the elite - there is no mass start; little need to overtake (or be overtaken) and it's loads of fun. A huge smile on your dial is your guarantee.
The Five (Sunday) is a Cross Country Marathon style event with five hours of singletrack, over an approximate 10km course. This event is also open to riders of all abilities. It will allow solo riders to test themselves over the whole 5 hours, or teams of two or three to ride for glory and test their skills and stamina. The event will be a self seeded mass start, so if you're an absolute gun and need to hit the singletrack first, be at the front of the grid on race day (there will be some extended slightly uphill firetrail before the singletrack starts to help sort out the first lap traffic gitters).
Location:
The Flow - Superfly (a combination of Superbowl and Butterfly) (directions here)
The Five - Coondoo, Nowra State Forest, Shoalhaven NSW (directions here)
Registration:
As these are two separate events, enter either or both (NB: To enter both you will need to complete two transactions via the links below. Each link takes you to an external website).
REGISTRATION is NOW Closed
Online registration only - no registrations available on the day.
Entry Fees:
The Flow: [Saturday 21 Sep] $10.00 Junior (under 19), $20.00 Senior (plus any applicable MTBA day licence fee). NB: For any junior riders wishing to participate in a senior category [Elite etc] please contact SCUM to gain a discount code, otherwise full senior rates will be charged.
The Five: [Sunday 22 Sep] $50.00 per rider (plus any applicable MTBA day licence fee)
Any event updates will be posted here & on the club Facebook Page
Categories:
Event | Category Name | Age |
The Flow | Junior* Under 13 (female or male) | Up to 12 |
The Flow | Junior* Under 15 (female or male) | 13 – 14 |
The Flow | Junior* Under 17 (female or male) | 15 – 16 |
The Flow | Junior* Under 19 (female or male) | 17 – 18 |
The Flow | Sport (female or male) | 19 and over |
The Flow | Open (female or male) | 19 and over |
The Flow | Veteran (female or male) | 30 – 39 |
The Flow | Masters (female or male) | 40 – 49 |
The Flow | Super Masters (female or male) | 50 – 59 |
The Flow | Grand Masters (female or male) | 60 and over |
The Flow | eBike | Open |
* Junior rider age is determined by the age the rider turns in the Calendar year (2019); therefore if a rider is 19 or will turn 19 in 2019 they must compete as a Senior.
Event | Category Name | Age |
The Five | Solo Open Female | Open |
The Five | Junior* Female Solo | 18 and under |
The Five | Over 40 Solo Female | 40 and over |
The Five | Open Female Pairs | Open |
The Five | Junior* Female Pairs | 18 and under |
The Five | Over 40 Female Pairs | 40 and over |
The Five | Solo Open Male | Open |
The Five | Junior* Male Solo | 18 and under |
The Five | Over 40 Solo Male | 40 and over |
The Five | Open Male Pairs | Open |
The Five | Junior* Male Pairs | 18 and under |
The Five | Over 40 Male Pairs | 40 and over |
The Five | Open Mixed Pairs | Open |
The Five | Open Mixed Threes | Open |
The Five | eBike | Open |
* Junior rider age is determined by the age the rider turns in the Calendar year (2019); therefore if a rider is 19 or will turn 19 in 2019 they must compete as a Senior.
Event Timetables:
Saturday 22nd September - The Flow
Time | Activity |
1200 | Registration open, collection of Timing Chips (NB: No new registrations taken) |
1200 | Course open for practice runs |
1345 | Compulsory rider briefing at event centre |
1400 | Timed runs start |
1600 | Timed runs finish. Timing Chips back to event centre timing area |
1630 | Course closed for day |
Overnight | Camping in the Forest (at Coondoo; next to the course for The Five) – dreaming sweet dreams of sweet singletrack |
Sunday 23rd September - The Five
Time | Activity |
0630 | Course open for early practice and familiarisation |
0700 | Registration / sign up opens (NB: No new registrations taken) |
0800 | Course closes in preparation for race start |
0830 | Compulsory rider briefing at event centre |
0900 | Race starts (self-seed, mass start) |
1400 | Race finishes, course closed (last rider out prior to 1400) |
1500 | Results announced and Kudos galore |
1530 | Pack up and head home |
Facilities / Services
The Course
For 'The Five' Coondoo is a one-way, clockwise loop course of approximately 10km; depending on which device you use to measure it. It’s predominantly singletrack with a few bits of fire road to allow for easier overtaking opportunities. The course will be well marked with arrows and bunting indicating directions and which way at junctions. The course is a ‘fit for all abilities’ course, whilst there are some areas where faster / harder or more technical “A” lines are marked, there are corresponding easier / slower “B” line for the less confident.
The race will start along a lengthy bit of fire road to sort out the self-seeding before swinging into the sweet single track of Kashmir, then you might Hear a Pin Drop?, before heading up Beach Street, through Hot as Hell into the Blair Witch. Cypris Hill will get you rocking. Give Gimlet a good push to gap your competitors. Later on head down into the ‘bermalicious’ Rocky and Bullwinkle then get ready to Rock N Roll before the finish climb …
At the end of each lap all riders will pass through the timing area to get their race number recorded; this will be a slow point as riders will be channelled into single file to assist with the timing. After the timing area team riders can transition.
Rider Etiquette and Overtaking
Mountain bikers are in general a great bunch of people who all love to ride and have fun. At SCUM we applaud and encourage good riding and fair play; that means if someone is injured or needs assistance, offer them help or seek help from the marshals or event crew. Helpers will have times altered as appropriate and be given extra Kudos.
With a large number of riders on the course, the need to overtake someone or be overtaken by someone else will happen a lot; often not at the most convenient time. The rider in front (being overtaken) should decide when and where this overtaking occurs, but both riders should communicate to facilitate a safe and timely overtaking procedure. Riders of varying ability will be participating in the event therefore ‘Patience’, ‘Communication’ and a ‘Thank you’ are all going to be key factors when overtaking; please ensure it is done safely.
Some Fine Print
Full terms and conditions including refund policies etc. are outlined in the Registration Links (above) and available for download here.
Get your Flow on and then tackle The Five ... we're pumped! See you at the event.