Event Calendar

 Western Province (WP) / Cape Winelands Mountain Bike (MTB) Cross Country Marathon (XCM) Series 2018

The Western Province Mountain Bike Commission is pleased to announce the details of the 2018 Western Province/Cape Winelands MTB XCM Series.   These events will also be the basis of qualification for Western Province and Cape Winelands (Regional) MTB Cross Country Marathon Colours.

Qualifying Events:

The following four events will form part of the official Western Province (WP) and Cape Winelands Regional XCM Series:

1. 14 July:   Nissan Trailseeker, Oak Valley Grabouw – SA Champs
2. 18 August:   Nissan Trailseeker, Wellington
3. 26 August:    PPA Tiletoria Elgin Valley MTB
4. 16 September:    Fedhealth MTB Boschendal

Register for the Series if you answer YES to any of the following questions:

• Do you take your marathon cycling seriously?
• Do you want to know where you stand in relation to other Western Cape Cyclists?
• Do you want to know where you stand in relation to your age group?
• Do you want to earn Regional XCM Colours?
• Do you want to earn Provincial XCM Colours?

Registration to the 2018 XCM Series Log is Free, but you need to register by 30 June 2018 to be included.

Enter the Race Here: 

http://advendurance.com/trailseekerseries/events/category/western-cape-trailseeker-series/list/

http://www.pedalpower.org.za/events/pedal-power-association-213/

http://www.stillwatersports.com/event/fedhealth-mtb-challenge/

WP / Cape Winelands XCM Regional Series Points System:

• Series three best results of four or more events to count
• Top twenty positions per category to be given points
• For regional colours we apply the UCI MTB points system to each race
• A win receives 200, and then it goes down on a sliding scale 170, 150, 135, 125, 120, 115, 110, 105, 100, 96, 92, 88, 84, 80, 76, 72, 68, 64, 60
• Each rider’s top three result points are then added together

Qualification for regional colours through the WP/Cape Winelands Regional Series Log:

1. Less than five participants per category – only first place qualifies
2. Less than ten participants per category – only first and second to qualify
3. Ten and greater than ten participants per category – top three to qualify

Western Cape is proud to announce it’s annual Track Championship for 2018 in partnership with Sanlam. The Western Province Cycling Association has again offered to host the event at the Bellville Velodrome.

Dates and times

• Saturday 06 Oct 2018 – at 09h00
• Sunday  07 Oct 2018 – at 10h00

Entries

Early Bird Entries Close Monday 28 September 2018

Elite, Juniors and Masters  (No additional team entry fees): R300
Scholars: R 250.00

All late entries will incur an additional R 100.00 penalty

Payments can be made online by credit card, or using EFT, where payments should be made to Western Cape Cycling, clearly indicating your order number in the reference field

• Account name: Western Cape Cycling
• Bank: ABSA cheque account
• Account number: 408 194 0489
• Branch code: 632005
• Reference: Your order number, found on the confirmation email

Complete the online entry process (by selecting the Order Online button below) and email your proof of payment (only for EFT payments) to: track@wpcycling.com.

NOTE: PAYMENT ON THE DAY IS NOT ALLOWED! That option is for weekend road and MTB events only.

Start lists will be drawn up in advance. You need to pay the entry fee before the closing date and make sure that your payment details (EFT payments only) were sent to track@wpcycling.com.

Online Registration

Venue

The event will be hosted at the Bellville Velodrome

Program

The latest Program of WC Champs 2018 – Final is now available. Subject to change.

Collection of Race Numbers

A valid Cycling SA license/proof of license must be presented on collection. Your license will be returned once you hand in your race number back at the end of the competition. Numbers can be collected at the event registration table from 7.45am on 06 October and 8.45am on 07 October 2018. NO LICENCE, NO RIDE!

Pursuits and Team sprints

Teams must submit their names at registration and Madison numbers can be collected on
Sunday 7 October 2018.

Parking

All riders will have to part outside in the public parking areas.  Inside parking is reserved for officials and organizers.
The security has been instructed not to allow unauthorized vehicles inside the stadium. This is to allow emergency vehicles unobstructed access.

Please contact track@wpcycling.com in advance for disabled/elderly people access.

The 2018 South African Track, Para-cycling and Omnium Championships will be held at Bellville Velodrome in Cape Town from 11 to 16 December 2018.

This page lists details for the SA National and Para Track Championships online entry from 11 to 15 December 2018 and SA Omnium on 16 December 2018.

This event is proudly hosted by Western Cape Cycling.

The Championships will be held in accordance with the regulations of the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) unless otherwise ruled by the National Federation. In case of stoppages, priority will be given to Events eligible for UCI points. The racing format may also be modified at the discretion of the President Commissaire in response to prolonged stoppages with the possibility of events being cancelled due to insufficient time to complete them.

Event Program

This year the event is structured in such a way to accommodate Scholars and Masters in the morning sessions and Junior and Elites in the afternoon sessions.

 Download the program here

Program version: 1 Release date: 9 December 2018

This program is subject to change. All official programs will be posted on this page, with its corresponding release date printed on the program for reference.

Race Handbook

The race handbook, which details the event structure and rules, can be downloaded here: 2018 Track Champs Guide.

Clarifications / Amendments

In this section we list various clarifications and/or any changes made to the program or race handbook since the initial versions was published on 8 December 2018;

a.  Page 6 – Youth Restrictions:  For the U/17 categories, male and female, the following maximum roll out distances shall apply: 6.89 meters (88″)

Keirin Qualifiers

The Elite Men (12 riders) and Junior Men (8 riders) will have to take part in a qualifier round as per UCI regulation 3.2.135. The order of the qualifying times will determine the distribution into Heat 1 and Heat 2. A change to the program will be made to include a Final for positions 7-12.

Medals

All Youth, Junior and Elite categories will receive medals per category. Masters, with a few exceptions, will get medals in 5 year age increments for individually timed races and 10 year increments for bunch races, irrespective if they are combined to form a larger start group / consolidated program line item.

Exceptions include however Masters Men Points race, Masters Men Scratch race, Masters Woman 1500m, Points, Scratch and Team Sprint. We simply do not have the numbers to run them as individual age categories.

Who can take part

This event is open to South African citizens and permanent residents. The organizers may verify/confirm your participation with your Provincial/ Regional Commission. Riders will not be considered registered until all administrative requirements have been fulfilled. This event is open to South African citizens and permanent residents. In order to be eligible to enter, the event organisers will verify and confirm your participation with your Provincial/Regional Track Commission.

Junior, Elite & Masters must be in possession of a valid Cycling SA Racing License. All riders must present this license or membership at registration and upon demand during the event. No one-day event licenses will be sold.

Riders are not considered registered until all administrative requirements have been fulfilled:

• Online entry has been completed (no paper-based entries will be accepted)
• Entry fee has been paid in full, in advance
• Cycling SA Track Racing License or Membership has been verified.

Costs

Entry fees for this year’s championship is based on a per-event bases, which departs from the fixed fees charged in earlier years. The reason for this is two-fold;

• Participants enter as many events as possible during registration, but then either cancel or do not show up for the events on the day. This affects the organiser’s ability to effectively plan the race program, as each event need to take into account the planned number of participants. As a result last-minute changes to the program causes additional work for administrators and officials and cause confusion and negatively affects the athletes in their preparation for their events.
• Access to funding for national events like this have been in a steady decline over the years. This is evident in the willingness of provinces to host these events. Western Cape Cycling is committed to hosting a proportional share of these national events to further the sport, but it requires funding to do so. With a projected budget of over R300,000 in expenses to host this event we need to rely on the cycling community to contribute towards these costs.

Fee structure

The fee structure is based on the number of events each person will participate in in accordance with the fee structure listed below.

Starting with an initial, compulsory fee of R50, the first 4 events will cost an additional R100 per event, then event 5 to 6 will cost an additional R75 each, then event 7 to 10 will cost an additional R50 each and thereafter at R25 each.

NOTE: The discounts listed above are only calculated and visible once viewed in the checkout basket.

Omnium fee

The Omnium is included in the costing for the Championship and is therefore treated as an additional event according the the above price schedule. This makes it much cheaper to enter for this 5 race event!

Team events

For team events, each participant should enter for the event, then one of the participants or your manager should send us an email to track@wpcycling.com, stating the name of the team, the names of the riders and the event you refer to.

Enter

Entries open on Tuesday, 6 November and closes on Sunday 2 December 2018.

Online entries are now closed.

 Event management and online entries made processed by Myriad Events.

Changes

Need to make a change to an existing entry? Please send us an email to track@wpcycling.com so that we can assist you.

Categories

The age categories listed below will be used in this event. Participants who qualify for the Master’s categories can “ride-up” to the elite category. These individuals will need to be in possession of an Elite racing license for 2018. Note that such riders may not participate in any Masters races for that year.

Based on the entry numbers some categories, typically in the Masters age groups, may be combined. Details will follow shortly before the event.

Category / Race Matrix

The matrix below shows races which will be offered per age category.

(*) Entries marked in blue are exhibition races and was added to expose the riders to these events at an earlier age. These races are not considered part of the national championship and no awards will be given.

Contact us

If you have any questions or having trouble entering online, please send an email to track@wpcycling.com. Your email will be answered by Nigel, Sue or Christhonie. Keep in mind we all work full-time, so you might only get a response in the evening.