Event Calendar

The 2019 South African Track, Para-cycling and Omnium Championships will be held at Bellville Velodrome in Cape Town from 26 to 31 March 2019.

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.

Program for the 2019 Track Championships

Apologies for the delay in publishing the program however here it is.

Program v2

Changes in version 2:

• Individual timed events was moved prior to bunch events in each session
• Match Sprint 35-40 and 40-44 now run as separate events

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.

Category	Minimum age	Maximum age
Elite Men	19	49
Junior Men	17	18
Under 11 Boys	5	10
Under 13 Boys	11	12
Under 15 Boys	13	14
Under 17 Boys	15	16
35-39 Men	35	39
40-44 Men	40	44
45-49 Men	45	49
50-54 Men	50	54
55-59 Men	55	59
60-64 Men	60	64
65-69 Men	65	69
70-74 Men	70	74
75+ Men	75	100
Elite Woman	19	49
Junior Woman	17	18
Under 11 Girls	5	10
Under 13 Girls	11	12
Under 15 Girls	13	14
Under 17 Girls	15	16
35-39 Woman	35	39
40-44 Woman	40	44
45-49 Woman	45	49
50-54 Woman	50	54
55-59 Woman	55	59
60-64 Woman	60	64
65-69 Woman	65	69
70-74 Woman	70	74
75+ Woman	75	100
Para C4
Para C3
Para C5

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.

Cat	Ind. Pursuit	Match Sprint	Time Trial	1500m	Points Race	Team Pursuit	Scratch Race	Team Sprint	Elim	Keirin	Madsn	Omni
Elite Men	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Junior Men	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Under 11 Boys	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
Under 13 Boys	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
Under 15 Boys	Yes	Yes*	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
Under 17 Boys	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes*	No
35-39 Men	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No
40-44 Men	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
45-49 Men	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
50-54 Men	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
55-59 Men	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
60-64 Men	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
65-69 Men	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
70-74 Men	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
75+ Men	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
Elite Woman	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Junior Woman	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Under 11 Girls	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
Under 13 Girls	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
Under 15 Girls	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
Under 17 Girls	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No
35-39 Woman	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No
40-44 Woman	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No
45-49 Woman	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No
50-54 Woman	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No
55-59 Woman	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No
60-64 Woman	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No
65-69 Woman	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No
70-74 Woman	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No
75+ Woman	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No
Para C4	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Para C3	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Para C5	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No

(*) After the successful introduction of these events last year as exhibition races, the organisers have decided to include them in the Championships

Event Program

This year the event is again structured in such a way to accommodate Scholars and Masters in the morning sessions and Junior and Elites in the afternoon sessions.  Small adjustments were made based on feedback received from the 2018 program.

Please click on the link to see the short format program.  A more detailed program will be available closer to the time on this website page.

2019 SA Track Cycling Champs Schedule – Sort format – version 2 

NOTE: 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.

Version 2 – Released on 20 February 2019.

Race Handbook

The race handbook, which details the event structure and rules, can be downloaded below:

SA Track Champs Guide 2019

Clarifications / Amendments

In this section we list various clarifications and/or any changes made to the program or race handbook.

No late entry or changes

Due to UCI requirements we need to submit all start lists prior to the event. We are therefore unable to make any changes to the entries. Riders who do not show up at the start of an event will be subject to a fine as prescribed by the UCI.

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 will be communicated closer to the time when entry numbers are known.

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.

Number of events	Price
Track entry fee (Basic fee – Compulsory)	R         50
One event	R       150
Two events	R       250
Three events	R       350
Four events	R       450
Five events	R       550
Six events	R       620
Seven events	R       680
Eight events	R       754
Nine events	R       815
Ten events	R       850
Eleven events	R       875
Twelve events	R       890

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 become visible once viewed in the checkout basket, one of the last steps of the online entry process.

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.

Online Entries

Entries open Sunday 24 February and will close at midnight on Friday, 22 March 2019. This is a hard deadline and no exceptions will be made. Manual or on-the-day entries cannot be accommodated.

PLEASE NOTE THAT DUE TO UCI REQUIREMENTS, WE CAN NO LONGER ACCEPT ENTRIES AFTER THE CLOSING OF THE ONLINE ENTRIES.

 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.

Trouble with online registration?

If you experience problems trying to enter, please disable any ad-blockers you may have installed and/or try using a modern browser, such as Chrome, Firefox or Safari. Internet Explorer is by far the worst option.

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.

 

The Third Race of the SRAM WC XCO Series, takes place at Zevenwacht Wine Estate in Kuilsriver on the 27 of April 2019.

Online Entries

Entries will open on Tuesday 9 April and will close on Monday 22 April

Late Entries:   These are possible at race registration on the Friday before the event, however there will be an additional late entry fee of R50.

Entry Fee:     This year, we are doing away with the Series Membership Fee, but the cost of each race entry will be higher.   We are still planning on free goodie bags for those who enter the WC Champs.

The race entry fee is R 220 for Nippers and Sprogs and R 340 for all other age groups.

Cycling South Africa Membership and Licence Requirements:   To register and race (and to qualify for regional or provincial colours), South African riders must hold a valid Cycling South Africa Membership or Cycling South Africa Full Racing Licence at the time of entry.

Juniors and Elites need to have Cycling South Africa Full Racing Licences and  all other categories may have Cycling South Africa Memberships.   For more information about Cycling South Africa, Click here

Please ensure that you have paid your Cycling South Africa fee.  Kindly bring your printed Membership/Licence Card to registration.

Foreign nationals and others with valid reasons for not having Cycling South Africa Membership/ Licences may purchase a day licence at registration or via the entry process in order to race.

EARLY ENTRIES ARE CLOSED

LATE ENTRIES AT THE VENUE ON FRIDAY

FROM 14:00 TO 16:00

 

Race categories, Entry fees and Race times

Race categories are based on your 2019 Birthday Age and not on your current age.  For example, if you are now 10, but turning 11 on 20 December 2019, you are considered to be 11 for the whole of 2019 and will race 2019 as a Sprog.

Programme:  

This is a provisional programme – please keep an eye on it for changes.

Please be at the start at least 15min before your advertised start time – we can start early !

 

Course and distances

Full Route:

Nipper and Sprog Route:

 

As shown on the route map.

Host venue

Zevenwacht Wine Estate is situated on the beautiful Stellenbosch Wine Route with panoramic views of Table Mountain, Table Bay and False Bay.   Please visit  Zevenwacht for more information.

Registration:

 

Mountain Biking at Zevenwacht

Zevenwacht Wine Estate links to the extensive network of Mountain bike trails within the Bottelarey Hills Conservancy.   For cycling on any day, other than race day, please consult the Bottelarey Conservancy website for more information and please respect your access to this area.

Sponsors

This event is made possible by:

 

 

 

 

The Fourth Race of the SRAM WC XCO Series and the Western Cape Champs take place on the 18th of May 2019 at Diamant Estate, Suid Agter Paarl Road.

Online Entries

Entries will open on Thursday 2 May and will close on Monday 13 May

Late Entries:   These are possible at race registration on the Friday before the event, however there will be an additional late entry fee of R50.

Entry Fee:  The race entry fee is R 220 for Nippers and Sprogs and R 340 for all other age groups.

Cycling South Africa Membership and Licence Requirements:   To register and race (and to qualify for regional or provincial colours), South African riders must hold a valid Cycling South Africa Membership or Cycling South Africa Full Racing Licence at the time of entry.

Juniors and Elites need to have Cycling South Africa Full Racing Licences and  all other categories may have Cycling South Africa Memberships.   For more information about Cycling South Africa, Click here

Please ensure that you have paid your Cycling South Africa fee.  Kindly bring your printed Membership/Licence Card to registration.

Foreign nationals and others with valid reasons for not having Cycling South Africa Membership/ Licences may purchase a day licence at registration or via the entry process in order to race.

 

Pre- Entries are Now Closed. 

Late Entries are Possible at the Venue on Friday 17 May from 14:00 to 16:00

Race categories, Entry fees and Race times

Race categories are based on your 2019 Birthday Age and not on your current age.  For example, if you are now 10, but turning 11 on 20 December 2019, you are considered to be 11 for the whole of 2019 and will race 2019 as a Sprog.

Programme:  

This is a provisional programme – please keep an eye on it for changes.

 

Please be at the start at least 15min before your advertised start time – we can start early !

Course and distances  

 

 

Official and Compulsory Practice:   There will be an official practice on  Saturday 18 May 2019, from 07:30 to 0:8:45.     It is compulsory for Nippers and Sprogs to practice the course.  This is for their safety – to give parents and riders the opportunity to identify which obstacles riders are not competent to ride and to ensure that they do not get lost en route !

As shown on the route map.

Host venue

Diamant Estate is situated a comfortable hour’s drive from Cape Town International Airport.    Not only is the estate in the heart of the Cape Winelands, but it is conveniently situated about halfway between the towns of Paarl and Franschoek.

The venues itself is set against the dramatic backdrop of the Paarl mountain, while breathtaking views from the front include an expanse of manicured lawns, vineyards and majestic Oak trees.   You might even catch a glimmer of Table mountain in the distance.

Please visit  Diamant Estate for more information.

Mountain Biking at Diamant Estate

Diamant Estate is on the doorstep of the extensive Paarl Mountaine Nature Reserve.

Sponsors

This event is made possible by: