2020 Cycling Australia National Junior Racing Series Guide Rounds 2-4
Cycling Australia (CA) is pleased to host the inaugural National Junior Racing Series on the RGT platform.
The 2020 Cycling Australia Junior National Racing Series is open to Cycling Australia and Cycling New Zealand Junior Race Members and will feature four races where individual riders will be able to compete in their own category against junior riders across the country. Riders will race directly against athletes in their category.
CATEGORIES
The following categories will be conducted for all events:
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JM19, JW19
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JM17, JW17
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JM15, JW15
EVENT SCHEDULE AND COURSES
Round 2: Sunday 7 June 2020
Course
Paterberg, it’s been said that Flandriens are made of cycling and that’s probably not too far from the truth.
The Belgian region was the birthplace of Avermaet, Boonen and Gilbert, the hardmen of modern cycling. It’s also home to the most famous climb from one of the best one-day bike races of all time – The Paterberg which is part of the infamous Tour of Flanders.
What to expect. Expect to feel like a pro in the early season classics. You’re going to pick your way through the Belgian fields and rolling terrain before the Paterberg bites.
At only 400m long it isn’t an epic, but with an average gradient of 12.5% and a max gradient of 20% the legs will certainly feel it.
If you are racing here, expect to be reacting to attacks out of the corners and keep your position in mind as riders can escape and solo to the finish.
Round 2: Schedule
| JM15 and JW15 | 11:00 AM AEST | 4 Laps: 16.8km |
| JM17 and JW17 | 11:45 AM AEST | 6 Laps: 25.2km |
| JM19 and JW19 | 12:45 PM AEST | 7 Laps: 29.4km |
Round 3: Sunday June 21 2020
8 Bar: The course is located at Tempelhof Airport in Berlin and is the home to Germany’s largest fixed gear bike race; The 8 Bar Crit.
If you’re here to race you better warm-up. There are loads of tight, technical corners that you will be braking for so be ready to go hard from the gun and push out of every turn to stay with the group. There is no climbing so the course can suit those with bigger absolute power.
Round 3: Schedule
| JM15 and JW15 | 11:00 AM AEST | 15 Laps: 15km |
| JM17 and JW17 | 11:30 AM AEST | 18 Laps: 18km |
| JM19 and JW19 | 12:00 PM AEST | 20 Laps: 20km |
Round 4: Sunday 7 July 2020
Courses
J15 and J17: Junior riders will be able to tackle the course that has been designated for the Junior National Road Championships in Wagga Wagga later this year.
J19: Riders will be able to tackle the iconic Bunyingong course.
Round 4: Schedule
| JM15 & JW15 | 11:00 AM AEST | 30.5km |
| JM17 & JW17 | 11:45 AM AEST | 30.5km |
| JM19 & JW19 | 12:45 PM AEST | 4 Laps: ~40.8km* |
*On RGT this setups up as 1 continuous lap however the profile will be the same as doing 4 laps.
REGISTRATION
Registration is available via Entryboss.
All registrations close the Thursday prior to the race. No late entries will be accepted.
Participants will be sent a race-specific link – you will need to follow the links to register for the races. The link will be sent to the email address on Entryboss – please ensure this is correct.
We ask that you do not send the link to other users. This is critical to ensure that the event is fair and that we observe best practices for child safety.
MEMBERSHIP
A Cycling Australia or Cycling NZ race membership is required to enter into the NJRS events.
REGULATIONS
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Junior gearing restrictions are to be maintained throughout the virtual event
COMMISSAIRE
A commissaire will be appointed for each round. The contact details of this commissaire will be made available with the event links. If you have any race-related questions please contact this individual directly.
BROADCAST
Some races will be live-streamed via the CA National Road Series Facebook page. Details of these streams will be made available prior to each round.
RESULTS
Results will be posted live on the RGT app. RGT is working on an external live link which will be provided once ready.
MORE INFORMATION.
If you need more information on the RGT Platform, or how to join in the events, please visit the PDCC webpage here – http://pdcc.asn.au/virtual-racing/
Alternatively, there is plenty of resources at the RGT Cycling Website https://www.rgtcycling.com/
Series FAQs: https://cycling.org.au/nat/national-junior-road-league-faq
How To Setup RGT: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QhiAZRxajxU
CONTACT
If you have any questions, or require more information, please feel free to contact [email protected]