As we bid farewell to European cyclocross season, the days get shorter and the temperature starts to (hopefully) drop.

With an extra day off due to the Labour Day public holiday, what better time to dust off the CX stead and reacquaint oneself with the skills of CX. First timers welcome, any bike.

Venue: Garvey Park, Fauntleroy Avenue, Ascot

Time: 3:30pm – 5:00pm

Cost: Free

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RESULTS

Venue: Perry Lakes Reserve, Bold Park Drive, Floreat (Enter off Underwood Avenue)

Times:

8:00am – Course build
11:00am – Skills n Drills (get some pointers from the experts)
12:00pm – Kids racing
12:40pm – CX Freshers (first-timers)
1:30pm – CX Sophmores (novices)
2:15pm – CX Experienced (CX bikes only)
3:10pm – Initial course pull-down
3:30pm – Perth MTB Club AGM
4:20pm – Presentations (all grades)

For a more detailed schedule for the day, see the entry link above.

Categories & entry fee

– Season Number $15 one-off WACX Season Number for the RFID, in 2021 don’t lose it. Replacement plate will be $20

– CX Fresher (First Timer) – 20min/$10 – Any Bike

– CX Sophomore (Novice) – 30min/$15 – Any bike

– CX Senior (Experienced) – 40min/$15 – CX bike ONLY

– Volunteers can race CX O’Day event for free – will only need to pay for the Season Number ($15).

– Kids U9 & U13 – 20min – Any Bike $10 Plate & they can race the whole Numbat Cup season

General Info

– Men and Women will race together in the various grades

– Kid’s Categories – any bike U13 – must have a valid AusCyling, MTBA or Cycling Australia license

– Bikes: – CX Senior require CX bikes ONLY (note: max 33mm tyres & drop handle bars or Flat SSCX)

– Bikes – CX Freshman & CX Sophomore – Any bike CX, MTB etc

– The WACX Philosophy: The WA Cyclocross is all about inclusion, challenging yourself and having fun.

Grading for racing

CX Freshers

Race duration: 20mins
Who is this race for? First time CX racer – this grade is for you. We at WACX really hope that you will love cross as much as we all do.

CX Sophomore

Race duration: 30 mins
Who is this race for? Done a couple of CX races (not more than seven) and want to remember what is required and how much fun CX is? This race is for you.

CX Senior

Race duration: 40mins
Who is this race for? If you have raced more than seven times in the past, then this race is for you! Please self-seed at the start line.

Information for juniors

• U13 juniors will have the opportunity to ride the whole course.
• U9 juniors will be doing the half lap (to save their parents’ backs!)

Licencing

– All riders, including U9 & U13 juniors will need a Race Off-Road AusCycling licence at a minimum. Head on over to our Licences page to find all the info you need about signing up.

Rolling out from: East Perth Train Station

Start time: 7:00am

Duration: 2 hours 30 mins

The first full moon after the Autumnal equinox is THE sign that #crossiscomming.

Short of a global pandemic or a ruptured appendix, it should be time to ask WWJD if he was blessed with a CX bike.

So as the Three Kings of Cross (MUD, SAND and STAIRS) head towards the fabled southern lands for the 2021 cyclocross season, it’s officially time dust off your cross (bike), top up your (tubeless) sealant* and replace the chain (you can thank me later).

Meeting point is at the East Perth train station (Swan River side, just in the car park) Just look for a posse of likely looking riders with wider than normal tyres.

The first official CX ride of 2021, it will be a no drop ride along the Swan and Helena Rivers. All up, the ride will be about 50kms. We will explore a few of this season’s CX courses while we are out and about.

So if you are new to the joys of CX, please join in and you will see parts of Perth you never knew you can actually ride a bike with 33/35mm tyres.

Importantly there will be an ice cold #bushchook or two at the end. However, if getting a coffee on Cross Friday is your thing you can head up to straight to Rifo’s Cafe in Maylands as it is normally open and has plenty of seats. Then come back for a refreshing tinny of the divine bush chook. But if you’re favourite purveyor of fine coffee is open – enjoy.

* A few suffer. On previous editions of this ride, there were a few punctures so bring two tubes if you are using tubes tyres. If you have a tubeless setup, don’t forget to top up the sealand  – this should be done every 3 months as a minimum.

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Venue: Garvey Park, Fauntleroy Avenue, Ascot

Event time: 3:00pm – 4:30pm

Cyclocross – what the hell is it? It looks like fun, but where does one start? If you have asked these questions and need the answers, this will be for you!

This is aimed at CX newlings, especially women as we at WACX love to see women race cross hard.

Skills that can be covered include dismounts, remounts, barriers, stairs, sand, cornering, starts, shouldering, handups, cowbell ringing and heckling.

So bring your bike (cyclocross or mountain bike is fine), your kids and their bikes, some wine, cheese and don’t forget your helmet!

See you there!

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RESULTS

Venue: Garvey Park, Fauntleroy Avenue, Ascot, 6104

Australia’s premier cyclocross series needs to start somewhere. In 2021, it will be at the spiritual home of WACX – Garvey Park in Ascot. Round 1 of the 2021 Numbat Cup Race Series is going to be a big one!

For entry fees, licence information, grading information, start times and more – click here.

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RESULTS

Venue: Fishmarket Reserve, Swan Street West, Guildford, 6055

Round two of the Numbat Cup returns to the most picturesque course on the WACX cyclocross calendar.

For start times, entry details, grading info and more, click the entry link below.

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RESULTS

Venue: Lake Gwelup Reserve, Huntriss Road, Gwelup

Start times: See entry link above for all the details

Round 3 of the Numbat Cup is fast approaching on a historic course on the WACX cyclocross calendar. It’s been a while since WACX has held an event there, so it will be a new location for most riders. Massive thanks to Bryan Stevenson and the City of Stirling for getting this over the line and approved.

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Venue: Claremont Showgrounds, Graylands Road, Claremont

Time: From 9:00am

Save the date!

Behind every WACX veldrijden parcours (cyclocross course), there are a bunch of volunteers that help to design and build it.

Bring yourself and an appetite – lunch will be provided.

If you say you’re going you will be catered for.

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Venue: Claremont Showgrounds, Graylands Road, Claremont

Time: 6:15pm – 7:30pm

Cost: $20

A chance to ride the course the night before SuperCross21.

You can start and ride the course at whatever pace you fancy.

You will need a valid race licence. We have all the race licence info you need.

No race numbers or times being recorded during Hot Laps FriYAY, just 30 mins all in (if you choose)!

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RESULTS

Entries close 7pm, Thursday 17th June

Venue: Claremont Showgrounds, Graylands Road, Claremont

SuperCross is back! Cyclocross under lights, right here in WA.

For all the race details jump over to our SuperCross21 event page.

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Venue: Claremont Showgrounds, Graylands Road, Claremont

Time: From 9:00am

Many hands make light work – just saying. SuperCross is a big logistical juggling act, so the more hardy volunteers who come and help us pack up after the event, the happier we’ll all be. Thanks in advance!

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RESULTS

Venue: Edward Millen Park, 15 Hill View Terrace, East Victoria Park, 6101

Today’s the day for the ladies of cross to take centre stage. 50 ladies on the start line is the goal. There will be champagne at the finish line, so race hard and fast to get the bubbly!

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RESULTS

Venue: Perry Lakes Reserve, Bold Park Drive, Floreat (Enter off Underwood Avenue)

Start times:

– Kids 1100 (no change)
– Men’s C wave starting 1145
– Men’s B wave starting 1230
– Women’s wave starting 1330
– Men’s Elite wave starting 1430
– Pack up Complete by 1600

Firstly a massive thanks to the TOWN OF CAMBRIDGE for allowing us to use Perry Lakes Areas 5 and 6 again at such late notice. It will be interesting to see what the course is like during the middle of winter with more rain forecast, not the usual 33C dry and late summer conditions.

It will be a fast course in mid Autumn like conditions (if we lived in Europe) and a bit of rain will certainly make it interesting. Enter early, encourage your mates to join in the fun.

Last day of the current COVID restrictions remember:

– Masks will no longer be required in outdoor public spaces where physical distancing is possible, bring one any way.
– Indoor and outdoor community sport can resume. Spectators will be permitted in line with the 150 person limit, so disperse around the course.
– Don’t forget to scan the QR code when you arrive.

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RESULTS

Venue: Guildford Meadow, West Swan Road, Caversham, 6055 (north side of Barkers Bridge)

See map for parking instructions

Start times:

Kids – 1100
Men’s C wave starting 1200
Men’s B wave starting ~1250
Women’s wave starting ~1345
Men’s Elite wave starting ~1450
Pack up Complete by 1600
Presentations after pack up

It will be interesting to see what the course is like during the middle of winter with more rain forecast… Finger crossed it will be course we will talk about in decades to come.

Enter early, encourage your mates to join in the fun. Don’t forget to scan the QR code when you arrive.

If you have purchased the Numbat Cup season entry, you don’t need to do anything.

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ENTER HERE

(Entries close 7pm, Friday 6th August)

Venue: Garvey Park, Ascot

Garvey Park – it’s been a while between Championships. You need to enter as this is a separate and independent race – this is not part of the Numbat Cup.

Keep and bring your existing number as it has your timing chip on it.

Ages are based on 31 Dec 2021

Available grades

Womens: Elite, U23, B, Single Speed, C, Open, U17 and U15

Mens: Elite & U23, Single Speed, B & U19/U17, Masters B, C U15, Masters C, & Open

STARTING TIMES AND GRADES

Please note there are a couple of timing and grade changes

1100 Junior U9 (15mins)
1130 Junior U13 (20mins)
1210 Junior U15, Men’s C, Men’s Masters C & Men’s Open (30mins)
1300 Single-speed Men, Junior U19/17, Men’s B, Men’s Masters B (40mins)
1400 Women’s – Elite, U23, U19/U17, Single-speed, B, C & Open (45-50, 40, 30)
1500 Men’s Elite & Men’s U23 (60mins)

Parking – please park outside the gates.

Early course builders can park on the grass but will need to move once racing kicks off. Although late entries are tolerated, it is preferred that you get your act together and enter early. No call up consideration if you miss the entry cut-off.

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Venue: Iho Park, South Guildford

Start times: TBA

Save the date for the season finale!

With potential COVID-related setbacks hanging over everything in 2021, we are aiming to get confirmation of the event going ahead about 4 weeks prior to the event. We will open entries about 2 weeks prior to the event. Check back later for entry details.

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Venue: Beverley, Western Australia

Start times: TBA

Save the date at this stage.

With potential COVID-related setbacks hanging over everything in 2021, we are aiming to get confirmation of the event going ahead about 4 weeks prior to the event. We will open entries about 2 weeks prior to the event. Check back later for entry details.

Bring your CX bike and stay for the parmy. Unfortunately the Beverly Heroic in no more, but WACX can still keep the cross fires burning! It’s a great course, a fun event and as WACX takes ‘cross to the county.

Race twilight Saturday, dust yourself off and race Sunday morning – well, that’s the plan.

Currently subject to a bunch of approvals – TBC

Bring your RID – the mozzie are ferocious at dusk

It’s a great course, the tennis club has a cold beer and puts on a great sausage sizzle – nothing can beat choosing between the upper and lower for a parmy and a jug (or go to both).

Camping: TBC (fingers crossed)

Country cyclocross for all the family. Experience the great outdoors on a sweet CX course, along the banks of the mighty Avon River in Beverley.

In conjunction with the Beverley Heroic, we at WACX though it would be an ideal time to escape the city and bring a little cowbell action to the country and have a little CX knees up.

An ideal excuse to stay the night and enjoy some country hospitality, before being Heroic the following day.

Something like this will occur

• 1520-1540 U9 half course event – 15mins
• 1550-1610 U15 & U13 full course event – 20mins
• 1620-1650 CX Curious – any bike with working brakes, 25mins
• 1700-1750 SSCX & CX Heroic – cyclocross bike only, 45mins

The tennis club will be opening the bar and sausages will be sizzled, placed lovingly in a roll (with or with onions) with a fine selection of sauces to choose. WACX will bring along a Curry and Frites sauces to add a little extra European flavour (we’ll remember this year!).

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Venue: Beverley, Western Australia

Start times: TBA

Save the date at this stage.

With potential COVID-related setbacks hanging over everything in 2021, we are aiming to get confirmation of the event going ahead about 4 weeks prior to the event. We will open entries about 2 weeks prior to the event. Check back later for entry details.

Enjoy the shenanigans, suffering and camaraderie of cyclocross, the purity and romance of single speed? Would you like to be crowned the southern hemisphere champ? Well, the pointy hats at WACX would like to invite you to join us at this year’s Beverley Cyclocross Weekend as we will be hosting the third edition of the Southern Hemisphere Single Speed Cyclocross Championships. SHSSCXC.

What your SS requires:

• Drop or flat bars,
• working brakes,
• 33mm wide tyres (we will check)

What you need to do:

• Get yourself to the town of Beverley, about 90kms from the fair city of Perth.
• Enter (will be open early September)
• Wear a helmet,
• Have fun and eat a parama.

So save the date, and get your SSCX rig together.

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Venue: Gloucester Park, Nelson Crescent, East Perth

Start times: TBA

Save the date.

Behind every WACX veldrijden parcours (cyclocross course) the are a bunch of volunteers that help design and build it.

Bring yourself, a hammer, a hat or rain coat (who knows what the weather will be on the day!)

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Venue: Gloucester Park, Nelson Crescent, East Perth

Start times: TBA

Save the date.

Men GravelCross Shoot Out

Racing one lap of the GravelCross Course, Two Heats of 24, Big Final (fastest 12 per race) and Small Final (remaining 12 per race) (Max entries 48)

Women GravelCrossShoot Out

Racing one lap of the GravelCross Course, Straight Final. (Max entries 24)

The big event

Followed by the 30 and 40 minute gravelcross races all in, and we might even see if we can Le Mans start the 40 again or will there be a foxes and hound event…

Ladies Gravel Hot Mile

1600m as hard as you can go!

Gentlemen’s Gravel Hot Mile

1600m as hard as you can go!

It will be a fun twilight, early evening, once gain we need to spend $2000 at the bar to receive or deposit back, so put your drinking boots on!

See you there!

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Venue: Gloucester Park, Nelson Crescent, East Perth

Time: 9:00am

Many hands make light work, so come on down and help WACX pack up the last race course of the 2021 season.

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