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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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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Venue: Claremont Showgrounds, Graylands Road, Claremont
Start times: TBA
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 9a: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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Venue: Fishmarket Reserve, Swan Street West, Guildford, 6055
Start times: TBA
Save the date.
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: TBA
Start times: TBA
Save the date.
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: Edward Millen Park, 15 Hill View Terrace, East Victoria Park, 6101
Start times: TBA
Save the date. Provisional date at this stage.
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!
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: TBA
Start times: TBA
Save the date.
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: Guildford Meadow, West Swan Road, Caversham, 6055 (north side of Barkers Bridge)
Start times: TBA
Save the date.
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: TBA
Start times: TBA
Save the date.
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: 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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