KANANGRA CLASSIC

MOUNTAIN BIKE

24km | 50km | 100km

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20th | 21st OCTOBER

KANANGRA BOYD NATIONAL PARK

KANANGRA 50 TRAIL ULTRA50km Solo | 33/17 Relay

TRAIL RUN20th OCTOBER

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Surrounded by Wilderness

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KANANGRA CLASSICBIG WEEKEND 2012

We had such a great time hosting the Kanangra Classic in 2011, and encouraged by the amount of support for the Inaugural event - we set about planning the 2012 event. With the help and support of our Major Sponsor Bikeminded -

we have turned the Kanangra Classic into a BIG Weekend - another great event in another great place....

The lineup this year includes some Mountain Biking on both the Saturday and Sunday as well as the introduction of an Ultramarathon Run (50km) on the Saturday and the opportunity to combine a run on the Saturday with a ride on the

Sunday for a split day Duathlon.... In addition there will be some activities for kids, plenty of camping and good food - so in short - there is heaps on...

Aside from all of the extra events, Mountains Sports will have a super big marquee up on the weekend. there will be a variety of things happening inside including a Live Band - The Repeat Offenders, as well as full catering and a great

place to sit and chatter with friends no matter what the weather brings...

The Kanangra Boyd National Park is one of the most pristine parks in the Greater Blue Mountains and we strongly recommend the short drive to Kanangra Walls to experience all that this part of the world has to offer.

Thanks for registering - if you have friends who want to register - we still have some places available.

Sean GreenhillRace Director

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

Thursday 18th October5pm - 6:45pm Check In at Bikeminded, GWH Wentworth FallsCome along and pick up your race number and goodie bag including your event jersey or shirt, this is a great time to chat about the course and we can answer any questions you may have.

Friday 19th October2:00pm Event Hub opens for camping5:00pm-8:00pm Kanangra50 Trail Ultra and Kanangra Challenge Check in.6:00pm Catering starts

Saturday 20th October6:30am – 7am Kanangra50 Trail Ultra Check in. 8:00am Kanangra50 Trail Ultra Run Starts11.30am Catering Starts (Lunch)12noon Kids Treasure Hunt2pm - 7pm Kanangra Classic Mountain Bike check in – includes course questions, number and jersey pick up as well as goodie bag.4:00pm-6:00pm Kanangra Burn -24km Prologue (Mountain Bike)5:30pm Catering Starts6:30pm Live Band “Repeat Offenders”

Sunday 21st October6:00am Breakfast Catering Starts7:30am Kanangra Classic – 50km bike start7:30am Kanangra Classic – 100km bike start11:30am Lunch Catering Starts12noon Kids Treasure Hunt4:00pm Presentation

LIVE BANDSATURDAY NIGHT

from 6.30pm

“Repeat Offenders” Check them out here:

http://repeatoffendersmusic.net/

SUPPORT CREW, SPECTATORS, FAMILY AND FRIENDS!!!

Support crew on the day are welcome to take advantage of the won-derful open space we have access to in the heart of the Kanangra Boyd

National Park.

Please feel welcome to bring tents, chairs, bats, balls, and whatever else you think you might need to make this a fun day for all involved.

CATERING

Catering will be available for purchase for Dinner on Friday, Lunch and Dinner on Saturday and Breakfast/Lunch on Sunday.

THE COFFEE VAN WILL BE THERE EARLY SATURDAY MORNING FOR THE ENTIRE WEEKEND!

Catering Tickets are available to purchase online. You are required to book ahead for Dinner catering only.

There will be plenty of lunch catering available.

Lunch Menu - BBQ foods!Dinner Menu - Pasta with your choice of 4 sauces:

Arabiata, Napolitana,Chicken Gambari or Meatballs. $10 per adult - Kids under 12 eat FREE

You can book your dinner online here https://www.registernow.com.au/secure/Register.aspx?ID=7197

you can also book your camping spot at the same time!

MECHANICAL STAFF

The fantastic staff from Bikeminded will be providing

Mechanics support at the event for entrants.

Labour costs are free, parts to

be paid for.

Look for the Bikeminded tent next to the BIG Marquee...

VOLUNTEERSIf you would like to volunteer

for some duties at The Kanangra Classic Weekend - we would be more than happy for the help. Duties can include manning Aid Stations or the Rego Desk etc...

Contact Melanie at:info@mountainsports.com.auAll Volunteers recieve a Fuel

Allowance, Meals and Uniform.

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NUTRITION SEMINARSteve Born will be in NSW between the 16th-20th September, for the endurance seminars tour, of Australia. Don’t miss this fantastic opportunity, to gain valuable knowledge on how to better fuel for an endurance event. Everyone who attends will receive a $15 Hammer Bag and priceless wisdom. Click here for more information Ph 02 6257 7885

18th September – North Sydney – Location Change - 7pmKu-Ring-Gai Town Hall 1186 Pacific Highway Pymble, NSW, 2073

19th September – Sydney - 7pmCBD Cycles 305 Kent St, Sydney – Ph 02 9279 2202

20th September – Southern Sydney - 7pmGracefully Fit, 111 Mulga Rd, Oatley, 2223 – Ph 02 9585 2244

KANANGRA CLASSIC COURSE MAP...

COURSE DESCRIPTION

The Event Course has a huge amount of double trail, it is well marked and with plenty of aid on the course, and makes for a fast and fun ride or run with several opportunities to get wet.

The course starts at the Jensens Farm on Kanangra Walls Road. It heads north along Kanangra Walls Rd, then turns left onto Budthingeroo Fire Trail.

Participants then head south along the Mumbedeh Fire Trail which includes several creek cross-ings and lots of double trail for a smooth run into the steady climb from Budthingaroo Creek to the Mt Emperor Fire Trail junction. The climb is gradual and the biggest climb you will face all day.

Participants progress and turn Right onto the Mt Emperor Fire Trail and enjoy some more down-hill and a picturesque creek crossing before coming up to the Ben Lomond Fire Trail which is an isolated and infrequently visited area of the park.

After crossing Box Creek participants proceed south along the Kowmung River and the Morong Creek Fire Trails, before starting the “inner loop” with a left turn onto the Boyd River Fire Trail and back towards Kanangra Walls Road. A quick left and left again puts riders back onto the Kowmung River Fire Trail and proceed south along the Morong Creek Fire Trail, completing the inner loop and crossing Morong Creek, the biggest water crossing on the course.

The Morong Creek Fire trail climbs back up toward the Kanangra Walls Road and from there you will surely hear the excitement at race hub as you make your way across the finish line…

Riders doing the 100km will do two laps of this course.

Kanangra Topo Map 8930-III-S

Available at SUMMIT GEAR Katoomba & Glenbrook.

This park is part of the Greater Blue Mountains World Heritage Area.

Vast gorges, high lookouts and wild and scenic rivers lend Kanagra-Boyd’s wilderness a rugged and dramatic grandeur. Thurat Spires, Kanangra Walls and Mount Cloudmaker provide sandstone scenery on a majestic scale.

It is well worth a drive to the Kanangra Walls lookouts.

Discover Oberon for yourself....Fast factsOberon was proclaimed a village in 1863 and is a popular area for trout fishing, mountain biking, bushwalking, and fossicking for sapphires. Oberon is located just 180 km west of Sydney and has a population of 2,700.

Why go thereThe Kanangra Classic of course!! At 1,113m, Oberon is the highest town in the Blue Mountains region. It is the perfect hub from which to explore a multitude of unique attractions, National Parks and towns & villages, including Jenolan Caves and Kanangra Boyd National Park. With four distinct, idyllic seasons and the most beautiful scenery in rural NSW, a visit to the area is a great “close to Sydney” holiday for the entire family.

HistoryThe traditional owners of the land were the Wiradjuri people. The town was first known as Bullock Flats, but when it was proclaimed a village, it became Oberon.

Things to doOberon is a perfect base for visits to Jenolan Caves, Kanangra Boyd National Park, Blue Mountains National Park and Abercrombie River National Park. There’s a busy program of events in the town throughout the year and Oberon has a number of restaurants, cafes and takeaways catering to visitors. Lake Oberon is noted for its stock of brown trout for fishing.

The area is immensely popular for the exotic mushrooms, “Truffles” found in the State Forests, with the picking season running from late January to early May.

EventsThere are a multitude of shows and events on throughout the year ranging from The Kanangra Classic through to Arts Exhibitions, the Daffodil festival and historic Railway Museum Tours.

The Oberon Visitor Information Centre is the hub for all that is happening in the area.

RIDERS RACE ESSENTIALS

These are not mandatory items - but it is always good to be prepared!!

• Hydration backpack (plenty of water)• Chain lube• Mobile phone• Spray jacket• Sunscreen and Insect repellent• Food and or energy supplements• First aid kit (bandages, dressing, etc...)• Pump• Tool bag• Spare tubes• Sunglasses or clear lenses

There will be plenty of aid on the course including water but it is always smart to be as self sufficient as possible.

RUNNER RACE ESSENTIALS

There is no Mandatory Gear for this event if the weather is fine.There will be plenty of aid on the course including water but it

is always smart to be as self sufficient as possible.

In the case of a rainy event - it will become mandatory that runners carry or wear a waterproof jacket. As temperatures

can drop quickly also consider some gloves and a beanie - the Beanie and Gloves are not mandatory.

AID STATIONS

Aid Stations will be at the following distances.5km, 11km, 27km, 35km, 43km, 50km.

Major Aid Station: 5km, 27km, 35km, 43km, 50km(and for the 100km riders) 55km, 77km, 85km, 93km.

Minor Aid Station (Water Only) 11km.(and for the 100km riders) 61km

Major Aid Stations will be stocked with Water, Coke, Heed Electrolyte Drink & Fruit.

Minor Aid Stations will be stocked with water only.

ACCOMMODATIONC A M P I N G

There is lots more camping this year but best to book as we are limited to 100 spots.

We have set up online booking for you to register and pay for your camp spot.$12 per person - Kids Under 12 - FREE.

Please print the receipt and keep it in your car. You will need this as proof of payment on the weekend.

https://www.registernow.com.au/secure/Register.aspx?ID=7197 you can also book your catering at the same time!

Sustainable Mountain Bike

Code of Conduct.

• Know where you are going—some areas of the Blue Mountains have special restrictions on bicycle use.

• Keep to the track and don’t speed.• If trail is wet, choose another trail or

day to ride—wet tracks offer less soil shear resistance and are more readily eroded. If when riding you come across a muddy section, go through it, not around it.

• Ride only on open trails, don’t make new trails.

• Carry your bike across soft streambeds if an engineered crossing is not available.

• Travel in small groups to minimise impact on other trail users and wildlife.

• Don’t ride around trail obstructions, help keep the trail narrow

• Don’t ride over trail-side vegetation.• Don’t skid or brake slide, apply brakes

evenly, both on front and back—to reduce the chance of soil shear strength being exceeded and subsequent erosion gullies forming.

• Ride over drainage bars, not around them.

• Slow down when encountering other trail users—to reduce the risk of collision; improves safety all round.

• Don’t shortcut across hair pin bends—hair pin bends occur in tracks where steep, straight descents would pose erosion potential.

• Carry a first aid kit for yourself and your bike!

nationalparks.nsw.gov.au

CONTACT US:

P: 02 4757 4378 E: info@mountainsports.com.au

Frequently Asked Questions!Q: Do I need to check in prior to the race? - A: YES! This is when we will give you your race number, jersey or shirt and can answer any questiosn you have about the course.

Q: Do I need to book the camping?A: Yes, you can do this online https://www.registernow.com.au/secure/Register.aspx?ID=7197

Q: Do I need to book in for the catering?A: For breakfast or lunch - No. For Dinner - Yes it would help!! You can do this online at https://www.registernow.com.au/secure/Register.aspx?ID=7197

Q: Will there be coffee and is it any good?A: Yes and Yes!

Q: My friends have not yet entered - is it too late?A: No it is not too late, but tell them to get in quick!

Q: Does the band suck?A: Absolutely not - they rock!! Not only do they rock - but they rock!

Q: What Facilities are onsite?A: All campgrounds have either Eco Toilets or Portaloos. One Camp ground has an enclosure with a fireplace and tables. The other will have the BIG Marquee where there will be catering and a Live band playing on Saturday Evening.

Q: Prizes?A: Yes - we have $2500 in prizemoney as well we have over $3000 in prizes and giveaways. Participants are only able to win prizemoney if they follow the correct course in the correct order.

Q: Is the Prologue suitable for children to ride in?A: This is totally dependant on their skill and stamina. We would say a definite NO to kids under 12yrs for this event - however kids 12 and over who have a parent with them and are competant riders are welcome to enter.

Q: Can I enter the Kanangra Burn (Prologue) on the day?A: Yes.

Q: Can I enter any other events on the day?A: No, you must have pre registered.

Q: Will there be a medical form to fill in?A: Yes. We will send you an email link for this closer to the day to ensure the info provided is relevant.

Q: Where else can I find info on accommodation?A: Oberon Tourism is a great source of info - P: 02 6329 8210.

Q: Can I participate under another persons name?A: No. definitely Not. If you would like to buy someones entry - Please do so and contact us to arrange a transfer.

Q: How far is it from Oberon to the start line?A: Between 35 - 40minutes depending upon how you drive.