Parking, number pickup, and finish line at Coburg Community Charter School. The startline is behind the fire station south of the school. The 23.7 mile course can be found here. Riders will start at 30 second intervals, with larger gaps between categories, starting at 9:00am.
The course is flat and fast including two right hand turns. There will be signs with arrows marking each turn.
Entry Fees: $35 for Adults and $20 for Juniors.
Registration will be open online at twilightoperations.com until noon on August 12th. The startlist will be emailed to registered riders by noon on August 13th. No on-site registration will be available.
OBRA license required for all participants (either a $5 one-event license or $40 annual license, available at the time of registration or at obra.org); a 2021 OBRA license required for placement on the OBRA championship podium.
Please wear your OBRA racing number on your right side. If you are not an OBRA member, temporary numbers will be available for pickup from 8:30-9:30am. Each rider (or their guardian) must have a signed waiver on file.
Categories:
Juniors and Junior women age 10-12, age 13-14, age 15-16, age 17-18
Masters 50+, 60+ and 70+
Masters Women 50+, 60+ and 70+
Senior Women Category 1/2, Women Category 3, Women Category 4/5 (beginners)
Category 1/2, Category 3, Category 4/5 (beginners)
Tandem
Eddy and Eddy women (non-championship categories)
Paracyclist
Prizes:
OBRA championship medals will be awarded to the fastest three in each category.
State champion jerseys will be awarded to category winners who are OBRA members.
Important Race Information:
The CENTERLINE will be enforced around the entire course. Traffic at intersections will be controlled for cornering IN YOUR LANE ONLY. Violations of this rule may result in disqualification upon the first offense. The roads are not closed, and all participants are expected to prioritize safety.
Overtaking riders should call out LOUDLY and pass on the left (but to the right of the centerline).
All starting riders must complete their race or communicate their withdrawal with the finishline OBRA officials.
Important Race Info:
Do not use warm up on the course after 9am. DO NOT pass the start or finish lines after 9am unless you are racing. Officials may penalize racers for unnecessarily crossing the finish line wearing a number. Coburg bottom loop road is recommended for warming up.
Helmets are required anytime you are on the bike, before, during, or after the race.
{Eddy category specific rules: Riders in the class will compete without: aero bars or extensions, disc wheel, fairings, aero helmets (any helmet specifically built as an aero helmet and any helmet that has been modified to approximate a helmet specifically built as a TT helmet is not allowed), skinsuits, or wheels with rims greater than 40mm in depth. Bicycles which may have aerodynamic shapes but are designated to be sold as road bicycles (and are not user modified time trial bicycles) ARE allowed.}