2023 AusCycling MTB Enduro National Championships

Membership:

Riders must be covered by AusCycling insurance while participating in the event through either a AusCycling Off-Road Membership or AusCycling All Discipline Membership. No temporary memberships are permitted for this event. Further information regarding AusCycling memberships can be found at the following link: https://auscycling.org.au/membership

Entry Process:  

The entry process has been refined , following feedback from last year's event. AusCycling has implemented a three-phase process, which includes a protected entry for top performances at both National and State Championships in the year preceding the 2023 event.

The following process has been designed to offer a fair and equitable distribution of riders across all categories, whilst also supporting the development pathway.

Phase 1 - Protected Rider Entry - Monday 19 June - Sunday 25 June:  (Entries open 8pm AEST) Protected riders (categories outlined below) will be emailed a direct entry link prior to this date. The link is exclusive to the protected rider and will be available for event entry during this period. 

Protected Riders:  Top 10 riders from the 2022 MTB Enduro National Championships in the following categories: 

• Elite Men
• Elite Women
• U21 Men
• U21 Women
• U17 Men
• U17 Women 

Top 3 riders from the 2022 MTB Enduro National Championships in all other categories. 

Please note:

• If a protected rider does not enter during Phase 1, they will need to enter as per the remaining phases and be subjected to the places available.
• Protected entries are transferrable between categories. 

Phase 2 - Monday 26 June:  From 8:00pm (AEST), entries will be open to all riders. There will be caps for each category to ensure a fair and equitable distribution of participants. Specific caps will be set based on the number of spots available after phase 1. 

ENTRY LINK - PHASE 2

The current status of categories will be added to this table as they move to waitlist. 

Please note that riders can add themselves to the waitlist for this event if not initially successful with gaining an entry.  Any rider on a waitlist that does not receive a start will be refunded in full upon finalisation of the start list.  

Phase 3 - Monday 3 July:  All remaining entries will be available with no category limitations (up to overall capacity for each day). Participants who are on the waitlist prior to Monday 3 July will be added to the entry list. 

WILDCARD AND STATE/TERRITORY CHAMPIONSHIP QUALIFIER ENTRIES

State/Territory Championships Qualifiers:  Any rider who does not secure an entry through any of the above pathways, however secures a win in the correlating 2023 State/Territory Championships in their state/territory of residence will be offered an entry at the 2023 AusCycling MTB Enduro National Championships.  An email will be sent to all who secure a qualification via this method after their State/Territory Championships with an entry link.

Wildcard:  AusCycling will retain Wildcard positions for riders who do not gain entry through the above process, however can make a case for inclusion which will be considered on merit.  To request these please email [email protected]

2023 AusCycling EDR National Championships Technical Guide

Course Maps: Available Shortly

Live Results

• National Champion jerseys will be awarded to all National Championship categories.

• Medals will be awarded to the top 3 (1st, 2nd, 3rd) in all National Championship categories.

As a National Championship this event is registered as a UCI World Cup Qualifier for U21 Men and Women, Elite Men and Women. Winners are provided a 'Golden Ticket' to participate in the UCI World Cup in that category.

The event also provides UCI Points for the Qualifier categories (U21 and Elite).

A number of changes have been made for the 2023 edition including:

• A structured entry process which acknowledges the performances of riders at National Championships and State/Territory Events.
• Water will be available a various locations throughout the event.
• AusCycling is working with local authorities to implement increased traffic management for liaison stages.
• Changes will be made to the time permitted on liaison stages to ensure event completion is more accessible to participants.
• Increased entry limits with the event over additional days.

Yes. The park will be open the week leading up to the event. Parts of the "Championship" courses will be closed at times for course maintenance, markings/setup, etc. However, there should be other trials you can ride on during this time.

E-Mountain Bike events are open to all riders aged 19 and over and include Masters categories

In order to be eligible for the 2023 MTB Enduro National Championships, the rider must be aged 14 or above.