Location

The course starts and finishes in the picturesque township of Nannup, approximately 40 minutes drive from the major regional centres of Busselton, Bridgetown and Margaret River. The Melo Velo Cafe and Bike Shop is our event village host, and their delightful grounds along Brockman Street provide the perfect starting point for your SEVEN adventure. The route winds its way around the golden triangle of cycling in WA that is formed by connecting the townships of Nannup, Bridgetown and Donnybrook. This area is estimated to be around 30,000 acres and have in excess of 1000km of rideable roads and trails.

The Climbs

Thanks to the unique topography of the valley and peaks between Nannup and Balingup, the ten major climbs of SEVEN are amongst the best that the State has to offer. These climbs range in length from 1.2km to 4.5km long with gradients frequently touching on 20%. Our advice is to not use too much energy too early. The primary climbs of Brockman Farm, The Crucible, Kinky, Arcadia, and Chainsaw Ridge are in particular challenging to tired legs.

The Road Surfaces

The route has only 2.6kms of single track at the finish and virtually no fire trails. All the roads used in SEVEN are unpaved and well-formed with a mix of dirt, gravel, hard-packed clay, quartz grit and mica. They wind, climb, switchback and descend through pine plantations, state forest and farms. The best way we can describe the roads of SEVEN is “parallel single track”. They are exciting, challenging and magnificent to ride.

Who can enter? 

SEVEN is open to riders of all abilities, however a medium to high level of fitness will be required to complete all seven sectors in the allotted ten hours. The event is not suitable for road bikes. For riders from non MTB backgrounds we strongly recommend the use of caution on descents, as for every epic climb in the event there is a corresponding downhill.

Entry Options

Enter with the intent to try and ride all seven sectors (SEVEN) or choose from an 85km/1700m option that takes in five sectors (FIVE) or a 50km/1100m option that takes in three sectors (THREE). There is also an option for people to sign up to be a part of our crew if you would like to be a part of the event, but don’t feel that you are up to riding.

Registration

Rider registration is from 4pm to 7pm on the Friday before the event at the Melo Velo Event Village along Brockman Street, Nannup. A rider briefing will be held immediately after from 7pm to 7:30pm. We ask that all riders make the effort to register on Friday evening and attend the rider briefing.

Event Day

The race starts on Brockman Street in Nannup at 7am sharp. We ask that all riders be on the start line by 6:45am for the pre-race briefing at 6:50am. All riders must be officially registered to start. Those who cannot make registration on Friday are asked to be at the registration desk at 6am on Saturday to collect race packs.

On course support

We have four motoscouts patrolling the course, with a SAG wagon and 4WD ambulance following the last riders. There are nine checkpoints along the route. All have checkpoint marshalls. Checkpoints 1, 2, 5, 7 and 9 are also hydration stations. The Wrights Bridge Checkpoint (no. 5 & 7) at the halfway mark is the busiest. It’s located at 42km for FIVE riders, and at 60km/81km for SEVEN riders. Our Command Post is located here, along with Vault Cycle Services, St John Ambulance and the major hydration and food station, which has fruit cake, biscuits and jelly snakes. Before the race starts on Saturday morning, you can give us your food packs and we will take them out to Wrights Bridge for you, so you can have your own preferred nutrition during the race.

Awards

Golden Axe

• Overall Fastest Male and Female

*Gold Buckles – fastest time in the following categories

• Overall Male and Female
• 40-49 Years Male and Female
• 50-59 Years Male and Female
• 60+ Years Male and Female
• Clydesdale 100kg+ Riders

*Silver Buckles

• Fastest times in above categories for riders entering FIVE
• All riders entered in SEVEN who successfully complete the entire course inside of designated cut off times.

*Silver Buckles with Blue Background

• All riders entered in SEVEN who successfully complete the entire course inside of designated cut off times for the third year in a row.

Bike Selection

The SEVEN course has been designed to accommodate both MTB and Gravel bikes without providing a clear advantage to either. Some of our more competitive riders build Superbikes that combine the best aspects of MTB and Gravel bikes into their dream machine. In 2019, approximately 65% of riders in SEVEN rode MTBs.

Accommodation

For riders wanting to stay central to all of the action the Nannup Caravan Park is positioned right on the start line and offers all of the ammenities usually associated with such facilities. You will also be within easy walking distance of the after party on Saturday night. Around Nannup and the surrounding towns there are various options for more luxurious sleeping arrangements, these can be found on the accommodation page of this website.

Three Chillies Farm, Chittering
Sunday 11th October 2020

Last raced in 2017 for an Enduro World Series Qualifier, Chittering boasts just about every trail type a rider could ask for: raw and rough, creek crossing, off-camber amber, donwhill bombs, machine-sculptured jumps, timber fence crossings, timber long drops etc and the list goes on! With the trails home to one of the leading WA Trail Builders – Paul Neve of Three Chillies Design, we are sure this event will not disappoint (apart from the long pushups!)

EVENT ENTRY

Premium Entries close Tuesday at midnight before race weekend. This gives us time to print custom raceplates and gives caterers time to organise food options.

Late Entries close Friday at 9pm before race weekend and attract a $15 late fee. Competitors cannot expect a custom raceplate and cannot expect food options to be accommodated for, but we’ll try out best!

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Welcome to the home of Cape to Cape, Australia’s largest, longest running and most popular four day MTB stage race held from 22nd – 25th October 2020. Based in Margaret River Western Australia, this iconic riding experience includes access to stunning private trails, vineyard visits, brewery finishes and some of the warmest hospitality the region has to offer.

Starting at Cape Leeuwin lighthouse and finishing four days later at the fabulous Margaret River Distillery, the course makes its way through a network of trails along the coast, through National Parks, forest, farm lands, mountain bike parks, and bush before finishing back at Margaret River. Roughly 205km and 2,500m of climbing in total, each day’s riding is between 37km and 72km and has its own special terrain and environment to keep things interesting with a mix of fast flowing single trail, farm tracks, groomed downhill trails and fire trails – many through private land that can only be ridden while racing the Cape to Cape.

There’s nothing too technical and it’s ridable for anyone with a reasonable level of fitness and MTB skills. Check out the course overview.

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Pemberton Mountain Bike Park, Pemberton
Sunday 8th November 2020

A regular on the WA Gravity Enduro circuit, Pemberton Mountain Bike Park is nestled under towering Karri Trees right next door to the Pemberton Town Centre and local amenities. The trails can vary considerably based on the time of year, and with this event taking place in early Spring, expect loamy ‘hero-dirt’ with grip and more grip – oh, and maybe some rain too! Being the Series Final round and a State Championships, this is crunch-time for the leaders – expect some thrills and spills as we cap off a HUGE 2020.

EVENT ENTRY

Premium Entries close Tuesday at midnight before race weekend. This gives us time to print custom raceplates and gives caterers time to organise food options.

Late Entries close Friday at 9pm before race weekend and attract a $15 late fee. Competitors cannot expect a custom raceplate and cannot expect food options to be accommodated for, but we’ll try out best!

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Linga Longa Mountain Bike Park, Balingup
Sunday 29th November 2020

We have Following our post-event survey of 2019, you told us this is the best Enduro venue on the calendar, and we agree! Surrounded by rolling hills, the scerenity is shattered as riders cheers and yahoo down some of the longest and rowdiest trails in Western Australia. With a stacked cafe, shuttles, camping sites and large swimming dam, there is plenty of activity happening all weekend. We can’t wait to check out a new feature and trail as well!

EVENT ENTRY

Premium Entries close Tuesday at midnight before race weekend. This gives us time to print custom raceplates and gives caterers time to organise food options.

Late Entries close Friday at 9pm before race weekend and attract a $15 late fee. Competitors cannot expect a custom raceplate and cannot expect food options to be accommodated for, but we’ll try out best!

ENTER ONLINE HERE