WA Gravity Enduro Team Racing! Work with your mates and strategise your racing to beat other teams on the hill. We have adapted the racing for Linga Longa Mountain Bike Park to ensure you can race as many stages as possible with shuttles. With multiple Team Categories across age and gender, including Industry, Family, Easy and Ebike options, we aim to cater for fun, exciting and inclusive Team Racing.

Brief Schedule

Official Practice Saturday, 30th January 2021 9am – 4pm

Race Date Sunday, 31st January 2021

Race Briefings staggered from 8am

Race Starts following briefing

Race Finish approx 90min for Whippets to 4 hours for all stages

Presentations following return of all short course competitors (approx 10am) and following return of all long course competitors (approx 2pm).

The annual Karri Cup MTB Challenge is a well-established event on the MTB calendar – this race is organised by the Northcliffe Visitor Centre, a not-for-profit association, and the race is run by a dedicated team of up to 100 volunteers from throughout the Northcliffe community. The Karri Cup MTB Challenge offers individuals and teams the opportunity to race 25km, 50km or 100km legs in a friendly social environment through the beautiful forests surrounding Northcliffe in the South West of WA.

When

Let us take you on an epic adventure from the red dirt of the Goldfields to the gardens of Perth’s iconic Mundaring Weir. Over five unforgettable days you will trace the golden pipeline which has been delivering fresh water to Kalgoorlie for over a century. More than just a mountain bike ride, the Pipeline Challenge proudly raises awareness and money for West Australian charity Youth Futures who have been supporting at-risk young people for three decades.

When

The Pipeline Challenge is held in May each year and is set for Saturday 1st to Wednesday 5th May 2021. The event is held in Autumn to take advantage of the great mountain biking weather Western Australia offers at this time. A monthly average temperature of 20-22 degrees and 7 days of light rain across the region sounds like perfect mountain biking weather to us.

Where

Your epic ride begins in Kalgoorlie, located 594 km east of Perth. Made famous in the late 1800’s when prospectors Paddy Hannan, Tom Flanagan and Dan O’Shea discovered gold, the rest is history! Who knows you could be riding over a small fortune as you make your way from Kalgoorlie to the Perth hills. We will camp overnight at Coolgardie, Southern Cross, Merredin and Northam. Check the Course Overview page for more detail.

Who

The beauty of the Pipeline Challenge is that it is suitable for everyone. Whether you’re a group of friends looking for a socially competitive race or a novice just in it for a challenge, we’ve got you covered. We’ve had children as young as nine join us on the Pipeline Challenge – they can ride as part of a team on the easier sections and enjoy the experience.

The course is not overly technical, however it is varied. There are sections that consist of rocky outcrops, rutted trails, corrugations, sand, and climbs/descents. Just because the course isn’t technical doesn’t mean you don’t have to train! Your experience will be much more enjoyable if you’ve put in the hard yards before setting off. We recommend your training regime includes riding on consecutive days to prepare your body for backing it up day after day on the Challenge.

We encourage most riders to form a team and participate in a relay-style which makes the longer days a lot more achievable. That said, we have a number of spaces available for soloists keen to push themselves. If this is you please check out our Soloists page and contact us before registering.

Registration

Each participant will receive a free registration when they make the following donation to Youth Futures during the registration process.

Adult Team Rider: $485

Adult Solo Rider: $500

Adult Support Crew: $435

Under 18 Rider: $325

Accompanying Child (aged 9-17): $115

Accompanying Child (under 8): Free, jersey not included

This contribution covers all your meals, camping fees, insurance, jersey, car stickers, race plate (number), mechanical support, first aid and water stops (soloists only). Please note this amount will not be included in your fundraising total. Register before midnight 1st December to receive a 10% early bird discount!

A UNIQUE CYCLING CHALLENGE

Redefine Your Limits on May 16 2021

SEVEN links together Western Australia’s best trails and most spectacular climbs to form the ultimate one day challenge in Australian cycling. The 125km route features ten categorised climbs, with over 3000 metres of elevation gain. The scenery along the way is more typical of North American landscapes; quite different to how people typically imagine Australia to be. The route has been designed to be difficult and completion of all seven sectors will represent personal victory. SEVEN will redefine your limits and, succeed or fail, it will be an experience you will remember forever.

With 237 competitors in 2018, 550 in 2019, 785 in 202 and over 1000 expected in 2021, SEVEN is fast becoming one of the most popular off-road events on the Australian cycling calendar.

The Gibb Challenge: a socially competitive 660 kilometre team relay event raising community awareness and funds for the Royal Flying Doctor Service Western Operations (RFDSWA).

Form a team of between 2-6 riders and up to 2 non-riding supporters to take on the ultimate cycling adventure through the stunning Kimberley region of Western Australia.

Rider registration costs are $600 (including GST) and include all your meals, camping, wilderness park fees and an event riding jersey. Non-riding support team members are also $600 (including GST), with the same catering and camping benefits but with an event t-shirt instead of a jersey. Accompanying children under 12 years are FREE! Mate, there’s no better value mountain bike event in Australia.

Riders are encouraged to have a red hot crack at raising $1000 each for the RFDS, before joining our celebrations of fat tyre fellowship along the iconic Gibb River Road. Your non-riding supporters aren’t obliged to reach a personal fund-raising milestone, but they’re more than welcome to assist the rider’s efforts at shaking the tin for the RFDS. Once you’ve raised your $1000, you might want to nominate a second registered charity to share your fund-raising efforts, or just keep smashing it for RFDS.

The Gibb Challenge will lead you on a life defining Kimberley adventure from the deep port town of Derby, to the world acclaimed million acres El Questro Wilderness Park. Overnight camping and fellowship at Imintji Community, Mount Elizabeth Station, Ellenbrae Station, Home Valley Station and El Questro.

Launched in 2009, the Act-Belong-Commit Dwellingup 100 has quickly become WA’s largest one day mountain bike race, attracting plenty of newcomers and novices plus some of Australia’s best riders. Once again we are excited to confirm that this event will be a part of the Western Australian Cross Country Marathon State Series (WA XCM State Series).

The event offers 4 different distance options for riders and 3 for runners (in the Mighty Jarrah Trail Run), including a 6km doggie dash for our best friends to join in on the fun.

Riders and runners who take on the challenge get to experience the best single track and fire trail the region has to offer. Those riding in the name-sake 100km Classic travel a course carefully curated by a team of mountain biking legends and course directors, led by the legendary Tony Tucknott.

Why Dwellingup? Aside from it offering some of the best trails in Western Australia, it’s also a charming little town that’s located just over an hour and a quarter south of Perth.

Dwellingupp is an Aboriginal word that means “place nearby water” – an apt description as it is set amongst beautiful Jarrah and Marri forests and water catchment areas. It’s a leisurely day trip by car but if you’re taking part in the event we recommend you stay on for a few days and enjoy all it has to offer.

Cape to Cape, Australia’s largest, longest running and most popular four day MTB stage race. 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.