Rock around the Croc 4 Hour Challenge

Sunday 10 November 2024, 12-4 pm

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Introduction

A new relay event for the Canterbury race calendar, for solo or teams of 2-3 riders. This is a unique race format with three small course changes during the duration of the race so that across the four hours riders use almost every track in the park (most expert tracks have easy options). This is a demanding course (Grades 3-4) for competent riders… this is a challenge!

Check Facebook for updates especially if there is uncertainty around the weather.

Location

The majority of the course utilises the fantastic Crocodile XC MTB Park trail network
The start/finish area will be held in Halswell Quarry near the entrance to the MTB park

Schedule

11:00 am	Registration opens
11:45 am	Race briefing for all riders
12 noon	Race start
around 3:40 pm	Course closes (no riders can start new laps)
4:00 pm*	Race finishes
After 4:15 pm	Prize giving will be held ASAP after the race

Sponsors

Sponsors will be listed here as they are confirmed.

Format

Riders can race solo or in a team of 2 or 3
Only one person from a team can be on the course at any time
The team with the most laps wins. Every completed lap counts
Teams must change within the designated transition zone
Team changes will be done by incoming riders tagging their outgoing rider
There will be transition zone communal tents and tables available for all riders to use
Riders in a team can do multiple laps in a row (you don’t need to tag another rider every lap)

Matchy matchy – if you are in a team we encourage you to wear matching outfits.

Course

Each lap is approx 5.5 km (varies through the race)
Each lap has approx 200-220 m of climbing
The course is mostly the same for the duration of the race but has the following changes:
– after 1 hr 20 min Off the Cuff/Spurious/Coopers Creek changes to Rickrolled/Off the Cuff
– after 2 hrs Murphs changes to Upper Uppercrust and full Mish Mash
– After 2 hrs 40 min Rickrolled/Off the Cuff changes to Crocodile and Down & Out
Depending on the course in play, the fastest riders are expected to be doing 18-20 min laps
This course is demanding and only suitable for mountainbikes (not gravel bikes). E-bikes not permitted

Full course map high res pdf here…

Categories

Solo open men
Solo open women
Team open men
Team open women
Team open mixed
Team junior* men
Team junior* women
Team junior* mixed
* all riders must under 19 years on race day

Entry

Entries will be limited to 60 riders on the course

Fee*	Club member	Non-club member
Solo	$40	$50
Teams	$60	$70**

* 3 % surcharge applies if paying by credit card – see below
** if any one in the team is not a club member

Before you enter think about what you want your team to be called (individuals can choose a “race name” too if they like) – you can change this later if you want.

Not a member and want to be? Join here – https://join.hivepass.app/csc/individual

Entries close 9 pm Thursday 7 Nov, unless already full

We prefer you to enter early as it helps us out

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After you have filled in the entry form, if you wish to pay by credit card, the links are here:

• individual, club member, $41.20
• individual, non club member $51.50
• team, club members $61.80
• team, non-club members $72.10

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We will provide a full refund if you have entered and then have a good reason to withdraw

Read the Terms and Conditions here

Cancellation or postponement
What happens if it is raining? Firstly, we will be disappointed, especially if we have already put time in to setting up. If the rain is such that we would close the tracks, we will postpone the event. If the rain is light but likely to cause safety issues we will either modify the course or postpone the event. Most important, check the club Facebook page for updates because the weather at the Crocodile Park may be quite different to how it is in other parts of the city. Often we make decisions at the last moment because we really want to avoid cancelling if we don’t have to. If possible, we will look to postpone rather than cancel the event.

If you have any questions not covered in the above information email rebekah @ singletrack.org.nz