Racing at Muzz – returning soon!
On most Saturday mornings of the year, we hold criterium racing at Muzz. Men and women race together in all grades (A, B, C, D and Masters) unless we stipulate a change in format. We aim to provide safe and competitive racing opportunities for all levels of riders.
Only experienced U15-U17 juniors who have met the requirements of our Junior Development Policy and have been approved by our Club Coach and Club Handicapper are allowed to race in senior grades at Muzz, and must comply with AusCycling Technical Regulations, including rollout.
We don’t race on days when there is a silver level/open event within 100km of Muzz, or on days when rain makes it dangerous to race. You can find these notifications on our Facebook Page, Facebook Group and Instagram.
📷: Mat Gilfedder
Gradings
To race with us you must hold an AusCycling Race licence/membership (e.g. Race All Discipline or Four Week Free Trial) and have a Balmoral CC grading. You can get this by completing our grading form. If you are new to racing you will be graded in D grade until you can demonstrate the skills to progress.
Our Club gradings are designed so that all men and women riders can be competitive in their grade. Contact our Club Handicapper if this is not the case for you.
Riders over 40 years old, with an AusCycling race category of MAS3 or higher, can nominate to race in our Masters grades or race their regular club grade. Riders opt-in to race this category knowing that it will have a mixture of abilities present each week.
Juniors participating in JD don’t need to obtain a grading. See our Junior Development Policy for detailed information about our junior program, including criteria for progression through junior and open graded racing at Muzz.
Standard Race Schedule*
This is our standard race schedule. We may change this from time to time. Maximum limits of 70 apply to each grade.
| Grade | Register | Start | Distance | Primes |
| A grade | 6:25am | 6:45am | 50mins+3laps | 2 |
| B grade | 6:25am | 6:45am | 40mins+3laps | 2 |
| C grade | 7:00am | 7:45am | 35mins+3laps | 2 |
| Masters | 7:00am | 7:45am | 40mins+3laps | 2 |
| D grade | 8:00am | 8:30am | 30mins+3laps | 1 |
*Subject to change
How to Register
To race at Muzz you need to register through Entry Boss before 8:00pm Friday night. You can’t just turn up on the day and race. If you haven’t raced with us before, please register early and submit your grading form by the Thursday before you want to race, to give our volunteers plenty of time to address any grading or licence issues.
Our entry fees are: $10 for Balmoral CC members, $15 for non-members, $10 for juniors racing senior crit grades, and $5 for JD.
On Saturday morning registration opens approximately 30mins before each race. You’ll need to “sign-in” and collect your race number at least 10mins before your race start. Be ready to marshal for your race at least 10mins before your race start. You must attend the Commissaire’s race briefing before your race.
If racing is cancelled due to weather or calendar conflicts, information will be posted on the our Facebook Page. Please check before leaving for racing on Saturday morning. Any pre-registrations are either carried forward or refunded in the event of racing being suspended.
All participants are required to agree to our Terms and Conditions.
Podiums
At the end of each race, we will award podium places to the first 3 riders and prime winners in each grade.
We will award the first unplaced woman in a race if there are 3 or more women starters in that race. Where there are more than 8 women in a race, we will hold a “race within a race” and also award the first 3 women riders in that race.
Riders should present themselves in race kit, closed shoes and without helmets or sunglasses. Podium photos will be posted on our Facebook Page and Group at the end of racing.
Prizes
With our return to Muzz we changing up the way we award prizes:
- For our first race back, we are only offering prize money for Men’s A and Women’s A/B
- In all other grades, those achieving a podium place (1, 2, 3) or a prime will receive a free entry the next time they race with us (you can claim this by checking the volunteer box in EntryBoss).
When we pay prize money, we will pay it into your bank account and will let you know how to do this on the day.
Remember to like or follow our Facebook Page and join our Facebook Group to stay up to date with all the race info.
