Winners Edge Mountain Bike Cross Country National Championships

This is a pre-entry race, the closing date for entries is the Friday before race date at 6pm. Registration is to be completed on-line in advance. NO DAY-OF REGISTRATIONS PERMITTED. Registrants MUST be current Bermuda Bicycle Association members.

Due to Bermuda Government regulations regarding group sizes, the start times may be changed to keep race groups below the maximum size. Any changes to the schedule will be given prior to the event. 

Participation for this race is based on racing age categories.  Masters participants can choose either Masters or Open for their category.

Championship (Open, Junior, & Masters) races will race the full course with Junior non-championship races on a shorter course.

Junior non-championship races will be held following the championship races

LOCATION:

Southlands, Warwick

Awards presentation will follow immediately after the conclusion of each race.

CATEGORIES:

Championship

• Open (19+) Men
• Open (19+) Women
• Junior (15-18) Men
• Junior (15-18) Women
• Masters (40+) Men
• Masters (40+) Women

Non-Championship

• Junior (13-16) Men
• Junior (13-16) Women
• Junior (7-12) Men
• Junior (7-12) Women

RACE SCHEDULE:

• 9:00AM - Junior Men, Junior Women, Open Women, Masters Women
• 10:00AM - Open Men, Masters Men
• 11:15: Non-Championship races for youth categories.

COURSE:

There is one course for all categories other than the non-championship Junior 13-16 and Junior 12 & Under events.  

DURATION:

• Junior Men - 45 min (est.)
• Junior Women - 30 min (est.)
• Open / Masters Women - 45 min (est.)
• Open Men - 65 min (est.)
• Masters Men - 60 min (est.)

Competitors will be shown lap boards indicating the number of laps remaining.  Riders lapped by the leaders will be finished once the leader has completed the stated number of laps and will be scored in the appropriate place.

NOTES:

Number pick up will be on race day, up to 30 minutes before the start of competitor's category.

For this event there will be a feed zone and mechanical pit area.  Racers are permitted to receive mechanical or nutritional assistance in this area only.  No neutral support or support outside of the area will be provided / permitted.

In the championship races, the first finisher is the Champion.  The National Champion is the first Bermuda national to finish the complete race distance.

There is no scheduled neutral lap of the course immediately before the start of the race.  Course inspection must be done prior to the commencement of racing. Racers are responsible for knowledge of the course. The course will be marked out the previous day and the route will be posted. 

*** Racers pre-riding the course do so entirely at their own risk ***

The presentation of awards will follow the conclusion of each event.

ADDENDA

Winners Edge Bermuda National MTB Championship 2025

Race Information Update #1

The following items are changes to the information provided on the registration site:

1.        Course:

a.        There will be different courses for the two starts.

b.        Open Men and Masters Men will race the course shown below.

c.        Open Women, Masters Women, Junior Women and Junior Men will use the same course but excluding the lower section which goes to the community farm on the eastern side of the park.  The course will be marked appropriately to show this.

https://www.strava.com/routes/3338153431928589948

2.        Distances – This event is scored on completion of a set number of laps.  The number of laps has been developed on an expected lap time of the median category participant for a projected finish time.  Unless weather conditions require a change on the morning of the race, the number of laps and projected time for each category will be:

a.        Junior Men – 4 laps (40 min)

b.        Open Women – 4 laps (40 min)

c.        Masters Women – 3 laps (30 min)

d.        Junior Women – 3 laps (30 min)

e.        Open Men – 6 laps (65 min)

f.           Masters Men – 5 laps (60 min)

3.        The course will be marked starting at 2pm on Saturday, March 29th.  Participants are free to ride the course at that time, but there is not course inspection on race day while another event is in progress.

4.        The event is being hand-timed, but all participants should check in and collect their race number no later than 15 minutes before the start of their event.