When? Saturday 3rd & Sunday 4th of May, 2025. 

Who can compete? Any rider J19 or above who holds a FULL, current, financial AusCycling race license and is from any sanctioned Club.  
Guest riders will be required to race AT LEAST 4 FCC races so as to give our Handicapper the opportunity to grade riders accurately, unless they are entering the A-Open race. 

How can I enter? FCC riders will be given first call on entries, with the Club offering $10 ENTRY to FULL Members of the FCC for the first week by use of a special code FOR FCC MEMBERS ONLY. It will be open to all other riders at $50, on Entryboss. 

Enter using this link FCC Tour 2025 – EntryBoss

What is the format of the Tour? The FCC Tour will consist of THREE ROAD RACE stages over TWO days of ONE weekend. 

What Categories? Open A, B, C, D. 

What are the three stages of the Tour for 2025?  It is anticipated that the Tour will run in a three-year cycle; one for general roleurs, one for TT lovers, one for mountain goats.  
The stages for 2025: 
STAGE #1 – Saturday 3 May @ 10 AM – Prologue Kermesse – 3 laps 27km (A, B, C), 2 laps 17 km D -Balliang Loop- Start @ Balliang Hall, Sprints on lap 2 and finish @ Reddens.  
STAGE #2 – Saturday 3 May @ 12 Noon – Main Stage Road Race – Balliang to Staughton Vale 25 k return (‘hot-dog’). 3 laps A (75km); 2 laps B, C (50 km); 1 lap D (25km). (Mountain x 6–A, 4–B&C, 2–D) (3 x Sprints A, 2 – B&C, 1 – D). 
STAGE #3 – Sunday 4 May @ 9 AM – Little River/ Kirksbridge – 3.5 Laps A, B, C (70 km approx.). 2.5 Laps D (50 km approx.). (Sprints A,B,C lap 2, 1 & finish. D lap 1 & finish)

How do we celebrate post-race? Presentations will be held at Brothers on K, Sunday afternoon @ 2pm. 

What about my tummy? Well, your tummy is in for a treat! For starters, there will be light food offered to riders at Balliang Hall after Stage #2, but the real fun will be after Stage #3 at Brother’s on K, where Elie and his crew will feed us a pizza and pasta lunch on the FCC whilst we have our Presentations. Both riders, volunteers, and family are all welcome!

What types of Competitions will riders contest? 

• 2025 65th Annual FCC Tour General Classification – A, B, C, D.
• 2025 Tour Sprint Master – A, B, C, D.
• 2025 Tour Mountain Master – A, B, C, D.
• 2025 Tour Master’s over 50 A, Master’s over 55 B, Master’s over 60 C, Master’s Over 65 D.
• 2025 Tour First FCC – A, B, C, D.
• 2025 Tour First Female – A, B, C, D.  
• 2025 Tour Most combative – A, B, C, D.
• 2025 Tour Lantern Rouge / Unluckiest riderz

Sprint Master Points: 1st 10 pts & 5 sec, 2nd 8 pts & 4 sec, 3rd 6 pts & 3 sec, 4th 4 pts & 2 sec, 5th 2 pts & 1 sec. Sprint Points and time bonuses DOUBLED at Stage Finishes. 
Mountain Master Points: 1st 10 pts & 5 sec, 2nd 8 pts & 4 sec, 3rd 6 pts & 3 sec, 4th 4 pts & 2 sec, 5th 2 pts & 1 sec.  

What support will be offered to riders? There will be support vehicles, and first aid assistance, as well as flag marshals at strategic points. The Open race will have a spares vehicle, but B-D may not. If impacted by a genuine mechanical issue the Race Director may, at the Club’s discretion, allow a time to be determined and allow the rider to start the next Stage in order to be classified a finisher. 

What about if I am a Race Official or Race Marshal? Racing simply does not happen without all of our wonderful volunteers. For each duty you perform, you will be given a lunch pack, containing a drink, piece of fruit, muffin and a roll. All volunteers for the weekend will also be entered into a draw for a prize! 

The T’s & C’s:

• non-FCC riders will be invited to the Tour, with NO restrictions for the A category, and ‘grading accuracy weightings’ in B, C & D based on your, other and our Club’s observations. It is worth noting that being a C Grade racer at one club does not necessarily translate to C at another club, but our aim is ‘like for like’ graded racing.
• The Chief Commissaire, Mark Zanatta, will determine MAXIMUM bunch sizes per grade based on safety and resourcing.
• The Commisaire and Race Director will direct and inform riders that this is EMPHATICALLY NOT a ‘teams’ race, and that any derivation from the spirit of contesting each stage to the best of a rider’s abilities (for example but not limited to, excessive blocking, trying to ‘set up’ or impede another rider, etc) will result in the rider being relegated or disqualified at the Commissaires/Race Director’s/Club’s discretion.

Full Tour Results

A Grade

B Grade

C Grade

Results after Day 1 (Stage 1 &2).

A Grade

Stage 2 TT results

B Grade

Stage 2 TT results

C Grade

Stage 2 TT results

FCC Tour Program is available to download here.

Results will be posted here as the race progresses.

There’s been a few questions about the TT (Stage 2).  Unlike previous years we are allowing the use of TT bikes, however your bicycles and equipment must comply with UCI regulations 1.3.007 to 1.3.033, in Chapter III – Equipment of the UCI regulations – Part 1 – General Organisation of Cycling as a sport

https://www.uci.org/regulations/3MyLDDrwJCJJ0BGGOFzOat

https://assets.ctfassets.net/761l7gh5x5an/wQympSG6EWlKq6o6HKw9E/97b99486ecdcb4d5b5ae27ecb65dcd16/1-GEN-20240401-E.pdf

If you don’t have a TT bike you can use clip on Aero Bars, wear crazy aero helmets and run full disk wheels (not at the front) on your road bike if you have them.

Only a couple of weeks till the FCC Tour for 2024.

Racing will be 3 stages over 2 days. 25th and 26th of May.

Stage 1 – 62 KM, Road Race (Lady Northcote)

Stage 2 – 7.5 KM, Individual Time Trial (Balliang)

Stage 3 – Road Race (Kirksbridge) 70 KM – A, B & C Grades and 50 KM, – D Grade

We’ve still got some Marshalling spots to fill, so if you’re able to help please register your interest here. There’s a free lunch at the presentations provided for all members and supporters (that includes the marshals) following the racing on the Sunday.

Entries are now open via EntryBoss. FCC Tour – EntryBoss

Only the first 40 riders in each grade are displayed.

Program for the racing at tomorrows 62nd Bob Robson Memorial Criteriums in Williamstown.

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