{"id":589,"date":"2025-03-09T19:09:20","date_gmt":"2025-03-09T09:09:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/footscraycc.com.au\/?p=589"},"modified":"2025-03-09T19:10:02","modified_gmt":"2025-03-09T09:10:02","slug":"the-footscray-cycling-club-invites-riders-to-participate-in-our-65th-annual-club-tour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/footscraycc.com.au\/index.php\/the-footscray-cycling-club-invites-riders-to-participate-in-our-65th-annual-club-tour\/","title":{"rendered":"The Footscray Cycling Club Invites Riders to Participate in our 65th Annual Club Tour!"},"content":{"rendered":"

When?<\/span><\/span><\/strong> Saturday 3<\/span><\/span>rd<\/span><\/span> & Sunday 4<\/span><\/span>th<\/span><\/span> of <\/span>May,<\/span> 2025.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Who can compete?<\/span><\/span><\/strong> Any rider <\/span><\/span>J19 or above<\/span><\/span> who holds a FULL, current<\/span>, financial<\/span> AusCycling<\/span> race license <\/span>and is <\/span>from any<\/span> sanctioned<\/span> Club. <\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>
<\/span>Guest riders will <\/span>be required<\/span> to race AT LEAST <\/span>4<\/span> FCC races <\/span>so as to<\/span> give <\/span>our<\/span> Handicapper the opportunity to grade riders <\/span>accurately, unless<\/span> they are entering the A-Open race.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>
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How can I enter?<\/span><\/span><\/strong> FCC riders will be given first call on entries, with the Club offering <\/span>$10<\/span> ENTRY to FULL Members of the FCC for the first week<\/span> by use of a special code FOR FCC MEMBERS ONLY<\/span>. <\/span>I<\/span>t will be open to all <\/span>other <\/span>riders<\/span>\u00a0at $50, on <\/span>Entryboss<\/span>.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Enter using this link FCC Tour 2025 – EntryBoss<\/a><\/p>\n

What is the format of the Tour? <\/span><\/span><\/strong>The FCC Tour will consist of THREE <\/span>ROAD RACE <\/span>stages over TWO days of ONE weekend.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

What <\/span>Categories<\/span>?<\/span><\/strong> <\/span>Open A, B, C, D.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

What are the three stages of the Tour for 2025<\/span><\/strong>?<\/strong>\u00a0 <\/span><\/span>It is <\/span>anticipated<\/span> that the Tour will run in a three-year cycle; one for general <\/span>roleurs<\/span>, one for TT lovers, one for mountain goats. <\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>
<\/span>The stages for 2025:<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>
<\/span>STAGE #1 – Saturday 3 May @ 10 AM \u2013 Prologue <\/span>Kermesse<\/span> \u2013 <\/span>3<\/span> laps<\/span> 27km<\/span> (A, B, C)<\/span>, 2 laps 17 km D<\/span> -Balliang Loop- Start @ <\/span>Balliang <\/span>Hall, Sprints on lap <\/span>2<\/span> and finish @ Reddens. <\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>
<\/span>STAGE #2 – Saturday 3 May @ 12 Noon \u2013 Main Stage Road Race \u2013 Balliang to <\/span>Staughton<\/span> Vale <\/span>25 k <\/span>return (\u2018hot-dog\u2019). <\/span>3<\/span> laps A<\/span> (75km); 2 laps <\/span>B, C<\/span> (50 km)<\/span>; 1 lap D<\/span> (<\/span>25<\/span>km)<\/span>. (Mountain x <\/span>6<\/span>–<\/span>A<\/span>, 4<\/span>–<\/span>B&C, 2<\/span>–<\/span>D<\/span>)<\/span> (<\/span>3<\/span> x <\/span>S<\/span>prints<\/span> A, 2 <\/span>–<\/span> B&C, 1 <\/span>–<\/span> D<\/span>)<\/span>.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>
<\/span>STAGE #3 – Sunday 4 May @ 9 AM \u2013 Little River\/ <\/span>Kirksbridge<\/span> \u2013 <\/span><\/span>3<\/span>.5<\/span> Laps A, B, C<\/span> (<\/span>70<\/span> km approx.)<\/span>. 2<\/span>.5<\/span> Laps D<\/span> (<\/span>50<\/span> km<\/span><\/span> appro<\/span>x.)<\/span>. (Sprints <\/span>A,B<\/span>,C <\/span>lap 2, <\/span>1 & <\/span>finish<\/span>. D lap 1 & finish<\/span>)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

How do we celebrate post-race?<\/span><\/span><\/strong> Presentations will be held at Brothers on K, Sunday afternoon @ 2pm.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

What about my tummy?<\/span><\/span><\/strong> 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\u2019s 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!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

What types of Competitions will riders contest?<\/span><\/span><\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>
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