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Thank you JumperTrax!! After emailing them with our missing results, they were quite quick to get it resolved.

I emailed Jumpertrax this morning with my query. Lets hope they can resolve my query just as quickly...

We have the same problem. My wife did the 40km and I did the 70km. Neither of our names appear on the results.

Sounds like a fun day out! Just a bit worried about the amount of traffic on the routes... Does anyone have an idea how many riders there will be this year or better yet - can anyone who did this race last year give some feedback?

Thanks Pieterlab1!! I did not see that the website info is slightly different than the mail.

Does anyone know if you can collect your race number at the venue on race day? The mail that went out out does not mention anything.

Yip!! I see on my stats that in 2015 it was +/- 81km with 1600m of climbing... Now it's +/-66km with 1300m of climbing. Seems to be getting easier every year...

+/-65km START TIME: 08:00am (Batch A Starts) +/-65km START TIME: 08:10am (Batch B Starts) +/-65km START TIME: 08:20am (Batch C Starts) +/-65km START TIME: 08:30am (Batch D Starts) +/-65km START TIME: 08:40am (Batch E Starts) +/-65km START TIME: 08:50am (Batch F Starts) +/-33km START TIME: 09:00am (Batch A Starts) +/-33km START TIME: 09:05am (Batch B Starts) +/-33km START TIME: 09:10am (Batch C Starts) +/-33km START TIME: 09:15am (Batch D Starts) +/-33km START TIME: 09:20am (Batch E Starts) +/-33km START TIME: 09:25am (Batch F Starts) +/-15km START TIME: 09:30am (Mass Start)

Thanks Rick & Pikey!!! I've done the 70km the last couple of years, but my wife has only started cycling recently. I need to make sure how to mange the additional ascent. Distance wise she should be fine but I know the extra ascent is what she is going to find very tough... It would probably be better to walk some of the climbs rather than destroy the legs by trying to ride them as far as possible...

I'll be doing the 35km with the wife this year. It will be her first one - she's done a couple of Trailseeker 20km's so this will be a big step up for her... Any advice on how to help her get to the finish line?

And maybe a wet one... I hope not!!

I have to say that I disagree!! I've done all the USN races at this venue for the past couple of years and I also find them easy and huge fun!! But for an absolute beginner like my wife I would certainly not classify the entire route as green.

Thanks!! Just note that there are some sections across the road that can be classified as blue, and even one (a steep downhill) as black. I'm assuming then that it won't feature in the route...

I'd also like to know. It will be my wife's 2nd race and she cannot ride blue sections yet so hopefully the route will be mainly a green type route...

Thank you Jehosefat!!

Does anyone have any information about the routes? Specifically the 30km route. Will it be the same as the USN races' routes or different?

Also note that the USN race's 30km route does not make use of any of the Red Barn trails. It is mainly across the road although it does end at the Barn itself.

If it's the same route that is used for the USN races, I would say for the largest part the route is similar to the green route, but there is definitely a couple of sections that would be classified as blue sections.

I would also really prefer a 27.2mm external routed dropper than drilling a hole in my frame.

Can't wait to take my new Scott Spark for a test ride!!!

Will also be there... for the 60km. Does anyone know if the route will be the same as the previous one?

Just an observation... Use it don't use it...

Different cell phone number than the one used 5 months ago...

I'll give it a go. Who else is going?

Agreed!! That is probably one of the most annoying things on any route... that and lots and lots of sand...