Organiser
Cycle Lab
PLEASE NOTE: ENTRIES CLOSE WEDNESDAY 22 MAY AT 12H00
LATE ENTRIES ONLY POSSIBLE AT THE EVENT AND WILL CARRY A LATE PENALTY FEE.
Series Events, Venues & Dates
- 20 April – Prime View Adventure and Leisure
- 25 May – Pretoria Boys High
- 20 July – Steyn City
- 17 Aug – John Vorster THS
- 31 Aug – St Stithians College
- 21 - 22 Sept Cycle Lab Nationals- TBA
1. Distance, Entry Fee & Starting Times:
Single event entries @ R200 per athlete
Distance approx 6km.
- 8:00 Sub Junior Boys
- 9:00 -9:10 All Girls (Sub Junior, Youth 15, Youth 16, Junior 17 & Junior 18/19) 2 min intervals
- 10:00 to 10:25 Prize giving - All Girls and Sub Junior Boys
- 10:30 Youth 15 Boys
- 11:15 Youth 16 Boys
- 12:10 Junior 17 Boys
- 13:00 Junior 18/19 Boys
- 14:00 Prize giving
Points Structure:
The format of Cycle Lab Schools MTB Series allows for all finishers across all categories to score series points.
2. Rules & Regulations Click On Below Link:
https://schoolscyclingsa.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/SCSA-MTB-REGULATIONS-2022.pdf
3. Info on Team Managers
Every school’s controlling body shall appoint an official Team Manager. Training of team managers will be done by Schools Cycling SA. Schools can have more than one team manager but only one will be authorized to communicate with the event organisers.
The team manager is the only person that is allowed to handle pupils’ information; to comply with the POPI act.
4. Categories
- Sub-junior Boys & Girls 13-14
- Youth 15 Boys & Girls
- Youth 16 Boys & Girls
- Junior 17 Boys & Girls
- Junior 18/19 Boys & Girls
5. Terms & Conditions
Races cancelled due to bad weather will not be refunded.
Events will be run under School Cycling SA’s rules.
6. Seeding
- Seeding will be based on the accumulative points from all the events in the Cycle Lab MTB Schools Series.
- Seeded riders will enjoy grid position according to their seeding. Seeding list will be communicated in the week leading up to the event.
7. Pre-race program and registration info (Subject to change!)
- 08:00 -14:00 Setting up of course, start, finish areas and tech/feed zone
- 08:00 -14:00 Brand activation
- 14:00 Registration opens
- 14:00 Paramedics on site
- 14:00 Course opens for training
- 17:00 End of training
- 17:00 Registration closes
8. Race day info & program (Subject to change!)
The race program for the day will be as follows:
| Age Group | Start time | Race time per rules |
| Registration Opens | 06:30 | |
| Team managers Meeting | 07:15 | |
| Sub Junior boys (2) | 08:00 | 25-35min |
| Sub Junior boys (1) | 08:40 | 25-35min |
| Youth Boys u/15 (2) | 09:20 | 35-45min |
| Youth Boys u/15 (1) | 10:00 | 35-45min |
| Youth Girls u/15 | 10:40 | 35-45min |
| Sub junior Girls | 10:45 | 25-35min |
| Junior Girls u19/18 | 11:30 | 50-60min |
| Junior Girls u/17 | 12:15 | 50-60min |
| Youth Girls u/16 | 12:20 | 40-50min |
| Youth Boys u/16 | 13:00 | 40-50min |
| Junior Boys u/17 | 13:50 | 50-60min |
| Junior Boys u19/18 | 14:40 | 50-60min |
| Prize Giving All categories | 15:30 |
9. Affiliation to School Cycling SA:
The events in the Cycle Lab MTB School Series have been sanctioned by Schools CyclingSA via the Gauteng School Affiliates:
10.Prizes & Winners Jerseys.
- Gold Medal For first place in all age categories for both boys and girls.
- Silver Medal For second place in all age categories for both boys and girls.
- Bronze Medal For third place in all age categories for both boys and girls.
- Medals to all finishers.
- Winners jerseys will be awarded to the series points leaders at the end of each race weekend for each age category. For top placed boy and girl for all categories.
- Points will count towards provincial selection and qualification for Cycle Lab National Finals.
11. Trophies
- Top School – Floating trophy
- Top Men’s Team
- Top Women’s Team
- Top Men and Women per category
- All Star School (top 5 performing athletes from each school)
| Age Group | Start time | Race time per rules |
| Registration Opens | 06:30 | |
| Team managers Meeting | 07:15 | |
| Sub Junior boys (2) | 08:00 | 25-35min |
| Sub Junior boys (1) | 08:40 | 25-35min |
| Youth Boys u/15 (2) | 09:20 | 35-45min |
| Youth Boys u/15 (1) | 10:00 | 35-45min |
| Youth Girls u/15 | 10:40 | 35-45min |
| Sub junior Girls | 10:45 | 25-35min |
| Junior Girls u19/18 | 11:30 | 50-60min |
| Junior Girls u/17 | 12:15 | 50-60min |
| Youth Girls u/16 | 12:20 | 40-50min |
| Youth Boys u/16 | 13:00 | 40-50min |
| Junior Boys u/17 | 13:50 | 50-60min |
| Junior Boys u19/18 | 14:40 | 50-60min |
| Prize Giving All categories | 15:30 |
Event location
PTA Boys High School, Pretoria
| Coordinates | -25.7591487, 28.2304866 |
| Address | Pretoria Boys High School, Roper Street, Brooklyn, Pretoria, South Africa |
| City | Pretoria |
| Province | Gauteng |
Registration Number: 2015/141112/07