Series Events, Venues & Dates

• 27 May – Steyn City School
• 22 July – Curro Serengeti School
• 12 Aug – HTS John Vorster
• 26 Aug – PTA Boys High
• 23 Sept - Prime View Adventure and Leisure
• 30 Sept and 1 Oct Cycle Lab Nationals- Wagpos High

1. Distance, Entry Fee & Starting Times:

Single event entries @ R200 per athlete 

R50 Surcharge on all late entries after 20 September 2023. Late entries will be accepted on Saturday morning of the race, at registration. 

14:20 ONE PRIZE GIVING for all

* Laps will be confirmed by the appointed Chief Commissaire 

* Subject to change             

* If you practise on Friday you must have a number board

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

• 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

The race program for the day will be as follows: (Subject to change) 

• 07h00-07h45

  Course open for practise

  07h15 - Team Managers meeting

  
  

  Age Group	Start time	Race time per rules
  Sub Junior boys	08:00	25-35min
  Youth Boys u/15	08:50	35-45min
  Youth Girls u/15	09:40	35-45min
  Sub junior Girls	09:42	25-35min
  Junior Girls u19/18	10:25	50-60min
  Junior Girls u/17	10:28	50-60min
  Youth Girls u/16	10:31	40-50min
  Youth Boys u/16	11:30	40-50min
  Junior Boys u/17	12:20	50-60min
  Junior Boys u19/18	13:20	50-60min

  
  

  14:20 ONE PRIZE GIVING for all

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 Boys Team
• Top Girls Team
• Top Boy and Girl per category
• All Star School (top 5 performing athletes from each school)