Race Rules

Equipment

You must ride a suitable bike with

• 2 working brakes, front and rear
• 2 handlebar plugs
• maximum wheel diameter is 29inches
• bike plate supplied by organisers fixed to the front of the bike

You must wear

• a helmet meeting AS2063 or equivalent standards
• wear closed shoes
• no singlets to be worn

You  must carry

• Emergency foil blanket/ space blanket
• Triangular bandage & 2 x crepe bandages (suitable for snakebite) & adhesive dressing
• Medical gloves
• Bike repair kit (at minimum a tube, pump/ inflation, multi-tool, and chain link)
• Mobile phone – all carriers have intermittent coverage
• In inclement weather, organisers may mandate riders also carry: Jacket and/or thermal top

General Rules

• Australian Road Rules apply at all times on all roads, tracks, and trails.
• You may not receive outside assistance anywhere on the course.
• You are not allowed to stash food or equipment anywhere on the course.
• Any deviating from the obvious single track unless marked as an A-line is classified as cheating.
• You must not wear headphones or similar music devices.
• You must not drop litter including gel tops. Any deliberate discarding of litter (wrappers etc) will result in disqualification.
• If you withdraw from the race you must formally notify the organisers.
• Failure to abide by these rules may result in a time penalty or disqualification.
• Geocentric has sole discretion to alter or amend the race format or the rules at any point. Notification of this will be posted on the Geocentric Facebook page.

Protests

• Your first point of contact is the race technical director.
• If after this you would like to submit a protest, you need to lodge it in writing within 1 hour of your finish.
• Formal submissions will be considered by an appeal panel of 3 suitable people. Decisions will be final.