Entry for the Avanti Plus Hellfire Cup has opened. This is an event in an awesome area with awesome trails, awesome prizes, catering and entertainment. It’s more than a race it’s a festival of bike! Get on it.
Here’s the basic lowdown. Check the website for more info.
Prizes:
First General Classification pair overall gets $12,000
Male pair
1st $3,000
2nd $1,500
3rd $1,000
Mixed pair
1st $3,000
2nd $1,500
3rd $1,000
Female pair
1st $3,000
2nd $1,500
3rd $1,000
So, if you’re the first pair across the line, you get the line honours prize of $12,000 plus your category win of $3,000 – $15k total.
Even if you don’t take out a placing in the general classification, but win in your category, you get something for the pool room. You work out which category you go in based on the age of the youngest rider. Check the website for categories.
The Village
We believe that mountain bike races that encourage weekend warriors to compete should be achievable, challenging and fun. We also want to minimise stress for competitors and support crews. It is 45 minutes from Hobart, 25 minutes from Hobart airport and there is free camping available. There is one race base camp to limit moving before and after racing.
Lunch and dinner are provided, plus a 6x6M tent will be set up for kids with a dvd screen
The Course
The riding will be fun. Descents should make you grin and single track should make you get the most out of your trusty steed. The course will be a challenging but achievable, with lots of forest trails, fire roads, some open road time, sweet new single track and funky descents after climbs with outstanding views.
Riding will be broken up into a time trial, longer adventure rides, a night stage, a dirt crit course and a King/Queen of the Mountain – see the website for more details.
Our major event sponsors – Appleby Avanti Plus Hobart and Avanti Plus Launceston – are giving away a race hard tail each plus other booty for your riding pleasure. These guys are constant supporters of cycling in Tasmania, both mountain and road, and have put up booty for many an event that wouldn’t have run without their support. Our major sponsors – we are proud to be associated with Avanti Plus as a brand and Ben and Scott and all their staff as people. Thanks guys – we dig you heaps.
One Tonne Graphic
Nat Jeanneret is 100% legend, he has been behind the branding and promotion of the race. Nat has contributed countless hours to the project. We cannot recommend him highly enough – for anyone looking for a design edge Nat at One Tonne Graphic is the man. Nat is offering deals for Hellfire cup riders – check out the site for details. Offloading one of our old hard tails a few years back has ruined Nat forever – he now leads the life of a man obsessed by bike.
Prizes are: Male hot lap $500, Female Hot lap $500, Junior Hot lap $500 And a King/Queen of the Hill $250 cash prize
Volunteers
The event would not exist without the ongoing and consistent support from our volunteers – you are all legends and your enthusiasm, energy and support has been very much appreciated – you all motivate us to keep on track. Couldn’t do it without you.