Riders from around Melbourne will descend on historic Jacks Magazine in Maribyrnong for the inaugural JaCX Magazine Cyclo-Cross this weekend.
Held on Saturday, September 20 and Sunday, September 21, the event will involve riders racing through the tunnels and over the ballast mounds of the heritage listed former explosives facility.
Saturday promises to be a family friendly affair with food, coffee, stalls and tours of Jack’s Magazine taking place alongside an open cyclo-cross event and kids races.
But as Matt Rodd from the Westside Cycle Club which organises the event said, the following day is when things will get serious.
“Sunday is the main event with graded racing, prize money and gift packs for the first 100 entrants,” said Mr Rodd.
“Come check out what promises to be a great weekend of cycling.”
Races will be held on a 2.5-kilometre circuit around Jack’s Magazine with categories ranging from under-15’s through to A-grade.
Described as a collision of cycling worlds with elements of road racing, mountain biking and BMX, cyclo-cross is an off-road cycling discipline usually run over winter.
Races involve packs of riders tackling an often muddy track that also includes challenges like sand pits to plough through, barriers to jump over, steep hills and staircases to climb, tight corners to navigate and in the case of Jacks Magazine, tunnels and mounds.
Registration is essential for those interested in competing and are open until 6pm on Saturday night.
To register: https://entryboss.cc/races/26157
Details: www.westsidecycleclub.org.au/jacx-magazine
