CANCELLED - 2020 MANSFIELD SUBARU TOUR

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The 2020 Mansfield Subaru Tour is cancelled.

With COVID-19 cases on the rise, Cycling Victoria and the Mansfield Mt Buller Cycling Club have decided to cancel this year’s race, which was due to start on Saturday.
Even though we were unlikely to get to the government mandated maximum of 500 people, we still think this is the right thing to do. The number of people travelling to Mansfield, particularly from interstate, would have negated any community health benefits of social distancing.
Instead of having a cancellation forced upon us at the last moment, we decided it was prudent to give everyone plenty of notice.
In the meantime, you’ve seen and heard all the health warnings - wash your hands properly, and often, and cover your cough.
Once we’re all over this, we’ll start planning a bigger and better Mansfield Tour for later in 2020 or 2021.

In 2020 the Mansfield Mt Buller Cycling Club will host the Mansfield Subaru Tour on Saturday 21 and Sunday 22 March.

Changes for 2020

The Stage One Individual Time Trial is now an out-and-back course and will have a full road closure. It starts in the same spot as previously and now finishes there as well. Please note: with the full road closure there will be no cars allowed on the course!

Time bonuses towards the GC for the All Terrain Cycles Sprints on Stages 2 and 3 have been increased! Last year they were 30, 20 and 10 seconds - in 2020 they’ll be 60, 45 and 30 seconds!

Categories

J19, M23, Elite Men, Elite Womens, All MMas, All WMas 

Grades

Open to Individuals and Teams in the following grades:

Men's A, B & C

Women's A, B & C

Masters A, B & C

A General Classification jersey from Mansfield Subaru and a Sprinter's jersey from All Terrain Cycles will be presented for each grade after Stage 3 at the Delatite Hotel in Mansfield, with many thanks to Ventou. Plus there’ll be Mansfield Crushing prizes for each grade for the KoM/QoM.

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Fees

$160

Entries

Entries are now open through Entry Boss via Cycling Victoria - use this link.

Lights

As per Cycling Victoria rules, ALL entrants need a constant beam, red tail light that is visible from 200 metres installed on either the seat post or seatstay for every stage of the Mansfield Tour... even the Time Trial!

Registration

Registration on Friday night, from 6pm to 9pm, will be at the Delatite Hotel - this is where the presentations will be too.

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Prizes

The RANDOM PRIZE DRAW is back - bigger and better - at Presentations at the Delatite Hotel on Saturday night from 7pm. All entrants are encouraged to attend to share in thousands of dollars worth of prizes from All Terrain Cycles, Lezyne, Ventou/Brooklyn Project and Krush.
Plus there’ll be thousands of $$$ in prizes for those on the podium from the Mansfield Mt Buller Cycling Club.

So far we have the following prizes confirmed:

  • 7 x Lezyne prize packs;

  • 5 x Krush bike care kits;

  • 1 x Brooklyn Project Pro Jersey & Pro Bib - worth $298;

  • 3 x Brooklyn Project Accessory Packs (1 Accessory Pack = 1 x Pro Mesh Undershirt, 1 x Pro Road Gloves, 2 x Pro Cycling Socks) - worth $117 per accessory pack; and

  • A whole heap of stuff from All Terrain Cycles:

    • Specialized Power saddle with MIMIC;

    • Specialized socks;

    • Aussie Butt Cream;

    • Vittoria Rubino Pro tyres;

    • and more to come…

Plus there’ll be plenty more. As soon as we have them confirmed, we’ll list them here.

STAGE 1: Saturday Morning - 13km ITT

Start and Finish Location: Graves Rd, Mansfield.

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Start Times: from 7.30am (exact times TBA).

All grades: Start Graves Rd, Mansfield (just north of the Mt Buller Rd intersection) turn left onto Old Tolmie Rd, U-turn, right onto Graves Road and finish near the start line.

All riders, please take extra care turning right from Old Tolmie Road into Graves Road on the return leg.

For STAGE ONE Course Map and basic Profile on Google Maps, click here.

There will be coffee and snacks available at the Start/Finish area.

STAGE 2: Saturday Afternoon - 75km - Mirimbah & Old Tolmie Road

The Tolmielet is back!
Stage 2 starts as an out-and-back course to Mirimbah at the base of Mt Buller and back towards Mansfield, then up one of the club's semi-regular weekend climbs, Old Tolmie Road.

Start Location: Erril Street, Mansfield - just off High Street..

Start Times: from 2pm (exact times TBA)

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All Grades: Erril Street, left onto High Street, left again onto Highett Street and left again onto Malcolm Street which becomes Mt Buller Rd; then east to the Mt Buller Resort entry gate at Mirimbah, which is the turnaround; west back towards Mansfield but turn right (north) onto Graves Road; left onto Old Tolmie Road, finish at top of climb.

Click here for STAGE TWO Course Map and basic Profile on Google Maps.

ATC Sprints
Sprint 1: 18.2km - Merrijig CFA, Mt Buller Road, Merrijig.
Sprint 2: 60.2km - Graves Road, Mansfield.

There will be coffee and snacks available at the Finish area at the top of Old Tolmie Road.

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STAGE 3: Sunday Morning - 47km - Mt Buller Road Race

Start Location: Erril Street, Mansfield - just off High Street.

Start Times: from 8am (exact times TBA)

Erril Street, left onto High Street, left again onto Highett Street and left again onto Malcolm Street which becomes Mt Buller Rd; then proceed to Mt Buller Village.

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For STAGE THREE Course Map and basic Profile on Google Maps, click here.

ATC Sprint
Sprint: 18.2km - Merrijig CFA, Mt Buller Road, Merrijig.

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Spectator recommendations

Stage 1

  • On top of the “Coombesberg” - the steep pinch on Old Tolmie Road. Riders will be seen twice, once in each direction. But remember, there will be a full road closure for this stage. You either need to drive out before the ITT starts, walk the 4.5km from the start line or walk about 1km from the turnaround.

Stage 2

  • Photographers, get to the top of Corn Hill, near the corner of Buttercup Road and take some great shots of riders climbing up Corn Hill, heading back to Mansfield with Mt Buller in the background.

  • Drive up Old Tolmie Road, turn left onto Melba Road and park. Walk back down and cheer the riders on the steepest part of the “Col du Tolmielet”.

  • Head up to the finish, turn left onto Tabletop Road for parking and cheer them across the line. There’ll be a coffee van at the top with the espresso machine ready to go!

Stage 3

  • Get up to Mt Buller to cheer the riders as they cross the line. But remember, the road will close at the base of the mountain to all but official race traffic at 8am.

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Need accommodation?

Try the Delatite Hotel. Call 03 5775 2004 or book online here. This is where Registration will be held on Friday night, from 6pm, and where the presentations will be after Stage 2 on Saturday and Stage 3 on Sunday. It’s on the main roundabout in Mansfield.

Try the Mansfield Hotel too… it’s on the other side of the same roundabout in the centre of town. Call (03) 5775 2101 or click here.

Or visit the local Mansfield - Mt Buller website which has lots of accommodation options.

Partner/Family wanting a weekend away?

Bring them along! There are lots of activities happening in Mansfield 21-22 March.

Mansfield Armchair Cinema will be open all weekend. Checkout their screening times and what’s on here.

Mountain biking at Mt Buller, including the awesome Australian Alpine Epic.

Plus, lots of bike-friendly cafes, retail therapy and plenty of outdoor activities. For more information, click here.

For more detailed information from the club, please contact Bruce Halket on 0419 533 120.

Many thanks to Ernesto Arriagada and Dion Jelbart for the images on this page.