Saturday 4 and Sunday 5 March 2023

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In 2023 the Mansfield Mt Buller Cycling Club will host The Mansfield Hotel Tour powered by Orcoda on Saturday 4 and Sunday 5 March.

Here’s a little video of the 2022 race…

Changes for 2023

Free entry for C-grade Women

We want to encourage more women to race. For 2023 we’ll give C-grade Women a free entry into the Mansfield Tour.

All you need to do is enter the Tour as normal and if AusCycling Vic assign you a start in C-grade Women, we’ll refund 100% of your entry fee! You’ll still be eligible for all the usual prizes, including the Mansfield Hotel or All Terrain Cycles jersey, you just won’t have to pay.

New Time Trial Course

There will be a new Time Trial Course for Stage 1. A new loop has just been completed, just south of the centre of Mansfield. A 10km anti-clockwise loop will be used, starting on Stoneleigh Road and finishing nearby on Monkey Gully Road. Scroll down for Stage 1 details for a map and profile.

Road open for Mt Buller stage

The climb up Mt Buller for Stage 3 will now be open to vehicular traffic - you won’t have the road to yourselves.

And as we’ve become used to over the last couple of years, a COVIDsafe plan will be in place for the whole weekend. All participants, officials and spectators will be required to maintain social distancing where possible and adhere to the plan.

Start List and Results

The Start List and Results can be found using this link.

Grades

Open to Individuals and Teams in the following grades:

Men's A, B, C & U19.

Women's A, B & C

Masters A, B & C

A General Classification jersey from The Mansfield Hotel and a Sprinter's jersey from All Terrain Cycles will be presented for each grade after Stage 3 at The Mansfield Hotel in Mansfield, with many thanks to Ventou. Plus there’ll be Mansfield Crushing prizes for each grade for the KoM and Paton Air Helicopters for each grade for the QoM. Orcoda will award a Most Competitive prize jersey for each of the A-Grades for stages 2 and 3.

Fees

$175 for early bird entries up till 18 February. After that, it goes up to $200 till entries close on 27 February.

Entries

Entries are now open! Here are the Entry Boss links for the 2023 Mansfield Hotel Tour powered by Orcoda…

For an Individual Rider entry use this link; or
For a Team Rider entry use this link.

Technical Guide

To download the updated Technical Guide for the 2023 Tour, use this link.

Lights

As per AusCycling 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 Tour of Mansfield... even the Time Trial!

Registration

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

Registration will also be available on Saturday morning at the Time Trial start/finish.

Prizes

The RANDOM PRIZE DRAW is back - bigger and better - at Presentations at the Mansfield 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, Ventou/Brooklyn Project, Krush and more.
Plus there’ll be thousands of $$$ in prizes for those on the podium from the Mansfield Mt Buller Cycling Club.

Here’s what’s was on offer in 2022:

Lezyne / Goodyear prize packs;
Krush bike care kits;
Prizes from Brooklyn Project/Ventou; and
A whole heap of stuff from All Terrain Cycles:
- Specialized AirTool floor pump;
- Specialized Propero III helmet;
- Smith sunglasses;
- Vittoria Corsa N.ext tyres;
- CST mountain bike tyres;
- Science in Sport nutrition and bidons;
- and more!

STAGE 1: Saturday Morning - 10km ITT

Start Location: Stoneleigh Road, Mansfield (near the corner of Monkey Gully Road).

Start Times: from 8.00am (exact times TBA).

All grades: Start Stoneleigh Rd, Mansfield (just west of the Monkey Gully Rd intersection), veer left into Owens Creek Road, turn left onto Merinda Way, left onto Monkey Gully Road and finish near the start line.

This course is so new that Google Maps hasn’t even included it yet, so here is a rudimentary Course Map and basic Profile.

Stage 1 Course Map

Stage 1 Course Profile

There will be coffee and snacks available at the Mansfield Cemetery car park near Start/Finish area.

STAGE 2: Saturday Afternoon - 64km - Mirimbah & The Coombesberg

Stage 2 starts as an out-and-back course to Mirimbah at the base of Mt Buller and back towards Mansfield, turns right into Graves Road (along the old Stage 1 ITT course) and finishing on top of the Coombesberg on Old Tolmie Road.

Start Location: Highett Street, Mansfield - opposite the Mansfield Hotel.

Start Times:
To be confirmed from 2.00pm.

All Grades: South along Highett Street and left 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 the Coombesberg (which you will have already ridden in the Stage 1 ITT.)

The last km or so along Old Tolmie Road will be a closed road finish - closed to all traffic except tour entrants and official vehicles.

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

ATC Sprints
Sprint 1: 18.1km - Merrijig CFA, Mt Buller Road, Merrijig.
Sprint 2: 45.7km - Merrijig CFA, Mt Buller Road, Merrijig.

Mansfield Crushing KoM / Paton Air Helicopters QoM
KoM/QoM 1: 49.0km - Top of Corn Hill, Mt Buller Road, Merrijig.
KoM/QoM: 63.9km - Stage Finish, Coombesberg, Old Tolmie Road, Mansfield.

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

Start Location: Highett Street, Mansfield - opposite the Mansfield Hotel.

Start Times:
To be confirmed from 8.00am.

South along Highett Street and left onto Malcolm Street which becomes Mt Buller Rd; then proceed to Mt Buller Village.

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

ATC Sprint
Sprint: 18.6km - Merrijig Motor Inn, Mt Buller Road, Merrijig.

Mansfield Crushing KoM / Paton Air Helicopters QoM
KoM/QoM: 47km - Stage finish, Mt Buller.

Spectator recommendations

Stage 1

The ITT course is open to traffic, so travel clockwise around the course (opposite to the riders) and choose a spot. From within the Merinda Park estate, there are beautiful views across and down the Owens Creek valley towards Mansfield.

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 for the QoM/KoM, with Mt Buller in the background.
Drive north out of Mansfield along the Whitfield Road, turn right onto Barwite Road, then right again onto Old Tolmie Road. Head up the hill and turn left onto Soldiers Road for parking and cheer them across the line on top of the Coombesberg.

Stage 3

Get up to Mt Buller to cheer the riders as they cross the line.

Need accommodation?

Try The Mansfield Hotel. 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. Call (03) 5775 2101 or click here.

Try the Delatite Hotel too… it’s on the other side of the same roundabout in the centre of town. Call 03 5775 2004 or book online here.

Looking for a house for a larger group? An MMBCC member has a beautiful place called Tabletop Farm up near Tolmie. Click here to email him.

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 19-20 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, Dion Jelbart, Jean-Pierre Ronco, Ed Hore and Bruce Halket for the images on this page.

The 2023 Mansfield Hotel Tour powered by Orcoda