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DATE: Saturday 28th March 2009

LOCATION: Start/Finish Elephant Walk Reserve, Torquay Foreshore

START TIME: 7.30am onwards (staggered starts)

DISTANCE: 145km + 60km

ENTRY FEES : 145km - $120  /  60km - $95

Race Kit & Showbag Includes:

• Exclusive Great Ocean & Otway Classic Ride cycling jersey by 2XU (RRP$139)*
• Official event race bib and wristband
• 2XU Musette
• Hotham 2 for 1 Lift Pass
• Herald Sun newspaper
• Sponsor products and offers

*Jersey available for the first 3,000 entrants

Entry Details

• Enter via our new secure online entry system only
• Enter now! The first 3,000 entrants (in either the 145km or 60km ride) are guaranteed an exclusive 2XU event jersey. Fields expected to fill quickly.
• Event kit (including jersey and race bib) mailed to participants prior to the event
• Limited field – 3000 (145km) and 500 (60km)
• No entries on event day

NOTE: Entries CLOSE Monday 16 March 2009 or earlier if field limit is reached! Last year the field limit was reached 6 weeks prior to the event. Enter early to avoid disappointment!

NB - Minimum age 16 years for the 60km ride, and 18 years for the 145km ride, as of event day 28th March 2009 .

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The 2XU Great Ocean & Otway Classic Ride 2009 event jersey is here!

Get your entry in early as the first 3,000 riders entered in either the 145km or 60km event will receive a high performance 2XU Cycling Jersey (RRP $139.00).

The superior quality, fit and design of the previous year's 2XU jersey made them enormously popular and frequently spotted along Beach Rd every Saturday and Sunday morning, so don't miss out on your opportunity to be seen training in this year's new design to be eligible to WIN spot prizes!

To ensure you receive a well fitted jersey please refer to the sizing table on our website. You will also have the opportunity to try on the jersey for sizing at the 2XU DFO Spencer Street store in the City - available now to try on!

From November 24, the jerseys will also be available to try on at the following 2XU Performance Centre's - Hawthorn, Malvern or Hampton.

Once you determine your ideal fit you will be required to select your chosen size when entering via our new online entry system.

Please choose your jersey size carefully! Due to manufacturing restrictions and the specific sizing of orders, SuperSprint will not exchange jersey’s pre or post event if the incorrect size is selected!

Enter by November 30th 2008 and your jersey will be mailed out to you during the first two weeks of December!

+ Click Here for Jersey Size Chart

+ Click Here for 2XU Performance Centre Locations

SuperSprint are excited to announce that our upgraded online entry system and website was launched on Monday 8th September, 2008. The new system will provides participants with a more advanced and user friendly online entry system.

Improvements

• "Latest News" section on the homepage
• Improved, fast and efficient online entry system
• Advanced secure online payment system
• Clear and easy to navigate website

Profiles and Log-In Details

Entry into the 2XU Great Ocean & Otway Classic Ride is via our new secure online entry system (No fax or mail entries).

If you have entered any SuperSprint events within the last 3 years, you will already have a profile, so click on Enter Online - Login from the SuperSprint homepage. Please note that your "username" is your First Name and Surname together with no space in between. Passwords will carry over from the old online entry system.

When you login to the new system, please check that your profile details are correct and updated. You'll also note additional fields, such as Emergency Contact details, that will require input.

If you are new to SuperSprint events, click on Enter Online - Register from the SuperSprint homepage, then click on "Create a Profile" and enter your details, making sure you follow the guidelines to the right of screen.

Important Notes

• Once you have logged in or created yourself a new profile, go to the Event you wish to enter - "2XU Great Ocean & Otway Classic Ride". (Events are listed under the "Event" tab at the top of the website page). Then click on "Enter Online" on the left hand side menu bar of the 2XU Great Ocean & Otway Classic Ride website page.
• When you have finished entering the event, please "LOG OUT" of your profile. Particularly if you are entering for your friend as well - you'll need to log out, and register again with a new profile for your friend.

+ Click Here to Login to your Profile

+ Click Here to Enter Online - Register

+ Click Here for Frequently Asked Questions

Course

• Spectacular course featuring Great Ocean Road, Otway Ranges and quiet country roads – Moriac, Deans Marsh, Lorne, Anglesea and Torquay
• Mobile Medical support including Doctors, Sports Trainers, Paramedics, 3 Ambulances and 2 Medical Support Vehicles
• SRAM on course mechanical support
• Well sign posted and marshaled course
• Police and Traffic Management support
• Staggered starts with fastest first for participant safety and to reduce congestion
• Frequent refreshment stops and entertainment on course
• VIP marquee competition for groups/teams

Post Event Activities

• Competitions and prizes
• Band and entertainment
• Sponsor displays and specials
• Degani coffee and Rotary Club sausage sizzle
• Massage

Enhanced Features

• Drink stations - additional water and staffing at Deans Marsh to ensure sufficient refreshments for all participants
• Benwerrin Descent:
  • Additional police support to further improve safety on the descent
  • Designated meeting point in Lorne for those wanting to wait for their friends

All companies, clubs or training groups who enter with a group of 10 riders or more have the chance to go in the draw to WIN a catered VIP Marquee at the finish area after the ride.

For your chance to soak up the atmosphere of the post ride festival in your own team marquee including BBQ catering, refreshments and a personal team masseur, follow the instructions below to enter as a team.

The winning team will be drawn and notified two weeks prior to the event. Last year Qantas (pictured) were the lucky winners!

To Enter as a Team

• Each team member is to enter the ride as an individual
• The nominated team captain is to then fill out all team member details on the below form (first name, last name, event bib number,seeded start time)
• Post or Fax form to SuperSprint:
• POST: PO Box 2333, North Brighton, VIC, 3186
• FAX: 03 9596 2346
• Download the team form

"This is the second time I have done this ride and I absolutely love it! I participated with 10 other friends and we all enjoyed the course thoroughly. Thankyou for organising"

Robyn (East Malvern)

"Overall a fantastic event, ideal course, great rest stops (some even with entertainment) and fantastic finish! This year had a real event feel and was very well received. Well done and thankyou!"

Ian (Glen Iris)

SUB Women's Cycle Challenge - St Kilda

Saturday 6th December 2008

A women’s only recreational cycling event designed with all standards of cyclists in mind from beginners through to Beach Road regulars. The event aims to promote a healthy lifestyle to the broader female community and encourage women to experience and enjoy recreational cycling. With the course taking in some of Melbourne's most picturesque cycling routes, now’s your chance to join other female cyclists in a well managed and safe environment and give it a go! 

“we're really looking forward to catching up with some familiar faces again in St Kilda for the second time round!” – Sarah Ulmer (Olympic Gold Medalist and Event Ambassador)

+ Click Here for More Details

+ Click Here to Enter

Gatorade Triathlon Series 2008/09

The Gatorade Triathlon Series and Brooks Fun Tri Series 2008/09 is Australia's biggest and best triathlon series focusing on fun, participation and challenge.

The Series sees the return of the Olympic distance at Sandringham, and the "Pro-for-a-day" promotion. SuperSprint look forward to presenting high quality events, fast and efficient registration, accurate and reliable timing, entertainment and more!

+ Click Here for Race Dates and Details

2XU

Gear up for the 2XU Great Ocean & Otway Classic Ride 2009!

Leading high performance sports apparel company, 2XU, is delighted to be on board once again as naming sponsor of the 2009 2XU Great Ocean & Otway Classic Ride.  As per this year, each event entrant will receive a market leading 2XU cycle jersey to see them through the challenge in superior comfort. 

To combat extremes of heat and cold, 2XU’s cycle specific fabrics and Italian made chamois have been developed to cloak the wearer in a performance enhancing second skin.  Boasting wind cheating dimpled fabrics, Super Micro Denier moisture management technology and high denier Lycra yarn for superior muscle support, wearers of 2XU cycle apparel will feel faster and more comfortable than ever before.  

And that’s just the beginning.  2XU garment design and construction is the culmination of continuously evolving fabric technology, manufacturing acumen and a true cycling passion. 

With 5 months until event day, there’s plenty of time to grab some premium 2XU Cycle apparel and get training!

All 2XU Cycle garments can be mixed and matched to deliver a training ensemble that’s right for you.  To find your nearest dealer, log onto www.2xu.com/dealer and kit yourself up for your best cycle training yet! 

Hotham

Hotham & Dinner Plain Festival of Cycling

Hotham and Dinner Plain will host the DP Festival of Cycling, a three day event celebrating riding in the Australian Alps. March 7 to 9, 2009.

The festival will combine:

• Ridewiser Coaching Clinic with former Olympian Rob Crowe;
• The Hotham Challenge Ride with riders choosing a return leg from Dinner Plain to Buckland Gate (45km), Harrietville (80km) or Bright (128km) on some of Australian most challenging road climbs;
• A fun ride to the charming Blue Duck Inn at Angler’s Rest; and
• loads of social events.    

Visit www.hotham.com.au/cycling or call Hotham Skiing Company on (03) 5759 4444 for more information.