HOW POINTS ARE SCORED
- Race either 1 or all races in the series
- Even non finishes get points
- The higher you place the better your points
- Enter the same Category each round:
- Junior Under 18: Male and Female
- Open 18 to 39: Male and Female
- Masters 40 to 49: Male and Female
- 50+ Age: Male and Female
- E-Bike Male and Female
The Shifty Fifty Format
Each event in the Shifty Fifty event series offers 50km (approx.) courses. Some courses will have up to 2 laps of a course and each lap may differ.
Events now offer a Shifty Short option which is approx. 20 to 30km course but only count for series points in junior categories
The Series & How it Works
All rounds in the series count toward your series total
Shifty Fifty Categories
• Junior Under 19: Male and Female
• Open 19 to 39: Male and Female
• Masters 40-49: Male and Female
• Masters 50 and over: Male and Female
• E-Bike Open: Male and Female
Shifty Shorty Categories
• Junior Under 15: Male and Female
• Junior Under 19: Male and Female
• Open 19 to 99: Male and Female
• E-Bike Open: Male and Female
The Points
1st – 80, 2nd 65, 3rd 55, 4th 48, 5th 43, 6th 38, 7th 33, 8th 29, 9th 25, 10th 22, 11th 20, 12th 19, 13th 18, 14th 17, 15th 16 and 16th to last all get 15 points each.
Did not finish (DNF) will get 15 points
Did not start (DNS) will get 0
Prizes
At each round: 1st, 2nd and 3rd in every category will be awarded the special Shifty Fifty Chocolate Bar. Yes you are racing for the choccies. Any on the day prizes is up to the individual event host.
Series 1st, 2nd and 3rd will be awarded a special series trophy for Shifty Fifty Categories only. That’s it, its all bout the bragging rights remember.
You must do 2 or more rounds to be counted for trophy presentation.
Age Calculation for categories
Age will be taken as per the UCI age category, being your age on the 31st December in the year of that series. IE, if you turn 40 before 31st Dec 2023 then you will race in 40+
E-Bike Policy
E-Bikes have a race category for both Men and Women. They also have 2 start options. 9:55am BOOST start group for those that want to go full speed ahead or start between 10:05 and 10:15 if you want to take a more relaxed time out there. Remember if you start in the 9:55 Boost start you will have a huge bunch of very fast riders starting 5mins behind you!
Changing Categories mid race
For those few riders who enter the Shifty Fifty but find mid race that the Shifty Shorty is more like their current status, we change their categories. Our timing equipment shows us riders who finish the Shifty Shorty only but were entered in the Shifty Fifty. We change these riders because these events are all about inclusion and participation. Nobody likes to see a DNF against their name so since they have finished the Shorty distance then they get to see their results in that distance. These riders are still eligible for the Choccies on the day so be sure to check your result and let the timing team know just to be sure.
HOW THE START WORKS
Very unique to the Shifty Fifty series is our ‘Choose Your Start Time’ procedure. Be you there to race for the many sheep stations or just wanting to challenge yourself this system is great for you.
9:55 am – E-BIKE Boost Start
In this group should be E-bike riders either 50 or 25km who know they are fast and want nice clean track. If the analogue riders catch you, you MUST give way immediately. After all they did give you a 5min head start
10:00 am – Gun Time race start
In this start all riders get the same start time, so be you start on the front line or back of the pack your start time is 10am
10:05 to 10:10 – Rolling start
In this start all riders get a start time based on the chip read from the RFID timing chip, get the details here. So their finish time is accurately calculated by the difference between the two. So start either at 10:05 or
PRICING STRUCTURE
PRICING STRUCTURE
The below pricing structure has been set up to give you a little nudge to plan and enter early.
The sooner you enter the better the deal. There is NO need to purchase any day permits or insurance for the Shifty Fifty Series.
The price is all inclusive.
PRICING STRUCTURE (FIFTY & SHORTY)
- Up to 4 weeks before – $80 ends
- Up to 2 weeks before – $85 ends
- Within 2 weeks of the event – $90
- Late entries from Thursday prior – $100 (you can enter the day of the race also)
Insurance at Shifty Fifty Events
For 2023 BIG HILL EVENTS events all participants are covered under the AusCycling Insurance policy that includes personal accident insurance cover.
This cover only applies for the day or days of each event only for NON Aus cycling members. To read what this cover is click here.