The Willo 2026 Event Guide

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Distance	Categories	Early Bird	Regular
80km EPIC Outbound leg + 3 laps of Marathon Loop + Return Leg	Junior (U19) (Must be able to complete 3 laps in four hours) Expert (19-29) Veteran (30-39) Master (40-49) Super Master (50-59) Grand Master (60+)	Adult: $110 Junior: $95	Adult: $143 Junior: $123.50
60km ADVENTURE Outbound leg + 2 laps of Marathon Loop + Return Leg	Junior U17 Junior U19 Expert (19-29) Veteran (30-39) Master (40-49) Super Master (50-59) Grand Master (60+)	Adult $90 Junior $75	Adult: $117 Junior: $97.50
40km CHALLENGE Outbound leg + 1 lap of Marathon Loop + Return Leg	Junior U15 Junior U17 Junior U19 Expert (19-29) Veteran (30-39) Master (40-49) Super Master (50-59) Grand Master (60+) E-Bike	Adult $80 Junior $65	Adult: $104 Junior: $84.50
12km – Adult SHORT Course Willo	U16+	$50	$65
12km – Junior SHORT Course Willo	Junior U13 Junior U15	$40	$52

The Event Hub will be located at Coondoo Road Mountain Bike Track, Coondoo Rd, Comberton NSW 2540 (see map)

• There is plenty of parking in the main event carpark adjacent to the event center.
• Marshals will be on hand to assist with parking to ensure the roads are not blocked at anytime.
• Please follow the directions of event staff when entering the venue and park as directed.
• Please make sure your vehicle is parked considerately and does not impact access to the event center or trails.

Team Tents

There is plenty of space available for team tents, marquees and support crew.

Water

Riders must bring sufficient water to sustain themselves and their support crew throughout the event.

There will be a limited supply of Water available at the Event Centre from 6am.

Coffee & Food

Get delicious coffee and pizzas at the Event Centre. Please note that there are no breakfast options on-site, please fuel up in the morning before you head to the event hub. We organised:

• Coffee: Frank Espresso from 7am.
• Food vendor: Wes Wandering Oven Pizzas will be operating from 10am.

Medical

We will have a dedicated First aid crew on-site and race marshals roaming out on track.

Toilets

Portable toilets will be serviced regularly.

Mechanical Support

The SHIMANO Tech Support and Neutral Service Area is located at the start/end of the Coondoo Eastern Loop on Butterfly Road and will be staffed by event marshals and our neutral service mechanic.

The local Team from Bike Haven & South Coast Suspension will also be onsite at the event center to help you with any issues throughout the event.

Bag Drop

A bottle drop collection will be available for the 2 and 3 lap riders only. All items must be NAMED and secured into 1 package (2 drink bottles taped together). The items must be placed into the bottle drop boxes at registration tent before 8.30am.

Water

Riders must bring sufficient water to sustain themselves and their support crew throughout the event.

There will be a limited supply of Water available at the feed & tech zone.

Withdrawring From The Event

If for any reason you are unable to continue with the race please let one of our course marshals know so they can notify our timing team.

If you are organising transport back to the event hub we recommend using either the carpark below the neutral feed zone on Butterfly road or the road crossing at Powerlink Firetrail & Forest Road (click for directions)

Riders must take extreme care on all roads returning to the event center.

Free camping is available at the event center on Saturday night.

Please follow the directions of our event team upon arrival to make sure that you are not camping in restricted areas.

All tracks are clearly marked at regular intervals by our orange arrows (see image below) and with trail bunting.

Your distance category Challenge 40, Adventure 60 & Epic 80 is also used at key junctions:

Marshal Point One – Numboidard Fire Road

A marshal will be at this point at the start of the event to direct all riders:

• All Challenge, Adventure & Epic riders keep left at Numboidard Fire Road Marshal Point
• All Willo Adult 12 & Willo Juniors keep right at Numboidard Fire Road Marshal Point

Marshal Point Three – Start & Finish OF Eastern Loop

Outbound:

All riders must go left to start their first lap of the Eastern Loop

After the feed tech area you will return back to marshall point one (see above image where you will come in from the right):

• 40km Challenge riders continue straight beginning their return journey.
• 60km Adventure riders turn right and complete a 2nd lap of the Eastern Loop.
• 80km Epic riders turn right and must complete a further 2 laps (completing 3 in total).

After completing the set number of laps Adventure & Epic riders continue straight at Marshall Point Three to start their return leg.

See full course descriptions in the sections below

Start Lap

All Riders will start on a short start loop consisting of approximately 1.4km undulating fire road & singletrack.

The start loop will bring the riders back through the event hub before heading into the singletrack.

Race Lap

After the start loop all riders will enter the single track.

At the Numboidard Fire Road Marshal Point, all Shortcourse Adult & Junior riders stay right and continue on a mix of single track and fire roads back to the event center, distance approx 10km.

The following applies all 40km Challenge, 60 km Adventure & 80km Epic riders.

Event	Start Loop	Outbound	Marathon Loop	Return
40km Challenge	Start Loop	Outbound Liaison	1 Lap	Return Liaison
60 km Adventure	Start Loop	Outbound Liaison	2 Laps	Return Liaison
80km Epic	Start Loop	Outbound Liaison	3 Laps	Return Liaison

Start Lap

All Riders will start on a short start loop consisting of approximately 1.4km undulating fire road.

The start loop will bring the riders back through the event hub before heading into the singletrack.

Outbound Liaison – All Distances

After the start loop all riders will enter the single track which follows the same route as the shortcourse till the Numboidard Fire Road Marshal Point.

At the Numboidard Fire Road Marshal Point (M1), all Challenge, Adventure & Epic riders will turn left crossing over the creek, before turning right onto the Powerlines trail where they liaison to the road crossing at Forrest Road where all riders must stop and dismount.

The Road crossing will be manned by Traffic Control and course marshals.

Failure to dismount or to obey marshal instructions may result in disqualification.

After crossing the road you continue along the power lines fire road before turning right onto E Stump Road which becomes Tallowwood Road.

The Coondoo Eastern “Marathon” Loop (Approx 20km per lap)

At the Marshal Point Three (M3), Tallowwood & Superbowl Junction, all riders turn left and head out on the 20km Eastern Loop and complete their set number of laps (40km 1 lap, 60km 2 laps, 80km 3 laps). There will be an intermediate timing point and marshal at the start of the single track.

At approximately 17.5km (Race distance 26km, 46km, 66km) of the Coondoo Eastern Loop, riders will pass through the neutral service area on each lap and have the opportunity to refill water bottles and take on snacks if required.  Neutral technical support is available in case of mechanicals.

After the neutral service area riders will pass back through Marshal Point Three (M3), Tallowwood & Superbowl Junction.

• 40km Challenge riders continue straight beginning their return journey.
• 60km Adventure riders turn right and complete a 2nd lap of the Eastern Loop.
• 80km Epic riders turn right and must complete a further 2 laps (completing 3 in total).

After completing the set number of laps Adventure & Epic riders continue straight at Marshall Point Three (M3) to start their return leg.

Return Liaison to Finish Line (Approx 10km)

All riders retrace via the Tallowwood fire road and Powerline Road to the road crossing at Forrest Road where all riders must stop and dismount.

The Road crossing will be manned by Traffic Control and course marshals.

Failure to dismount or to obey marshal instructions may result in disqualification.

After the crossing point, rider retrace down the Powerlines Trail before turning left over the creek at the Numboidard Fire Road Marshal Point.

Riders continue on a mix of single track and fire roads back to the event center and finish line.

Saturday 28th March 2026

Time	Details
2.00 – 5.00 pm	Pre-Registration event
2.30 – 5.30 pm	Track Open for Practice

Sunday 29th March 2026

Time	Details
6.30 – 8.30 am	Registration open in event centre
6.30 am	Food and Coffee services open
7.25 am	12KM Junior Willo riders move to start area
7.30 am	12KM Junior Willo Start (1 Lap of 12km Shortcourse)
8.20 am	Bottle & food drop cutoff at registration tent
8.50 am	80KM Epic riders move to start area
9.00 am	80KM Epic Start (3 laps Of Butterfly Loop)
9.00 am	60KM Adventure riders to start area
9.05 am	60KM Adventure Start (2 laps Of Butterfly Loop)
9.05 am	40KM Challenge & Ebike riders to start area
9.10 am	40KM Challenge & Ebike Start (1 Lap Of Butterfly Loop)
9.15 am	12km Adult riders called to start
9.20 am	12km Adult Start (1 lap of 12km Shortcourse) Start will commence once 40KM Challenge riders have reached Marshal 1
9.30 – 10.00 am	Registration for Kids Race (4 – 10 years)
10.30 am	Kids Race (4 – 10 years) at Event Centre
10.00 am – 2.00 pm	Presentations (see presentation schedule below)
12:45 pm	Cut off time for starting final Butterfly loop lap
2.00 pm	Bottle & food bags return to event village
4.00 PM	Food and Coffee services close

Presentations:

10.00 am	Junior 12KM presentation
12.10 pm	Adult 12km presentation
12.30 pm	Little riders – Sub juniors.
12.40 pm	All 40KM categories
1.30 pm	All 60KM categories
2.00 pm	Main Presentation KOM & QOM winners 80KM presentation

• Each category will be started in a dedicated wave as per the schedule.
• Start times are estimates only and the next wave only starts when all riders have completed their start lap and have gone through the event center.
• Riders will be asked to self seed with priority given to current race winners and elite riders.
• Your result is based on the Gun start. Riders starting in the wrong event wave will be marked as DNF.
• Riders will start on a short start loop consisting of approximately 1.4km undulating fire road before the first single track. The start loop will bring the riders back through the event hub.

Willo Specific Rules

• All riders MUST stop and dismount at the manned road crossing on Forest Road and ONLY cross when directed by our event staff. Failure to comply with this may result in disqualification.

General Rules

• No garbage policy: please don’t litter out on the track. We will penalise you if we see you do it.
• No cheating policy: you must follow the track. It will be clearly marked with arrows, bunting tape, flags and signs. If we see you cheating we will penalise you.
• Rider down procedure – probably the most important rule of all: if you come to an accident out on the track you MUST stop and make sure the rider is ok. If he/she is not, stay with him/her and send the next rider straight back to the event centre to let us know what happened. If you lose time while helping an injured rider we will adjust your lap time at the end of the race.
• If a race is deemed unsafe because of storm, rain, fire etc we will pause it, assess the situation and if possible restart it again later.
• Passing: being friendly out on the track goes a long way. Let the rider you are about to pass know when and on which side. E.g. “rider coming up, passing on your right when you are ready”. Then say thanks and keep on smashing it. If you are riding in a train let the rider in front know how many people will pass him/her. If you are being passed find the next best place to move to the side and let them pass.
• Race numbers must be displayed on the handlebars of the bicycle. The number plate must be readable, so it must be fastened as flat as possible. Altering, cutting or placing of unauthorised sponsors’ logos on numbers is not permitted. You can keep your number plate as a memento of your race.
• Riders must register before they will be allowed to practice.
• All riders must wear a bike helmet that has been authorised by Australian Standards (or approved international standard) at all times when riding and racing. You will be required to wear fully enclosed foot wear and gloves are recommended.
• You must be present or represented at the ceremony at the end of the race to claim your trophy. If you can’t hang around we are happy to email you a copy of the certificate. You have to be present or represented at the last race of the series to claim your series trophy – again we can email you a copy if you can’t make it.
• Minimum age is 10 years – exceptions are possible but need to be approved by the race director.

Lap Based Rules

• You ride the amount of laps you have signed up to.
• You must complete all laps/distance you set out to do in order to be in the results.

Ebike Rules

See our ebike policy and rules here