Shimano MTB Grand Prix 2023
Are you up for the challenge, in for an adventure or will you be our endurance hero? Race the way you ride with the Shimano Grand Prix!
Make every lap count across NSW, ACT, Vic & QLD
Shimano Grand Prix mountain bike racing is all be about the thrill of the climb and the rush of the descents.
We want our racers to have fun, and realise that bikes rule, and riding bikes might be the best days of your life!
With events across NSW, ACT, QLD and VIC, each race offers a lap-based DISTANCE challenge that is completely tailored to the individual race track we’re on.
NEW for 2023!
Rocky Trail Pace Points!
Win prizes, plus bonus Rocky Trail Rewards with our new pace-based points system. Competitors will be able to accumulate points across all our cross-country events, including our marathon and ultra-endurance events!
The Shimano MTB GP Format
The Format
The Shimano Grand Prix events are classic lap-based mountain bike races with 3 race distance classifications, Hero (long), Adventure (medium) and Challenge (short).
Courses will be designed to be between 7km and 10km long with ample overtaking opportunities distributed around the whole lap.
The classifications will be approximately 75km, 50 kms and 25kms. The exact number of laps will be announced during in the rider’s brief. The exact distance may vary based on the lap distance at any specific venue.
The races have Age Group Categories for solos and pairs teams in all the distance challenges. There will also be four specialty Awards including KOM/QOM, Fastest Laptimes for adults and juinior as well as an GC Title for the Male and Female Heroes.
The races also offer eBike categories in the Adventure distance.
Three Events In One!
The Challenge
Total Distance ~25km
Get a taste for mountain bike racing! This classification is designed to be not all about fitness, but rewards overall bike skills and determination to make it a fun day out on rocky trails.
The Adventure
Total Distance ~50km
Looking for a more challenging ride? Our Adventure Distance is the way to go. Do more laps and test your limits! Make this a smashfest or a fun day out.
The Hero
Total Distance ~75km
This is where pros, semi-pros and weekend warriors race. Hard. It will put your endurance and skills to the test and make your mark in the Hero Distance results.
Shimano MTB GP Event Calendar
Saturday 25TH MARCH, 2023
Mount Stromlo Shimano MTB GP – ACT
The Stromlo Shimano MTB GP kicks off the series in March and is always a firm favourite with all our Rocky Trail Racers!
Saturday 3rd June, 2023
Awaba Shimano MTB GP – NSW
The Shimano MTB GP heads to Lake Macquarie NSW and the epic Awaba Mountain Bike Track. We had National champions battle it out in 2022, who will be the hero in 2023 and rise to the challenge?
Saturday 14TH OCTOBER, 2023
Shimano MTB GP – NSW Venue TBC
Unleash your competitive spirit and get ready for a trail-blazing adventure with Shimano GP – venue details coming soon!
Saturday 22nd July, 2023
Sunshine Coast Shimano MTB GP – QLD
For the first of our Queensland Shimano MTB GP’s we head to the Sunshine Coast and the ‘sweet’ Sugar Bag MTB Trails.
Who will rise to the challenge, take on the adventure and come out the hero in Queensland in 2023?
Date PENDING
Daisy Hill, Logan City Council QLD
We are planning 3 GP’s in QLD and this is Round 2 at the awesome Daisy Hill MTB Park in Logan. Date tbc soon.
We are awaiting confirmation for Rd 3 venue details too.
SATURDAY 7TH OCT, 2023
Blores Hill Shimano MTB GP – VIC
For the first of our Victoria Shimano MTB GP’s we head to the Blores Hill MTB Park in Wellington.
Some of Gippsland’s best trails await!
Saturday 28th oct, 2023
Haunted Hills Shimano MTB GP – VIC
For Halloween we return to the Haunted Hill MTB Park in Gippsland. Who is ready for the spooky challenge in 2023?
Details for Round 3 to be released soon.
Race The Way You Ride
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