The 2021 Mansfield Hotel Tour

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In 2021 the Mansfield Mt Buller Cycling Club will host The Mansfield Hotel Tour on Saturday 20 and Sunday 21 March.

Changes for 2021

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.

Registrations and Presentations will now be held at The Mansfield Hotel, our main sponsor.

The Stage One Individual Time Trial is now an out-and-back course and will have a full road closure. It starts in the same spot as previously and now finishes there as well. Please note: with the full road closure there will be no cars allowed on the course!

Stage Two has been shortened; and will now finish on the Coombesberg.

Finally … a reminder, not a change: the road to Mt Buller will close at 8am on Sunday morning to all but official event traffic.

Start List and Results

Here is the AusCycling website link you need.

Categories

J19, M23, Elite Men, Elite Womens, All MMas, All WMas 

Grades

Open to Individuals and Teams in the following grades:

Men's A, B & C

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.

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Fees

Entries cost $175.

Entries

Entries will be through AusCycling Victoria; when they open we’ll post a link here.

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 Mansfield Tour... 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.

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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, Lezyne, Ventou/Brooklyn Project, Goodyear and Krush.
Plus there’ll be thousands of $$$ in prizes for those on the podium from the Mansfield Mt Buller Cycling Club.

So far we have the following prizes confirmed:

  • 7 x Lezyne / Goodyear prize packs;

  • Krush bike care kits;

  • 1 x Brooklyn Project Pro Jersey & Pro Bib - worth $298;

  • 3 x Brooklyn Project Accessory Packs (1 Accessory Pack = 1 x Pro Mesh Undershirt, 1 x Pro Road Gloves, 2 x Pro Cycling Socks) - worth $117 per accessory pack; and

  • A whole heap of stuff from All Terrain Cycles:

    • Specialized Power saddle with MIMIC;

    • Specialized socks;

    • Aussie Butt Cream;

    • Bontrager tyres;

    • Science in Sport nutrition;

    • Vittoria tyres;

    • Infinit Nutrition;

    • and more!

STAGE 1: Saturday Morning - 13km ITT

Start and Finish Location: Graves Rd, Mansfield.

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

All grades: Start Graves Rd, Mansfield (just north of the Mt Buller Rd intersection) turn left onto Old Tolmie Rd, U-turn, right onto Graves Road and finish near the start line.

All riders, please take extra care turning right from Old Tolmie Road into Graves Road on the return leg.

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

There will be coffee and snacks available at the 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, then along the Stage 1 ITT course, finishing on top of the Coombesberg on Old Tolmie Road.

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

Start Times:
MMB - 2.05pm
EMC - 2.05pm
MMC - 2.10pm
EWA - 2.15pm
EWB - 2.25pm
EWC - 2.25pm
EMA - 2.55pm
MMA - 3.00pm
EMB - 3.05pm

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All Grades: Starts from the median strip carpark on Highett Street, on the corner of Curia Street, opposite the Mansfield Hotel. Heads south along Highett Street, then 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: 18.2km - Merrijig CFA, Mt Buller Road, Merrijig.
Sprint 2: 45.8km - Merrijig CFA, Mt Buller Road, Merrijig.

Mansfield Crushing KoM / Paton Air Helicopters QoM
KoM/QoM 1: 49.1km - Top of Corn Hill, Mt Buller Road, Merrijig.
KoM/QoM: 64.0km - Stage Finish, Coombesberg, Old Tolmie Road, Mansfield.

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

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

Start Times:
Women A: 8.00am
Women B: 8.10am
Women C: 8:10am
Masters Men C: 8.20am
Elite Men C: 8.40am
Masters Men B :8.40am
Masters Men A: 8.50am
Elite Men B: 9.00am
Elite Men A: 9.20am

Starts from the median strip carpark on Highett Street, on the corner of Curia Street, opposite the Mansfield Hotel. Heads south along Highett Street, then left onto Malcolm Street which becomes Mt Buller Rd; then proceed to Mt Buller Village.

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

ATC Sprint
Sprint: 18.2km - Merrijig CFA, Mt Buller Road, Merrijig.

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

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Spectator recommendations

Stage 1

  • On top of the “Coombesberg” - the steep pinch on Old Tolmie Road. Riders will be seen twice, once in each direction. But remember, there will be a full road closure for this stage. You either need to drive out before the ITT starts, walk the 4.5km from the start line or walk about 1km from the turnaround.

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. But remember, the road will close at 8am at the base of the mountain to all but official race traffic.

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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 20-21 March.

The Highline MTB Festival is a new to the Tour weekend in 2021. After stage 2 on Saturday afternoon, head to South Blue Range, just 2km south of town, to watch some absolutely amaaaazing tricks and stunts. Definitely bring the kids for this! Check the HIghline website for more details.

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 and Dion Jelbart for the images on this page.