Avantiplus Hellfire Cup - Back and Even Better for 2015

News Release / 29.04.2015

In its third year the AvantiPlus Hellfire Cup is again based at Kellevie and rides into different areas of the Wielangta State Forest and surrounding areas each day, riding on private land and forestry land. The race course has a myriad of tracks, forest trails, and awesome descents in beautiful landscapes.  The event has 7 stages offering a good mix of seriously good single track and great adventure riding. Our philosophy is that the course should be achievable, rewarding and challenging. We have designed it to be achievable and enjoyable for someone new to stage races with a reasonable level of fitness. The event is great leveller with plenty of opportunities for gravity riders and aggressive climbers to let the dog of the leash and we have designed it to have rewards and benefits for all riding styles.

The event is logistically uncomplicated with one base that competitors start and finish from each day to limit the pack/unpack headaches for riders, support crews and families. It also allows a greater social experience for riders and support crew with the one race village.
Being able to run the full event in its second year we have been overwhelmed with positive feedback. And our team is already planning and working towards the 2015 Avantiplus Hellfire Cup.

Event: 4 day 7 stage mountain bike race consisting of relays , TT, hill climb, and adventure stages, plus an optional night stage.

When:  November 19th –22nd 2015.

Format: Primary race format is pairs mountain bike racing with options for solo riders

Location: Kellevie in the Sorell Municipality in South East Tasmania. 25 minutes from Hobart Airport 50 minutes from Hobart CBD

Race Director: Duncan Giblin 

Company: Stormbay Promotions

 Entries open: Now!

Entries close: September 6th 2014.

Entrant capacity for 2015: 250 pairs rider positions (125 pairs) 50 4 day solo positions (Lone Wolf) and 50 2 day solo positions (Half Satan). This is less pairs than the first race in 2013 and early interest indicates that the pairs format will sell out.

Entry: $445 per rider

Services:

• Free camping
• Lunch included
• Entertainment
• On-site child care options (user pays)
• Food and coffee vendors
• After party concert
• Iron House bar
• Free wifi
• Appliance charge station 
• Onsite mechanic
• Bike retail
• Professional traffic control for adventure racing stages
• Supporters packages
• Hot showers
• Bike wash
• Chill Zone

2015 changes

Each year we assess and improve what we do. Improvements for this year include:

• Timing system links so riders can access their live results on their phones.
• Live results screen in the race village.
• New trail sections have already been constructed with more to come. We are massively ahead of our trail upgrade schedule thanks to the Mtn Trails team and our hard working event crew.
• Upgrades to race village services.
• Last stage pairs will now finish together. This is something a lot of people indicated they wanted and we can accommodate this into the last stage revamp.
• Additional photographic services

The prize pool

The event has one of the largest prize pools for an event of its type in Australia.

The 2014 Prize pool includes:

Minimum $20,000 cash for elite rider podiums divided equally between genders.
Elite pairs Male/Female/Mixed:
1st 4,000
2nd 2,000
3rd 1,000

*This may increase with further cash sponsorship and if sales exceed expectations.
We pay the allocated prize for placings even if category does not fill podium.

$1000 male (optional) Stage 8 WRJ night lap
$1000 female (optional) Stage 8 Insurance Solutions Tasmania night lap

An estimated $50,000 (and growing) in random spot prizes/competitor giveaways is on offer from the event and its major sponsors for competitors including bikes from major sponsor Avantiplus.

The pointy end of the field.

From the first event the Hellfire Cup has attracted significant interest from elite riders. Titles attained by Elite riders who entered the inaugural event last year included:

• International stage race title holders
•  National marathon title holders
•  World junior champions
•  Australian multisport champions
• National xc title holders
• XCO, Short course, enduro , world 24 solo hour champions
•  Olympic representatives
•  Australian junior champions
• National 24 hour solo champions

The Hellfire vibe

We have a great range of interstate and overseas interest already signing up, so again we will be bringing lots of new people together for 4 days of bike riding and race village socialising. Our events are for people that have a passion for mountain biking as a lifestyle.

In the two previous years the event has included performers/bands Matt Bayes Blues, Rockabilly legends Sin and Tonics, Guthrie, Brian Ritchie (Violent Femmes) Jim Moginie (Midnight Oil) and others .This year we’ve got more entertainment lined up, and for us, the festival and race village environment is as important as the racing. Ride, relax, eat and repeat.

Website www.hellfirecup.com

F- https://www.facebook.com/pages/Avantiplus-Hellfire-Cup/128392527345522

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