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SOE2025 RACE BOOK – RULES & REGULATIONS

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Formats:

The Enduro Race will be a 1-day enduro event for racers aged 13 years old and above, where descents are timed and climbs/flat sections are untimed. It consists of 1 prologue stage and 5 race stages – all contested on Sunday 12 January 2025. Timings for the latter 5 race stages only will be added together to get your overall result. This is NOT a cross-country race, but past riders regard this as an event that can be raced on cross-country/down-country, short travel mountain bikes.

The Kid-duro Race will be a 1-day enduro event for racers between the ages of 7 and 12 years old, where descents are timed and climbs/flat sections are untimed. It consists of 3 race stages – all contested on Sunday 12 January 2025. Timings for the 3 race stages will be added together to get your overall result. This is NOT a cross-country race, but past riders regard this as an event that can be raced on cross-country/down-country, short travel mountain bikes.

Route:

The 2025 edition will take place on trails located in Bukit Timah Nature Reserve and Chestnut Nature Park (all race stages). All routes shall be published on Trailforks at least 2 weeks before the event weekend. The GPS data for all routes is free to access (they will be published about 2 weeks before the event weekend). They can be uploaded to selected GPS devices and companion mobile apps, and can be referred to during practice and racing by riders.

Assembly and Start/Finish Locations:

Saturday 11 January 2025: Open practice for all 6 stages for all participants is available on this day at Bukit Timah and Chestnut.

Sunday 12 January 2025: The transfer to the timed runs for the Prologue Segment (Enduro) the Kid-duro, and the Main Event (Enduro) will be from Bikecraft One cafe at Rifle Range Road (80, Rifle Range Road, Singapore 588386) and bring racers through Bukit Timah and Chestnut.

Regarding the finishes for the three concerned routes: The Prologue Segment concludes at Unsprung bike shop (6 Hindhede Road, Singapore 589242). The Kid-duro Race concludes at Fuyong Interim Park (Jalan Asas, Singapore 678753).

Racers are advised to observe parking regulations if driving to the venues, OR to ride there on their bikes.

Skill Level & Experience:

Enduro racers need to be fit to ride up to 4 hours – for distances exceeding 15km and elevation gain/loss of over 300m – per day Kid-duro racers need to be fit to ride up to 2 hours – for distances exceeding 5km and elevation gain/loss of over 150m – per day . The ability to ride all black rated technical trail features in Singapore is highly recommended. Rocky, high-speed, and pedal-ly singletrack… as well as rooty, muddy, tight, and steep sections (plus everything in-between) will be part of the race route.

All riders in all categories (regardless of age or gender) will compete on the same course with no exceptions (no shortened versions of course, no alternate go-around lines, no extensions on max. time limits for transfer stages).

SOE is considered an entry-level MTB enduro, and is suitable for first-timers to the enduro format of MTB racing. If you are unsure of your ability to take part in SOE2025, please contact us for advice.

Technical Support / Food and Drink:

Snacks, water, and sports drinks will be made available at the start/finish staging areas for race day. No mid-course food/drink station per se will be available. Neutral technical support (mechanics, MTB spares, repair services) will be available at the staging areas of the prologue day as well as mid-course on race day.

Timing System:

We are using the Sportident Timing System to manage our race results. This is the same highly-accurate, contactless timing system that is also being deployed at Enduro World Cup events, Trans Enduro (BC, NZ, Tasmania) events, and Trans Savoie / Trans Provence events, and provides instant results!

Sanctioning and National Series Points:

Singapore Open Enduro 2025 is a Singapore Cycling Federation (SCF) sanctioned event. It is classified as a SCF Class 3.1 Mountain Bike (MTB) Enduro (END) event, and racers entered in the event are eligible to receive points for the 2025 SCF Series (MTB – Gravity Series) based on Event overall ranking (1st-10th place), as well as each of the main stages (all Race Stages, 1st-5th place at all Race Stages except for the Prologue).