Pre-race day
Time | Task | Role |
3 weeks prior | Ensure we have enough prize vouchers | Prize Coordinator |
2 weeks prior | Open up EntryBoss | Handicapper |
2 weeks prior | Confirm Commissaire | Race Coordinator |
2 weeks prior | Advertise race | Media Officer |
10 days prior and then daily | Check and update EntryBoss | Handicapper |
1 week prior | Confirm Coffee | Race Coordinator |
1 week prior | Confirm sponsors attendance | Race Coordinator |
1 week prior then every second day | Advertise race / call for volunteers | Media Officer |
5 days prior | Order fruit | Prize Coordinator |
5 days prior | Confirm Race Director, Rego and First Aid volunteers | Race Coordinator |
3 days prior | Confirm volunteer to deliver trailer and take back | Race Coordinator |
2 days prior | Increase advertising | Media Officer |
2 day prior | Increase updating EntryBoss till race closes | Handicapper |
1 day prior | Ensure equipment is charged (Computers, iPads, Wi-Fi modem and PA | Race Coordinator |
1 day prior | Print out forms for race day. Race result recordingPrize ListJunior Handicap race recording Withdraw cash for race day $50 x 2 | Race Director |
1 day prior | Arrange delivery of equipment for race | Race Coordinator |
After EntryBoss closes | Upload entries to rego system | Handicapper |
After EntryBoss closes | Check rego system | Handicapper |
Race day
Time | Task | Role |
6.00 | Trailer delivered to track (can be night before) | Assigned by race coordinator |
6:15 | Coffee arrive – advise where to setup and ensure power. If no power meter box to be checked (key with trailer keys) | Race director |
6.25 | Rego setup (earlier if paras are racing) | Registration |
6:25 | If paras are racing track cleared and track closed signs up and first aid available | Race director |
6:30 | Coffee ready to serve | Race director |
6:30 | If paras are racing – Briefing and race commences | Commissaire |
6:40 | Setup marques | Coordinated by Race Director |
6:45 | First aid available (earlier if paras are racing) | First Aid Officer |
6:45 | Corner marshals briefed for race #1 and provided equipment (Chair, umbrella and radio) | Coordinated by Race Director |
6:50 | Portable PA setup (if required) | Coordinated by Race Director |
6:50 | Track cleared of non-racers (earlier if paras are racing) | Commissaire |
7:00 | Corner marshals in place | Race Director |
7:00 | Rider briefing and race #1 to start | Commissaire |
7.30 | Fruit to be delivered by | Cole |
7:30 | Prizes to be delivered by | Cole |
7:45 | Corner marshals briefed for race #2 | Coordinated by Race Director |
7:55 | Races #1 complete | Commissaire |
7:58 | Results completed | Commissaire |
8:00 | Corner marshals in place for race #2 | Race Director |
8:00 | Rider briefing and race #2 to start | Commissaire |
8:02 | Collect race results from race #1 and get prizes ready | Coordinated by Race Director |
8:05 | Podium #1– hand out prizes and take photos | Coordinated by Race Director |
8:50 | Race #2 completed | Commissaire |
8:55 | Results race #2 completed | Commissaire |
8:55 | Juniors coordinated and handicaps worked out | Commissaire / Race Director |
9:00 | Junior handicap commenced | Commissaire |
9:05 | Collect race results from race #2 and get prizes ready | Race Director / Podium Coordinator |
9:05 | Podium #2– hand out prizes and take photos | Podium Coordinator |
9:00 | Corner marshals briefed for race #3 | Race Director |
9:10 | Junior handicap completed | Commissaire |
9:15 | Corner marshals in place for Race #3 | Race Director |
9:15 | Rider briefing and race #3 to start | Commissaire |
9:20 | Junior handicap results completed | Commissaire |
9:25 | Podium Junior handicap – hand out prizes and take photos | Podium Coordinator |
9:45 | Race #3 completed | Commissaire |
9:45 | Advise Corner marshals to bring back equipment | Race Director |
9:45 | Organise a rider to ride with juniors and have radio | Race Director |
9:50 | Junior riders briefed | Commissaire |
9:55 | Results race #3 completed | Commissaire |
9:55 | Collect race results from race #3 and get prizes ready | Race Director / Podium Coordinator |
10:00 | Podium #3– hand out prizes and take photos | Podium Coordinator |
10:10 | Junior race completed | Commissaire |
10:15 | Results junior race completed | Commissaire |
10:15 | Collect race results from juniors race and get prizes ready | Race Director / Podium Commissaire |
10:15 | Podium Juniors race– hand out prizes and take photos | Podium Coordinator |
10:20 | Pay Coffee | Race Director |
10:20 | Pack up marquees and trailer | Race Director |
10:25 | Divide any remaining fruit to give to volunteers | Race Director |
10:30 | Check for lost property or gear left behind | |
10:30 | Return trailer | Race Coordinator |
Late afternoon | Publish race photos | Media |
Post-race day
Time | Task | Role |
1-3 days after race | Race report completed and sent to Auscycling | Commissaire |
Roles
Commissaire
To run a race a commissaire needs to be present.
Duties
- Officiate race
- Record results
- Provide race report to Auscycling
Equipment needed
- Bell
- Whistle
- Timer
- Forms for results
- Stop sign
- iPad
Corner Marshall
Two corner marshals are needed in all adult races, one in the Ss and one at the top straight corner.
A chair, umbrella and radio is to be supplied to each corner marshal. Radios are to be set to channel 16. A radio check should be done before the first race to ensure the radio is working.
For junior races an adult or an older junior can ride with to advise of any issues.
Duties
- Make sure no stray cyclist or pedestrians wander onto the track
- Advise commissaire of any accidents
- Warn riders of any accidents up front
- Advise commissaire of any riders drafting off another group
- Communicate with commissaire when needed in relation to break a-ways and position of groups
Equipment needed
- Chair
- Radio set to channel 16
- Umbrella
- Signs
First Aid Officer
At all times when racing a first aid off needs to be available. A first aid must have a current first aid certificate.
Duties
- Attend to any first aid needs
- Arrange ambulance if necessary
- Complete accident reports and give to commissaire
- Advise lifecycle committee if first aid supplies are needed
Equipment needed
- First aid bag
- Radio set to channel 16
- Defibrillation
Handicapper
This can be performed by more than one person. Their role is to maintain EntryBoss and gradings.
Duties
- Ensure EntryBoss is open 2 weeks before a club event
- Maintain rider gradings
- Update EntryBoss entries
- Close race off the night before and arrange entries to be recorded in our registration system
Equipment needed
- Permissions to Entryboss and club rego system
Media Officer
This person is responsible for advertising the race through social media / website.
Duties
- Promote the race
- Encourage others to promote the race
Equipment needed
- Permissions to Facebook, Instagram, TeamApp and Website
Podium Coordinator
This can be a shared role and can be arranged on race day.
Duties
- Liaise with commissaire / race director for results
- Liaise with sponsor before each podium
- Use PA or race commentator to announce podiums
- Hand out prizes for podiums after each race
- Ensure photos are taken
Equipment needed
Prize coordinator
This role is to ensure that prizes such as vouchers, EFT forms and fruit are available on race day.
Duties
- Ensure the supply of stock of vouchers such as Harris Farms and Kalas
- Order vouchers when needed
- Oder fruit several days before race day
- Ensure fruit and vouchers are delivered on race day
- Maintain / update prize list when necessary
Race Commentator
Having this role intends to bring atmosphere to our race events by providing commentary and music.
Duties
- Commentate race
- Play music through the PA system
- Commentate podiums
- Assist commissaire / Race Director to make announcements when needed
Equipment needed
- PA system
- Music
- iPad
Race Coordinator
This role is around tasking people to ensure everything is in place for race day. The duties do not have to be done by this person but they need to ensure they are in hand. Planning should commence 2 weeks prior to race day.
Duties:
- Ensure a commissaire is available for race day
- Ensure Entryboss is open and being updated as registrations come in
- Ensure someone is regularly advertising the race and call for race day volunteers
- Confirm coffee van
- Ensure fruit is ordered.
- Ensure there is a race director for the race
- Ensure there are volunteers for registration
- Ensure there is a first aid officer and a backup
- Ensure prize vouchers have been organised and will be delivered on race day before first podium
- Ensure fruit will be collected and delivered on race day before first podium
- Ensure trailer will be available around 6.00 am on race day.
- Ensure trailer someone will return the trailer.
- Ensure that entries will be uploaded to the registration system once registrations close
- Print out necessary forms for race day
Equipment needed
- NA
Race director
This role is needed for race day. This person should liaise with the race coordinator just prior to the race to confirm who is doing the following roles:
- Commissaire
- Registration
- First Aid
- Delivering trailer
- Delivering fruit
- Delivering prize vouchers
- Returning trailer
Equipment needed
- NA
Duties
- Coordinate volunteers to set up registration and marquees
- Ensure track closed signs are being displayed
- Block entrance to track near toilet with cones
- Assist rego with any issues
- Liaise with commissaire to ensure all races commence on time
- Assist commissaire where necessary
- Coordinate and instruct Corner marshals
- Provide coffee vouchers to volunteers
- Get race results
- Coordinate podiums / prizes
- Coordinate photos to be taken
- Ensure coffee is paid at the end of the day
- If an ambulance is needed, coordinate a volunteer at the gate to assist entry
- Coordinate volunteers to pack up
Registration
This can be a shared role. Ideally during peak times 2 volunteers are needed.
Duties
- Record entrants bib numbers into system
- Advise of any licence discrepancies
- Advice racers where to place bib numbers
- Collect money for any new registrations
Equipment needed
- 2 computers
- Bibs
- Pins
- Wi-Fi modem (to run rego and iPads)
- Square
- iPad (for square)