UPDATED EVENT PROGRAM: Here is the UPDATED event program that explains the changes made to the 2025 event as a result of the hot weather forecast, including: NEW start times, new course length, water points and more (all changes are on Saturday). There are no changes currently planned for Sunday’s events READ IT HERE.
Friday 21 February 2025
| 3:30pm – 7:30pm | Competitor Registration (all races) – Forrest Football Oval, Forrest VIC. |
| 6:00pm | Elite MTB athlete Q&A session (NEW) |
Saturday 22 February (MTB Races)
| 6:45am – 7:00am | START: 100km MTB Odyssey |
| 7:30am | START: 50km MTB Shorty race start for all riders |
| 10:00am onwards | Registration for ANY Sunday race at FORREST |
Sunday 23 February (GOGG and MTB races)
| 7:00am – 9:30am | Competitor registration opens for all Sunday events |
| 8:00am | START: GOGG big-ring 97km |
| 9:00am | START : GOGG small-ring 49km |
| 9:25am | START: 30km Rookie E-bike competitors |
| 9:30am | START: 30km Rookie Mixed riders start (all males and optional for female) |
| 9:35am | START: 30km Rookie Female-only riders start (Odyssey Angels) |
| 10:10am | START: 17km Otway Adaptive |
| 10:15am | START: 10km Pioneer |
| 12:00pm | Presentations: 10km Pioneer MTB and 30km Rookie MTB races |
| 12:20pm | Grommets Ride activities commence – Forrest Football Ground (moved from Saturday due to heat) |
| 1:00pm | Presentations: 97km and 49km GOGG races |
| 3:30pm | Course closes |
“I loved the time-out zones and to not be penalised; they allowed for a few stretches without feeling the need to rush back on the bike after the refuel, and also for more camaraderie chatting to others when normally it would just be eat drink pee go! I stopped for about 10min at each food station and gorged on watermelon – best thing to have there!” – Clemence, 2022 GOGG Participant
Briefing
Competitor briefings will be held at the START LINE for EACH race, approximately 10 minutes prior to Race Start times listed above.
