University of Newcaste partnership
All solo entrants of the Shimano MTB GP Round 4 (Ourimbah) hosted by Rocky Trail Entertainment will be eligible to receive a free performance testing session with the University of Newcastle (UoN) sport science department. This opportunity is available to male and female entrants aged between 18-50yo who enter a solo category of this event. However, to ensure safety, athletes will be required to complete a health screening form prior to testing. The testing session includes power profiling, VO2 assessment and other tests (normally costing approximately $200-300 at institutes), providing participants with valuable information. For athletes who choose to also participate in future tests with UoN and Rocky Trail, it will be a great way to monitor how your training is impacting on your performance. Following completion of entry, participants will simply need to contact Andrew Novak (andrew.novak@uon.edu.au) at the University of Newcastle Ourimbah campus to organise a day/time for the session. No cost or future commitment is required from athletes and they will be provided with all of their individual data. Participants will be asked if they would like to contribute their anonymised data to research studies that are aiming to improve the training methods of cross-country athletes. While the testing is being provided free of charge, places will be limited so be sure to contact Andrew as soon as you have completed your race entry to secure a place.
