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The Nearly Worlds is designed as one-day cycling party. The race is limited to 120 participants. It's a unique and super fun format.

"The best weekend I've had in China - period."
Paul Freeman, UK - 60 years old (2015 5th place, 2016 World Champion).

"This format is awesome. I've always wanted to race for America. With the age bonus and 2 kids bonus I thought I was going to win.. until the last 4km when those young guys just blew right past me. Damn."

Mike Chao, US - 45 years old (2015 10th, 2016 4th)

Race Format

The race is run as a ‘handicap race’. This style of racing is popular in Australia and helps give everyone a chance to win. All the starters are given a handicap (bonus head start time).

The handicap is based on the following factors :

• Age
• Weight
• Sex
• Number of young kids you have
• Shittiness of your bike
• How many bribes are paid (chocolate  and alcohol seem to work best)

We have a complicated spreadsheet to work all this out. The older you are the more bonus seconds you receive. Have a few kids and a heavy bike? Lots more bonus seconds. This is the race where the best training might actually be drinking beer and eating hamburgers. Or is it?

We split the field in to around 10 groups. Those with the most handicap (usually the oldest riders) start first, and the ones with the least handicap start last (usually the youngest). There will be approximately 8 groups that start in-between at varying intervals (depending on age/ weight and other factors above). Everyone races on the same course and during the race riders from behind you on the course will most likely catch you up and bigger groups will form. The winner is the first person across the finish line.

We are combining the Womens and Mens and races into one. Based on the time differentials between mens and womens cycling world records we will give all women in the race a head start compared to men of the same age.

There will also be a prize for the ‘fastest time’ awarded to the female and male rider that completes the course in the shortest period of time.

And a team prize for the highest ranked country. So get your team together and start strategising and maybe do a bit of training - either on the road or at the bar...

7.00 Registration Opens

8.00 Registration Closes

8.00 First riders start

9.00 Last riders start

11.00 - 11.30 First riders finish

12.00 Beers / Coffee / Snacks (from local cafe / Lightlight Pizza pay as you go)

14.00 Awards Presentation

Participants are required to organize their own transportation to and from the event.

The course for both men and women is the same - 65km circuit on mostly quiet back roads.

Total distance = 65km
Climbing = approx 1350m

Special World Champion jerseys will be awarded to the winners of each of the following categories :

Nearly World Champion

Awarded to the rider that crosses the line first

Road Race Fastest Time Men

The fastest men's time for the road race.

Road Race Fastest Time Women

The fastest women's time for the road race.

Prize : Each category winner is awarded a World Champion Jersey and trophy.

The starting point is only 50km from Beijng's 2nd ring road. It's very close. The start and finish point is the Serk Silver Mountain house close to the Silver Pagodas. There are lots of accomodation options around here which we will share in the group chat for the event. Make a weekend of it and come up with the family on Saturday for hike to the Silver Pagodas and then race and on Sunday, back late Sunday afternoon.