In 2025, we will again be running the Series Championship across the 2025 race season  with our sponsor Zero Friction Cycling

The series rules are as follows:

4x Categories – Men, Women, Junior Men and Junior Women

For 2025 season at this stage we are looking at 8 races making up the season, including, 2 x XCC’s, 2 x XCO and 4 x XCM’s. At this stage like previous years we will be looking at your best SIX (6) races out of the 8 on the calendar to count towards you season points total – so you can miss two rounds or have two rounds with exciting mechanicals and mishaps and still be up there making bank with points from your 6 groovy rounds.

Again the points system is designed to a) encourage your to “grade up” and b) to handle people changing grades throughout the year as needed or should occur. Over the years we have seen the system work well with not only good riders getting right up there, but good riders who ATTEND every round and have a grand ol crack, meaning some consistent racers have won or ended up on the podium vs just the outright fastest at a few rounds.

The points system for the series encourages one to grade up so to speak. Ie I got a lot more points for my 6th in A grade last XCO at Sheps than what I would have finishing 9th in B grade, not only 3 places lower, but also those lower points reduced by the 0.8 multiplier.

Points multipliers:
A grade – 1.0
B grade – 0.8
C grade – 0.7
D Grade – 0.6

The results will be announced at the State Championships in November 2025. Prizes include (HOPEFULLY…) some blingy medals but DEFINITELY vouchers to ZFC’s store – where even if you don’t yet believe in how much friction and wear and running costs the best known lubricants can mean for your drivetrain – everyone always needs a new chain sooner or later (if not on a great lubricant, that will be sooner!) – So we will for sure have something you want for your racing machine.  Make sure to check out their page to start dreaming of what you get from the store if you work hard and do well!

 A little bit about Zero Friction Cycling
Zero Friction Cycling is the WORLDS LEADING independent lubricant and chain testing facility, and uses the information from testing to stock the genuine best products only. ZFC is contracted by many of the worlds largest manufacturers in the lubricant space to test and benchmark lubricants, and if they test extremely well, a full detail review is completed and ZFC stocks and recommends products. If it doesn’t test well, manufacturer keeps working on it and test results remain private. On top of that ZFC tests many lubricants on its own volition to check lofty claims vs reality.

You can find out a lot re zfc by checking for various test articles with cycling tips, Australian Mountain Bike magazine, or listen to podcast interview with cyclings top tech podcast – Marginal Gains – https://marginalgainspodcast.cc/adam-kerin-zero-friction-cycling/

Remember with drivetrain friction, it is the biggest win win in cycling. Simply ensuring running the right lubricant choice often easily saves a rider 5 to 10w of friction losses vs a random lubricant & maintenance choice, and so not only is that 5 to 10w more of your power propelling you further every pedal stroke, it is 5 to 10w of energy saved that was previously literally going into eating through your drive train components at a much faster rate. Some drivetrain components – especially higher tier components – that cost really really adds up.

Grab a cuppa and have a look at very unique cycling website – www.zerofrictioncycling.com.au

ZFC is also passionate about sponsoring local club events & series – having sponsored for last 4 years the PACC Time trial series, one of sponsors for cyclocross Summer & Winger series, and also many years a stage sponsor for Tour of Fleuriu. ZFC is honoured to be a series sponsor with Adelaide Mountain Bike Club, and I look forward to racing with you again this year!