19-2-25 UPDATED EVENT PROGRAM: Here is the UPDATED event
program that explains the changes made to the 2025 event including NEW
start times, new course length, water points and more. We strongly
encourage all riders to READ IT HERE.
Friday 21 February 2025
| 3:30pm – 7:30pm | Competitor Registration (all races) – Forrest Football Oval, Forrest VIC. |
| 4:30pm | T-shirt ride – MTB social / warm up ride |
| 5:30pm – 6:30pm | Odyssey Angels friendly meet and greet – Forrest Football Oval. |
| 6:00pm | Elite athlete Q&A session |
Saturday 22 February 2025
| 6:00am – 6:45am | Late Registration for 100km and 50km riders at FORREST OVAL |
| 6:45am NEW | START : 100km Odyssey elite women |
| 6:55am NEW | START: 100km Odyssey E-bike race start (for competitive E-bike riders only) ** |
| 7:00am NEW | START: 100km Odyssey race start – for all riders, incl casual e-bikers |
| 7:25am NEW | START: 50km Shorty E-bike race start (for competitive E-bike riders only) ** |
| 7:30am NEW | START (@ Forrest): 50km Shorty race start for all riders, incl casual e-bikers |
| 8:30am | Festivities commence at the Event Expo – Forrest Football Ground |
| 9:00am onwards | Registration for ANY Sunday race at FORREST |
| 11:30am NEW | Presentations: 50km Shorty |
| 1:00pm NEW | Presentations: 100km Odyssey |
| 6:00pm | Live Music at the Forrest Brewery |
Sunday 23 February 2025
| 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 (for competitive e-bikers only) ** |
| 9:30am | START: 30km Rookie Mixed riders start (all males, casual e-bikers and optional for females) |
| 9:35am | START: 30km Rookie Female-only riders start (Odyssey Angels) |
| 10:10am | START: Otway Adaptive (17km) |
| 10:15am | START : 10km Otway Pioneer |
| 12:00pm | Presentations: 10km Pioneer and 30km Rookie |
| 12:20pm | START : OTWAY GROMS ride activities NEW – rescheduled from Sat |
| 12:20pm | Grommets Ride activities – Forrest Football Ground (moved from Saturday due to heat) |
| 1:00pm | Presentations: GOGG 97km and 49km races |
| 3:30pm | Course closes |
**E-bike Race Starts 2025: The E-bike race start 5mins before the main field is now for competitive E-Bike riders only! All other e-bike riders should start mixed in with the main field.
“This is an Epic event! I have raced all around the Australia across many sports and the Otway Odyssey is one of best of have done! Great vibes at the start, spectacular views, the Otways rainforest is breathtaking! The event hub is pumping and gets you firing for the last 35km of the famously flowing Forrest trails… I thought this would be a one off for me….but I’ll be coming back for many years now! – Wes Enticott, 2021 100km Odyssey rider.