The event will attract a field of about 70 individual riders, who are not only competing against each other but also against the hill.
A total of 13km of climbing tends to sort riders out. In fact, if this was a major tour, the climb to the top would be rated as category 2, given an average gradient of 5% and 600m of vertical gain.
"We've got the start and finish happening in downtown Roxburgh, by the park on Scotland St, in a move designed to make it a little more spectator-friendly," spokesman Alastair Forbes said.
"The climb also offers plenty of vantage points for spectators to see riders up close as they make their way to the turn-off at the top."
From the top, riders make their way to Edievale and back along to Raes Junction, then State Highway 8 to the finish in Roxburgh.
Just to make things a little more interesting, riders are also racing for the best split time from the bottom of the hill to the summit of Moa Flat (500m above sea level), with the fastest riders expecting to take just over 30min for the 13km.
The Moa Flat Classic is the first major event of the season for the Central Otago Wakatipu club, so it is hoped the field will be strong.
The club, which celebrated its 20th anniversary earlier this year, organises a full season of road racing from October through to the end of April.
The club is hosting the Oceania road championships on the Speargrass Flat circuit near Queenstown in March, and the New Zealand club championships the following year.
