Category: News
Erica 2 Hour Enduro: 26-Sep-2010
Round 8 of the Gippsland MTB club championship sees riders return to Erica for another 2 hour Enduro. While this is only a short event in time, it will still challenge riders with one hard climb (that has an alternative B line that is easier but will take longer) and three to four technical descents….
National Downhill Round 3 – Mt Baw Baw
Gippsland MTB is hosting Round 3 of the Australian National DH Series at Mt Baw Baw from the 14th – 16th of January 2011.
The Australian National Series website is still under construction, but in the meantime here are some details to get you started with booking accommodation.
Nowa Nowa Bike Festival – 29-Oct-2010 To 01-Nov-2010
Blores Hill Checkpoint Race Report: 22-Aug-2010
A small group of keen riders turned out in perfect sunny conditions on Sunday 22nd August for the second annual Blores Hill Checkpoint race. It would be interesting to see which type of rider would win the day – the super fit fast guys or those with local knowledge and/or superior navigation skills.
Blores Hill Checkpoint Race: 22-Aug-2010
Round 7 of the Gippsland MTB champs will see us return to Blores Hill for the second time this year, with the event being a Checkpoint race . Make sure you get your entry in early as this event and venue has proved popular in the past. The goal of this event is that competitors…
GMTB AGM 14-Sep-2010 in Traralgon
Have you ever been to an event and wondered how it happened? Or had an idea for the club but did not know how to start? Well we have positions for you. Since the club has been running for a bit over 12 months now we will be holding an Annual General Meeting on 14th…
Blores Hill 4 Hour Enduro Race Report and Interim Results
Blores Hill 4 Hour Enduro – Race Report
By Tracey Whittaker
Sunday 25 July saw 65 riders of all abilities gather together on a beautiful sunny morning to compete in the four hour enduro at one of the districts favourite riding spots, Blores Hill.
With the sound of the car horn blaring through the bush, racing commenced at 10am through the car park and a hard right into the first section of single track.
For the committed riders up the front who got to see the first accident of the day within the space of 30 seconds from starting, the rider had a front wheel wash out on the rocky corner and crashed into a tree. Four metres of bandaging later and a sore knee, they pulled the pin and went to the pub for lunch.
For the rest of us, racing continued.
Two sisters, Leonie Picton (better know for her awesome skills on the down hill bike) raced against her older sister, Tracy Whittaker (who also races down hill) to see who was the better cross country rider of the two…to be continued.
Explore Blores Hill – August Social Weekend
MTB Skills/Social Ride/Night Ride and Camp The next Gippsland MTB social event is being held on the weekend of August 7th & 8th. We need to have a minimum of 15 people staying overnight at Munjara to make the booking viable. Please email events@gippslandmtb.com.au to register your booking by Friday July 30th. For those…
Blores Hill 4 Hour Enduro: 25-Jul-2010
Round 6 of the Gippsland MTB champs will see us return to Blores Hill for the first time this year, with the event being a 4 hour enduro & not the check point race as noted on the calendar. Make sure you get your entry in early as this event and venue has proved popular…
Nowa Nowa 3 Hour Enduro Report: 27-Jun-2010
Sunday saw the first of what will be many races staged by the Gippsland Mountain Bike Club at the recently opened Nowa Nowa Mountain Bike Park. Riders were greeted with the potentially confusing race format of completing loops of ascending track 1 and descending track 2 back to transition. Fortunately all riders managed to negotiate their way around without getting lost.
The Nowa Nowa Mountain Bike Park which was officially opened in April this year is situated on the side of a hill with track 1 climbing from the trail head some 4.5 kilometers to the highest point on the stacked looped network of trails with a number of different descending options. Track two is by far the most preferred route home with numerous well constructed log roll-overs and a plethora of bermed corners to keep the flow going and the pace high. Fast, actually. Really fast.
Nowa Nowa 3 Hour Enduro: 27-Jun-2010
Round 5 of the Gippsland MTB club championship is scheduled for this Sunday on the new MTB trails of Nowa Nowa. This event should feature some of the best trails of the region and give everyone who makes the journey a good day out on the bike. It is a 3 Hour Enduro format where…
Mt Hedrick Shuttle Ride Day: 13-Jun-2010
Sunday June 13 sees GMTB return to Heyfield, however this ride is catering to the more adventurous riders in the club. We will be traversing trails around Mt Hedrick that are on the more technical side of XC riding. It is contains some rock descending and fast singletrack that should test the skills of all riders. However, all technical sections can…