Category: News
Trail Advocacy Report 2017
In The Spirit of Mountain Biking Gippsland MTB Inc has been operating for more than 9 years. When we first established there were no authorised mountain bike trails in Gippsland. It has always been one of our clear objectives to develop new trails for all of us to ride. Today, Gippsland has some 8 authorised…
HVP Access Pass
If you find yourself riding any trails located in HVP plantations, HVP now request you fill out an induction form and access a pass to ride on HVP land. This can be simply done by accessing their website here and following the directions to complete the forms. So if you find yourself riding on HVP land, please take the few…
Traralgon Pines 3 hour Enduro/Presentations – Sunday 26th November
To finish off the 2017 Gippsland MTB Club Championship for 2017, the final round will be the Traralgon Pines 3 hour enduro. This new cross country event will feature an 8km course consisting of single trail cut through the pine plantations around the APM. This is a great course for all ability levels and will…
Erica Gravity Enduro Results
Unfortunately we had timing issues at the Erica Gravity Enduro event and we were not able to supply the event results on the day. We sincerely apologize about this and will make sure event winners will receive a trophy. The results you will find in Live Event Results are incorrect and the following table shows…
Volunteers Needed! – Erica Gravity Enduro
In the lead up to the Erica Gravity Enduro we are in the need of volunteers to help run the event. We need people to help us with positions such as marshals, registration, shuttle drivers and event setup/pack down. If you are able to assist for a few hours on either the Saturday or the…
Erica Gravity Enduro – 21st/22nd October
Continuing the Gravity enduro racing style for the Gippsland MTB Club Championship of 2017, the Erica Gravity Enduro is a brand new event to the racing season. With two days of riding, we will run shuttles as a social/practice day on Saturday the 21st October and shuttles on Sunday morning followed by racing. On top…
Erica Trail Maintenance Days
With the upcoming Erica Gravity Enduro, the trails at Erica are in need of some love and so we are calling for volunteers who are able to help out maintaining the trails before the event. Because of the amount of work required, we have organised two maintenance days on Sunday the 8th of October and…
AGM Report 2017
The AGM for 2017 has been held and we are happy to see new member’s stepping up into the committee and sad to see the long term member Graeme Trewern leave. We thank Graeme for all the effort he has put into the club over the years and we would like to introduce the new…
Pete’s Track Sprint – Canceled
Unfortunately Pete’s Track sprint has again been canceled as we are still negotiating the formalization of Pete’s Track. This means our next event will be the Erica Gravity Enduro on the 21st and 22nd of October. There is a lot of work that needs to be done in preparation for the Erica Gravity enduro so…
AGM 19th September 2017
It’s that time of year again, and we are holding our 2016 Annual General Meeting on Tuesday the 19th of September at 7:00pm at McMillans, Level 3 28 Kay Street, Traralgon. BEER AND PIZZAS WILL BE PROVIDED.
Since its incorporation in 2008, Gippsland MTB has worked with its members, local organisations and government bodies to promote all facets of mountain biking in the region.
COLQUHOUN SOCIAL RIDE: Sunday 23rd July
Following on from the success of our last social ride at Blores Hill, we are running another social ride in the Colquhoun forest near Lakes Entrance this Sunday, July 23rd. If you haven’t ridden here before this will be a great way to familiarize yourself with the trails with the support of experienced local riders….
Mt Taylor Gravity Enduro Report
In its second year, the Mt Taylor Gravity Enduro proved its an event to stay with the biggest turnout for one of our club events so far, and this year’s addition of the social shuttle day on the Saturday proved to be a big hit! With competitors enjoying shuttle access to both the downhill and…