MTB skills course dates:
21st June, Saturday.
Upper Beaconsfield
10-2:30pm
Awesome rock gardens, technical uphills and downhills with a good measure of logs thrown in!
All the obstacles you could wish for in a 4.5 hour skills course.
Catering from Beginner to advanced level of skill.
$105 per person
5th July, Saturday
You Yangs All Day MTB Skills course
9:30-3:30pm
Flowing trails, granite rock faces and rock gardens up and down, fun jumps, hardly a log in sight, but hills galore!
The You Yang's offers a lot of fun and learning how to enjoy it more in one day is big on anyones MTB wish list.
From Beginner to Advanced, the trails at Y.Y will give you some love back.
$105 per person
6th July, Sunday
Forrest KIDS MTB skills course
10am-1pm
A fun and safe way for kids to gain the correct technique on their bike.
For kids aged around 12 -15.(11-16 ok)
We have found loads of kids wanting to gain more confidence on the trails and we cant wait to teach them.
Please note: this is not a jumps or downhill course.
$60 per person
2nd August, Saturday
Forrest JUMPS - Lvl 2 course
9am-12pm
Learn how to jump safely and confidently
Tackle more technical sections
Drop offs and log rides
$95 per person
17th, 18th & 19th October
MTB SKILLS CAMP #2 - Anglesea
2 days - 2 nights
Great weather, great location and a lot more riding this time round.
Daylight savings will be in operation to give us more time to deliver sessions.
sign up for SKILL/Technique 'electives' with compulsory modules being conducted in 1 x 1.5 hour session on the first morning.
Some of the Electives will be:
Endurance racing(long ride at race pace)
Jumps and drop offs
Downhilling
Technical Uphills
Mono hops
Night riding
cost to be confirmed
Please register your interest now to go on the list - limit 20 riders.
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Race Development Squad
Official Start date 1st July 2008
Purpose:
To promote Mountain biking to all ages, genders and abilities.
To eliminate non participation by removing factors such as fear, assisting where possible with finances to pay for race entries etc, creating supportive friendships and teams and giving participants a vehicle to add purpose and function to their addiction to mountain biking.
How do I join?
Firstly you must meet the following criteria…
- You must love mountain biking
- You must have completed at least a Beginner level course with MTBSkills.com.au
- You are keen to either RACE, Participate or work towards entering MTB events/races of any level
- You don’t mind sharing your time on the bike with other like minded people, be willing to assist others where possible and be open to being part of a “team orientated” environment
Already we have enrolments from current and past MTB skills participants. If you are considering this option to enhance and improve your racing through this concept, please send back your forms now.
Payment is not required until 1st July where we will send all members this notification.
We do feel it is important to initially limit the Race Development Squad membership until we have been operational for a few months and members (and us) have our goals and dates for events sorted.
If at this stage you are unsure, register your interest anyway and we can put you on a waiting list and get in contact with you later in the year.
Upcoming important dates for the RDS:
1. Social ride at Forrest 15th June
2. GMBC Winter series Stage race 22nd June
3. RACE SKILLS(all the obstacles you hate!...prepare for racing) $10 for 2 hours (must book via email) You Yang's 29th June
4. Official Start date for the RACE DEVELOPMENT SQUAD, website "back end" for members open, membership cards delivered etc...
4. RACE SKILLS(expanding more on the last session plus starts, passing etc...)Plus a SQUAD meeting at cafe post ride. $10 for 2 hours (must book via email) Lysterfield 13th July
5. GMBC Winter Series 30km loop race 20th June
6. Anaconda Enduro series race #3- 7 hours, Lysterfield 27th July(start to plan SOLO entrants and TEAMS)
7. GMBC winter series Handicap race 3rd August
8. TEVA Adventure Race- teams of 3 (running and MTB'ing adventure style race). Start to plan teams for fun training.
9. Anaconda Enduro Series Race #4 - 8 hours, Lysterfield 17th August (base teams on last race, etc...)
10. Castlemaine 6 hour enduro- Camping/ Road trip/ fun weekend or just come for the day. Teams, solo etc...24th August
11. UCI world MTB Championships - Road trip plus general race entries for XC on the Friday. Race Friday, check out the talent on Saturday/ Sunday. More details to come very soon.
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