Elise Empey named in Australian MTB World Championships team
Here are the details on the team selection. Unfortunately, with covid-19 still hangin’ around, most of the team won’t be able to travel to Italy to compete, including Elise. The consolation prize instead is a High-Performance Training Camp later this year..
Trail Towns on SBS
The ‘Great Victorian Rail Trail’ will feature as part of an upcoming episode of Trail Towns on SBS tomorrow Saturday, June 12 at 4:00pm. Trail Towns is a fresh and original new show for everyone who loves riding bikes, going on holidays and finding new and exciting places to ride, stay, eat and play.
Hosted by Paul Van Der Ploeg and Dieter Kahsnitz, they head off on an adventure trip to discover new Trail Towns around Australia.
The first episode on Canberra went to air last Saturday.
Here’s a list of all the episodes and their air dates:
• Episode 2: Great Victorian Rail Trail, Saturday June 12
• Episode 3: Western Australia’s Southern Forests & Valleys, Saturday June 19
• Episode 4: Victoria’s Ride High Country, Saturday June 26
• Episode 5: Goldfields Region of Victoria, Saturday July 17
• Episode 6: Murrumbidgee to the Mountains NSW, Saturday July 24
Have a look at the trailer for tomorrow’s GVRT episode here.
Presentation Night
Here are the details from the recent presentation night from last summer’s racing. Thanks to Alex Green for the pics.
Dirt Crits
Ant Bateup with club president Mauro Brega and recently-crowned, two-time Australian XC Champion Ruby Dobson, who presented the trophy.
Road Racing
Chris Miller needed help from Mauro to lift the trophy!
Women’s Road Racing
Third-placed Belinda Cipa with the winner, Di Condie.
Alain Guerin Memorial Crossover
The usual suspects.
Australian Cycling Champions 130 years of bicycle racing
Warren Beaumont of Plateau Publishing has announced the launch of a new cycling book about road and track bicycle racing called Australian Cycling Champions 130 years of bicycle racing.
It’s one of the most comprehensive books published that covers the early history and major timelines of Australian bicycle racing and the performances of our top national track and road cycling champions from the late 1880s to 2020.
The 400-page paperback book includes over 60 colour and black and white photographs and costs $23.99. Click here for more details.