The John Coates Mansplaining and Covid Transmission Festival officially begins with the opening ceremony tonight - coverage on Channel 7.
Cycling at the Games starts with the Men’s Road Race tomorrow and continues right through the games until the last session of the Track Cycling on Sunday 8 August. In between those two is the rest of the road cycling, XC mountain biking, BMX Racing and BMX Freestyle. Here’s a rundown on Cycling at the Games, thanks to Cycling Tips.
And good luck to Mansfield’s Hayley Wilson in the skateboarding!
When’s the MMBCC AGM?
Good question! It’s currently planned to be held on Wednesday 18 August 2021 at 7pm at the Mansfield Hotel.
However, with lockdowns playing havoc with planning for anything (see below re: Sea Otter), it might have to be held partly online or be postponed. But at the moment, it’s still planned for Wednesday 18 August. If anything changes, we’ll let you know here. (Make sure you’ve subscribed to the email newsletter so you find out straight away!)
On the night we need vote on members of the Executive Committee and find some other committee members, chat about road racing, Dirt Crits, Junior Development, the Mansfield Tour, the Buller round of the Vic Downhill Series, Recreational Rides and hand out some Rider Development Grants.
Speaking of the Rider Development Grants…
With thanks to the Australian Communities Foundation, the Mansfield Mt Buller Cycling Club is accepting applications for Rider Development Grants for 2021-22 - but only for one more week. The Grants are designed to encourage and support the development of young riders, to assist with the cost of travel, accommodation, equipment or training.
Click on this link to the Documents page where you can download the Rider Development Grant PDF.
Hurry! Applications are due by the end of this month.
For sale - an oldie but a goodie
Keep in mind, the headline is about the bike, not the current owner - Specialized Hardrock mtb for sale.
Sea Otter postponed
The bleedin’ pandemic has meant Sea Otter Australia, originally planned for Canberra in October, is now postponed till 2022. Here are the details.