There’s been lots happening on two wheels for Aussies lately… Jai Hindley of Bora-Hansgrohe has won the Giro, Bec Henderson has won the first three rounds of the MTB World Cup, summertime Mansfield resident Grace Brown is in the Leader’s jersey at the Women’s Tour in Britain, Ruby Dobson is racing the Vic CX Series at Mt Beauty and Matt Empey is racing the World Cup DH in Leogang, Austria this weekend!
Read on for more from the MMBCC…
Image © Eurosport 2022
Presentation Night
Presentation of trophies from last summers’ series will be held this coming Thursday 16 June at the Mansfield Hotel. We’ll be crowning winners of Road Racing, Women’s Road Racing, Dirt Crits and the Crossover trophy. Dinner from 6.30 with presentations from about 7pm.
For dinner reservations, SMS Bruce on 0419 533 120 with number of diners by 5pm Wednesday.
We’ll also mention what we’re currently planning for next summer for road racing (similar calendar to this past summer but we’ve requested fewer cancellations due to thunderstorms in Spring), Dirt Crits (probably a few more Gravity races in the calendar), a possible new date for the 2023 Mansfield Tour and we might chat about a separate road gravel series in Autumn 2023.
2022 AGM
Keep an eye on the MMBCC News for details of the upcoming Annual General Meeting. This will be your chance to have your say on what you’d like to see the club doing.
Rider Development Grant
As in 2021, the MMBCC will be handing out the Rider Development Grant again in 2022 at the AGM. Keep an eye out for details soon on when applications open.
Mountain bike for sale
Steve Morgan is selling his Specialised Stumpjumper FSR Expert. This is a great bike!
And now for something completely different…
As Mansfield’s roads seem to get busier, here’s some interesting thoughts what can be done about traffic congestion, news on three-time Tour de France winner Greg Lemond, current Lotto-Soudal pro Harry Sweeney asking for road-racing advice plus Pink Bike Friday Fails.
STOP PRESS
Matt Empey has qualified 121st (out of 184) for Sunday’s World Cup DH final - with no chain, after breaking a derailleur hanger and not being able to find a replacement!!