Place   Team / Rider Name                       Laps   Time

1          Scott and Mike Soz                       12         1:53:26

2          Dave and Will C                            12         1:53:35

3          Greg and Lawson                          12         1:56:14

4          Gemma and H                               11         1:47:45

5          Katherine and Kathy G                  11         1:50:02

6          DM and EF                                   11         1:51:37

7          Sonya and Nina                             11         1:52:58

8          Mick and Harry                             10         1:47:43

9          June and Steve                              10         1:47:53

10         Hugh and Megan                          10         1:48:23

11         Jacqui and Jackson                       10         1:49:12

12         Henry and Cameron K                  10         1:51:10

13         Lachlan and Em                            10         1:54:46

14         Bell and Barb                               10         1:54:49

15         Paul and Tristian                            8          1:47:07

16         w a Killen                                      5          1:34:33

Draft Results

Over the Easter weekend Holly Harris (2012 & 2013 U19 National Cross Country Champion) headed to Glenorchy Tasmania for the Subaru Mountain Bike Oceania Championships.

This time Holly decided not to take a bike as she knew she was picking up her brand new Trek Superfly 100! This sleek black duel suspension 29er is a thing of beauty with the major sponsor Target Trek cleanly branded under the clear coat.

Holly was going to race against the strongest riders from Oceania, which is made up of Australia, New Zealand, Timor, Fiji, Guam and Indonesia.

The track at Glenorchy was more of a traditional XC course with serious climbing but less technical then the World Cup Mt Stromlo course raced on at the Nationals.

So in addition to the “Black Marks”, or is the “All Black Skid Marks”??? I can never remember those Kiwi team names, Holly would also be up against her archrival Emily Parkes.

Saturday commenced with the XCO (Cross Country Olympic format). Holly managed a very impressive 4^th in the U19 with Emily Parkes following in 5^th.

The XCE (Cross Country Eliminator) was held on the typical short course where Holly continued to shine taking out the Open Women 2^nd place only to be beaten to the line by Rowena Fry who had placed 2nd in the Elite Women XCO the day before!

2013 Oceania Championship XCE Podium: from left to right Holly Harris, Rowena Fry and Elmily Parkes.
Photo courtesy of Russ Baker MTBA

Holly’s next challengers will be in Europe. She heads over to a Swiss training camp in early May, competes in a Swiss provincial MTB race and then heads to the 1^st round of the UCI MTB World Cup in Albstadt Germany on the 18 May.

Well done Holly. NEMTB wishes you all the best in Europe!

The Guyra crew put on another fantastic 6 Hour event today with near perfect riding conditions. Cool weather and a dry fast track saw smiles all round as competitors new and experienced took on the Cobb and Co trails. Thanks to all the hard workers who put in the hard yards to deliver a great track and hopefully the day managed to raise some much needed funds for the Westpac Rescue helicopter service.

Please find attached below some of the results from the day

Race 2 - Race shortened to 30 min due to poor visibility...and the timers wanted a rest

What and event!  UNE 12 Hours in the Piney has come and gone.  Saturday March 23 saw an epic mountain biking event on the trails of the Armidale State Forest, otherwise known as “The Piney”.  The new race transition area, located at the council-owned Charleston Willows grounds, was alive with an electric atmosphere that had all competitors and supporters raving.

The Red Bull Wings Team was there. The girls were kept busy as they gave away their products to anyone and everyone.  Norco Bikes and Merida Bikes had stalls and heaps of demo bikes that many people tested.  There were heaps of give-aways with Merida shirts and Shotz nutrition top of the list.

The canteen was popular with the fantastic food from staff and parents from Drummond Memorial Public School doing a great job.  Altitude Coffee had their van set up and kept the riders going.  A real bonus this year was having Greg Manttan from Altitude Bikes on site with his bike workshop.  He was kept very busy.

The transition area was bounded by two big green blow-up arches.  One from major sponsor UNE and the other from Merida.  The transition area was filled with nerves as the various riders waited for their teammates to come in.  Then it was their turn to hit the track.

As the event unfolded, a few surprises appeared on the track.  At the top of Snakes and Ladders a musical duo were performing, entertaining the riders as they went past.  Later, at the very top of the rocky hill, two bag pipers were playing.

As night fell the action continued.  Riders donned lights and continued to hit the trails.  It was quite spectacular to see the bright lights meandering over the countryside.  Some of the younger NEMTB members set 500 multi-coloured glow sticks in the pine trees at the entry to big dog’s den.  More than 1 rider turned their lights off for a while to gaze at this magical sight!

Finally 10 pm came and the race was over.

The 13 km track was well received by the riders with its variety of styles.  There’s plenty of rocks and roots.  But at the same time there are fast and flowy sections where riders can really pick up speed.  Add to this the many structures, both wooden and rock, that need to be negotiated.  After 12 hours most riders has aching bodies and smiles on their faces.

In the end there were 202 riders that competed.  This is the 3^rd year that New England Mountain Bikers (NEMTB) has run this event and it continues to grow.

Results

The winner in the Solo Male division was Jason English with 16 laps of the 13 km course.  Some of the teams also completed 16 laps, but Jason completed his in a quicker time to take overall bragging rights.  This victory was expected as Jason is the current World Solo 24 Hour Champion.  Sean Bekkers was 2^nd  (14 laps) with Anthony Bamford 3^rd (11 laps).

The Solo Female winner was Catherine Wood (12 laps) from Deidre Tully (9 laps) and Joanne Tulk (6).

The winner of the 40+ Solo men was Jamie Vogel (13 laps) from Mark Wood (12 laps) and Bill Perrottet (11 laps).

The Male Pairs was hotly contested with the top 3 teams completing 16 laps.  The winning team was “Red Rocket” from “Captain Amazing and the Kundy Kid” and “No Name”.  The Male 40+ Pairs was won by “AAA Downunder” (15 laps) from “Boo Boo and Yogi”.  The Mixed Pairs was won by “Bullrouts” from “Muzza and son get it done”.  Both teams completed 12 laps.

The Male Team-of-4 category was won by “Caos” (15 laps) with the Mixed team-of-4 taken out by “Team Sorering” (15 laps).  The Male 40+ fours had two hot teams completing 16 laps with “Jacks” just pipping “Taree Tip Riders” for the win.

Finally there were two junior races.  The full lap race over 8 hours was taken out by “Hammerheads” (10 laps) from “Cropdusters” (9 laps) and “Smash” (9 laps).  The short kids race was a success with all the riders being named winners.

Full results can be found on the below.

These results have been collated to reflect categories that needed to be combined based on numbers. Attached below are pdf files containing the raw results by category as per the recording package. Thank you all for your patience and consideration of the timing team as well as to all those who volunteered to help out in the timing tent. Cheers Michael.

Holly Harris has just returned from the last round of the National All Mountain Cup.  This was the national series for mountain bikers, held in Mt Buller, Thredbo and Bright.  Each round consisted of an eliminator event, and Olympic Cross country event and a point to point event.  It is an opportunity for riders to show their ability to adapt to different riding styles and to race the best in the country for the chance to represent Australia in the World championships. 

Holly managed to accrue enough points in the all mountain cup to be crowned the winner of the series at Bright on the weekend.  This coupled with her victory at the National titles gives her automatic selection into the Australian Long team to travel to Germany and the Czech republic for the first 2 rounds of the world cup.

Holly races for the Target Trek team which boasts the champions in the U/23 and elite disciplines which gives Holly the best mentors to help her in her international debut in May this year. Holly says "Riding in a team makes you work a lot harder as you don't want to let your team mates down". She will need to draw on all of the experience around when she starts her campaign with a Swiss provincial race early in May. It will make the hills around Armidale look tiny in comparison. Holly attributes a lot of her success to the hours of work put in by the volunteers in the local club, New England Mountain Bikers. She goes on to say "It is the local riders passion for the sport which has provided the gateway for my achievements".  She fly's out to Camp in Switzerland with the Australian team in early May.