tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73302237868927891042024-03-13T12:26:08.534+11:00CrummyMTBCrummyMTBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15470942626602843154noreply@blogger.comBlogger462125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7330223786892789104.post-42675110761385596172022-06-28T08:18:00.003+10:002022-06-28T08:29:08.853+10:002021 NIAS MTB Program - Wrap<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6Ja0hxKxtcrU_FbAumwgRverg5uOjEe3jOnt7W9ds3j3HvXDs_BDdyCLDuZ33gr_ZR6AaGbPhd2PBP5Acd_FAJQ8RuyrIKIptDferIHPfnabYc5LI_cdyz59BTL9o33TksQ4SimM7dLB7SR_SdOY_j7oAWK8XrKlpikndWNReZFzlYVqvn8qfWw/s3000/RTSFOUR21-5164.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="3000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6Ja0hxKxtcrU_FbAumwgRverg5uOjEe3jOnt7W9ds3j3HvXDs_BDdyCLDuZ33gr_ZR6AaGbPhd2PBP5Acd_FAJQ8RuyrIKIptDferIHPfnabYc5LI_cdyz59BTL9o33TksQ4SimM7dLB7SR_SdOY_j7oAWK8XrKlpikndWNReZFzlYVqvn8qfWw/s320/RTSFOUR21-5164.jpg" width="320" /></a></span><span style="font-family: inherit; text-align: left;"> </span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">February: Lawson, Campbell and Ashton attended the Ourimbah SuperFlow with a 7th, 11th and 51st respectively. Ben placed 2nd at Tamworth Cycling Club Crits.</span></p><div dir="auto" style="caret-color: rgb(228, 230, 235); white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">From an ongoing pandemic to a weather pattern that induces unpredictable wet weather we continue to face challenges through our sport and more broadly life. </span></div><div dir="auto" style="caret-color: rgb(228, 230, 235); white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">We can develop many psychological skills and habits through training and competition regimes which help us deal with challenges. A sporting injury, for example, requires athletes to be resilient and to mobilise their psychological resources to help them adapt to a given scenario. Regulating emotions, learning acceptance and self-compassion, and visualisation or mental imagery are all techniques that can be used to cope and gain personal growth from the postponements, cancellations, and restrictions.</span></div><div dir="auto" style="caret-color: rgb(228, 230, 235); white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Three points to look at could be;</span></div><div dir="auto" style="caret-color: rgb(228, 230, 235); white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">1. Connect - social contact with teammates, training partners, parents and the wider community benefits an athletes well-being.</span></div><div dir="auto" style="caret-color: rgb(228, 230, 235); white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">2. Discover - develop skills, both technical sports skills and psychological skills (visualisation etc), or learn something entirely new.</span></div><div dir="auto" style="caret-color: rgb(228, 230, 235); white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">3. Recover - through sleep, relaxation, healthy nutrition and engaging in personal hobbies that can give athletes the headspace to cope and thrive.</span></div><div dir="auto" style="caret-color: rgb(228, 230, 235); white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDp1ZiI2wYv7x81NHn1gQlNKec3Hnf9Li59uyVhDyLzDuhzO0nAebbJTxX15WTzxi227rMuikCkVXxrj7jqKiRqBZ1Zz2aaLptzlrp_wG8jpfHpFO2iKss23FfLoq-oTSZxJniQTUVrMsPipNp0mgZJcIboMUk5tDfPZurnFxqBAuztoQxtN8aZw/s1080/152333561_1842769669224475_8168683100664679651_n.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDp1ZiI2wYv7x81NHn1gQlNKec3Hnf9Li59uyVhDyLzDuhzO0nAebbJTxX15WTzxi227rMuikCkVXxrj7jqKiRqBZ1Zz2aaLptzlrp_wG8jpfHpFO2iKss23FfLoq-oTSZxJniQTUVrMsPipNp0mgZJcIboMUk5tDfPZurnFxqBAuztoQxtN8aZw/s320/152333561_1842769669224475_8168683100664679651_n.jpeg" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="caret-color: rgb(228, 230, 235); margin: 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;">2021 Regional Training Sessions began with a visit to The Broken Spoke in Tamworth, it was great to have all the NIAS MTB athletes together for the start of the season. At The Broken Spoke Andy showed the athletes how easy and simple a bike wash could be.</span></div></div><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q" style="caret-color: rgb(228, 230, 235); margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;">From the bike wash demo athletes moved to basic bike fit lead by Compass Health. With help from the day’s coaches, Ann was able to adjust both new and returning athletes to a position more suitable for their current ride.</span></div></div><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q" style="caret-color: rgb(228, 230, 235); margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;">From the bike shop athletes were lead on a ride by local shredder Justin Roberts to Tamworth Mountain Bike park. This warm-up and fitness ride gave athletes a chance to settle into their new riding position. Athletes worked together, many riding in a bunch for the first time.</span></div></div><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q" style="caret-color: rgb(228, 230, 235); margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;">At TAMMTB park new NIAS athletes shared with returning athletes the two specific stretches learnt at the 2021 MTB Trials in November. In return, the returning athletes shared last year’s learnt sun salutation yoga warm-up and stretch routine with the squad.</span></div></div><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q" style="caret-color: rgb(228, 230, 235); margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> With the assistance of Justin and Steven Roberts, Conor Noonan, Nathan Watson the squad was broken into groups to cover some skills. With a high coach to athlete ratio the groups quickly progressed from basic to high performance techniques throughout the skills. Head Coach Crummy was ably assisted not only by the riders above but also by Alyssa Rogan and Lachlan Butters.</span></div></div><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q" style="caret-color: rgb(228, 230, 235); margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;">On conclusion of skills training athletes moved to application on TAMMTB’s new flow trail with whoops of fun and the runch of tyres. From short downhill session athletes moved to uphill applications on Taming Taipans.</span></div></div><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q" style="caret-color: rgb(228, 230, 235); margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;">To move all the skills together athletes lined up for a three lap race on TAMMTB’s XXC specific loop, SouthPark. This short loop gave athletes a chance to apply their refined abilities, plus under the watchful eye of the coaching team, look for collective improvements.</span></div></div><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q" style="caret-color: rgb(228, 230, 235); margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;">To finish off the session Steven Roberts took athletes through the race start process. The start sprints pushed athletes to get their technique and process right while under the fatigue of the activities already completed.</span></div></div><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q" style="caret-color: rgb(228, 230, 235); margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;">There will be a Regional Training Session at the Piney on the 20th followed by the Life Skills Education Weekend at UNE on the 27-28th. Look forward to seeing you there!</span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVGchIA1ZUsPDKYOpsGJSEJHeVEKM78681nd_KHxIqzaI0N0W2zLUaq0sfmySP3_6up6D6eMbyzi5sBT8jafPCgnU5ZV4skdOAk3AIJhOcjhxP57rAtscpnncklpw_tnFFdVP5EAzYLbMw5dGf9P-Pt4Zfq0lCKfxXfJE89u6HkhBTlbL3Y5IyRw/s713/159365872_10208289496792048_8415573169147207462_n.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="713" data-original-width="540" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVGchIA1ZUsPDKYOpsGJSEJHeVEKM78681nd_KHxIqzaI0N0W2zLUaq0sfmySP3_6up6D6eMbyzi5sBT8jafPCgnU5ZV4skdOAk3AIJhOcjhxP57rAtscpnncklpw_tnFFdVP5EAzYLbMw5dGf9P-Pt4Zfq0lCKfxXfJE89u6HkhBTlbL3Y5IyRw/s320/159365872_10208289496792048_8415573169147207462_n.jpeg" width="242" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><div class="kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="caret-color: rgb(228, 230, 235); margin: 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;">March: The Life Skills Education weekend for 2021 was packed from start to finish with education sessions, squad trainings, strength and conditioning, and pool recovery sessions <span class="pq6dq46d tbxw36s4 knj5qynh kvgmc6g5 ditlmg2l oygrvhab nvdbi5me sf5mxxl7 gl3lb2sf hhz5lgdu" style="display: inline-flex; height: 16px; margin: 0px 1px; vertical-align: middle; width: 16px;"><img alt="🏊♀️" height="16" referrerpolicy="origin-when-cross-origin" src="https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/t36/2/16/1f3ca_200d_2640.png" style="border: 0px;" width="16" /></span> Athletes were able to immerse themselves into life at the <a class="oajrlxb2 g5ia77u1 qu0x051f esr5mh6w e9989ue4 r7d6kgcz rq0escxv nhd2j8a9 nc684nl6 p7hjln8o kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x jb3vyjys rz4wbd8a qt6c0cv9 a8nywdso i1ao9s8h esuyzwwr f1sip0of lzcic4wl gpro0wi8 q66pz984 b1v8xokw" href="https://www.facebook.com/UniNewEngland/?__cft__[0]=AZWGNZr3xIDNA3YiRN6EVj3O6bHcYhTBKK2QQIhg3zEmqehK_V5U3y-14ApxU2lx8vNDBw49oxJ3QSkAx2bSFh2-XazaK1WcpU_WANceu1nG48vrnOxpBBk9KTHwrhirlSjtG4duROrzD1qmLG8KXnizOTA8iehZPAYTj-zeDIDQV7bkl9N9n-Mwqg9VbRpUhdjwcsGWGlaMO8J_0YJMjW6h&__tn__=kK-y-R" role="link" style="border: 0px; 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display: inline; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: inherit; text-decoration: none; touch-action: manipulation;" tabindex="0"><span class="nc684nl6" style="display: inline;">Armidale City Bowling Club</span></a> . The Academy athletes also welcomed captain of the Nsw Swifts Maddy Proud to hear about her journey into elite sport.</span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> The Academy would like to extend a big thank you to all the athletes, coaches and volunteers who assisted over the weekend to make it a memorable experience for all!</span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisNvgiMyVVkR3hTX7DrDzIlTW-vama9cWYd9ZAY4YOh4q0JNQKLHAT0sneCDRUpFH4qTSJXlAeIwq-0t8onMvlg0QEYIrqFsTjiVDOc3AovvqXQGhj5phPojHVaMabPxEzqqDabTKMLb0mCNmoMSISzny7qjpxzR-VKF8l30NJRMyLneyhpx2Hew/s2048/166764090_3979532715443399_992036771364542772_n.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1156" data-original-width="2048" height="181" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisNvgiMyVVkR3hTX7DrDzIlTW-vama9cWYd9ZAY4YOh4q0JNQKLHAT0sneCDRUpFH4qTSJXlAeIwq-0t8onMvlg0QEYIrqFsTjiVDOc3AovvqXQGhj5phPojHVaMabPxEzqqDabTKMLb0mCNmoMSISzny7qjpxzR-VKF8l30NJRMyLneyhpx2Hew/s320/166764090_3979532715443399_992036771364542772_n.jpeg" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;">April: Over the weekend <a class="oajrlxb2 g5ia77u1 qu0x051f esr5mh6w e9989ue4 r7d6kgcz rq0escxv nhd2j8a9 nc684nl6 p7hjln8o kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x jb3vyjys rz4wbd8a qt6c0cv9 a8nywdso i1ao9s8h esuyzwwr f1sip0of lzcic4wl gpro0wi8 q66pz984 b1v8xokw" href="https://www.facebook.com/NIASSport/?__cft__[0]=AZVCEWnA0ARSCnhO6E-zGZrtiBwMAe1AQMveLJvT1sB_IIwv--kCpkF3dIqHIqlBcN1wn-9Q_r8HbJI8ybLrOT6dADqYek8O78gLTOpOsJrVZ4qnW6oaxYO7eOw99czuSv1K3MFXbd6ucmHlxEHozXbisxO7TN4Nq3h2LVFAlCoHGZlDQW5SiEGqYpJ8eUXg9w8oHoeclF7RBuqCKA5HKSKd&__tn__=kK-y-R" role="link" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: inline; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: inherit; text-decoration: none; touch-action: manipulation;" tabindex="0"><span class="nc684nl6" style="display: inline;">Northern Inland Academy of Sport (NIAS)</span></a> athlete Kaden managed to squeeze a trip to Canberra to compete in the <a class="oajrlxb2 g5ia77u1 qu0x051f esr5mh6w e9989ue4 r7d6kgcz rq0escxv nhd2j8a9 nc684nl6 p7hjln8o kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x jb3vyjys rz4wbd8a qt6c0cv9 a8nywdso i1ao9s8h esuyzwwr f1sip0of lzcic4wl gpro0wi8 q66pz984 b1v8xokw" href="https://www.facebook.com/rockytrailentertainment/?__cft__[0]=AZVCEWnA0ARSCnhO6E-zGZrtiBwMAe1AQMveLJvT1sB_IIwv--kCpkF3dIqHIqlBcN1wn-9Q_r8HbJI8ybLrOT6dADqYek8O78gLTOpOsJrVZ4qnW6oaxYO7eOw99czuSv1K3MFXbd6ucmHlxEHozXbisxO7TN4Nq3h2LVFAlCoHGZlDQW5SiEGqYpJ8eUXg9w8oHoeclF7RBuqCKA5HKSKd&__tn__=kK-y-R" role="link" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: inline; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: inherit; text-decoration: none; touch-action: manipulation;" tabindex="0"><span class="nc684nl6" style="display: inline;">Rocky Trail Entertainment</span></a> GP4 in a team with Rocky Trail <a class="oajrlxb2 g5ia77u1 qu0x051f esr5mh6w e9989ue4 r7d6kgcz rq0escxv nhd2j8a9 nc684nl6 p7hjln8o kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x jb3vyjys rz4wbd8a qt6c0cv9 a8nywdso i1ao9s8h esuyzwwr f1sip0of lzcic4wl gpro0wi8 q66pz984 b1v8xokw" href="https://www.facebook.com/jbmtbr/?__cft__[0]=AZVCEWnA0ARSCnhO6E-zGZrtiBwMAe1AQMveLJvT1sB_IIwv--kCpkF3dIqHIqlBcN1wn-9Q_r8HbJI8ybLrOT6dADqYek8O78gLTOpOsJrVZ4qnW6oaxYO7eOw99czuSv1K3MFXbd6ucmHlxEHozXbisxO7TN4Nq3h2LVFAlCoHGZlDQW5SiEGqYpJ8eUXg9w8oHoeclF7RBuqCKA5HKSKd&__tn__=kK-y-R" role="link" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: inline; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: inherit; text-decoration: none; touch-action: manipulation;" tabindex="0"><span class="nc684nl6" style="display: inline;">JetBlack MTB Racing</span></a> regular Guru. Here is his race report: </span></div><div class="kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="margin: 0px; word-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;">On Friday I arrived in <a class="oajrlxb2 g5ia77u1 qu0x051f esr5mh6w e9989ue4 r7d6kgcz rq0escxv nhd2j8a9 nc684nl6 p7hjln8o kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x jb3vyjys rz4wbd8a qt6c0cv9 a8nywdso i1ao9s8h esuyzwwr f1sip0of lzcic4wl gpro0wi8 q66pz984 b1v8xokw" href="https://www.facebook.com/VisitCanberra/?__cft__[0]=AZVCEWnA0ARSCnhO6E-zGZrtiBwMAe1AQMveLJvT1sB_IIwv--kCpkF3dIqHIqlBcN1wn-9Q_r8HbJI8ybLrOT6dADqYek8O78gLTOpOsJrVZ4qnW6oaxYO7eOw99czuSv1K3MFXbd6ucmHlxEHozXbisxO7TN4Nq3h2LVFAlCoHGZlDQW5SiEGqYpJ8eUXg9w8oHoeclF7RBuqCKA5HKSKd&__tn__=kK-y-R" role="link" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: inline; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: inherit; text-decoration: none; touch-action: manipulation;" tabindex="0"><span class="nc684nl6" style="display: inline;">Visit Canberra</span></a> at <a class="oajrlxb2 g5ia77u1 qu0x051f esr5mh6w e9989ue4 r7d6kgcz rq0escxv nhd2j8a9 nc684nl6 p7hjln8o kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x jb3vyjys rz4wbd8a qt6c0cv9 a8nywdso i1ao9s8h esuyzwwr f1sip0of lzcic4wl gpro0wi8 q66pz984 b1v8xokw" href="https://www.facebook.com/stromloforestpark/?__cft__[0]=AZVCEWnA0ARSCnhO6E-zGZrtiBwMAe1AQMveLJvT1sB_IIwv--kCpkF3dIqHIqlBcN1wn-9Q_r8HbJI8ybLrOT6dADqYek8O78gLTOpOsJrVZ4qnW6oaxYO7eOw99czuSv1K3MFXbd6ucmHlxEHozXbisxO7TN4Nq3h2LVFAlCoHGZlDQW5SiEGqYpJ8eUXg9w8oHoeclF7RBuqCKA5HKSKd&__tn__=kK-y-R" role="link" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: inline; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: inherit; text-decoration: none; touch-action: manipulation;" tabindex="0"><span class="nc684nl6" style="display: inline;">Stromlo Forest Park</span></a> to compete in the RTE GP four hour race, on Saturday. During our practice lap in the afternoon the trail was a bit wet still after some recent weather but still a heap of fun. The trails themselves are very smooth, with very few rocks compared to <a class="oajrlxb2 g5ia77u1 qu0x051f esr5mh6w e9989ue4 r7d6kgcz rq0escxv nhd2j8a9 nc684nl6 p7hjln8o kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x jb3vyjys rz4wbd8a qt6c0cv9 a8nywdso i1ao9s8h esuyzwwr f1sip0of lzcic4wl gpro0wi8 q66pz984 b1v8xokw" href="https://www.facebook.com/Tamworth-Mountain-Bike-Park-1485756338343053/?__cft__[0]=AZVCEWnA0ARSCnhO6E-zGZrtiBwMAe1AQMveLJvT1sB_IIwv--kCpkF3dIqHIqlBcN1wn-9Q_r8HbJI8ybLrOT6dADqYek8O78gLTOpOsJrVZ4qnW6oaxYO7eOw99czuSv1K3MFXbd6ucmHlxEHozXbisxO7TN4Nq3h2LVFAlCoHGZlDQW5SiEGqYpJ8eUXg9w8oHoeclF7RBuqCKA5HKSKd&__tn__=kK-y-R" role="link" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: inline; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: inherit; text-decoration: none; touch-action: manipulation;" tabindex="0"><span class="nc684nl6" style="display: inline;">Tamworth Mountain Bike Park</span></a>. The course Rocky Trail had set for the GP included a couple of technical sections on the climb and lots of very smooth downhills. </span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;">In the morning before the race I hung out with the JetBlack Team and spoke to lots of people. </span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;">On the first lap my highlight was the crashed I had trying to overtake someone, where I then fell off the track into a pile of rocks. I then continued to do three laps with my partner Guru. We came fourth in our age group! </span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;">All together it was a very good weekend!</span></div></div><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q" style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; word-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Kaden laps were a 42, 39 and 45 minutes respectively over the almost 10km course. Well done!</span></div></div><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q" style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; word-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;">NIAS athletes continue their progression with a Regional Training Session at Mt Borah thanks to <a class="oajrlxb2 g5ia77u1 qu0x051f esr5mh6w e9989ue4 r7d6kgcz rq0escxv nhd2j8a9 nc684nl6 p7hjln8o kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x jb3vyjys rz4wbd8a qt6c0cv9 a8nywdso i1ao9s8h esuyzwwr f1sip0of lzcic4wl gpro0wi8 q66pz984 b1v8xokw" href="https://www.facebook.com/thebrokenspoketamworth/?__cft__[0]=AZVCEWnA0ARSCnhO6E-zGZrtiBwMAe1AQMveLJvT1sB_IIwv--kCpkF3dIqHIqlBcN1wn-9Q_r8HbJI8ybLrOT6dADqYek8O78gLTOpOsJrVZ4qnW6oaxYO7eOw99czuSv1K3MFXbd6ucmHlxEHozXbisxO7TN4Nq3h2LVFAlCoHGZlDQW5SiEGqYpJ8eUXg9w8oHoeclF7RBuqCKA5HKSKd&__tn__=kK-y-R" role="link" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: inline; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: inherit; text-decoration: none; touch-action: manipulation;" tabindex="0"><span class="nc684nl6" style="display: inline;">The Broken Spoke Tamworth</span></a>, and a SuperFlow event at <a class="oajrlxb2 g5ia77u1 qu0x051f esr5mh6w e9989ue4 r7d6kgcz rq0escxv nhd2j8a9 nc684nl6 p7hjln8o kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x jb3vyjys rz4wbd8a qt6c0cv9 a8nywdso i1ao9s8h esuyzwwr f1sip0of lzcic4wl gpro0wi8 q66pz984 b1v8xokw" href="https://www.facebook.com/Awaba-Mtb-Park-1998682273749484/?__cft__[0]=AZVCEWnA0ARSCnhO6E-zGZrtiBwMAe1AQMveLJvT1sB_IIwv--kCpkF3dIqHIqlBcN1wn-9Q_r8HbJI8ybLrOT6dADqYek8O78gLTOpOsJrVZ4qnW6oaxYO7eOw99czuSv1K3MFXbd6ucmHlxEHozXbisxO7TN4Nq3h2LVFAlCoHGZlDQW5SiEGqYpJ8eUXg9w8oHoeclF7RBuqCKA5HKSKd&__tn__=kK-y-R" role="link" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: inline; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: inherit; text-decoration: none; touch-action: manipulation;" tabindex="0"><span class="nc684nl6" style="display: inline;">Awaba Mtb Park</span></a>.</span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div dir="auto"><div class="kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="margin: 0px; word-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto"><div dir="auto"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi27oq0CEfwRAyYudgD1k6Mra0gzrlMKUzl4Wcs57Z_-dg0mVyUG3rI7dJizC0I6ohc_i0BM8QdtYIVmu7us6ZxmkOFvKkPe8BBXgp-vpnEAsMMmQ4tTHAasuIcwT7yH6I_KqxbHhT13cAuxLnJIr8X6W57r_j-6HMrsSAYiTBG-tomsRvLAku-oQ/s960/172110826_10208409855160932_1236214834379694639_n.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="960" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi27oq0CEfwRAyYudgD1k6Mra0gzrlMKUzl4Wcs57Z_-dg0mVyUG3rI7dJizC0I6ohc_i0BM8QdtYIVmu7us6ZxmkOFvKkPe8BBXgp-vpnEAsMMmQ4tTHAasuIcwT7yH6I_KqxbHhT13cAuxLnJIr8X6W57r_j-6HMrsSAYiTBG-tomsRvLAku-oQ/s320/172110826_10208409855160932_1236214834379694639_n.jpeg" width="320" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: inherit;">Massive thanks to Andy from <a class="oajrlxb2 g5ia77u1 qu0x051f esr5mh6w e9989ue4 r7d6kgcz rq0escxv nhd2j8a9 nc684nl6 p7hjln8o kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x jb3vyjys rz4wbd8a qt6c0cv9 a8nywdso i1ao9s8h esuyzwwr f1sip0of lzcic4wl gpro0wi8 q66pz984 b1v8xokw" href="https://www.facebook.com/thebrokenspoketamworth/?__cft__[0]=AZV6NxX1M_ztaujppzGG1odDaek5mGscbvoo2CNNSkHuo0izPj8HccenfFNfxkT-VcLCMYJha-qB_jhaJDO3_7WVfF7Y-1ahOwGFoXm4Q8fYl8HEsHoXvPP3fqkGDqoIoj_2D5QcovjB4rce2ALHFNVcbR7FjBW7SU3imYkMR8l_E7L8dEQiedcm7tVyVewGcRI&__tn__=kK-R" role="link" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: inline; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: inherit; text-decoration: none; touch-action: manipulation;" tabindex="0"><span class="nc684nl6" style="display: inline;">The Broken Spoke Tamworth</span></a> for his ongoing support of us riding at Borah. Again, our first attempt at Borah for the year was dampened.</span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Multiple quick phone calls later and we were off to find a dry spot thanks to <a class="oajrlxb2 g5ia77u1 qu0x051f esr5mh6w e9989ue4 r7d6kgcz rq0escxv nhd2j8a9 nc684nl6 p7hjln8o kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x jb3vyjys rz4wbd8a qt6c0cv9 a8nywdso i1ao9s8h esuyzwwr f1sip0of lzcic4wl gpro0wi8 q66pz984 b1v8xokw" href="https://www.facebook.com/manillashow/?__cft__[0]=AZV6NxX1M_ztaujppzGG1odDaek5mGscbvoo2CNNSkHuo0izPj8HccenfFNfxkT-VcLCMYJha-qB_jhaJDO3_7WVfF7Y-1ahOwGFoXm4Q8fYl8HEsHoXvPP3fqkGDqoIoj_2D5QcovjB4rce2ALHFNVcbR7FjBW7SU3imYkMR8l_E7L8dEQiedcm7tVyVewGcRI&__tn__=kK-R" role="link" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: inline; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: inherit; text-decoration: none; touch-action: manipulation;" tabindex="0"><span class="nc684nl6" style="display: inline;">Manilla Show Society</span></a> . A space is a space and we made the most of warming up, having a roof over our head. </span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a class="oajrlxb2 g5ia77u1 qu0x051f esr5mh6w e9989ue4 r7d6kgcz rq0escxv nhd2j8a9 nc684nl6 p7hjln8o kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x jb3vyjys rz4wbd8a qt6c0cv9 a8nywdso i1ao9s8h esuyzwwr f1sip0of lzcic4wl gpro0wi8 q66pz984 b1v8xokw" href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/421744375491431/user/100047916001551/?__cft__[0]=AZV6NxX1M_ztaujppzGG1odDaek5mGscbvoo2CNNSkHuo0izPj8HccenfFNfxkT-VcLCMYJha-qB_jhaJDO3_7WVfF7Y-1ahOwGFoXm4Q8fYl8HEsHoXvPP3fqkGDqoIoj_2D5QcovjB4rce2ALHFNVcbR7FjBW7SU3imYkMR8l_E7L8dEQiedcm7tVyVewGcRI&__tn__=-]K-R" role="link" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: inline; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: inherit; text-decoration: none; touch-action: manipulation;" tabindex="0"><span class="nc684nl6" style="display: inline;">Lachlan Butters</span></a> led our sun salutations, coach <a class="oajrlxb2 g5ia77u1 qu0x051f esr5mh6w e9989ue4 r7d6kgcz rq0escxv nhd2j8a9 nc684nl6 p7hjln8o kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x jb3vyjys rz4wbd8a qt6c0cv9 a8nywdso i1ao9s8h esuyzwwr f1sip0of lzcic4wl gpro0wi8 q66pz984 b1v8xokw" href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/421744375491431/user/100000700691027/?__cft__[0]=AZV6NxX1M_ztaujppzGG1odDaek5mGscbvoo2CNNSkHuo0izPj8HccenfFNfxkT-VcLCMYJha-qB_jhaJDO3_7WVfF7Y-1ahOwGFoXm4Q8fYl8HEsHoXvPP3fqkGDqoIoj_2D5QcovjB4rce2ALHFNVcbR7FjBW7SU3imYkMR8l_E7L8dEQiedcm7tVyVewGcRI&__tn__=-]K-R" role="link" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: inline; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: inherit; text-decoration: none; touch-action: manipulation;" tabindex="0"><span class="nc684nl6" style="display: inline;">Alyssa</span></a> took us through a number of warm-up maneuvers AND a balancing exercises. A short rotating station HIIT and some endurance work with a beep-test and atheletes were starting to show their level of fitness and dedication. Some core and leg work was followed by a sun-sal cool-down by Lachie.</span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Thanks to all for rolling with the changes!</span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibhcBH8PIINgnUg2UCoPkrOMdDPvim0UJEhvNYwsd62KDXBIdftJP1k0JEMuIkiw4aEG1eLF1JSrv4YN0-r2hS9-IGBEf-Z3HDOhPS0VOlydRNkgW7s6GyvkhLj9f2Wb3e_2lsT7Vk23q1hpdKuP1IhjTfh-4IbK3n54NLvY10hZwA1Sc1hsSfEQ/s1440/174857769_10208433261866085_5735656389904505738_n.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1440" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibhcBH8PIINgnUg2UCoPkrOMdDPvim0UJEhvNYwsd62KDXBIdftJP1k0JEMuIkiw4aEG1eLF1JSrv4YN0-r2hS9-IGBEf-Z3HDOhPS0VOlydRNkgW7s6GyvkhLj9f2Wb3e_2lsT7Vk23q1hpdKuP1IhjTfh-4IbK3n54NLvY10hZwA1Sc1hsSfEQ/s320/174857769_10208433261866085_5735656389904505738_n.jpeg" width="320" /></span></a></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div dir="auto"><div class="kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="margin: 0px; word-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a class="oajrlxb2 g5ia77u1 qu0x051f esr5mh6w e9989ue4 r7d6kgcz rq0escxv nhd2j8a9 nc684nl6 p7hjln8o kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x jb3vyjys rz4wbd8a qt6c0cv9 a8nywdso i1ao9s8h esuyzwwr f1sip0of lzcic4wl gpro0wi8 q66pz984 b1v8xokw" href="https://www.facebook.com/NIASSport/?__cft__[0]=AZVZ1GHjoYYBedJkkuleh3BaohBogZRaz5_2ULwQr2VIKwQnbI86hR_cvrCqjsk34ZKkDx7HCeEVe9vDw0xVlrD3xg4_ItnKJRvnc6CyRA4kMsXuiEdTNytne8v57Gw_PHgq2IJlUnAtE1yhH-RYFsA2gndLyB-3dnvxVUakeVWvm7Oou6Iik1siwyRTfLGV_h4oQtx3l5S80VLHPNEsV6kd&__tn__=kK-y-R" role="link" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: inline; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: inherit; text-decoration: none; touch-action: manipulation;" tabindex="0"><span class="nc684nl6" style="display: inline;">Northern Inland Academy of Sport (NIAS)</span></a> Moutainbike Program athletes travelled to Awaba near Newcastle for a SuperFlow event. The event was run by <a class="oajrlxb2 g5ia77u1 qu0x051f esr5mh6w e9989ue4 r7d6kgcz rq0escxv nhd2j8a9 nc684nl6 p7hjln8o kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x jb3vyjys rz4wbd8a qt6c0cv9 a8nywdso i1ao9s8h esuyzwwr f1sip0of lzcic4wl gpro0wi8 q66pz984 b1v8xokw" href="https://www.facebook.com/rockytrailentertainment/?__cft__[0]=AZVZ1GHjoYYBedJkkuleh3BaohBogZRaz5_2ULwQr2VIKwQnbI86hR_cvrCqjsk34ZKkDx7HCeEVe9vDw0xVlrD3xg4_ItnKJRvnc6CyRA4kMsXuiEdTNytne8v57Gw_PHgq2IJlUnAtE1yhH-RYFsA2gndLyB-3dnvxVUakeVWvm7Oou6Iik1siwyRTfLGV_h4oQtx3l5S80VLHPNEsV6kd&__tn__=kK-y-R" role="link" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: inline; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: inherit; text-decoration: none; touch-action: manipulation;" tabindex="0"><span class="nc684nl6" style="display: inline;">Rocky Trail Entertainment</span></a> and hosted on the Awaba MTB Park. A gravity-based event, the trails featured much of the newer trail work completed by the local club, including a purpose-built trail for all-ability mountain biking (graded as black-level).</span></div></div><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q" style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; word-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Some of the NIAS athletes arrived in the region after school on Friday, with most arriving at the park on Saturday morning. Held over two days, Saturday had a lighter attendance then Sunday, with hardly any lining-up and waiting to complete the necessary timed runs of the trails.</span></div></div><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q" style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; word-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;">On Saturday Jock, Harrison, Jack and Fraser joined Coach Crummy for what was for many, their first SuperFlow event. The fields were going to be pretty competitive and half the athletes would compete on their XC Hardtails. Even still this would be a unique experience to apply their riding skills. </span></div></div><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q" style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; word-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;">In U13s Jock bettered his times with every attempt of the trails finishing with a total time of 10:33 and placing 21st. Harrison got the team started in U15s with a race time of 12:31. Jack and Fraser both raced in a highly ambitious bunch of 77 athletes in U17s. Jack finished the day with at total time of 8:46, placing 49th. Fraser wasn’t far behind Jack finishing with a time of 8:59, placing 55th. </span></div></div><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q" style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; word-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;">On Sunday it was said that close to 300 riders were competing, some riders coming from as far away as South Australia. Leon represented NIAS in the U15s with a lightening time of 08:22, placing 8th and only five seconds of a top five placing.</span></div></div><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q" style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; word-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Upcoming events for the NIAS MTB include teams endurance events and a Regional Training Session in Inverell.</span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSlsnDB8OPW4HFIWChKaLppBvPs0lfMy8DGPAdT82ifqKJHPO-iuvh-S8aaBx-9nkHrT-Jb50pLF75bEFViJ1kthMl-VYhFHxu4q-POSYjxy4FzFZG4kTVCEajQqYM_JBHRFd7zmVWbkCvswfcZwcJF-DjSdSG_z9c1j2MbE7R5N-40URbYf3Qbg/s552/179951769_1892676904233751_3298166213384752072_n.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="368" data-original-width="552" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSlsnDB8OPW4HFIWChKaLppBvPs0lfMy8DGPAdT82ifqKJHPO-iuvh-S8aaBx-9nkHrT-Jb50pLF75bEFViJ1kthMl-VYhFHxu4q-POSYjxy4FzFZG4kTVCEajQqYM_JBHRFd7zmVWbkCvswfcZwcJF-DjSdSG_z9c1j2MbE7R5N-40URbYf3Qbg/s320/179951769_1892676904233751_3298166213384752072_n.jpeg" width="320" /></span></a></div><div dir="auto"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div dir="auto"><div class="kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="margin: 0px; word-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;"><a class="oajrlxb2 g5ia77u1 qu0x051f esr5mh6w e9989ue4 r7d6kgcz rq0escxv nhd2j8a9 nc684nl6 p7hjln8o kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x jb3vyjys rz4wbd8a qt6c0cv9 a8nywdso i1ao9s8h esuyzwwr f1sip0of lzcic4wl gpro0wi8 q66pz984 b1v8xokw" href="https://www.facebook.com/NIASSport/?__cft__[0]=AZV2Rw3XiVaYUTZ-q7N7Pm5PMdJ7_7tMXxpCQBQbVxD0-n-qNzVpfPGX5jfRk-pGPNdIIYBTYBI_LurD0eRb_B-elwj5sDg5JDbowjdjz7KHR7ndWc1zQgwjWbSl7iCPMMIc1sAhC_SERqrGy_qMQzUCjKLXpBvyBNfPo4uokyPxol6njb2jGVuGOYR8v4mdI25rAnJDGTf0ysDjZkxPJR3S&__tn__=kK-y-R" role="link" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: inline; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: inherit; text-decoration: none; touch-action: manipulation;" tabindex="0"><span class="nc684nl6" style="display: inline;">Northern Inland Academy of Sport (NIAS)</span></a> Moutainbike athletes Kalean and Andy Blair stayed local last weekend to participate in their local club’s XCO Championship and beginning of the c</span>lub’s winter race series. The event by <a class="oajrlxb2 g5ia77u1 qu0x051f esr5mh6w e9989ue4 r7d6kgcz rq0escxv nhd2j8a9 nc684nl6 p7hjln8o kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x jb3vyjys rz4wbd8a qt6c0cv9 a8nywdso i1ao9s8h esuyzwwr f1sip0of lzcic4wl gpro0wi8 q66pz984 b1v8xokw" href="https://www.facebook.com/nemtb.com.au/?__cft__[0]=AZV2Rw3XiVaYUTZ-q7N7Pm5PMdJ7_7tMXxpCQBQbVxD0-n-qNzVpfPGX5jfRk-pGPNdIIYBTYBI_LurD0eRb_B-elwj5sDg5JDbowjdjz7KHR7ndWc1zQgwjWbSl7iCPMMIc1sAhC_SERqrGy_qMQzUCjKLXpBvyBNfPo4uokyPxol6njb2jGVuGOYR8v4mdI25rAnJDGTf0ysDjZkxPJR3S&__tn__=kK-y-R" role="link" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: inline; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: inherit; text-decoration: none; touch-action: manipulation;" tabindex="0"><span class="nc684nl6" style="display: inline;">New England Mountain Bikers (NEMTB)</span></a> and hosted at the <a class="oajrlxb2 g5ia77u1 qu0x051f esr5mh6w e9989ue4 r7d6kgcz rq0escxv nhd2j8a9 nc684nl6 p7hjln8o kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x jb3vyjys rz4wbd8a qt6c0cv9 a8nywdso i1ao9s8h esuyzwwr f1sip0of lzcic4wl gpro0wi8 q66pz984 b1v8xokw" href="https://www.facebook.com/sportune1938/?__cft__[0]=AZV2Rw3XiVaYUTZ-q7N7Pm5PMdJ7_7tMXxpCQBQbVxD0-n-qNzVpfPGX5jfRk-pGPNdIIYBTYBI_LurD0eRb_B-elwj5sDg5JDbowjdjz7KHR7ndWc1zQgwjWbSl7iCPMMIc1sAhC_SERqrGy_qMQzUCjKLXpBvyBNfPo4uokyPxol6njb2jGVuGOYR8v4mdI25rAnJDGTf0ysDjZkxPJR3S&__tn__=kK-y-R" role="link" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: inline; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: inherit; text-decoration: none; touch-action: manipulation;" tabindex="0"><span class="nc684nl6" style="display: inline;">Sport UNE</span></a> MTB Track featured a favourite trail selection including Revelation, The Rock and Poplars.</span></div></div><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q" style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; word-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Thirty six riders lined up for the Championship across all grades with Kalean battling it out against a small field and Andy riding solo in his category. Andy also got a clear start to the trail, beginning five minutes after the main competitors and went on to complete two shortened loops of the Sport UNE track. </span></div></div><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q" style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; word-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;">In U15s Kalean aimed to get out fast and hold off all his competitors. The trail selection included a number of technical sections and a heap of fast flowing trail and getting out in front would help to clear the technical aspects with least disruption. With just one hot lap to complete Kalean put his plan into action finishing with a race time of 25:41, a minute and a half faster than his closest rival. </span></div></div><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q" style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; word-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Well done to Andy and Kalean competing in NEMTB’s XCO Club Championships!</span></div></div><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q" style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; word-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Upcoming events for NIAS MTB include team events and a Regional Training Session in Inverell.</span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtjXSl4seWoDiwpOdeBfBoIxz8RSpON1fTpFr7jliinqrzuahJFtbRznEeT1PBfeCwQuEUQO202yjtYWYsAllfSX4BAEyI1yuKL580JiILVJ13VJ0oBr5KzIN2gNU45xAqSSjCap3q7Tym2P_ov5SKUG7l9rMFnwQo5WQm2unRUKhRI9e0m-8iiA/s960/184356455_1899913160176792_340321891592533430_n.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="960" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtjXSl4seWoDiwpOdeBfBoIxz8RSpON1fTpFr7jliinqrzuahJFtbRznEeT1PBfeCwQuEUQO202yjtYWYsAllfSX4BAEyI1yuKL580JiILVJ13VJ0oBr5KzIN2gNU45xAqSSjCap3q7Tym2P_ov5SKUG7l9rMFnwQo5WQm2unRUKhRI9e0m-8iiA/s320/184356455_1899913160176792_340321891592533430_n.jpeg" width="320" /></span></a></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;">May: <a class="oajrlxb2 g5ia77u1 qu0x051f esr5mh6w e9989ue4 r7d6kgcz rq0escxv nhd2j8a9 nc684nl6 p7hjln8o kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x jb3vyjys rz4wbd8a qt6c0cv9 a8nywdso i1ao9s8h esuyzwwr f1sip0of lzcic4wl gpro0wi8 q66pz984 b1v8xokw" href="https://www.facebook.com/NIASSport/?__cft__[0]=AZXVW88Z18Wdvcx74PijSrYbzM8M8r_NmziqNrHxX2uSFUxTA1D6Zw4p1WqiVlPqaXZwVX_z5Jwws_6EWtElAvPxmHBTG9x9kumTXiaYyZu5qK8TAeYgnw2aj0Dbim3eTfhcoho2hvoyyr3NG4Hop9sA_VPb8D_iTc0Mg3XAYfr0CKerj9LUn49seUhwaqa6IowGJq4jLMoxDrE8tjsRsrZX&__tn__=kK-y-R" role="link" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: inline; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: inherit; text-decoration: none; touch-action: manipulation;" tabindex="0"><span class="nc684nl6" style="display: inline;">Northern Inland Academy of Sport (NIAS)</span></a> MTB Program athletes attended <a class="oajrlxb2 g5ia77u1 qu0x051f esr5mh6w e9989ue4 r7d6kgcz rq0escxv nhd2j8a9 nc684nl6 p7hjln8o kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x jb3vyjys rz4wbd8a qt6c0cv9 a8nywdso i1ao9s8h esuyzwwr f1sip0of lzcic4wl gpro0wi8 q66pz984 b1v8xokw" href="https://www.facebook.com/nemtb.com.au/?__cft__[0]=AZXVW88Z18Wdvcx74PijSrYbzM8M8r_NmziqNrHxX2uSFUxTA1D6Zw4p1WqiVlPqaXZwVX_z5Jwws_6EWtElAvPxmHBTG9x9kumTXiaYyZu5qK8TAeYgnw2aj0Dbim3eTfhcoho2hvoyyr3NG4Hop9sA_VPb8D_iTc0Mg3XAYfr0CKerj9LUn49seUhwaqa6IowGJq4jLMoxDrE8tjsRsrZX&__tn__=kK-y-R" role="link" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: inline; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: inherit; text-decoration: none; touch-action: manipulation;" tabindex="0"><span class="nc684nl6" style="display: inline;">New England Mountain Bikers (NEMTB)</span></a>'s <a class="oajrlxb2 g5ia77u1 qu0x051f esr5mh6w e9989ue4 r7d6kgcz rq0escxv nhd2j8a9 nc684nl6 p7hjln8o kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x jb3vyjys rz4wbd8a qt6c0cv9 a8nywdso i1ao9s8h esuyzwwr f1sip0of lzcic4wl gpro0wi8 q66pz984 b1v8xokw" href="https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/mothersday?__eep__=6&__cft__[0]=AZXVW88Z18Wdvcx74PijSrYbzM8M8r_NmziqNrHxX2uSFUxTA1D6Zw4p1WqiVlPqaXZwVX_z5Jwws_6EWtElAvPxmHBTG9x9kumTXiaYyZu5qK8TAeYgnw2aj0Dbim3eTfhcoho2hvoyyr3NG4Hop9sA_VPb8D_iTc0Mg3XAYfr0CKerj9LUn49seUhwaqa6IowGJq4jLMoxDrE8tjsRsrZX&__tn__=*NK-y-R" role="link" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: inline; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: inherit; text-decoration: none; touch-action: manipulation;" tabindex="0">#mothersday</a> event at Sport UNE on Sunday. It was a great chance for athletes to ride the trails before the upcoming NIXCS event next weekend, and for their Mum's to enjoy the four seasons Armidale can offer this time of year.</span></div><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q" style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; word-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Jock Hollis of Inverell completed over 36kms in the three hours available. The variety of trails on offer and a number of graded loops added incentive to session sections working on skills and techniques.</span></div></div><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q" style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; word-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Jock Barwick of Loomberah was excited to be back at Sport UNE after a taste of the trails during the Education Weekend in March. Jock went and made successful attempts at technical sections of the trail during his available trail time. In the end Jock was wrangled by some familiar superheroes bringing his 3hrs to a close.</span></div></div><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q" style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; word-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Fraser headed out to complete a couple of laps with his Dad, while Mum grabbed some trail time herself. </span></div></div><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q" style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; word-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Andy from Uralla teamed up with his Dad for this event, making riding the trails look easy. The pair put in some fast laps, faster than his Dad would have liked, and put a smile on the dials of all the Mums as they colourfully passed through transition onto their next laps.</span></div></div><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q" style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; word-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;">While everyone was a winner for getting out and braving the conditions, NEMTB handed their annual trophy over to the colourful pairing of Andy and his Dad. Well done!</span></div></div><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q" style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; word-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Upcoming events for NIAS MTB include a Regional Training Session at Inverell followed by a local XCO event as part of the NIXC Series.</span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div dir="auto"><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q" style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; word-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;">NIAS athletes headed to the regional town of Inverell for their fourth training session. Inverell MTB Park offers a unique mountain biking landscape and lots of technical features to play on.</span></div></div><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q" style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; word-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Inverell MTB Club have been busy and the park now has a covered shelter overlooking a sweet pump-track. The granite gravel based trail offers a mix of traction and looseness, without loam.</span></div></div><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q" style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; word-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;">On arrival the athletes were greeted with the very cool conditions the regional is currently experiencing. But in the sun, with a few stretches and ten minutes sun salutations, the warm jackets were off.</span></div></div><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q" style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; word-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Jumping on their bikes the athletes were put through their paces on the gravel surface with a series of skill based exercises. A highlight for most was the opportunity to learn about free-speed and pumping on the pump-track. </span></div></div><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q" style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; word-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Some athletes were challenged with a three-lap race on the pump-track, local Inverell athlete Jock Hollis set a high standard with a 60 second three laps. Ben Shaw from Tamworth, a first year athlete and close to three years junior to Jock stepped up to the challenge completing the three laps in 58.25 seconds. The fastest time of the day went to Jack MacKay of Gunnedah. Jack’s smooth style saw him complete the three laps in a 58 seconds flat.</span></div></div><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q" style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; word-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Out on the trail the athletes were treated to the sweet flow that is offered by the Inverell trails. A good two kilometres in a series of rock rollers were a daunting obstacle. And this theme of tough daunting obstacles, off the main trail, continued and gave athletes a chance to practise and improve both their climbing and descending bike-handling skills.</span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2FjhfyU8TBKSAmSWGE9PMfosELDEryZ-0MKZRPLlxEIQ5dqYSM2FMPxq4hkfIZcCZLB-LrmCh2DVTsz1xmaXs3xOPH0XlLoK8YtajbW67hyy1LPatP4e-dIcRAshdBsQgWQEkHTILPDPCxSfWNRwQWKp_NKzniZZIfX8jKlzAjR4xbfEIhusXLg/s2048/187669741_1906294176205357_2424521158342143941_n.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2FjhfyU8TBKSAmSWGE9PMfosELDEryZ-0MKZRPLlxEIQ5dqYSM2FMPxq4hkfIZcCZLB-LrmCh2DVTsz1xmaXs3xOPH0XlLoK8YtajbW67hyy1LPatP4e-dIcRAshdBsQgWQEkHTILPDPCxSfWNRwQWKp_NKzniZZIfX8jKlzAjR4xbfEIhusXLg/s320/187669741_1906294176205357_2424521158342143941_n.jpeg" width="320" /></span></a></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div dir="auto"><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q" style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; word-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Forty one riders rolled up to SportUNE for the first round of the 2021 Northern Inland XC Series. They came from far and wide, and the trails were in pretty good condition after the Mother's Day event the week prior.</span></div></div><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q" style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; word-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Northern Inland Academy of Sport (NIAS) Moutainbike Program athletes made up the bulk of the junior field with seven, half the squad, making this event a priority.</span></div></div><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q" style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; word-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Former NIAS athletes from Tamworth were also there, giving the the current crew an opportunity to race some of the fastest wheels going. Eddie Willis placed in the top three at Nationals for 2021 and Lachlan Butters recently performed highly at both gravity and endurance events.</span></div></div><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q" style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; word-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;">In U17s, NIAS athlete Jock Hollis of Inverell chased the fast starting Eddie Willis while Lachlan Butters looked to make up time after a slow start. Hailing from Gunnedah, athlete Jack MacKay swapped his gravity skill for some XCO and rounded out the field with athlete Fraser McQueen from Armidale.</span></div></div><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q" style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; word-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;">In U15s Tamworth athlete Kaden Thistle placed second in a small category.</span></div></div><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q" style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; word-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;">While they might be younger the U13s is just as competitive as other age-groups. The NIAS athlete crew of Ben Shaw (Tamworth), Jock Barwick (Loomberah) and Andy faced-off with Andy Blair (Uralla). Andy got a good start and was followed by Jock , then Ben. With just twenty-five minutes of racing the boys jostled for positions and came over the line with Ben in front, followed by Jock and then Andy.</span></div></div><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q" style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; word-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Upcoming events for NIAS MTB include team and individual race events, from Newcastle to Inverell.</span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX6E23fqWj6Wd6QoprYhrNDgOHCjYWh7vhds5N4a9Mqy5dn4SybqSUBjUbe8K4jS7fn1ptsxmePPJJDW7Xyz-AU7bnFLc8PWSbv_f8dZb3O21-BwQkUrjGByl7ZQldIwF-bTFjegsySfxtHWJSKlglGhq7I2RjU4F_SVmNkWFMqNA_KgFTb7BdFg/s1875/188384318_1910939062407535_1374856971894704084_n.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1250" data-original-width="1875" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX6E23fqWj6Wd6QoprYhrNDgOHCjYWh7vhds5N4a9Mqy5dn4SybqSUBjUbe8K4jS7fn1ptsxmePPJJDW7Xyz-AU7bnFLc8PWSbv_f8dZb3O21-BwQkUrjGByl7ZQldIwF-bTFjegsySfxtHWJSKlglGhq7I2RjU4F_SVmNkWFMqNA_KgFTb7BdFg/s320/188384318_1910939062407535_1374856971894704084_n.jpeg" width="320" /></span></a></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div dir="auto"><div class="kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="margin: 0px; word-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="nc684nl6" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: inline; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: inherit; text-decoration: none; touch-action: manipulation;">May: <a class="oajrlxb2 g5ia77u1 qu0x051f esr5mh6w e9989ue4 r7d6kgcz rq0escxv nhd2j8a9 nc684nl6 p7hjln8o kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x jb3vyjys rz4wbd8a qt6c0cv9 a8nywdso i1ao9s8h esuyzwwr f1sip0of lzcic4wl gpro0wi8 q66pz984 b1v8xokw" href="https://www.facebook.com/NIASSport/?__cft__[0]=AZWzEiyjLIDwcshL2UJStOwzWt4lQjAhacD8mF6_Byu-nbA_faQRfupXZCTBkcHyI-4vqfW59pPO48QdforCdiGlsE1wh26CSceLD_QbBXXen4ukpRyZ_z-n3P4AFyq541-I0cmHCNQ5EfoHrLosQ-x-9WHq1SZ-vK5V05cD_oDgpGJ5V7yAVhd1ZpkA0ZScvpoElEERWSIcFchttBA010Fn&__tn__=kK-y-R" role="link" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: inline; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: inherit; text-decoration: none; touch-action: manipulation;" tabindex="0">Northern Inland Academy of Sport (NIAS)</a></span> Moutainbike Program athletes travelled to Glenrock in Newcastle for a Grand Prix event. The event was run by <a class="oajrlxb2 g5ia77u1 qu0x051f esr5mh6w e9989ue4 r7d6kgcz rq0escxv nhd2j8a9 nc684nl6 p7hjln8o kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x jb3vyjys rz4wbd8a qt6c0cv9 a8nywdso i1ao9s8h esuyzwwr f1sip0of lzcic4wl gpro0wi8 q66pz984 b1v8xokw" href="https://www.facebook.com/rockytrailentertainment/?__cft__[0]=AZWzEiyjLIDwcshL2UJStOwzWt4lQjAhacD8mF6_Byu-nbA_faQRfupXZCTBkcHyI-4vqfW59pPO48QdforCdiGlsE1wh26CSceLD_QbBXXen4ukpRyZ_z-n3P4AFyq541-I0cmHCNQ5EfoHrLosQ-x-9WHq1SZ-vK5V05cD_oDgpGJ5V7yAVhd1ZpkA0ZScvpoElEERWSIcFchttBA010Fn&__tn__=kK-y-R" role="link" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: inline; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: inherit; text-decoration: none; touch-action: manipulation;" tabindex="0"><span class="nc684nl6" style="display: inline;">Rocky Trail Entertainment</span></a> and hosted on the Glenrock National Park trail network. An endurance-based event, the trails had been recently revitalised after damaged caused during a wet summer and autumn. <a class="oajrlxb2 g5ia77u1 qu0x051f esr5mh6w e9989ue4 r7d6kgcz rq0escxv nhd2j8a9 nc684nl6 p7hjln8o kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x jb3vyjys rz4wbd8a qt6c0cv9 a8nywdso i1ao9s8h esuyzwwr f1sip0of lzcic4wl gpro0wi8 q66pz984 b1v8xokw" href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/421744375491431/user/100057258078005/?__cft__[0]=AZWzEiyjLIDwcshL2UJStOwzWt4lQjAhacD8mF6_Byu-nbA_faQRfupXZCTBkcHyI-4vqfW59pPO48QdforCdiGlsE1wh26CSceLD_QbBXXen4ukpRyZ_z-n3P4AFyq541-I0cmHCNQ5EfoHrLosQ-x-9WHq1SZ-vK5V05cD_oDgpGJ5V7yAVhd1ZpkA0ZScvpoElEERWSIcFchttBA010Fn&__tn__=-]K-y-R" role="link" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: inline; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: inherit; text-decoration: none; touch-action: manipulation;" tabindex="0"><span class="nc684nl6" style="display: inline;">Glenrock Trail Alliance</span></a></span></div></div><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q" style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; word-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Some of the NIAS athletes had arrived in the region for an event on Thursday and Friday, but most arriving at the park on Saturday morning ready to race. With over two hundred riders signed up to ride at Glenrock, NIAS riders had a good chance to ride against people from the greater Newcastle and Sydney regions.</span></div></div><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q" style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; word-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;">For athlete Jock Hollis from Inverell, this would be his second event in as many days, “I went into the four-hour race with no expectations after the <a class="oajrlxb2 g5ia77u1 qu0x051f esr5mh6w e9989ue4 r7d6kgcz rq0escxv nhd2j8a9 nc684nl6 p7hjln8o kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x jb3vyjys rz4wbd8a qt6c0cv9 a8nywdso i1ao9s8h esuyzwwr f1sip0of lzcic4wl gpro0wi8 q66pz984 b1v8xokw" href="https://www.facebook.com/Hunterschoolsmtb/?__cft__[0]=AZWzEiyjLIDwcshL2UJStOwzWt4lQjAhacD8mF6_Byu-nbA_faQRfupXZCTBkcHyI-4vqfW59pPO48QdforCdiGlsE1wh26CSceLD_QbBXXen4ukpRyZ_z-n3P4AFyq541-I0cmHCNQ5EfoHrLosQ-x-9WHq1SZ-vK5V05cD_oDgpGJ5V7yAVhd1ZpkA0ZScvpoElEERWSIcFchttBA010Fn&__tn__=kK-y-R" role="link" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: inline; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: inherit; text-decoration: none; touch-action: manipulation;" tabindex="0"><span class="nc684nl6" style="display: inline;">Hunter Schools MTB</span></a> race the day before”. Jock was one of eight riders entered in his solo category, whereas the remaining NIAS riders were in teams of two.</span></div></div><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q" style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; word-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Jock Barwick (Loombah) and Tom Dundon (Armidale) teamed up, with Tom getting the first lap, which included the necessary extra fire-trail climb for the start. They swapped turns every lap averaging just over twenty-five minutes per lap. Jock managed the fastest lap for the team, but only just, the pair were very evenly matched. The athletes went on to hold off all the other U15s teams finishing first, with ten laps.</span></div></div><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q" style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; word-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Athletes Harrison Crowley (Tamworth) and Andy Blair (Uralla) were the other NIAS team with Harrison getting the honours of the first lap. Over the course of the next six laps Harrison and Andy were pulling back time on the team called Snap, at times the gap was over seven minutes and was reduced to a mere thirty seconds in the final laps. Harrison and Andy placed third by about a minute with both teams on nine laps.</span></div></div><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q" style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; word-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Back with Jock Hollis there were competitors in front with fresh legs, over the first hour all he could do was keep consistent. His break came when the leading rider stopped to inflate a tyre and take on food. It was during this time Jock passed the lead rider, taking the lead in the category himself, “all I had to do was believe in myself and ignore the pain once it begun to kick in” Jock said after the event.</span></div></div><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q" style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; word-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The following is from Jock’s race report. “My favourite part of the track would have to be the first section of single-track. It featured high-speed flowing corners and berms coupled with some root-drops and rock up-and-overs. This section made for a break from the uphill slog that seemed to dominate the rest of the track.”</span></div></div><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q" style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; word-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;">“I was also able to make good time on other riders over the technical sections because of the multiple line choices in some spots, that coupled with some braking technique and cornering skills I’ve learnt with NIAS.” Jock went on to hold his lead over his competitors stretching the lead out to over half a lap, placing first in the U18s solo 4hr.</span></div></div><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q" style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; word-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Upcoming events for NIAS MTB include regional events and a Regional Training Session in Armidale.</span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7e2qz53o1I29w-Dm-TahzJX8Dl4fPn7rG9HEuA0jD18960xTAsiv_eZAHC-b6Ec0UDir5pE2pMUUl4RThB11xoKwDjWOWJgw-mdSKcDXnZVev2rSRhPeKMrsL6TmVjJWBF2UsavLVQgoUcfqHYGxCxPpgzhN7lJA1gxBl1YHeYqdTBOnY3aE_RA/s960/196963738_1924869571014484_2228176672579274124_n.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="960" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7e2qz53o1I29w-Dm-TahzJX8Dl4fPn7rG9HEuA0jD18960xTAsiv_eZAHC-b6Ec0UDir5pE2pMUUl4RThB11xoKwDjWOWJgw-mdSKcDXnZVev2rSRhPeKMrsL6TmVjJWBF2UsavLVQgoUcfqHYGxCxPpgzhN7lJA1gxBl1YHeYqdTBOnY3aE_RA/s320/196963738_1924869571014484_2228176672579274124_n.jpeg" width="320" /></span></a></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div dir="auto"><div class="kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="margin: 0px; word-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="nc684nl6" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: inline; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: inherit; text-decoration: none; touch-action: manipulation;">June: <a class="oajrlxb2 g5ia77u1 qu0x051f esr5mh6w e9989ue4 r7d6kgcz rq0escxv nhd2j8a9 nc684nl6 p7hjln8o kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x jb3vyjys rz4wbd8a qt6c0cv9 a8nywdso i1ao9s8h esuyzwwr f1sip0of lzcic4wl gpro0wi8 q66pz984 b1v8xokw" href="https://www.facebook.com/NIASSport/?__cft__[0]=AZUQmywK5Z5_PNvzC4AcDwNfjfTOXwYZ_ChzO9vaZoSh85Hg3Gz_S6-D1GaWPCEkdmwQDwFjRxvdgcWUpyIa5ZxNpnizx1bDFXqZQixdaSxB5ASrGdLib3pPYxwTk6oPjYf9ygZYDVELtIHNdDYLEVkFZqmKjOzxbcIAFroD5kUZDjMqqFl4TjeU-aUTab37PC4iAXSjEmBWrTeJdkbl9cp9&__tn__=kK-y-R" role="link" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: inline; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: inherit; text-decoration: none; touch-action: manipulation;" tabindex="0">Northern Inland Academy of Sport (NIAS)</a></span> athletes headed to Tamworth for their fifth Regional Training Session. The weather had played a big part in preparation for the Training Session with a cold snap and snow in the region. Plans were changed to limit the athletes exposure to the very low temperatures from an outdoor session in Armidale to an indoor session in Tamworth.</span></div></div><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q" style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; word-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Thanks to <a class="oajrlxb2 g5ia77u1 qu0x051f esr5mh6w e9989ue4 r7d6kgcz rq0escxv nhd2j8a9 nc684nl6 p7hjln8o kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x jb3vyjys rz4wbd8a qt6c0cv9 a8nywdso i1ao9s8h esuyzwwr f1sip0of lzcic4wl gpro0wi8 q66pz984 b1v8xokw" href="https://www.facebook.com/Compassalliedhealth/?__cft__[0]=AZUQmywK5Z5_PNvzC4AcDwNfjfTOXwYZ_ChzO9vaZoSh85Hg3Gz_S6-D1GaWPCEkdmwQDwFjRxvdgcWUpyIa5ZxNpnizx1bDFXqZQixdaSxB5ASrGdLib3pPYxwTk6oPjYf9ygZYDVELtIHNdDYLEVkFZqmKjOzxbcIAFroD5kUZDjMqqFl4TjeU-aUTab37PC4iAXSjEmBWrTeJdkbl9cp9&__tn__=kK-y-R" role="link" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: inline; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: inherit; text-decoration: none; touch-action: manipulation;" tabindex="0"><span class="nc684nl6" style="display: inline;">Compass Allied Health</span></a> the athletes used a cycling specific program to stretch and warm-up before they headed to the Spinbike room. A new experience for some, the athletes were treated to a +45min spin class of sprints and hill-climbs.</span></div></div><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q" style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; word-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The program then continued with a BodyBalance class of flow, yoga and balancing. There were some surprises with tough core and flexibility moves, athletes finding some of the smaller movements the most challenging.</span></div></div><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q" style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; word-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;">After a small break the athletes found that Head Coach <a class="oajrlxb2 g5ia77u1 qu0x051f esr5mh6w e9989ue4 r7d6kgcz rq0escxv nhd2j8a9 nc684nl6 p7hjln8o kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x jb3vyjys rz4wbd8a qt6c0cv9 a8nywdso i1ao9s8h esuyzwwr f1sip0of lzcic4wl gpro0wi8 q66pz984 b1v8xokw" href="https://www.facebook.com/CrummyMTB/?__cft__[0]=AZUQmywK5Z5_PNvzC4AcDwNfjfTOXwYZ_ChzO9vaZoSh85Hg3Gz_S6-D1GaWPCEkdmwQDwFjRxvdgcWUpyIa5ZxNpnizx1bDFXqZQixdaSxB5ASrGdLib3pPYxwTk6oPjYf9ygZYDVELtIHNdDYLEVkFZqmKjOzxbcIAFroD5kUZDjMqqFl4TjeU-aUTab37PC4iAXSjEmBWrTeJdkbl9cp9&__tn__=kK-y-R" role="link" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: inline; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: inherit; text-decoration: none; touch-action: manipulation;" tabindex="0"><span class="nc684nl6" style="display: inline;">CrummyMTB</span></a> had set up a "Nino" inspired Challenge based on a program the Swiss-based Mountain Bike World Champion had to do. With unstable platforms to balance on while conducting cycling specific manoeuvres this Challenge was to be a favourite for many of the athletes.</span></div></div><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q" style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; word-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Moving on the session was rounded out with a strength and conditioning session based around the major leg-muscle groups before the athletes got the chance to jump in the pool for a cool-down and recovery session.</span></div></div><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q" style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; word-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;">All up it was a big morning for the mountain bike athletes.</span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyn3F3BsaVZUs30OzKzgscsSNdRRIBIK9KM8sQBWUjMmSiTC4f3TzcMTTIPz8AUCK153i2ISKg7Wcma_gv_biH45S2uHdichHb_Ms2s9tHz5zV_caB1SSkyYtjBVrvyv1WWrrH9KBmu-yKnxHX-tnJbfxybnMANM1QOUjxYriLjwi8Bniw7NgJyA/s960/194291373_1931887636979344_1488363261081441581_n.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="960" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyn3F3BsaVZUs30OzKzgscsSNdRRIBIK9KM8sQBWUjMmSiTC4f3TzcMTTIPz8AUCK153i2ISKg7Wcma_gv_biH45S2uHdichHb_Ms2s9tHz5zV_caB1SSkyYtjBVrvyv1WWrrH9KBmu-yKnxHX-tnJbfxybnMANM1QOUjxYriLjwi8Bniw7NgJyA/s320/194291373_1931887636979344_1488363261081441581_n.jpeg" width="320" /></span></a></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div dir="auto"><div class="kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="margin: 0px; word-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a class="oajrlxb2 g5ia77u1 qu0x051f esr5mh6w e9989ue4 r7d6kgcz rq0escxv nhd2j8a9 nc684nl6 p7hjln8o kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x jb3vyjys rz4wbd8a qt6c0cv9 a8nywdso i1ao9s8h esuyzwwr f1sip0of lzcic4wl gpro0wi8 q66pz984 b1v8xokw" href="https://www.facebook.com/NIASSport/?__cft__[0]=AZXYRsulAdHNAwGJtQZdVKsddS20BjgZhaJw3XUPvBHEAxMUhzWa215sC26vhprqm7zoGAGxa6fMa_JiJsw-G6DwdpbDih_R_KHaL68mnRZiZ6Vpm3d285w8pJSFgM_RrmM3P9C0z8GSLqCyF9ODAN9OGuzQKa3QLhfGQSNnTNIJx3Sa6sCgljj1dv9p56Rul9hWvAVUbTJtjB7XKqP9718v&__tn__=kK-y-R" role="link" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: inline; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: inherit; text-decoration: none; touch-action: manipulation;" tabindex="0"><span class="nc684nl6" style="display: inline;">Northern Inland Academy of Sport (NIAS)</span></a> MTB athletes have been competing in the local Northern Inland Cross Country Series, most recently at Inverell and Walcha.</span></div></div><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q" style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; word-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Inverell is a unique trail and surface, the NIAS MTB Program having recently conducted a Regional Training Session there. Seven athletes attended the event with local Jock Hollis recalling, "it was great to finally have a race at my local track. It was awesome to see the countless hours of working bees had paid off with everyone enjoying our track".</span></div></div><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q" style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; word-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Most athletes had a smooth race, Jock Hollis and Campbell Walsh were chasing recent National Cup representative and previous NIAS MTB athelete Eddie Willis. "I just had week of being sick," Jock commented on his race, "so I was shocked by how well I was able to ride. I was really happy to see that all my training of focusing on lines and efficiency on the track had paid off. I was able to ride 3 clean laps".</span></div></div><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q" style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; word-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Five NIAS athletes raced at the Walcha NIXCS. With snow in the local region and plenty of precipitation, the trails were well saturated. This didn't stop some fast times and plenty of wheel-spinning fun. </span></div></div><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q" style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; word-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Campbell Walsh was the chaser at this round, on the tail of former NIAS MTB athelete Justin Roberts. Campbell couldn't make a mistake though because just behind him was Fraser McQueen from Armidale.</span></div></div><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q" style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; word-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;">NIAS MTB Program represented very well with Andy Blair from Uralla taking out the U13s category and Kaden Thistle from Tamworth placing first in U15s. While in the U17s category NIAS went 1, 2, 4 with Campbell, Fraser and Jack Mackay from Gunnedah respectively.</span></div></div><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q" style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; word-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;">All athletes are looking forward to a number of racing oppertunities over the next month including the NIXCS hosted by Sport Sponsor <a class="oajrlxb2 g5ia77u1 qu0x051f esr5mh6w e9989ue4 r7d6kgcz rq0escxv nhd2j8a9 nc684nl6 p7hjln8o kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x jb3vyjys rz4wbd8a qt6c0cv9 a8nywdso i1ao9s8h esuyzwwr f1sip0of lzcic4wl gpro0wi8 q66pz984 b1v8xokw" href="https://www.facebook.com/tamworthmountainbikers/?__cft__[0]=AZXYRsulAdHNAwGJtQZdVKsddS20BjgZhaJw3XUPvBHEAxMUhzWa215sC26vhprqm7zoGAGxa6fMa_JiJsw-G6DwdpbDih_R_KHaL68mnRZiZ6Vpm3d285w8pJSFgM_RrmM3P9C0z8GSLqCyF9ODAN9OGuzQKa3QLhfGQSNnTNIJx3Sa6sCgljj1dv9p56Rul9hWvAVUbTJtjB7XKqP9718v&__tn__=kK-y-R" role="link" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: inline; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: inherit; text-decoration: none; touch-action: manipulation;" tabindex="0"><span class="nc684nl6" style="display: inline;">Tamworth Mountain Bikers</span></a> .</span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3gyuz7aY1e3H-4Tc9lMs2A7MzLRsv-lgie2ODYQTLfHAXZmOFPDndq5RPd-bTTxtp3zLMF8AJ_bfjGXP2V2iE1cjJBkTXxg5clRp5Y3pIv6HCHdkYc7dEsO9ORx-IaPGESNHP0rgwCHNxDXKG-pLJryT4tXRUI_ZpeFbdy8seXJxjAPPMPGRDpw/s960/206759394_1940670512767723_7588680780013879936_n.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="960" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3gyuz7aY1e3H-4Tc9lMs2A7MzLRsv-lgie2ODYQTLfHAXZmOFPDndq5RPd-bTTxtp3zLMF8AJ_bfjGXP2V2iE1cjJBkTXxg5clRp5Y3pIv6HCHdkYc7dEsO9ORx-IaPGESNHP0rgwCHNxDXKG-pLJryT4tXRUI_ZpeFbdy8seXJxjAPPMPGRDpw/s320/206759394_1940670512767723_7588680780013879936_n.jpeg" width="320" /></span></a></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div dir="auto"><div class="kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="margin: 0px; word-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="nc684nl6" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: inline; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: inherit; touch-action: manipulation;">July: <a class="oajrlxb2 g5ia77u1 qu0x051f esr5mh6w e9989ue4 r7d6kgcz rq0escxv nhd2j8a9 nc684nl6 p7hjln8o kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x jb3vyjys rz4wbd8a qt6c0cv9 a8nywdso i1ao9s8h esuyzwwr f1sip0of lzcic4wl gpro0wi8 q66pz984 b1v8xokw" href="https://www.facebook.com/NIASSport/?__cft__[0]=AZVYNNHg1mkU9GhO9vNEClH22jROUgBk8ZWCxIPZxrgvlPxvlUtGedVB8BPholnnyga7pruazCYY0tjDyVQm7-pXMhgRLGeWALxFQLQipvvnl4gwjIijuQHgO-21PToO0rvDjxK9-aV8CgVmA2Onzh2EomNam-4YdOCNkmwCr7Fo3CKn6Rh4hVuKhMreMj7C7f0QH16UUcmL9a1FalnogV26&__tn__=kK-y-R" role="link" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: inline; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: inherit; touch-action: manipulation;" tabindex="0">Northern Inland Academy of Sport (NIAS)</a></span> Moutainbike Program athletes travelled to the Mid North Coast near Port Macquarie for a double-header weekend of events. The events were run by <a class="oajrlxb2 g5ia77u1 qu0x051f esr5mh6w e9989ue4 r7d6kgcz rq0escxv nhd2j8a9 nc684nl6 p7hjln8o kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x jb3vyjys rz4wbd8a qt6c0cv9 a8nywdso i1ao9s8h esuyzwwr f1sip0of lzcic4wl gpro0wi8 q66pz984 b1v8xokw" href="https://www.facebook.com/rockytrailentertainment/?__cft__[0]=AZVYNNHg1mkU9GhO9vNEClH22jROUgBk8ZWCxIPZxrgvlPxvlUtGedVB8BPholnnyga7pruazCYY0tjDyVQm7-pXMhgRLGeWALxFQLQipvvnl4gwjIijuQHgO-21PToO0rvDjxK9-aV8CgVmA2Onzh2EomNam-4YdOCNkmwCr7Fo3CKn6Rh4hVuKhMreMj7C7f0QH16UUcmL9a1FalnogV26&__tn__=kK-y-R" role="link" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: inline; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: inherit; text-decoration: none; touch-action: manipulation;" tabindex="0"><span class="nc684nl6" style="display: inline;">Rocky Trail Entertainment</span></a> and hosted at two locations, Jollynose MTB Park near Port Macquarie and at the Kalateenee trails in Kempsey.</span></div></div><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q" style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; word-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;">In most cases the athletes had been assigned teams, with some of the most senior riders opting for a solo challenge across the two days. It was a mixture of nervousness and excitement as the athletes rolled into Jollynose, some had managed a preview ride the day before and by all accounts the MTB Park was on the slippery side of wet.</span></div></div><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q" style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; word-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;">In the U15s Pairs there were three teams, Jock and Fraser, Ben and Tom, and Andy and Lawson. Each of these riders had proven themselves of the last couple of months and it was going to be interesting racing, not just against other teams but competition within the NIAS teams as well.</span></div></div><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q" style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; word-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Riding solo for NIAS at Jollynose was Campbell and Jock in the biggest U18s field ever contested at this event. Additionally, the NIAS coaches were thrown into the mix with Coach Alyssa teamed up with Harrison and Coach Crummy with Kaden.</span></div></div><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q" style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; word-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;">One of the Programs younger athletes Jock had this to say about his teams race at Jollynose, “I was teamed up with Frazer McQueen to ride the 4 hour U15s Pair category. Frazer had a long sprint for the start and he went through into the single-track in the second bunch. I waited anxiously until he came back, then it was my turn for a lap”. The Pair riders rode in a relay format, with one rider out on the trail at any one time. “The track was a bit rough and technical. I learned that when it is wet and muddy on the track you need to wash and lubricate your chain to keep everything running properly.” </span></div></div><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q" style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; word-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;">There was a tight race between the U15s Pairs with Ben and Tom riding smoothly. Andy and Lawson weren’t far behind either, a mistake could cost time and see other teams pass you. Fraser came through first followed closely by Tom, Ben backed up Tom’s lap by passing Jock during his lap. Ben and Tom came away with a great win with Fraser and Jock placing second, and Andy and Lawson holding comfortably onto third.</span></div></div><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q" style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; word-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;">In the other teams Kaden and Alyssa had the starting lap and this would see these paired teams battle it out with Alyssa passing Kaden and Crummy passing Harrison some time mid-lap. This would be another close competition as athletes and coaches swapped laps. While not directly competing in the same category the pairs both rode well with Alyssa and Harrison placing 4th and Crummy and Kaden in 2nd, in their respective categories.</span></div></div><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q" style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; word-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;">With the widest field of U18 solos ever seen in Grand Prix history the NIAS athletes were going to have some stiff competition. There were a number of local riders and Hunter-based riders in attendance, all vying for a good race. Jock and Campbell got away smoothly into the single-track but a mistake during the first lap saw Campbell complete the lap a bit further back in the field than he would have liked. </span></div></div><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q" style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; word-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;">“I was really excited to race at Jollynose as I had been working hard to prepare,” Jock said on his solo effort, “I was happy to find that my legs felt fresh and strong the entire time, this left me feeling confident.” Jock rode strongly to hold off all the competition leading from start to finish, Campbell was able to refocus from his early mistake to ride into an accomplished third position.</span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgolxr5zA5Is7fvxlEOuIy9ls-nplcJh6_MC1H9AQJeXXWZx4L2ySfMQwmvCPjxxYSTSXkuECHcRtmDSlkD2YhltOuWnH5bKLjjbpQKTd5ZqMnS7qE5o_Xp0rZmgFWyM8zmCRA31SYThy6sd5Lv02jKyBdf3YV9bHw2r-DEcVagi4UPH3UGZjUXOw/s960/204842681_1794963277373046_3446707176964242222_n.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="720" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgolxr5zA5Is7fvxlEOuIy9ls-nplcJh6_MC1H9AQJeXXWZx4L2ySfMQwmvCPjxxYSTSXkuECHcRtmDSlkD2YhltOuWnH5bKLjjbpQKTd5ZqMnS7qE5o_Xp0rZmgFWyM8zmCRA31SYThy6sd5Lv02jKyBdf3YV9bHw2r-DEcVagi4UPH3UGZjUXOw/s320/204842681_1794963277373046_3446707176964242222_n.jpeg" width="240" /></span></a></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div dir="auto"><div class="kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="margin: 0px; word-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a class="oajrlxb2 g5ia77u1 qu0x051f esr5mh6w e9989ue4 r7d6kgcz rq0escxv nhd2j8a9 nc684nl6 p7hjln8o kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x jb3vyjys rz4wbd8a qt6c0cv9 a8nywdso i1ao9s8h esuyzwwr f1sip0of lzcic4wl gpro0wi8 q66pz984 b1v8xokw" href="https://www.facebook.com/NIASSport/?__cft__[0]=AZVEFn9fpbxqUJyAGZ417JITiLztryF6046p4D8SpAlIm9NNLYzUdKbcx2gqMFZTV6iTsTmW6i-YF7L3Bhd-tKtAQ_zp044YexlA0tN9V_3-UhLObyNP7kIHvVx8NwqHP8OVLrV58osR_FAEmkfCU45Lk7YdzrXZ7kZ-vKT69x7eATWv12uNezi_iJJP9h0nOIlWfCUDK6ZjBAsk1ZafYoYa&__tn__=kK-y-R" role="link" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: inline; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: inherit; text-decoration: none; touch-action: manipulation;" tabindex="0"><span class="nc684nl6" style="display: inline;">Northern Inland Academy of Sport (NIAS)</span></a> Moutainbike Program athletes travelled to the Mid North Coast near Port Macquarie for a double-header weekend of events. The events were run by Rocky Trail Entertainment and hosted at two locations, Jollynose MTB Park near Port Macquarie and at the Kalateenee trails in Kempsey.</span></div></div><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q" style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; word-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;">After getting the first event at Jollynose under their belt with some good results, the athletes looked to the Sunday at a fun-day. A limited number of competitors had returned after the overnight changes in restrictions. In better news, the trail conditions were almost stark opposite to the previous days event, Kalateenee trails were 99.9% dry and, in some spots, almost dusty.</span></div></div><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q" style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; word-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The teams were similar to Saturday’s racing, minor changes include Campbell going from solo to now team-up with <a class="oajrlxb2 g5ia77u1 qu0x051f esr5mh6w e9989ue4 r7d6kgcz rq0escxv nhd2j8a9 nc684nl6 p7hjln8o kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x jb3vyjys rz4wbd8a qt6c0cv9 a8nywdso i1ao9s8h esuyzwwr f1sip0of lzcic4wl gpro0wi8 q66pz984 b1v8xokw" href="https://www.facebook.com/jbmtbr/?__cft__[0]=AZVEFn9fpbxqUJyAGZ417JITiLztryF6046p4D8SpAlIm9NNLYzUdKbcx2gqMFZTV6iTsTmW6i-YF7L3Bhd-tKtAQ_zp044YexlA0tN9V_3-UhLObyNP7kIHvVx8NwqHP8OVLrV58osR_FAEmkfCU45Lk7YdzrXZ7kZ-vKT69x7eATWv12uNezi_iJJP9h0nOIlWfCUDK6ZjBAsk1ZafYoYa&__tn__=kK-y-R" role="link" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: inline; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: inherit; text-decoration: none; touch-action: manipulation;" tabindex="0"><span class="nc684nl6" style="display: inline;">JetBlack MTB Racing</span></a> 's Lachlan Butters to race Pairs. There were a few riders who couldn’t make the two-day commitment as well.</span></div></div><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q" style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; word-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Yesterday’s U15s Pairs were chomping at the bit to get underway, after such close racing. Would Ben and Tom come away with another win, or would Jock and Fraser fight back? The boys chose a similar format to yesterday with the older athletes Fraser and Tom going out for the first lap. At the end of the first lap there was just shy of a minute between the teams with Fraser coming through first. During the second lap Ben was able to overtake Jock swapping the time deficit the opposite way. After the third lap it was neck and neck with Fraser pipping Tom close to the line.</span></div></div><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q" style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; word-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Jock takes over the commentary, “Frazer and I teamed up again for Sunday. It was a rocky, hilly and a bumpy track. We had a nice field of NIAS people and a supportive team to make it fun. I felt I rode better today, with my legs just getting warmed up! It was a neck and neck race for first place with everyone giving it all. Ben and I had a great sprint finish to our final lap!” Fraser went on to lay-down a quick time Tom just could respond to, clinching the win the pairing of Jock and Fraser. Ben and Tom held onto second with plenty of daylight to third.</span></div></div><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q" style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; word-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;">In the other teams Harrison and Alyssa rode well to sit midfield and finish with a third place. Campbell and Lachlan had their work cut out for them with Port Macquarie pairing of the Spilsbury brothers getting away from them on the first lap. Lachlan caught back up on the second lap and over the next few both he and Campbell formed around a three-minute lead. On what was supposed to be Lachlan’s and the teams last lap, Campbell was sent out for an unexpected double. Jarred from team Spilsbury was sent out on a flier after Campbell. The NIAS support crew were on edge as the boys completed the 30min lap, waiting to see who would come around the corner and over the timing mats first. It was the maroon colours of NIAS, Campbell had held onto the lead, Jarred just twenty seconds behind on his fastest lap of the day. “It came down to the wire at the end, and I had to give that little bit extra for the win”, Campbell said after the race.</span></div></div><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q" style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; word-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;">We asked Jock, who rode solo again how his race went. “At Kempsey I felt surprisingly good and after some stretching and warming up I felt ready to do it all again. I was really disappointed that the latest COVID restrictions had ruled Thomas Jenkins out (Thomas placed second the previous day at Jollynose) as I was really looking forward to racing him again. However, I found that I still had a battle on my hands as I was being chased down by pairs riders Campbell and Lachlan. I was determined to stay in front as long as I could.” Jock was caught by the pair on lap five but went on to comfortably win the U18s solo 4hr, placing sixth against all other solo riders for the day!</span></div></div><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q" style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; word-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;">It was a massive weekend for all riders and support crews. Everyone had a blast and look forward to the next event. Upcoming events for the NIAS MTB include Northern Inland XC Series at Tamworth, Armidale and Inverell, plus a Regional Training Session on the trails at the Piney – Armidale.</span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9QBJGBKGW3uY6CzfeRoeAi4DqljTodM5e0i8Rd5j8cv02cc2ImsPr-r728CUUY2AvfXP8sNcqhurMiQnIiC2wP32wvFn5VDK1srRiU85rLOKQuWwtGdpOP9djjTs4SJaY3TX6Xt0v8kF-etyUA2Rp68RLBPhUWyFoGTXv14ApH66oIYcQeJzjVg/s1890/193941606_1949451195222988_7931757427608473272_n.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1260" data-original-width="1890" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9QBJGBKGW3uY6CzfeRoeAi4DqljTodM5e0i8Rd5j8cv02cc2ImsPr-r728CUUY2AvfXP8sNcqhurMiQnIiC2wP32wvFn5VDK1srRiU85rLOKQuWwtGdpOP9djjTs4SJaY3TX6Xt0v8kF-etyUA2Rp68RLBPhUWyFoGTXv14ApH66oIYcQeJzjVg/s320/193941606_1949451195222988_7931757427608473272_n.jpeg" width="320" /></span></a></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div dir="auto"><div class="kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="margin: 0px; word-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a class="oajrlxb2 g5ia77u1 qu0x051f esr5mh6w e9989ue4 r7d6kgcz rq0escxv nhd2j8a9 nc684nl6 p7hjln8o kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x jb3vyjys rz4wbd8a qt6c0cv9 a8nywdso i1ao9s8h esuyzwwr f1sip0of lzcic4wl gpro0wi8 q66pz984 b1v8xokw" href="https://www.facebook.com/NIASSport/?__cft__[0]=AZUWTErZvlbko87mE-wy89Zb_98omhIl3eHKWU7a9k7W1FmyNVhQYN_c09m3EYKKyVRlL8Qwi2IrPhjfPCg33uyvDZ9lHDiIiUVWQNtFVqmvIN1IVqqxh-ruMfJIybmyq8KinpZepdEwAqvClf2C636LKeTcZ_Hrm39M-UI38_d9Qw9meKG9c5-ZlzoszDr9b4LyOXJih3mIDBaaVDmeSuRP&__tn__=kK-y-R" role="link" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: inline; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: inherit; text-decoration: none; touch-action: manipulation;" tabindex="0"><span class="nc684nl6" style="display: inline;">Northern Inland Academy of Sport (NIAS)</span></a> Moutainbike Program have a number of local events coming up as part of the Northern Inland XC Series. The Series is run by the local clubs across the diverse trails of the region. This week it was Tamworth Mountainbikers turn at their amazingly developed park.</span></div></div><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q" style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; word-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Eight athletes were keen to roll around the park across the three junior grades. Recent weather had left some of the trails slightly tachy but there were plenty of smiles as riders lined up for the start.</span></div></div><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q" style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; word-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;">In U13s our three dominate NIAS riders took on the challenge of a full loop the trail. It was tight between Jock and Ben as they raced up Central Mountain, Jock had completed the start loop with a lead. Close behind was Andy and the three had a visual sight on each other for much of the race. Ben caught Jock through the climb and held his newly acquired lead to the line. The boys place 1st, 2nd and 3rd in U13s.</span></div></div><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q" style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; word-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Kaden was joined by Leon in the U15s category. Sadly, Leon snapped a chain early during the race lap, scooting his bike back but unable to remedy the problem. Kaden went on to ride away with another victory in the NIXC Series and a commanding lead in the U15s Series points score.</span></div></div><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q" style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; word-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The U17s was the most popular junior category, local and ex-NIAS athlete Eddie Willis was taking no prisoners (across all grades). Jack, Fraser and Jock all has a mixed start with the leg burning fire-trail climb on the starting lap. Jock had this to say about how it looked for him, “The track started of quite wet but as the day progressed and the sun warmed up, the track became tacky making for a much more pleasant final couple of laps. Overall it was a nice day of racing and it was nice to catch up with the whole NIAS crew and other fellow racers”. Jock went on to place 2nd in U17s with Fraser placing 4th and Jack in 6th.</span></div></div><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q" style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; word-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Upcoming events for the NIAS MTB include Northern Inland XC Series at Armidale and Inverell, plus a Regional Training Session on trails in Armidale.</span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCM_2tljW71Tw7zMO8AWthqqx3QAy1Iy1fzTYqyBCSP4kppIDmIJATzCs9UJRQpgAR8JGN2uC_T9p-gmlE2IwaWXaQJynzkPiA-95szr3tifRGqoZ0WmO3yOZeB05BvLi0d73MvCjHWMQmTgZCdXaWoO9dMt4tIooKp4KxtzjRCHUptKoKuNCfcQ/s960/219680151_1958467967654644_9136749646505742708_n.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="960" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCM_2tljW71Tw7zMO8AWthqqx3QAy1Iy1fzTYqyBCSP4kppIDmIJATzCs9UJRQpgAR8JGN2uC_T9p-gmlE2IwaWXaQJynzkPiA-95szr3tifRGqoZ0WmO3yOZeB05BvLi0d73MvCjHWMQmTgZCdXaWoO9dMt4tIooKp4KxtzjRCHUptKoKuNCfcQ/s320/219680151_1958467967654644_9136749646505742708_n.jpeg" width="320" /></span></a></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div dir="auto"><div class="kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="margin: 0px; word-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a class="oajrlxb2 g5ia77u1 qu0x051f esr5mh6w e9989ue4 r7d6kgcz rq0escxv nhd2j8a9 nc684nl6 p7hjln8o kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x jb3vyjys rz4wbd8a qt6c0cv9 a8nywdso i1ao9s8h esuyzwwr f1sip0of lzcic4wl gpro0wi8 q66pz984 b1v8xokw" href="https://www.facebook.com/NIASSport/?__cft__[0]=AZUW6_yRvL08s1KrfCNfn7B6hwhBBuET8F5ujTowfZpmwWN4m2Il4kGBg79wm1HJHk6mEt5nHeoFSMtPKksg-37C7n5EiDUSmQyxoWXCSsAQVQ4q5GZ7agCsvOBaEHIxItyupejiIUdgsWRiRihiHz2axrvX_i6Z_NK8beeBgJ0eu9Yqg_dd001RUiXXLZR8SwvQ2iaSVmSQEAcJENbGhLyU&__tn__=kK-y-R" role="link" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: inline; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: inherit; text-decoration: none; touch-action: manipulation;" tabindex="0"><span class="nc684nl6" style="display: inline;">Northern Inland Academy of Sport (NIAS)</span></a> athletes headed to Armidale for their sixth Regional Training Session. Once again, the weather was playing a big part in the leadup to the Training Session. It had snowed <span class="pq6dq46d tbxw36s4 knj5qynh kvgmc6g5 ditlmg2l oygrvhab nvdbi5me sf5mxxl7 gl3lb2sf hhz5lgdu" style="display: inline-flex; height: 16px; margin: 0px 1px; vertical-align: middle; width: 16px;"><img alt="❄" height="16" referrerpolicy="origin-when-cross-origin" src="https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/taf/2/16/2744.png" style="border: 0px;" width="16" /></span> in the region, just like the leadup to last month’s session, a cold snap, high winds, some rain. Like last month plans and ride locations were changed, riders were prepared for some exposure to cold temperatures while fine-tuning specific trail sections and obstacles.</span></div></div><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q" style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; word-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;">After a short trail walk to identify the main style of obstacles and a warmup, athletes broke into their respective groups to session sections of trail under the watchful eye of their coaches.</span></div></div><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q" style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; word-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The advantages of looking at the trail when off the bike became more apparent and athletes were able to balance their skill, speed and vision with repeated rides of specific sections.</span></div></div><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q" style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; word-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The ride back to the top of the trail was steady and a good effort for all athletes, with the majority of the riders completing three rides back to the top.</span></div></div><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q" style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; word-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;">A solid effort by all athletes in what was some of the most extreme conditions they will find themselves in. Overcoming the adversity, applying their skills, and having fun all while sharing that experience with their teammates.</span></div></div><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q" style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; word-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;">It was a big morning for the mountain bike athletes, and we look forward to the presentation night and upcoming racing.</span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEguhoHNYe6qxq0hQhlenZUWH2YR_T1DED3T5BipnaOVDD4pIYdFEzg6d-JrFn5t3-8nY3E-sblvMfCKD7ZMKZ5ibo5qwZAgKG-F8MQqrNXtGbCxpL6mzubhTjzA03r_-XvDCNvj97JQzP0DJG5LA2_UmPJ3QxA2LMN3CwJUJP5FPdGg_ewiBl4w/s524/215292951_1958512654316842_7675138275985578304_n.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="524" data-original-width="524" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEguhoHNYe6qxq0hQhlenZUWH2YR_T1DED3T5BipnaOVDD4pIYdFEzg6d-JrFn5t3-8nY3E-sblvMfCKD7ZMKZ5ibo5qwZAgKG-F8MQqrNXtGbCxpL6mzubhTjzA03r_-XvDCNvj97JQzP0DJG5LA2_UmPJ3QxA2LMN3CwJUJP5FPdGg_ewiBl4w/s320/215292951_1958512654316842_7675138275985578304_n.jpeg" width="320" /></span></a></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div dir="auto"><div class="kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="margin: 0px; word-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a class="oajrlxb2 g5ia77u1 qu0x051f esr5mh6w e9989ue4 r7d6kgcz rq0escxv nhd2j8a9 nc684nl6 p7hjln8o kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x jb3vyjys rz4wbd8a qt6c0cv9 a8nywdso i1ao9s8h esuyzwwr f1sip0of lzcic4wl gpro0wi8 q66pz984 b1v8xokw" href="https://www.facebook.com/NIASSport/?__cft__[0]=AZWNO-p884duYphDMzSVXTL39zEDDbX2K-hK1ybo-MpxDKRZDsYhUmFxnbyXDqJVdgKOfLwPJN7AlyWZQSWEiesx_Vdz40JFv0YnsY-1IzC78qnUMCbd3_KvqZUVjRgTJILL7yXq40ykZkpKmPwzViL1d6bC6cMHYxGT3MKmMwXoEnfSl2q5IyIILBobmsSsQBC4qqaX6I-_1oAE65SbE9rD&__tn__=kK-y-R" role="link" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: inline; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: inherit; text-decoration: none; touch-action: manipulation;" tabindex="0"><span class="nc684nl6" style="display: inline;">Northern Inland Academy of Sport (NIAS)</span></a> athlete Leon travelled to the North Coast of NSW to compete in the Gravity Enduro at Byron Bay. </span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Saturday was practice and after catching up with a couple of other Tamworth locals Leon walked all the tracks to look and discuss the trails, and line choices. On completion of his trail-walk it was time to grab the bike and hit some of the most technical aspects of the trails. </span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;">On Sunday (race day) it was an early start, Leon and his support crew arrived at the race venue to collect his race plate. Racing began at 7:00am sharp, but before it all began there were some stretches and a warm-up to do. </span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;">"I started my first run on stage 2 after warming-up, throughout the day I completed 12 runs over 5 stages", Leon said after the event, "all of my last runs on each trail were my fastest." </span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Leon felt happy with how he rode and his end result of second in his age-group adds to his successes already this year. </span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;">"I will continue to train as I’m hoping to get to the remaining rounds in the series as well as the rest of the <a class="oajrlxb2 g5ia77u1 qu0x051f esr5mh6w e9989ue4 r7d6kgcz rq0escxv nhd2j8a9 nc684nl6 p7hjln8o kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x jb3vyjys rz4wbd8a qt6c0cv9 a8nywdso i1ao9s8h esuyzwwr f1sip0of lzcic4wl gpro0wi8 q66pz984 b1v8xokw" href="https://www.facebook.com/rockytrailentertainment/?__cft__[0]=AZWNO-p884duYphDMzSVXTL39zEDDbX2K-hK1ybo-MpxDKRZDsYhUmFxnbyXDqJVdgKOfLwPJN7AlyWZQSWEiesx_Vdz40JFv0YnsY-1IzC78qnUMCbd3_KvqZUVjRgTJILL7yXq40ykZkpKmPwzViL1d6bC6cMHYxGT3MKmMwXoEnfSl2q5IyIILBobmsSsQBC4qqaX6I-_1oAE65SbE9rD&__tn__=kK-y-R" role="link" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: inline; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: inherit; text-decoration: none; touch-action: manipulation;" tabindex="0"><span class="nc684nl6" style="display: inline;">Rocky Trail Entertainment</span></a> Superflow series."</span></div></div><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q" style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; word-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Leon wishes to thank NIAS and his coaches for the targeted training, encouragement and support. With a massive thanks to his parents for everything they have done to help.</span></div></div><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q" style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; word-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;">NIAS athletes are looking forward to their upcoming presentation night and future racing.</span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg95KU2TvUWxPvA413yQfKymiwtJtcf-YEaSYIX9_Ea8fNpsQwilpI3uPuKd8N8PkCIagn20APdNv6EhvxUIg0GwOP2TsPpLn7KQJSdgofUZVb-ZiEssGS4zThl4KGoqOEPur6MBWwQTxupdPXeA0f1WCWYle5CA3HF_4pMePMm3mcgHPwM_2GvLg/s960/208718291_1963900110444763_7661818227933029894_n.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="960" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg95KU2TvUWxPvA413yQfKymiwtJtcf-YEaSYIX9_Ea8fNpsQwilpI3uPuKd8N8PkCIagn20APdNv6EhvxUIg0GwOP2TsPpLn7KQJSdgofUZVb-ZiEssGS4zThl4KGoqOEPur6MBWwQTxupdPXeA0f1WCWYle5CA3HF_4pMePMm3mcgHPwM_2GvLg/s320/208718291_1963900110444763_7661818227933029894_n.jpeg" width="320" /></span></a></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div dir="auto"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;">August: A small crew of <a class="oajrlxb2 g5ia77u1 qu0x051f esr5mh6w e9989ue4 r7d6kgcz rq0escxv nhd2j8a9 nc684nl6 p7hjln8o kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x jb3vyjys rz4wbd8a qt6c0cv9 a8nywdso i1ao9s8h esuyzwwr f1sip0of lzcic4wl gpro0wi8 q66pz984 b1v8xokw" href="https://www.facebook.com/NIASSport/?__cft__[0]=AZW7TljxPy5jIT7Z6vNrYXyN0GG4JWxedgcI5urZziKs-gPim04bwHuuWBNXF1x570b0tRy6ZHn40MpNNkgdIGw7ea03X7Y1wtrGBhh7BVCWiH_CaZhyGS6OvKjylUgCTeytPCXDKFkq1SSHVCPmCnN7fRSgEajHGhYCOmDdDRkO3C1eYZHoFvb9O9b2jLRrPdTCYLraFRrNqjXIUw9jw_eh&__tn__=kK-y-R" role="link" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: inline; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: inherit; text-decoration: none; touch-action: manipulation;" tabindex="0"><span class="nc684nl6" style="display: inline;">Northern Inland Academy of Sport (NIAS)</span></a> athletes returned to Mt Borah after their planned Regional Training Session was rained out a few months ago. For some it was their first time, while others are regulars enjoying the gravity based trails as part of their training.</span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Athletes were able to apply their skills to the different obstacles, learning from each other and openly discussing their options and techniques. "I found that the Mt Borah training sessions have really helped my confidence when tracks become steep and rough," athlete Jock Hollis reflects, "I use these technical sessions to help guide myself through challenging trails, and to give myself the confidence to back my skills".</span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The Mountain Bike Program athletes will now attend their award and presentation night, plus a range of upcoming racing.</span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuCWcQmK8hz-WWEqFXyq0OsAsdok2ogRv53CKeJvC_fwZBiWa0nT27_rlgS9hNks7VT8MtiE9dH_gZyr62cmtmlQ2LfsI7JEU7Zlg7qceg0Pd8HhyGClDtIFh9WhzmqrkgctKHjAszoId7QA4p3ZdlNMD9-QhMQ1HjevhCT7clTrM0BlkRSjcZ3Q/s2048/244612541_10208865493551607_4572139045203708783_n.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuCWcQmK8hz-WWEqFXyq0OsAsdok2ogRv53CKeJvC_fwZBiWa0nT27_rlgS9hNks7VT8MtiE9dH_gZyr62cmtmlQ2LfsI7JEU7Zlg7qceg0Pd8HhyGClDtIFh9WhzmqrkgctKHjAszoId7QA4p3ZdlNMD9-QhMQ1HjevhCT7clTrM0BlkRSjcZ3Q/s320/244612541_10208865493551607_4572139045203708783_n.jpeg" width="320" /></span></a></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;">October: We returned to gravel training rides!</span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFIL5A-j5xT5uNbYTbZ8k6ZGL_06CFt5x3asSHOEe80H6gMCX0Rt3Ev3BItmmd-i7o6gEaOTB-PgeeqbtzO_17_II0Vyf_yDmQebRfJilhEhh1LQxdDagKGlKgl9C68WBZsUWpuOAPouJZw8P11tZnL9sw9s0PYnD4gLQZK3TcrJUDpiTCHWIQug/s1870/241413138_4912529615447183_2222071576379093758_n.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1210" data-original-width="1870" height="207" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFIL5A-j5xT5uNbYTbZ8k6ZGL_06CFt5x3asSHOEe80H6gMCX0Rt3Ev3BItmmd-i7o6gEaOTB-PgeeqbtzO_17_II0Vyf_yDmQebRfJilhEhh1LQxdDagKGlKgl9C68WBZsUWpuOAPouJZw8P11tZnL9sw9s0PYnD4gLQZK3TcrJUDpiTCHWIQug/s320/241413138_4912529615447183_2222071576379093758_n.jpeg" width="320" /></span></a></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a class="oajrlxb2 g5ia77u1 qu0x051f esr5mh6w e9989ue4 r7d6kgcz rq0escxv nhd2j8a9 nc684nl6 p7hjln8o kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x jb3vyjys rz4wbd8a qt6c0cv9 a8nywdso i1ao9s8h esuyzwwr f1sip0of lzcic4wl gpro0wi8 q66pz984 b1v8xokw" href="https://www.facebook.com/tamworthmountainbikers/?__cft__[0]=AZVQVa1bJLOgdeEcnUIGENWiFKvZRRVgT6wAMfrIe5exBYb8kw77_aFIUqQF1CWlmFeMb7RB8TCRI5XtiB8ed1fq2O1VAMzPJ1V6M-FIXMNMobx2DVgC6ouRi7Y-3I5p1hJJNbAaGkJhzI6dyBdoJV8z_8WW29fp47uq7ojJVzBWRwBpKFljWGc6L11V33V1p5Mkv231pr1rUT2IarDl6Ncv&__tn__=kK-R" role="link" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: inline; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: inherit; text-decoration: none; touch-action: manipulation;" tabindex="0"><span class="nc684nl6" style="display: inline;">Tamworth Mountain Bik<span style="background-color: white;">ers</span></span></a><span style="background-color: white;"> returned to twilight racing on Wednesday and <a class="oajrlxb2 g5ia77u1 qu0x051f esr5mh6w e9989ue4 r7d6kgcz rq0escxv nhd2j8a9 nc684nl6 p7hjln8o kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x jb3vyjys rz4wbd8a qt6c0cv9 a8nywdso i1ao9s8h esuyzwwr f1sip0of lzcic4wl gpro0wi8 q66pz984 b1v8xokw" href="https://www.facebook.com/NIASSport/?__cft__[0]=AZVQVa1bJLOgdeEcnUIGENWiFKvZRRVgT6wAMfrIe5exBYb8kw77_aFIUqQF1CWlmFeMb7RB8TCRI5XtiB8ed1fq2O1VAMzPJ1V6M-FIXMNMobx2DVgC6ouRi7Y-3I5p1hJJNbAaGkJhzI6dyBdoJV8z_8WW29fp47uq7ojJVzBWRwBpKFljWGc6L11V33V1p5Mkv231pr1rUT2IarDl6Ncv&__tn__=kK-R" role="link" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: inline; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: inherit; text-decoration: none; touch-action: manipulation;" tabindex="0"><span class="nc684nl6" style="display: inline;">Northern Inland Academy of Sport (NIAS)</span></a> athletes were making waves stepping up classes. Leon placed 2nd in A Grade with Ben, Jock and Kaden placing 2nd, 5th and 10th in B Grade. Harrison placed 6th in C Grade.</span></span></div><div dir="auto"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrKd8t3F0BHOgKY29Hu20mqPyWUZOT2ebo8839zCWAcjue3eNDGyURb7QBP4KUhKSDarC7-0_S-pySJa5In0D2iO7fBEZ1LyMTM4DgYFwZ6ct8RUgeUJ-m4RYcZv7x9Iuxspxb2RbK4z4-isxVLWlzo8RyqRpGRRA6Vx60jIHnSJRVY2dJRd9cOw/s2048/250521850_10208919763708327_632589098919046869_n.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrKd8t3F0BHOgKY29Hu20mqPyWUZOT2ebo8839zCWAcjue3eNDGyURb7QBP4KUhKSDarC7-0_S-pySJa5In0D2iO7fBEZ1LyMTM4DgYFwZ6ct8RUgeUJ-m4RYcZv7x9Iuxspxb2RbK4z4-isxVLWlzo8RyqRpGRRA6Vx60jIHnSJRVY2dJRd9cOw/s320/250521850_10208919763708327_632589098919046869_n.jpeg" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="background-color: #242526;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><div dir="auto"><div class="kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="margin: 0px; word-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;">An exciting weekend of NIAS activities. Today TAMMTB hosted the 2022 MTB Program trials with applicants from across the region. More news on selection to follow.</span></div></div><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q" style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; word-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Tomorrow night is our NIAS Awards Night via YouTube. <a class="oajrlxb2 g5ia77u1 qu0x051f esr5mh6w e9989ue4 r7d6kgcz rq0escxv nhd2j8a9 nc684nl6 p7hjln8o kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x jb3vyjys rz4wbd8a qt6c0cv9 a8nywdso i1ao9s8h esuyzwwr f1sip0of lzcic4wl gpro0wi8 py34i1dx" href="https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fyoutu.be%2FlGQSg_7jsic%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR1xHP2aTxHEBCB0f5soGtx2LR_1c9XahmR_vdJBcFIfoaWnWRtlTMB5Cf8&h=AT3k2F1vPkQZV53wPBKq5D9ftFe5f6_crMwju_e7IHU7PrS9_v42tGQKJZwA6wUzdFPDaCKgAih1wD3nIaLWFGhvjjYmqedTPxI0Apdi_AZLecoVbvuajqkOaj5OvMTZtq__G20&__tn__=-UK-R&c[0]=AT28m-Bt1ByoQanhxU3msipJGmxnwtjVSCMzwaU9RjqK3P7rUhK_BKRxt1lZXGVRkqpuH1k5NECJk3SkG272NMbknOLUdbUuuPCtCR8McKq5PNeoPS4pStHxBfzwdJSallm_pDzXQWMm6sjqDWhZRKJpBSxkBANXnAcQ0ulymjsP3UQ6qeKFwL3urPTv_Ms307BGTZSbP661zhPICg" rel="nofollow noopener" role="link" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: inline; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: inherit; text-decoration: none; touch-action: manipulation;" tabindex="0" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/lGQSg_7jsic</a></span></div></div><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q" style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; word-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;">- Our 14 atheletes completed in excess of 24hrs of small group skills coaching.</span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;">- Close to 50hrs of racing at Grand Prix events. </span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;">- Individual results include, Club Champions, Hunter School Champions, amoungst other great results at NIXCS, SuperFlow an Enduro.</span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;">- Endured and persevered through a tough and challenging year, testing weather and trail conditions.</span></div></div><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q" style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; word-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I encourage all athletes to enjoy the rewards and their achievements, no matter how big or small. And to have fun at our events for the rest of the year.</span></div></div><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q" style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; word-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Thank you athletes and parents!</span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv6J1kYjPcLyzBZqyoGMeX2Z05Cogw5GADpa3O2sDS4Ah78wiUaiYlY3lLlnQwYWmk66pThxCC2Hip6YJk-_rIcNyAOCz78dXFpi_cCoHPkwjufUSLeD6U6dt8aqlxGSbhQ7tx6yC9w34JQ1-FWdgl6TPk8YN3OH3W2_XBuzVFYuPJv1v0pjOrqA/s2048/250506859_10208922430374992_7728144564088698786_n.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv6J1kYjPcLyzBZqyoGMeX2Z05Cogw5GADpa3O2sDS4Ah78wiUaiYlY3lLlnQwYWmk66pThxCC2Hip6YJk-_rIcNyAOCz78dXFpi_cCoHPkwjufUSLeD6U6dt8aqlxGSbhQ7tx6yC9w34JQ1-FWdgl6TPk8YN3OH3W2_XBuzVFYuPJv1v0pjOrqA/s320/250506859_10208922430374992_7728144564088698786_n.jpeg" width="320" /></span></a></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div dir="auto"><div class="kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="margin: 0px; word-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Our first virtual awards night. Great to have Jamie Lyons as guest speaker.</span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;">On behalf of the coaching team, <span class="l9j0dhe7" style="position: relative;"><div class="oajrlxb2 g5ia77u1 qu0x051f esr5mh6w e9989ue4 r7d6kgcz rq0escxv nhd2j8a9 nc684nl6 p7hjln8o kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x jb3vyjys rz4wbd8a qt6c0cv9 a8nywdso i1ao9s8h esuyzwwr f1sip0of lzcic4wl" role="button" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: inline; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: inherit; touch-action: manipulation;" tabindex="0"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Congratulations</span></div><div class="n00je7tq arfg74bv qs9ysxi8 k77z8yql i09qtzwb n7fi1qx3 b5wmifdl hzruof5a pmk7jnqg j9ispegn kr520xx4 c5ndavph art1omkt ot9fgl3s" data-visualcompletion="ignore" style="border-radius: 4px; inset: -2px -4px; opacity: 0; pointer-events: none; position: absolute; transition-duration: var(--fds-duration-extra-extra-short-out); transition-property: opacity; transition-timing-function: var(--fds-animation-fade-out);"></div></span> to:</span></div></div><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q" style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; word-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Most Improved – Jock Barwick </span></div></div><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q" style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; word-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Most Dedicated – Andy Blair</span></div></div><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q" style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; word-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Coaches Award – Campbell Walsh</span></div></div><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q" style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; word-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Athlete of the Year – Jock Hollis</span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrgEwxwzfFrC2H_N0BdRggWx16VOwHEuLeXpHgFEj7DvBnDIovvDvRwqryUbYJ8HcfyXABgV_6FO05ucPLgv9jWgQq-EYWH5fcvJGvZ40g4LK_2Jakjv3jUjl-OZXLRb1cDXDmjL3nl_zUAj00V1ZvcLqPWjJSZBlJyBn9s7xQFyIzxRQJMp8jqg/s940/248533226_4647002502029747_4871051743835311549_n.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="788" data-original-width="940" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrgEwxwzfFrC2H_N0BdRggWx16VOwHEuLeXpHgFEj7DvBnDIovvDvRwqryUbYJ8HcfyXABgV_6FO05ucPLgv9jWgQq-EYWH5fcvJGvZ40g4LK_2Jakjv3jUjl-OZXLRb1cDXDmjL3nl_zUAj00V1ZvcLqPWjJSZBlJyBn9s7xQFyIzxRQJMp8jqg/s320/248533226_4647002502029747_4871051743835311549_n.png" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><div dir="auto"><div class="kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="margin: 0px; word-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;">December: What a massive weekend for the final tour with the <a class="oajrlxb2 g5ia77u1 qu0x051f esr5mh6w e9989ue4 r7d6kgcz rq0escxv nhd2j8a9 nc684nl6 p7hjln8o kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x jb3vyjys rz4wbd8a qt6c0cv9 a8nywdso i1ao9s8h esuyzwwr f1sip0of lzcic4wl gpro0wi8 q66pz984 b1v8xokw" href="https://www.facebook.com/NIASSport/?__cft__[0]=AZU3VJUdpfJ3VTmcaggGhtgueLivtU8-XahmriUgci-yC205CsasCf64zR_DW7-Bi6PUjG8zPpGIc0ZIMuPZ8MvtvE84i-r6E71f9VkxH2mm2DFSNEdx82NN0HjtTLXxL-7MxX2_bRxYXI-mBnZvdjBP1DxFNqPYVpDpCasM6rkCf3wsXAwv3vierRrXfizSXweIXw4gCRUITPMZLy1YH-T5&__tn__=kK-y-R" role="link" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: inline; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: inherit; text-decoration: none; touch-action: manipulation;" tabindex="0"><span class="nc684nl6" style="display: inline;">Northern Inland Academy of Sport (NIAS)</span></a> MTB 2021 crew. Athletes attended the <a class="oajrlxb2 g5ia77u1 qu0x051f esr5mh6w e9989ue4 r7d6kgcz rq0escxv nhd2j8a9 nc684nl6 p7hjln8o kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x jb3vyjys rz4wbd8a qt6c0cv9 a8nywdso i1ao9s8h esuyzwwr f1sip0of lzcic4wl gpro0wi8 q66pz984 b1v8xokw" href="https://www.facebook.com/JetBlackCycling/?__cft__[0]=AZU3VJUdpfJ3VTmcaggGhtgueLivtU8-XahmriUgci-yC205CsasCf64zR_DW7-Bi6PUjG8zPpGIc0ZIMuPZ8MvtvE84i-r6E71f9VkxH2mm2DFSNEdx82NN0HjtTLXxL-7MxX2_bRxYXI-mBnZvdjBP1DxFNqPYVpDpCasM6rkCf3wsXAwv3vierRrXfizSXweIXw4gCRUITPMZLy1YH-T5&__tn__=kK-y-R" role="link" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: inline; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: inherit; text-decoration: none; touch-action: manipulation;" tabindex="0"><span class="nc684nl6" style="display: inline;">JetBlack Cycling</span></a> 24hr in relay teams of four within the 6+6 event, with a team of 4 and a team of 3. The 4 rider team placed 3rd in their Open category (23 laps), and out-performed most other four person teams at the <a class="oajrlxb2 g5ia77u1 qu0x051f esr5mh6w e9989ue4 r7d6kgcz rq0escxv nhd2j8a9 nc684nl6 p7hjln8o kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x jb3vyjys rz4wbd8a qt6c0cv9 a8nywdso i1ao9s8h esuyzwwr f1sip0of lzcic4wl gpro0wi8 q66pz984 b1v8xokw" href="https://www.facebook.com/rockytrailentertainment/?__cft__[0]=AZU3VJUdpfJ3VTmcaggGhtgueLivtU8-XahmriUgci-yC205CsasCf64zR_DW7-Bi6PUjG8zPpGIc0ZIMuPZ8MvtvE84i-r6E71f9VkxH2mm2DFSNEdx82NN0HjtTLXxL-7MxX2_bRxYXI-mBnZvdjBP1DxFNqPYVpDpCasM6rkCf3wsXAwv3vierRrXfizSXweIXw4gCRUITPMZLy1YH-T5&__tn__=kK-y-R" role="link" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: inline; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: inherit; text-decoration: none; touch-action: manipulation;" tabindex="0"><span class="nc684nl6" style="display: inline;">Rocky Trail Entertainment</span></a> event. The team of 3 placed just outside the top 10 in their Open category with 21 laps. </span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Congratulations to all athletes on their performance over the weekend, and this whole year! Thanks to our sports partners and parents for their continued support.</span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirLpb6vAqfHDkJuLw_EQ6WjytPtnOhxSJG_gzHT7AGWhbEuTRhZaP2zGMrbI_PI373r4Xo0JUj5SMFeFuJc3OwvKQlD431uiREykz0U2JTFP8uDkw0NIIcMYSxRw429TFqMoFexcgEZPzkt6yGoOqJ_8hPVtWwZo7iKT1MxWAryfhlZfn2H-UHgg/s960/264730403_2060899770744796_5131229520904641246_n.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="960" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirLpb6vAqfHDkJuLw_EQ6WjytPtnOhxSJG_gzHT7AGWhbEuTRhZaP2zGMrbI_PI373r4Xo0JUj5SMFeFuJc3OwvKQlD431uiREykz0U2JTFP8uDkw0NIIcMYSxRw429TFqMoFexcgEZPzkt6yGoOqJ_8hPVtWwZo7iKT1MxWAryfhlZfn2H-UHgg/s320/264730403_2060899770744796_5131229520904641246_n.jpeg" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><div dir="auto"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;">We are wrapping up another tremendously challenging year. Thank you for raising to the challenges and remaining flexible throughout.</span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I’d like you to cast your mind back to not only your individual results but what we have achieved holistically as a group. From Grand Prix to SuperFlow, local Road Crits and Twilight Races, Hunter Schools to 24hrs to National Champs. The hurdles we came across just getting to our Regional Training Sessions and our Education Weekend!</span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The coaching team would like to wish you all a wonderful Christmas and a safe festive season! </span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;">We look forward to riding with you next year.</span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiagFWbNmzI7GmP2LecMVcztBYXJt077qZPXMdWdgxPxSyEwR2mhBGC-kUFTNXHMU9xy-KomXJRCweWi6xgjSL16qTKITgaOxrqiIMR6OnxzxFvGE3Zkb9PB9c-tdmyX6FsVPGt0b1-cKX9-Hx3tP5F6nIP3nKWqkt7c8hH0ki7_v2f808qSZGeyg/s1428/269626011_10209046301911703_542729809354049901_n.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="724" data-original-width="1428" height="162" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiagFWbNmzI7GmP2LecMVcztBYXJt077qZPXMdWdgxPxSyEwR2mhBGC-kUFTNXHMU9xy-KomXJRCweWi6xgjSL16qTKITgaOxrqiIMR6OnxzxFvGE3Zkb9PB9c-tdmyX6FsVPGt0b1-cKX9-Hx3tP5F6nIP3nKWqkt7c8hH0ki7_v2f808qSZGeyg/s320/269626011_10209046301911703_542729809354049901_n.jpeg" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="color: #e4e6eb; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px;"><br /></span><div dir="auto" style="color: #e4e6eb; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px;"><br /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>CrummyMTBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15470942626602843154noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7330223786892789104.post-75614239397989535382022-01-21T21:49:00.002+11:002022-01-21T21:49:44.221+11:002020 NIAS MTB Program - Wrap<p> Session 1 - Wet Weather Plan enacted. Brought the whole team to 360 Fitness. Body Balance, Cycling specific Strength and Conditioning and a Spin Session.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEijl01XI8hjYdXi8sKiewpG3qOxgqwrw2kp0MtwOzgZPH7rK2p333xD6EAxMhaZAEwoegw_dfwBLyEUamAvmznAWmcy0-u7cL4GJtvSpU6dgQ_vnNz3wUHmV5RGEaXZ3_cSePpWpTxhr7xkTHQddal3Cm56EHML1Dsis6cEUZ9UgiJ7zrWIb_O6-g=s960" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="960" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEijl01XI8hjYdXi8sKiewpG3qOxgqwrw2kp0MtwOzgZPH7rK2p333xD6EAxMhaZAEwoegw_dfwBLyEUamAvmznAWmcy0-u7cL4GJtvSpU6dgQ_vnNz3wUHmV5RGEaXZ3_cSePpWpTxhr7xkTHQddal3Cm56EHML1Dsis6cEUZ9UgiJ7zrWIb_O6-g=w200-h200" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhmH4N6V8Smn8Z81Ax5jwZxxmcHlrs8qCDm4I5NF8bUNBNUQCqDOtR4vU9CTBsUbhQF-o75cOOgdKOLkNlJmA6DkMx8ixTH4tbXxWZQ6yk0914rqZDjgdfSvhVSIsMVkCDHlwDVwid88HU3tBJ-G3fNquHpelqa1shvDbXgRc1Anf8KghXEYMHk6Q=s960" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="960" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhmH4N6V8Smn8Z81Ax5jwZxxmcHlrs8qCDm4I5NF8bUNBNUQCqDOtR4vU9CTBsUbhQF-o75cOOgdKOLkNlJmA6DkMx8ixTH4tbXxWZQ6yk0914rqZDjgdfSvhVSIsMVkCDHlwDVwid88HU3tBJ-G3fNquHpelqa1shvDbXgRc1Anf8KghXEYMHk6Q=w200-h150" width="200" /></a></div><br /><p>February <span style="font-family: inherit;">- <span style="caret-color: rgb(228, 230, 235); white-space: pre-wrap;">Northern Inland Academy of Sport (NIAS) MTB Program athletes kicked off their 2020 season with a small tour to Orange to compete in the Rocky Trail Entertainment Grand Prix. Supported by their sport partners JetBlack MTB Racing, three NIAS pairs lined up against some of NSW's fastest endurance riders.</span></span></p><p><span style="caret-color: rgb(228, 230, 235); font-family: inherit; white-space: pre-wrap;">The team met a number of experienced mountain bikers at the event. Thanks to Jon Odams MTB guy for sharing his insight with the team.</span></p><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q" style="caret-color: rgb(228, 230, 235); margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;">NIAS pairing of Lawson and Kaden placed 3rd, with returning athlete pairing of Kal and Lachlan won their category.</span></div></div><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q" style="caret-color: rgb(228, 230, 235); margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Inverell athletes, Jock and Campbell, placed 4th overall for line honours on the testing mountainous conditions.</span></div></div><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q" style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; word-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto" style="caret-color: rgb(228, 230, 235); white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Thanks to our NIAS parents and coaches for their support in making the tour to Orange happen.</span></div><div dir="auto" style="caret-color: rgb(228, 230, 235); white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div dir="auto"><div class="separator" style="caret-color: rgb(228, 230, 235); clear: both; text-align: center; white-space: pre-wrap;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjdxWjImDt6M9jx7a7XnlPjh_eVsNgjKcOkQI2vAGg_tr2BvOYUL6FyFbCpbVY52fP0BZayQ2XQTIftWqBhGfvjN-gh6r9Z29LByi654gGgX5UvXe2FsNsCW2XkcQL72fEjIded4SGLvi4B2fqXufK3R3H85dgLN70u3J0CHxk5NXQ4Sjk6sbPCaQ=s320" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="213" data-original-width="320" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjdxWjImDt6M9jx7a7XnlPjh_eVsNgjKcOkQI2vAGg_tr2BvOYUL6FyFbCpbVY52fP0BZayQ2XQTIftWqBhGfvjN-gh6r9Z29LByi654gGgX5UvXe2FsNsCW2XkcQL72fEjIded4SGLvi4B2fqXufK3R3H85dgLN70u3J0CHxk5NXQ4Sjk6sbPCaQ=w200-h133" width="200" /></a></div><br /><span style="caret-color: rgb(228, 230, 235); font-family: inherit; white-space: pre-wrap;">Session 2 - Visiting Inverell MTB Park with assistance from Inverell MTB Club. </span><span style="caret-color: rgb(228, 230, 235); font-family: inherit; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Huge day for our crew today. Great listening and co-operation skills by all athletes. Awesome to hear all your positive outcomes from the day.</span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: 15px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjrEx4xHSf2ry_0fMXpBBBeKm4-Tw-Yp58PozpY7Ez8kbzP01YeB3EOZoqtwl74YWMYxyKwh3l9aOf7GVfOAuaD5ypAFI77FqR99ZWtrnn_1ySoHILsRGvx2TKEoijS09MgcrBIPq2XO14BUEqAyygiNuUkxFlG7pDzPFso-NPZhP9aIh8rysLTEw=s960" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="960" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjrEx4xHSf2ry_0fMXpBBBeKm4-Tw-Yp58PozpY7Ez8kbzP01YeB3EOZoqtwl74YWMYxyKwh3l9aOf7GVfOAuaD5ypAFI77FqR99ZWtrnn_1ySoHILsRGvx2TKEoijS09MgcrBIPq2XO14BUEqAyygiNuUkxFlG7pDzPFso-NPZhP9aIh8rysLTEw=w200-h200" width="200" /></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div>March - We go online and virtual training. Virtual Challenges include; best trackstand, best </span></span><span style="caret-color: rgb(228, 230, 235); white-space: pre-wrap;">strata art, longest distance, most vertical meters, lowest bar-grind-turn, biggest standing bunny-hop and tightest 360 turn.</span></div><div dir="auto"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhdYhlo1XW2BSB3Zzd8B0m6ceH03exoVddtBKMWUSU4xXEDYgaodEoo_UJIfIsm_gH-er_tYpVihxBpnRwfdX_d1E6uZkVOEqn-qjV4lLlH3ALufsNNYxOx55Mg3aaUyeBHeEjQ3lnXCXl_N0AkDOctbUZTCcPCaruDczZo4WltQIkGw3fKKvfLsw=s1440" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1440" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhdYhlo1XW2BSB3Zzd8B0m6ceH03exoVddtBKMWUSU4xXEDYgaodEoo_UJIfIsm_gH-er_tYpVihxBpnRwfdX_d1E6uZkVOEqn-qjV4lLlH3ALufsNNYxOx55Mg3aaUyeBHeEjQ3lnXCXl_N0AkDOctbUZTCcPCaruDczZo4WltQIkGw3fKKvfLsw=w200-h200" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">April/May - Virtual racing and online education topics by NIAS. More <a href="https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=174700177306866">here</a>.</div><div dir="auto"><br /></div>Session 3 - A return to in-person training, with new rules.<span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;"> <span style="caret-color: rgb(228, 230, 235); white-space: pre-wrap;">A great morning out at Sport UNE for Session 3. As the temperature rose, so did our athlete's heart rates and the application of their skills. With a variety of trails and skills to cover we managed to hone techniques on the different surfaces. We look forward to seeing you all at the next session!</span></span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(228, 230, 235); white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></div><div dir="auto"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhNRqMVt_DLs8phKKbDjbRUo7YgRDIU6z8mFJntIvbVGEiIwLr93y11DC1a2VyzDWmCuqTq165-GCOIHSPde8dt55BwexZG2jihM0fW5zRGtvskBIm_LSWu1t2ZWX_Azes8zMMu25gA9Ye329vTEGfv2zGZXjzfAcicFvuCRWAMA5e-cs2Vq5QVZg=s960" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="960" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhNRqMVt_DLs8phKKbDjbRUo7YgRDIU6z8mFJntIvbVGEiIwLr93y11DC1a2VyzDWmCuqTq165-GCOIHSPde8dt55BwexZG2jihM0fW5zRGtvskBIm_LSWu1t2ZWX_Azes8zMMu25gA9Ye329vTEGfv2zGZXjzfAcicFvuCRWAMA5e-cs2Vq5QVZg=w200-h200" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgdHwerts-sZ-Gm5MxQmyAwoZw3NSh-arNuyW7luVyAWjga7SR_MNkW7gFZ5Pa7HLUClqgOfC6DrgZkJG5HMHZzeQA8XkwdE3Z90waHEH8zgpPI1IoeKa4CdxI7fUX-vxV96656leckWHAOj7tqLiU5AT4sZCMSoY2Ega08aNoZ19VX2WtI-TWEkA=s2048" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1191" data-original-width="2048" height="186" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgdHwerts-sZ-Gm5MxQmyAwoZw3NSh-arNuyW7luVyAWjga7SR_MNkW7gFZ5Pa7HLUClqgOfC6DrgZkJG5HMHZzeQA8XkwdE3Z90waHEH8zgpPI1IoeKa4CdxI7fUX-vxV96656leckWHAOj7tqLiU5AT4sZCMSoY2Ega08aNoZ19VX2WtI-TWEkA=w320-h186" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(228, 230, 235); white-space: pre-wrap;">July - Gravel Fitness Ride.<span style="font-family: inherit;"> Athletes</span></span><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(228, 230, 235); white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> braved the cold winds this morning to complete our Training Ride from Attunga to Manilla. Thanks to our parents who encouraged and supported their efforts. We hope you all have a safe holiday period! Racing returns with a wet Awaba SuperFlow.</span></span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(228, 230, 235); white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div><div dir="auto"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj5LGA90QW39vOcXnqF2bhIya5HqKAIQ0s_-LdQfnkjMzzkcAqKhh7Kk6NMdH6PQAV7e7WPQQIWUi46oKNeNqJ3XuaniQe8KywUhmPoG_eo1OcKVVT0-KrdLNADvoi4_XYv2WfdQZ_JN07NuaBAmdpHVzQLs2rMrv5LcYqSniS61vUew3hGiQkCVg=s1440" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1440" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj5LGA90QW39vOcXnqF2bhIya5HqKAIQ0s_-LdQfnkjMzzkcAqKhh7Kk6NMdH6PQAV7e7WPQQIWUi46oKNeNqJ3XuaniQe8KywUhmPoG_eo1OcKVVT0-KrdLNADvoi4_XYv2WfdQZ_JN07NuaBAmdpHVzQLs2rMrv5LcYqSniS61vUew3hGiQkCVg=w200-h200" width="200" /></a></div><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(228, 230, 235); white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span><div class="kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="caret-color: rgb(228, 230, 235); margin: 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Some of the Northern Inland Academy of Sport (NIAS) Cycling Program athletes returned to racing for the 2020 season with a visit to Awaba, just outside of Newcastle, to compete in the Rocky Trail Entertainment SuperFlow event. With the backing of their sport partners JetBlack MTB Racing the athletes had to contend with some of NSW’s fastest Enduro riders, under the COVID conditions. For some of the athletes this was the start to their representative racing for 2020, having only raced locally with Tamworth Mountainbikers before the pandemic hit.</span></div></div><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q" style="caret-color: rgb(228, 230, 235); margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Saturday at Awaba was wet, muddy and slippery after the rain stopped mid-morning. With three mostly descending trails to test themselves against the athletes aimed to get the shortest collective time. “There was very little grip,” Campbell Walsh from Inverell told us,” it turned out to be a good day of racing, but conditions were pretty bad”.</span></div></div><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q" style="caret-color: rgb(228, 230, 235); margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;">From Tamworth Lachlan Marsh recounts the three trails from Saturday. “The Lazer track was nice and flowy with a few jumps and lots of berms and rollers that you slid through. The Fox track was nice and fun at the start, then it turned into a pedalling, sliding track with a few rocks and some faster sections. The Stans track was the XC loop climb, backwards, it also required lots of pedalling.”</span></div></div><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q" style="caret-color: rgb(228, 230, 235); margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Compared to Saturday, Sunday the trails had turned fast and tacky and the athletes racing on Sunday crossed their fingers the rain wouldn’t return. Lachlan Butters from Tamworth was one of the Sunday racers and describes his first ever SuperFlow and event at Awaba as “Very, very different! You really had to be on your game, sprinting out of every corner for every track.” Summing up his experience, “It was an amazing weekend and I’m frothing for the rest of the SuperFlow season. It felt so good to be back racing”.</span></div></div><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q" style="caret-color: rgb(228, 230, 235); margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Kalean Blair – Uralla – 8th U15s</span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Lachlan Butters – Tamworth – 2nd Hardtail</span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Lachlan Marsh – Tamworth – 12th U15s</span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Josh Deasey – Kootingal – 16th U15s</span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Ashton Scales – Gunnedah – 15th U13s</span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Lawson Walsh – Inverell – 13th U15s</span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Campbell Walsh – Inverell – 36th U17s</span></div></div><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q" style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; word-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto" style="caret-color: rgb(228, 230, 235); white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Athletes will now attend a Regional Training Session in Tamworth before possibly more racing.</span></div><div dir="auto" style="caret-color: rgb(228, 230, 235); white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div dir="auto" style="caret-color: rgb(228, 230, 235); white-space: pre-wrap;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg9u9P3j2AQLFr3jx71xv0HSPY1O3vKvYSPesfPGlGi8TFUWnXrT1ZARR2pJJ7Z4TDQPn4OGFQ8BoW08jGhWVaiJ0HjNAGvkUD66ltoASzBEBpka1iz4a0pQH5VmISYBeW13WVrzdfDb3cHZHNJ8XmB2oEP4klsXyVgxmJZ5mdf559ezyBV5-51QA=s1875" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1250" data-original-width="1875" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg9u9P3j2AQLFr3jx71xv0HSPY1O3vKvYSPesfPGlGi8TFUWnXrT1ZARR2pJJ7Z4TDQPn4OGFQ8BoW08jGhWVaiJ0HjNAGvkUD66ltoASzBEBpka1iz4a0pQH5VmISYBeW13WVrzdfDb3cHZHNJ8XmB2oEP4klsXyVgxmJZ5mdf559ezyBV5-51QA=w200-h133" width="200" /></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div dir="auto" style="caret-color: rgb(228, 230, 235); white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Session 4<span style="background-color: white;"> - With rain predicted, we are very glad our Regional Training wasn't due to be carried out on Sunday or today. A light sprinkle gave us some extraordinary conditions not normally seen, hero dirt was quickly turning to slick. And while a few laps to bed SouthPark in sounded like a good idea, it was quickly time to move on to more sound trails and features. Everyone got a chance to extend themselves and tread the line of control. Thanks to previous Northern Inland Academy of Sport (NIAS) athlete Eddie Willis for being our guest speaker and discussing how NIAS provided a stepping stone of goals and structure for his current and future riding/racing plans.</span></span></div><div dir="auto" style="caret-color: rgb(228, 230, 235); white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span></div><div dir="auto" style="caret-color: rgb(228, 230, 235); white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhZipxh8zNuY_qLU7ZUqbvZDZkQC9lLZ-9TRB6cRfrBEejr6s5oeZ5Kp_sUk2JusXFHuGbfxGBkAwBg6aoEMIzmoGqLn1LATc8v8ftyaP86BOgs254fytheMAUj-VLfFs-IAGzz94tnK4ph6e2gjFIOjCtn4TK4dfOOtQJyD-IMtybFIMsRX6SmoQ=s1875" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1250" data-original-width="1875" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhZipxh8zNuY_qLU7ZUqbvZDZkQC9lLZ-9TRB6cRfrBEejr6s5oeZ5Kp_sUk2JusXFHuGbfxGBkAwBg6aoEMIzmoGqLn1LATc8v8ftyaP86BOgs254fytheMAUj-VLfFs-IAGzz94tnK4ph6e2gjFIOjCtn4TK4dfOOtQJyD-IMtybFIMsRX6SmoQ=w200-h133" width="200" /></a></div><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span></div><div dir="auto" style="caret-color: rgb(228, 230, 235); white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">August - The Northern Inland Academy of Sport (NIAS) Cycling Program athletes have again been racing, with with a visit to the Mid North Coast. Trails just outside of Port Macquarie, called Jollynose, and trails up the road near Kempsey were hosts to Rocky Trail Entertainment’s SuperFlow and Gran Prix events. With the support of their sport partners JetBlack MTB Racing the athletes had a chance to race a mix of trail conditions over the last couple of weeks.</span></div><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q" style="caret-color: rgb(228, 230, 235); margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">Tamworth’s Lachlan Marsh backed up a good result at his previous SuperFlow at Awaba, with a 6th on Saturday at Jollynose, with the Sunday riders still to race. Conditions were tacky and he did well over his previous visit to Jollynose last year. Lachlan ended up placing 16th in the U15s overall for the weekend.</span></div></div><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q" style="caret-color: rgb(228, 230, 235); margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">Ashton Scales from Gunnedah, was part of the Sunday SuperFlow racers at Jollynose, where the conditions were slightly drier. Ashton placed 7th in U13s for the day and slipped to 13th for the weekend. This is still a great result against lots of locals and in a highly competitive field.</span></div></div><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q" style="caret-color: rgb(228, 230, 235); margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">Brothers Campbell and Lawson Walsh got away with a double header weekend at Jollynose and Kempsey to compete in the Grand Prix events. Hailing from Inverell the boys placed 3rd and 4th consecutively against their fellow adult competitors in the Pairs Team category. Great effort in some testing conditions and on trails they have had limited experience on.</span></div></div><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q" style="caret-color: rgb(228, 230, 235); margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">The NIAS Cycling program continues with a training ride near Walcha later in the month before being hosted by their sport partners TAMMTB for a local race.</span></div></div><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q" style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; word-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto" style="caret-color: rgb(228, 230, 235); white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">Thanks to our NIAS parents and sport sponsors for their continuing support.</span></div><div dir="auto" style="caret-color: rgb(228, 230, 235); white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div dir="auto" style="caret-color: rgb(228, 230, 235); white-space: pre-wrap;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEitxOkCK8pKvipKaiQkFqwirGNHYkSMUb9692q3-L8ZLOn8wE-D894vugs3XPUol-B5MoZKU7H1FbXCqrIZk0lGn7VbANFo1NoDf4f6gSnLh0J9UJhe91lioRFyhLRkvhl4Secz7CAt9hDjS0MeQlBbGd9MlsC2g56Vw2dH7Ns8Tx9l8IctZrlxoA=s960" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="960" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEitxOkCK8pKvipKaiQkFqwirGNHYkSMUb9692q3-L8ZLOn8wE-D894vugs3XPUol-B5MoZKU7H1FbXCqrIZk0lGn7VbANFo1NoDf4f6gSnLh0J9UJhe91lioRFyhLRkvhl4Secz7CAt9hDjS0MeQlBbGd9MlsC2g56Vw2dH7Ns8Tx9l8IctZrlxoA=w200-h200" width="200" /></a></div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div dir="auto" style="caret-color: rgb(228, 230, 235); white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">Just over an hour to bomb down the hill from Woolbrook to Limbri for our second NIAS Fitness Ride. The team showed lots of positive attributes throughout the ride and were all happy with their descent along the dirt road. It was a picture perfect morning with plenty of scenery changes, cattle grids and natural obstacles to keep smiles on dials.</span></div><div dir="auto" style="caret-color: rgb(228, 230, 235); white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div dir="auto"><div class="separator" style="caret-color: rgb(228, 230, 235); clear: both; text-align: center; white-space: pre-wrap;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh59g6ULDj2zBru18pPYPjQ2Jp_vrCyOoRCjqiLaLT52rWjnN3qUH7J4QV6qWSbd6jNpGo-blcrRCD9zsNcilHhHochA3_eRrzHiVYxUK0ChHESOEX1ilIgPMvUjGYIQDcWAgnDpMKweHlWmEsnZT_KCX8ck6O11UDHj0fyVKkb9CtVLz16qWDutw=s1985" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="809" data-original-width="1985" height="130" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh59g6ULDj2zBru18pPYPjQ2Jp_vrCyOoRCjqiLaLT52rWjnN3qUH7J4QV6qWSbd6jNpGo-blcrRCD9zsNcilHhHochA3_eRrzHiVYxUK0ChHESOEX1ilIgPMvUjGYIQDcWAgnDpMKweHlWmEsnZT_KCX8ck6O11UDHj0fyVKkb9CtVLz16qWDutw=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="caret-color: rgb(228, 230, 235); white-space: pre-wrap;">September - TAMMTB COVID Buster Event</span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="caret-color: rgb(228, 230, 235); white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div><div dir="auto"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgkYwJZFVrljaBwcwVR8fRwmgVsdxN_W0EBC07OizG00YIvgxCHRRiCNECm_0SYQZMJwBUgRDj6lWbu9YiwVH6SzfBsEk3RgaoKBJioJx5G49esAXWXV_E7kcpGiFxuBrDwvZKs2h10kVzuN8CNl8wzHTS9YJgH9N-FYNrEa_uqDMhdP4gTp_meXQ=s2048" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1145" data-original-width="2048" height="112" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgkYwJZFVrljaBwcwVR8fRwmgVsdxN_W0EBC07OizG00YIvgxCHRRiCNECm_0SYQZMJwBUgRDj6lWbu9YiwVH6SzfBsEk3RgaoKBJioJx5G49esAXWXV_E7kcpGiFxuBrDwvZKs2h10kVzuN8CNl8wzHTS9YJgH9N-FYNrEa_uqDMhdP4gTp_meXQ=w200-h112" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div dir="auto" style="caret-color: rgb(228, 230, 235); white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">With all multi-region racing on hold Northern Inland Academy of Sport (NIAS) Cycling Program athletes were excited to be hosted by sport sponsor Tamworth Mountain Bikers (TAMMTB) for the clubs return to racing. TAMMTB rolled back their 5hr event to a more comfortable 3hr titled, COVID Buster, giving our athletes a chance to test and hone their skills.</span></div><div dir="auto" style="caret-color: rgb(228, 230, 235); white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">In Junior Solo Fast and Furious representing NIAS were Inverell riders Jock Hollis and Campbell Walsh, with Jack Larkin from Binnaway. The boys got a comfortable start and rode together during the first three laps sandwiched between TAMMTB locals. After completing a 50km ride the day before Jack began to slowly fade but continued to push and completed five laps in 3:33hrs for third. Jock’s times had him yoyoing in the top three places and he put together a number of well-timed laps for second. Campbell’s race strategy worked well and with the local rider stopping short of completing the three hours, Campbell was able to slide into first for the category (6th place overall including teams).</span></div><div dir="auto" style="caret-color: rgb(228, 230, 235); white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">NIAS filled two teams in Junior Pairs Fast and Furious and were up against the pairing of NIAS athlete Lachlan Butters and former NIAS athlete Eddie Willis. Lawson Walsh (Inverell) and Ashton Scales (Gunnedah) worked well together swapping laps. Out on course the pairing of Jack Mackay (Gunnedah) and Joshua Deasey (Kootingal) were evenly matched with Lawson and Ashton, so much so they swapped their placing every lap. A mere five minutes split the NIAS Junior Pairs who went on to place second and third.</span></div><div dir="auto" style="caret-color: rgb(228, 230, 235); white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">Our Junior Female Pairing of Tamworth locals Isabelle Willis and Eliza Shaw took on the Roll’n loop. Some consistent laps by the pairing saw them place seventeenth with seven laps against all other Roll’n categories.</span></div><div dir="auto" style="caret-color: rgb(228, 230, 235); white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">The Roll’n loop and Male Pairing of Kaden Thistle (Tamworth) and Harry Fairfull (Gunnedah) completed ten laps. The boys initially took turns completing single laps before swapping to double laps for the last hour. They placed eighth against all Roll’n categories and were the first all-junior team.</span></div><div dir="auto" style="caret-color: rgb(228, 230, 235); white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">October could mean the return to state-wide racing, the NIAS Cycling Program athletes are poised for more events and a NIAS Regional Training Session in November.</span></div><div dir="auto" style="caret-color: rgb(228, 230, 235); white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">Thanks to our NIAS parents and sport sponsors for their continuing support.</span></div><div dir="auto" style="caret-color: rgb(228, 230, 235); white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjgD-h3NyG0a7TcMJDCAIFtaKCfLqvurVsozJqrcGcweZ74YTUeHnr5mW20AWymFImNJuLAnhx-1WKfUFhPP1RIw8IObwabKhRgyxtaNbRT9O411YjP9CWKXw9oBKKvJxpQ0Lkp5xOUlpPKj64nkARbKIGhC4JHgUwH7LjwqCgHqmvrYkvXf54ZBw=s2048" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1146" data-original-width="2048" height="112" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjgD-h3NyG0a7TcMJDCAIFtaKCfLqvurVsozJqrcGcweZ74YTUeHnr5mW20AWymFImNJuLAnhx-1WKfUFhPP1RIw8IObwabKhRgyxtaNbRT9O411YjP9CWKXw9oBKKvJxpQ0Lkp5xOUlpPKj64nkARbKIGhC4JHgUwH7LjwqCgHqmvrYkvXf54ZBw=w200-h112" width="200" /></a></div><div dir="auto"><br /></div><div dir="auto" style="caret-color: rgb(228, 230, 235); white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">We stepped it up for our third and final Training Ride with more rolling hills. The weather turned it on too, with plenty of perfect skies, and a dirty headwind for all the gravel roads.</span></div><div dir="auto" style="caret-color: rgb(228, 230, 235); white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">A mix of perfect farm-scape green scenery and creeklines kept drawing eyes off the road in front. The bovine and serpentine highlights drew the focus back on the task at hand.</span></div><div dir="auto" style="caret-color: rgb(228, 230, 235); white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">Everyone rode well and had a bit of fun. Thanks to our support crew and NIAS parents for helping bring the ride together.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjWJYO-ygrYiobhUS_fsudQemaBUCrALBW7TvJFFAFUNqcC3UE_JZ8Db-EjBS8oYuxmJNP7Y49I5HZ8E-fpWER5tsy4t9P33S9SCiXf9eWCVvN7bzs5a51wqKIxhGOVP1WvxZqCEeEXbth6g_LTdpna7GYcCNmc-X9WSOySczZrgzFdgRUVL4J4lQ=s1440" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="990" data-original-width="1440" height="138" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjWJYO-ygrYiobhUS_fsudQemaBUCrALBW7TvJFFAFUNqcC3UE_JZ8Db-EjBS8oYuxmJNP7Y49I5HZ8E-fpWER5tsy4t9P33S9SCiXf9eWCVvN7bzs5a51wqKIxhGOVP1WvxZqCEeEXbth6g_LTdpna7GYcCNmc-X9WSOySczZrgzFdgRUVL4J4lQ=w200-h138" width="200" /></a></div><br /><span style="caret-color: rgb(228, 230, 235); white-space: pre-wrap;">October - </span><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(228, 230, 235); white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Northern Inland Academy of Sport (NIAS) Cycling Program athletes returned to state-level competition after a six-week hiatus. They headed to Glenrock in Newcastle to attend the Rocky Trail Entertainment Grand Prix, riding in two teams of pair over seven hours. </span></span></div><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q" style="caret-color: rgb(228, 230, 235); margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">Jock Hollis from Inverell, “The JetBlack Racing team [sport sponsors] were all really welcoming”, Jock started the day as his team’s only competitor, a quick phone call between parents discovered team-mates were still in bed, and the race had already started.</span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">“It was a fun and diverse track with great twisty descents and long climbs,” Jock said his training had really paid off for this event, he was able to overtake many people on each of the climbs. Despite starting without a team-mate, Jock went on to ride well and smoothly throughout the day. When his team-mate did show, he had already completed five laps, the pair completing a total of 18 for the event. Jock and team mate Campbell Walsh (from Inverell) went on to place in the top 10 overall against all other competitors, an outstanding effort from a rocky start.</span></div></div><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q" style="caret-color: rgb(228, 230, 235); margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">NIAS’s other pairing, Kal and Lawson had a very similar rocky start as Lawson is Campbell’s brother. Kal also had some mechanical and tyre issues which hampered his day’s ride. “It was the toughest race ever”, Kal Blair from Uralla explained, “they [team-mate Lawson] were still in bed, [then I] had a mechanical and needed to walk back [to the transition area]”.</span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">Kal went on to say the Glenrock trails were awesome and in the face of adversity he managed to keep the bike upright and finished the day with an ocean swim. Kal and Lawson completed 14 laps to place in the top 25 of all competitors.</span></div></div><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q" style="caret-color: rgb(228, 230, 235); margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">Thanks to our NIAS parents and sport sponsors for their continuing support.</span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div dir="auto"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhCRExlHoZ52OwdIMalBnsEDBfYVRiT6gCKClWjH4DAuKWViNWImVK6GMJsNsTRaFVBRhZ65CmO7YoxZ-5fM_AWJbQSs7xZJkUN0mRwxbwxkyR1qNhLUlYAivjxzvjRQAqEkSAfmpNUsEaGVKSYLTn06D6r8w3rrt7aMj3A8AmDfzBUt_3j1n06VA=s2048" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhCRExlHoZ52OwdIMalBnsEDBfYVRiT6gCKClWjH4DAuKWViNWImVK6GMJsNsTRaFVBRhZ65CmO7YoxZ-5fM_AWJbQSs7xZJkUN0mRwxbwxkyR1qNhLUlYAivjxzvjRQAqEkSAfmpNUsEaGVKSYLTn06D6r8w3rrt7aMj3A8AmDfzBUt_3j1n06VA=w200-h150" width="200" /></a></div><br /><div class="kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="margin: 0px; word-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">Northern Inland Academy of Sport (NIAS) Cycling Program athletes continue to source a range of competition this time visiting the home of mountain biking on the NSW Central Coast, Ourimbah. At Ourimbah they attend the Rocky Trail Entertainment SuperFlow and Grand Prix events over two weekends.</span></div></div><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q" style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; word-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">The SuperFlow event was held over two days with athletes Josh Deasey and Kalean Blair supported by NIAS MTB Coach Michael Crummy riding on the Saturday. With three trails to familiarise with the small team was joined by one of Crummy’s previous athletes Brad Weston, and they set about getting comfortable on Ourimbah’s newest track and flow trail. </span></div></div><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q" style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; word-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">After a number of attempts at finding their fastest time on the flow trail all athletes headed across the hill to look at the other trails. First up was the more technically demanding downhill trail. Crummy was able to provide guidance and short sections of “trail-walking” so the athletes could break the technical sections down to smaller components and choices. The rough and rocky trail provided plenty of challenges, especially as Kalean was riding his cross-country hardtail, a bike not particularly built for the downhill extremes.</span></div></div><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q" style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; word-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">After completing a race run on two of the three trails the athletes and coach moved to the final trail which had a mix of graded trails, an uphill pinch and a little knar before returning to more familiar cross-country trails. Even the coach had to have a couple of goes to get a positive “race run” after dropping a chain on a couple of the runs. Kalean didn’t fair any better on the hardtail but was determined to make the most of this new trail experience.</span></div></div><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q" style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; word-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">Josh rode well to complete a race run on each of the trails for the day. The temperature of the day did rise quickly as did the humidity, making it a bit day for athletes who had to get back up the hill after every run, under their own steam. Josh placed 31st in the very competitive U15s, while Kalean placed 8th against all other hardtails over the weekend. </span></div></div><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q" style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; word-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">Lachlan Butters attended the SuperFlow event on the Sunday and joined Tom Jenkins from NIAS Cycling sport sponsor JetBlack MTB Racing Team. Tom said that having Lachlan ride with him made for a really fun day. The pair duelled for the top positions in the U15s competition. “Such a brutal race on my cross-country bike”, Lachlan said, “it was sooo much fun with a wide variety of technical features. Had a cracking weekend!” Lachlan went on to claim 3rd in the U15s, an awesome result on his cross-country bike.</span></div></div><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q" style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; word-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">The weekend following NIAS athlete Jock Hollis attempted his first solo 4hr event. After a year of 7hr (pair) teams and plenty of training around his home roads and trails in Inverell, he was keen to perform. Getting some practise in the day before Jock was positive about how the trail looked, “the ground was really dry and loose”. The forecast was patch to bleak though for the following day and overnight rain surely had turned dry to damp. “Conditions quickly changed with the overnight rain, but by the race start the sun was out again. Each lap the track conditions continued to change, making every lap a new adventure and challenge”. After two hours the rain returned, turning the tacky trail to a sloshy mud bath. Even with the weather against him Jock held onto 2nd place for most of the event and only slipped to 3rd after tearing his rear tyre on his last lap. “I had a blast at Ourimbah,” Jock said about his solo ride, “I’m quite happy with how I rode my first 4hr, only feeling myself fatigue in the last hour. From the moment we arrived the JetBlack MTB Racing Team provided support and encouragement throughout.” </span></div></div><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q" style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; word-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">Thanks to our NIAS parents and sport sponsors for their continuing support.</span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div dir="auto"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEheNV9Q1s_KdW0R3dQ_YQ_Qgt7REvErld6IiiQ0rtByYSShWu93izkgJWiVdgH44wcEGa5Mvkj8BS8BLo2WQ05HnnafFERuhLVGWckxXaneoqEc8duVpN4OdMOPA6vZWr92HpismMOhuTYwnzosXREgbU2tKb3IAXDKFc1e4-kng2bUJ9v2TK1Eiw=s1875" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1251" data-original-width="1875" height="134" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEheNV9Q1s_KdW0R3dQ_YQ_Qgt7REvErld6IiiQ0rtByYSShWu93izkgJWiVdgH44wcEGa5Mvkj8BS8BLo2WQ05HnnafFERuhLVGWckxXaneoqEc8duVpN4OdMOPA6vZWr92HpismMOhuTYwnzosXREgbU2tKb3IAXDKFc1e4-kng2bUJ9v2TK1Eiw=w200-h134" width="200" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white;">Novembe</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">r - </span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">Northern Inland Academy of Sport (NIAS) Cycling Program continue to race with their local clubs. This week they visited the trails at UNE with NEMTB. NEMTB hosted a substitute event for their annual 12hr, a little 3hr endurance ride.</span></div><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q" style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; word-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">We had four riders over the U15 and U17 categories in attendance. Lawson Walsh (Inverell) and Lachlan Butters (Tamworth) rode in the U15s 2hr solo event. Lawson started well chasing Lachlan and cruised in with five laps, placing 3rd.</span></div></div><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q" style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; word-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">For Lachlan the Armidale based event was his first step into solo endurance riding, after a number of years as a high performance team mate. "It was a 2hr solo race, I learnt a lot in such little time period", Lachlan said on reflection, "had some close calls with the pine and poplar trees, the error winded me." Over the course of the 2hrs Lachlan found he was smoother and faster as he found his pacing, finishing 1st in U15s.</span></div></div><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q" style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; word-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">Jock Hollis and Campbell Walsh, both from Inverell, rode in the 3hr U17s. Both riders started well with Campbell fading towards the end. This allowed Jock to sneak in another lap with just one minute to go. The boys place 1st and 2nd in the U17s.</span></div></div><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q" style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; word-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">Athletes will continue their local racing with a 6hr and 3hr this month, plus some Regional Training at Mt Borah.</span></div></div><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q" style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; word-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">Thanks to our NIAS parents and sport sponsors for their continuing support.</span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div></div><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q" style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; word-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgaKM2kZz4hjs9X75CfnmxwcxKxSpncpL1lWatm38w9YhI8zZEd1UKCXqZOQdkQsKXzHE4-G5wwlVYQ2ytUvYuctgqNI6dgg52P6h4OwKPuSAMWVJPWin1Cp2_mcl3pnU4xbr1rs9zE3dynvH65LzkJLrsWU-4IDdpX9SbyxRAbOsqNdnGFjXaXdA=s552" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="367" data-original-width="552" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgaKM2kZz4hjs9X75CfnmxwcxKxSpncpL1lWatm38w9YhI8zZEd1UKCXqZOQdkQsKXzHE4-G5wwlVYQ2ytUvYuctgqNI6dgg52P6h4OwKPuSAMWVJPWin1Cp2_mcl3pnU4xbr1rs9zE3dynvH65LzkJLrsWU-4IDdpX9SbyxRAbOsqNdnGFjXaXdA=w200-h133" width="200" /></a></div><br /><div class="kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: inherit; margin: 0px; word-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">Northern Inland Academy of Sport (NIAS) Cycling Program are completing their year with numerious local club events. This week they visited the trails at Copeton Dam with host club Inverell MTB. This is the 10th annual Copeton 6hr, with around 100 participants lined up to ride, including five of NIAS's enthusiast MTB athletes.</div></div><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: inherit; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; word-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">The Copeton track was well prepared by Inverell MTB club, with a great mix of fast flowing ascents and descents. The Copeton trail and event hub was conveniently close to the Reflections Park kiosk and the Inverell MTB volunteer staff run a smooth event. </div></div><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: inherit; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; word-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">One of the NIAS pair teams was Harry Fairfull and Lawson Walsh. Harry has this to say about his race, "Lawson started the race enabling us to get a good start. We rode fairly well with both of us having similar times." Harry went on to ride 4 laps with Lawson completing 5. "It was a good experience riding at Copeton, technical features included steep rocky climbs and sandy descents. We ended up fourth in our category (Open Male Pair, which included adults)". Both athletes stepping up to the challenge with an outstanding performance.</div></div><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: inherit; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; word-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">Our other NIAS pairing of Campbell Walsh and Jock Hollis also raced in the Open Male Pair category. Again both athletes performed to a high standard with near perfect race conditions and no mechanical issues. "It was a good day and a great turn out of people. Everyone seemed to enjoy," Campbell said about his local event. Campbell and Jock have learnt a lot in the last year, having been paired together on many occasions, and relish the measure a pairs race can bring. The boys went on to place third in the Open Pairs category.</div></div><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: inherit; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; word-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">Lachlan Butters rode in team with previous NIAS athletes, the Roberts brothers, in the Teams of 3/4 category. After a fast start by his team mates Lachlan had a flat tyre mechanical on his lap, he did however recover from this to put in three fast laps and help his team secure first place in the category.</div></div><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: inherit; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; word-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">A spokes person from Inverell MTB Club said from what they saw all NIAS athletes rode out of their skin and wish to congratulate them on their outstanding rides.</div></div><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: inherit; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; word-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">Athletes will continue their local racing with and TAMMTB 3hr this month, plus some Regional Training at Mt Borah.</div></div><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: inherit; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; word-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">Thanks to our NIAS parents and sport sponsors for their continuing support.</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhK-3iBaC-L5ERAg_HNW-kmtIREyOVmjPzYTPOXY83meKlbZgAONLiuMvZ_9WyM54QPeFopSle_PVbM21jKULak_apS6a6cJGwMywilnbUtWzdlgLzd5O6A0U7m-SGOMVlaNztKW6E-ohkCAlODG71iWx0rQV3ssyj6rrD_nKARAMZ6s5VzN2L6Zw=s1440" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1440" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhK-3iBaC-L5ERAg_HNW-kmtIREyOVmjPzYTPOXY83meKlbZgAONLiuMvZ_9WyM54QPeFopSle_PVbM21jKULak_apS6a6cJGwMywilnbUtWzdlgLzd5O6A0U7m-SGOMVlaNztKW6E-ohkCAlODG71iWx0rQV3ssyj6rrD_nKARAMZ6s5VzN2L6Zw=w200-h200" width="200" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q" style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; word-wrap: break-word;">NIAS Communicator of the Year - NIAS MTB Program athlete Leon!</div><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q" style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; word-wrap: break-word;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiRnvG6Si7EKf3AKGfpEt26nqevDaL-jRvuCGcP5bjDfd9jfh-Ueur8VqPWWs1NFdMN98Y6F6Xa02TBhdshA4CcPBSJRA7NyzP97y1NwTG8haXEqq-vpvgjEUielNrWVU5bbFk5qScXK0Ftlcbht264oOXrh3pcLibceuYVvwdxQtY_EPh_3nnN_w=s750" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="553" data-original-width="750" height="148" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiRnvG6Si7EKf3AKGfpEt26nqevDaL-jRvuCGcP5bjDfd9jfh-Ueur8VqPWWs1NFdMN98Y6F6Xa02TBhdshA4CcPBSJRA7NyzP97y1NwTG8haXEqq-vpvgjEUielNrWVU5bbFk5qScXK0Ftlcbht264oOXrh3pcLibceuYVvwdxQtY_EPh_3nnN_w=w200-h148" width="200" /></a></div><br /><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q" style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; word-wrap: break-word;"><div class="kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="margin: 0px; word-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">Our long overdue foray into Enduro training had finally arrived with a visit to Mt Borah. Having been rescheduled a couple of times the coaches and athletes were pretty amped. Early arrivals headed off with Coach Alyssa to session multiple sections of the trail. Thanks to Jock for his insight to the session, “I had a great time a Borah. I was excited and happy to learn and experience something new”. Massive shout-out to Andy from the Broken Spoke Tamworth had made his morning available for us, providing the necessary shuttles up to the trailheads, saving a ton of time and all our legs! </span></div></div><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q" style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; word-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">The second group headed off with Coach Crummy, sessioning the top section of trail. A quick roll down athletes were shuttled up for their second look at the trail. With a variety of obstacles, numerous line choices, there was plenty of discussion to be had. All riders tested themselves, extending their strengths and finding room-for-improvements.</span></div></div><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q" style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; word-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">This training session had a different feel and style to the previous ones held, due to the nature of the riding and the athletes were rewarded with the opportunity for a controlled roll-down the main trail. “Overall it was a great day out”, Jock said after the session, “it was a good way to grow our skills and confidence when we are faced with trails that we aren't familiar with”.</span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div dir="auto"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiI-YEoTeHn1WkarWeCCcv7oOovlEj7RjCWHQbip6mM4E3OlHjX8Ven1BCe7LUQXDNwkRlE__IlAqPGyOMWGo5Yaf0SQOWENQjznH7pZZ1vzv3R0wlImpR8Sh-wSoChP-Tjc0073sXbBgH7lHL4htTu8LrMQf1GKL4sHBYp01ghc4GGcRquN5Fr9g=s1440" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1440" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiI-YEoTeHn1WkarWeCCcv7oOovlEj7RjCWHQbip6mM4E3OlHjX8Ven1BCe7LUQXDNwkRlE__IlAqPGyOMWGo5Yaf0SQOWENQjznH7pZZ1vzv3R0wlImpR8Sh-wSoChP-Tjc0073sXbBgH7lHL4htTu8LrMQf1GKL4sHBYp01ghc4GGcRquN5Fr9g=w200-h150" width="200" /></a></div><br /><div class="kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="margin: 0px; word-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;"><a class="oajrlxb2 g5ia77u1 qu0x051f esr5mh6w e9989ue4 r7d6kgcz rq0escxv nhd2j8a9 nc684nl6 p7hjln8o kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x jb3vyjys rz4wbd8a qt6c0cv9 a8nywdso i1ao9s8h esuyzwwr f1sip0of lzcic4wl gpro0wi8 q66pz984 b1v8xokw" href="https://www.facebook.com/NIASSport/?__cft__[0]=AZX3_NV-JsO8q3qNUByjJtND-FWI9ilXmqY1_DIYASACWIP8G_0H003QEGmI--biy-m0xpufRa3b0773DFggXPrMRbqZmmIab1UcBEsa20QinmMqYt7uJm9BnAdnq4PBNO4Hy1bvRDuS3ej1aFJVEDqXk2XS-d9gJaNjs316CxcIpRGpSTlxVWUoAy6xb1SyU-xKMoXUSB8MVvKg5zkC3rSJ&__tn__=kK-y-R" role="link" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: inline; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: inherit; text-decoration: none; touch-action: manipulation;" tabindex="0"><span class="nc684nl6" style="display: inline;">Northern Inland Academy of Sport (NIAS)</span></a> Cycling Program athletes continue to gather experience across a range of events. This week they kept it within the region visiting their sponsor Tamworth Mountainbikers, for a 10-year birthday 3-hour.</span></div></div><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q" style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; word-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">This was the second 3-hour Tamworth Mountainbikers have held this year, the first being the COVID Buster in September, where the NIAS riders performed very well. This time was a little different, a week of heat and a forecast of even more heat seemed to keep some riders away from the birthday celebrations. But being a similar event, same track, there was also a good opportunity to compare to the event in September, maybe.</span></div></div><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q" style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; word-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">In junior solo representing NIAS was Inverell local Jock Hollis. In the latter half of the year Jock has really been stretching his legs, putting in some training kilometres. This has shown at both the Rocky Trail Grand Prix and local events he has attended. Jock got a comfortable start with his teammate Jack Larkin, sitting inside the top ten riders. “Something different about this race to the many others I have attended in the last few months was the heat. I think I was a bit light on the water in the first lap”, Jock said. He went on to congratulate his sparing partners for the day Jack and Campbell, “who both rode really well and were pushing me along each lap as I was determined to not let them catch me”. Jock went out for his 5th lap in the heat but called it at 4, “I could feel myself slipping not so much physically but mentally”. Jock placed 1st in junior solo and 5th solo overall.</span></div></div><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q" style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; word-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">Jack Larkin from Binnaway, and Campbell Walsh from Inverell teamed up for this event. Off the start the athletes were well matched and consistent despite the very warm conditions. Not only were they riding with and against Jock but just behind them were more teammates ready to pounce. </span></div></div><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q" style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; word-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">Lawson Walsh from Inverell and Harry Fairfull from Gunnedah teamed up again after their successful pairing at the Copeton 6hr. Harry started for the team with Lawson taking the second and fourth laps. The boys were only a few minutes off the faster pairing of Jack and Campbell and put in a solid ride. The junior pair teams placed 1st and 2nd (4th and 7th Overall).</span></div></div><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q" style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; word-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">Thanks to our NIAS parents and sport sponsors for their continuing support.</span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div dir="auto"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiEc4wGzIsoWXebL-uhB4bJOwN5CTSFs4Gmw_ILBaQc6pES4pzOqbDjTRJWggTb1dW70T0PTfohNKegIz69i7yezobVi10Fl1IhhOMFo8KcaxsKAurY33Hmi8wOd4p2L6idguJGuSlPrTltT6bti8nvf-8NGZOaV30o4ONS5t3rqay6cj_hSL-QNg=s1440" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1440" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiEc4wGzIsoWXebL-uhB4bJOwN5CTSFs4Gmw_ILBaQc6pES4pzOqbDjTRJWggTb1dW70T0PTfohNKegIz69i7yezobVi10Fl1IhhOMFo8KcaxsKAurY33Hmi8wOd4p2L6idguJGuSlPrTltT6bti8nvf-8NGZOaV30o4ONS5t3rqay6cj_hSL-QNg=w200-h200" width="200" /></a></div><br /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;"><span>December - </span>Northern Inland Academy of Sport (NIAS) Cycling Program athletes completed their year with a final tour to Rydal, near Lithgow, for the JetBlack 24hr endurance event. The event was run by Rocky Trail Entertainment and based out of the Rydal showground, featuring almost 9km of narrow trail purpose built for mountain biking.</span></div><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q" style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; word-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">Hosted by sport partners JetBlack MTB Racing, NIAS athletes began arriving at Rydal on Friday morning for the Saturday event. Two competitive teams had been built around seven of the 2020 NIAS MTB squad with riders from Inverell, Gunnedah, Binnaway and Tamworth. But they might not have expected the weather to be so windy cold on arrival, the December afternoon temperatures got down to 10 degrees.</span></div></div><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q" style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; word-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">Saturday morning brought a chance to do a reconnaissance lap with seven times World 24hr Solo Champion, and current Australian 24hr Solo Champion, Jason English. Jason shared his experience and knowledge of the Rydal trails, 24hr events and trail craft with the athletes during the hour they were with him. An awesome opportunity to listen, learn and ask questions.</span></div></div><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q" style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; word-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">The two NIAS teams were entered in the 6+6hr relay event, which started at the same time as the 24hr. The difference between the events was the 12hr pause at 6pm for the 6+6hr, allowing athletes to rest and recover before restarting again at 6am. They then were challenged to ride till 12 midday, completing the 6+6hr.</span></div></div><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q" style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; word-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">Campbell Walsh lined up on a star-studded front row for race start representing the NIAS “All-stars” team. He was next to Jason English and a young rider named Brad Weston, who went on to claim fastest lap for the event, down the row was New England region and 24hr solo riders Alwyn Miller and Mick Sherwood. Starting for the NIAS “Chiefs” was Jack MacKay, just a row or two back.</span></div></div><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q" style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; word-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">Campbell handed over to Jock Hollis after a pretty good start lap, Jock then nailed the mostly clear course with his fastest time (and fastest for the team) of the weekend. Jock handed over to Tom Jenkins of JetBlack MTB Racing, who had been called in at the last minute to makeup the four-athlete team. Tom then handed over to Jack Larkin with all riders completing their first laps in under twenty-eight minutes. At this mark the “All-stars” had a fifteen-minute lead on their category rivals and ten minutes lead on any adult teams of four.</span></div></div><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q" style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; word-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">The “Chiefs” were lapping pretty consistently too, with Jack MacKay completing their first lap handing over to Lawson Walsh. Lawson handed over to Harry Fairfull, then Harry handed over to Kaden. Just under six hours later Harry again handed over to Kaden who completed the “Chiefs’” first block of riding, and twelve laps.</span></div></div><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q" style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; word-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">At 0635 on Sunday, Jack MacKay set off for the “Chiefs” again. This was after the team had a twelve-hour break, they rotated riders relay style as they had the day before. Some legs were a little tired but some riders were still perfecting their style and performance. “Rydal had its challenges, loose sandy berms kept the team agile and aware,” said Harry Fairfull after the event, “My goal for Sunday was to get under a 30-minute lap”. Amazingly Harry managed to crack the 30-minute lap on his second last lap of the event, besting his previous best 30:02 with a 29:59.</span></div></div><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q" style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; word-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">The “Chiefs” completed 23 laps with Lawson sending Harry out with just five minutes before the 12-midday cut-off. This result placed them second amongst the Junior Teams of Four for the 6+6hr. “All the work from this year has paid off and was shown with this race,” Harry complemented his teammates and the experience that the event brought.</span></div></div><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q" style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; word-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">Back with the “All-stars”, the team of Campbell, Jock, Tom and Jack all completed their first six-hour block with sub 30-minute lap times. They were able to send Jock out for the team’s final lap with just a minute to spare on the clock in the first six hours. On completion of Jock’s lap, fourteen laps for the “All-stars” team, both teams assembled for a BBQ by JetBlack MTB Racing giving everyone a chance to share their experiences and catchup while not riding.</span></div></div><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q" style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; word-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">JetBlack MTB Racing’s Tom Jenkins began Sunday for the “All-stars”, again the team were able to continue their sub 30-minute laps. The trails had changed slightly overnight with more braking ruts, and a more powdery and dusty surface. Solo and 24hr team riders littered the trail but they were providing plenty of space for overtaking when needed. Jock finished the second 6hr block just over three minutes after the 12-midday cut-off giving the team a massive 26 laps, bettering all other 6+6hr four-person teams.</span></div></div><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q" style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; word-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">“Rydal was one of the most exciting races I have ever been to,” Jack Larkin reported, “The race was fast paced with every lap being a sprint. I was passing people every few minutes on the track trying to get fast lap times. Our team went hammer-down to stay in 1st place in our category and overall in teams of four.”</span></div></div><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q" style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; word-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">“It was a very different track to what I have raced on previously,” Jock reflected on his weekend, “It helped me identify and work on the weak spots in my riding. Rydal was great and the people were even better, being able to spend time with the other NIAS riders was the highlight of the trip. I’m looking forward to 2021 with NIAS.”</span></div></div><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q" style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; word-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">Thanks to our NIAS parents and sport sponsors for their continuing support. </span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div dir="auto"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEglXwYH72mcLfFizxdPQ__dv_IBQiLv_qdIuAe4LY8M92k5d-MeD3awXCD-y_qMxeCZNF7MX80kbEHb6v2yNLeO94VyuYvQ88_QFH3n1e_o0kcsjZtCvNdeb8tYjdps9jw0rOjsoJonTOTaAzm8O4GDGUmPn0p_WfsOTJoNx0Hc1ufw85tSi45bmQ=s960" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="641" data-original-width="960" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEglXwYH72mcLfFizxdPQ__dv_IBQiLv_qdIuAe4LY8M92k5d-MeD3awXCD-y_qMxeCZNF7MX80kbEHb6v2yNLeO94VyuYvQ88_QFH3n1e_o0kcsjZtCvNdeb8tYjdps9jw0rOjsoJonTOTaAzm8O4GDGUmPn0p_WfsOTJoNx0Hc1ufw85tSi45bmQ=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>CrummyMTBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15470942626602843154noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7330223786892789104.post-90877450058002624162021-11-02T18:27:00.003+11:002021-11-02T18:28:12.182+11:002019 NIAS MTB Program - Wrap<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(228, 230, 235);">February</span><span style="caret-color: rgb(228, 230, 235);"> - Stoked to spend the morning with a bunch of shredders, </span><span style="caret-color: rgb(228, 230, 235);"><a class="oajrlxb2 g5ia77u1 qu0x051f esr5mh6w e9989ue4 r7d6kgcz rq0escxv nhd2j8a9 nc684nl6 p7hjln8o kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x jb3vyjys rz4wbd8a qt6c0cv9 a8nywdso i1ao9s8h esuyzwwr f1sip0of lzcic4wl oo9gr5id gpro0wi8 lrazzd5p" href="https://www.facebook.com/NIASSport/?__tn__=kK*F" role="link" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: inline; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: inherit; text-decoration: none; touch-action: manipulation;" tabindex="0"><span class="nc684nl6" style="display: inline;">Northern Inland Academy of Sport (NIAS)</span></a></span><span style="caret-color: rgb(228, 230, 235);"> coaches Nathan an Alyssa take an opportunity in the shade to discuss their manual techniques.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(228, 230, 235);"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(228, 230, 235);"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-F3dhw9hYMgI/YYDoCr1B89I/AAAAAAAADh8/bqL5R1vNXkE9Ic9rmSNIehSeY_L3ZA1XACLcBGAsYHQ/s1080/51579790_1228006397367475_6596781604415209472_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-F3dhw9hYMgI/YYDoCr1B89I/AAAAAAAADh8/bqL5R1vNXkE9Ic9rmSNIehSeY_L3ZA1XACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/51579790_1228006397367475_6596781604415209472_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(228, 230, 235);"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(228, 230, 235);">At </span><span style="caret-color: rgb(228, 230, 235);"><a class="oajrlxb2 g5ia77u1 qu0x051f esr5mh6w e9989ue4 r7d6kgcz rq0escxv nhd2j8a9 nc684nl6 p7hjln8o kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x jb3vyjys rz4wbd8a qt6c0cv9 a8nywdso i1ao9s8h esuyzwwr f1sip0of lzcic4wl oo9gr5id gpro0wi8 lrazzd5p" href="https://www.facebook.com/UniNewEngland/?__tn__=kK-R" role="link" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: inline; font-weight: 600; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: inherit; text-decoration: none; touch-action: manipulation;" tabindex="0">University of New England, AU</a></span><span style="caret-color: rgb(228, 230, 235);"> with </span><span style="caret-color: rgb(228, 230, 235);"><a class="oajrlxb2 g5ia77u1 qu0x051f esr5mh6w e9989ue4 r7d6kgcz rq0escxv nhd2j8a9 nc684nl6 p7hjln8o kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x jb3vyjys rz4wbd8a qt6c0cv9 a8nywdso i1ao9s8h esuyzwwr f1sip0of lzcic4wl oo9gr5id gpro0wi8 lrazzd5p" href="https://www.facebook.com/sportune1938/?__tn__=kK-R" role="link" style="border: 0px; 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box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: inline; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: inherit; text-decoration: none; touch-action: manipulation;" tabindex="0"><span class="nc684nl6" style="display: inline;">Northern Inland Academy of Sport (NIAS)</span></a></span><span style="caret-color: rgb(228, 230, 235); white-space: pre-wrap;"> athletes.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(228, 230, 235); white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;"><span><span><span style="caret-color: rgb(228, 230, 235); white-space: pre-wrap;">March - </span></span><span style="caret-color: rgb(228, 230, 235); white-space: pre-wrap;">Awesome to join the </span><span style="caret-color: rgb(228, 230, 235); white-space: pre-wrap;"><a class="oajrlxb2 g5ia77u1 qu0x051f esr5mh6w e9989ue4 r7d6kgcz rq0escxv nhd2j8a9 nc684nl6 p7hjln8o kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x jb3vyjys rz4wbd8a qt6c0cv9 a8nywdso i1ao9s8h esuyzwwr f1sip0of lzcic4wl q66pz984 gpro0wi8 b1v8xokw" href="https://www.facebook.com/tamworthmountainbikers/?__cft__[0]=AZVERFms7N8MTjfEndAEWWjANHkQJuuVFz62UeYf-KpI2giI_KKWHhss1MK4RHnAqdscERX-ahG8QfulvaeMypTak4GmrZBnOd2TZ5DBE5SJw5HvPlXtleMiVtA61O9aVFYiPK8i0DHkFvpSK37XykzwubQc1f_bfV8ZY3WlbAfEPGBw5c0TA43J4P9aLL7x7wZjA9mtJBD8apvdXCGDAQOOEaLhg0Ss7v_7Uf5Jk6Tr3U1FJXbTKmCZQQ2XysrJtjY&__tn__=kK-R" role="link" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: inline; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: inherit; text-decoration: none; touch-action: manipulation;" tabindex="0"><span class="nc684nl6" style="display: inline;">Tamworth Mountain Bikers</span></a></span><span style="caret-color: rgb(228, 230, 235); white-space: pre-wrap;">/</span><span style="caret-color: rgb(228, 230, 235); white-space: pre-wrap;"><a class="oajrlxb2 g5ia77u1 qu0x051f esr5mh6w e9989ue4 r7d6kgcz rq0escxv nhd2j8a9 nc684nl6 p7hjln8o kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x jb3vyjys rz4wbd8a qt6c0cv9 a8nywdso i1ao9s8h esuyzwwr f1sip0of lzcic4wl q66pz984 gpro0wi8 b1v8xokw" href="https://www.facebook.com/NIASSport/?__cft__[0]=AZVERFms7N8MTjfEndAEWWjANHkQJuuVFz62UeYf-KpI2giI_KKWHhss1MK4RHnAqdscERX-ahG8QfulvaeMypTak4GmrZBnOd2TZ5DBE5SJw5HvPlXtleMiVtA61O9aVFYiPK8i0DHkFvpSK37XykzwubQc1f_bfV8ZY3WlbAfEPGBw5c0TA43J4P9aLL7x7wZjA9mtJBD8apvdXCGDAQOOEaLhg0Ss7v_7Uf5Jk6Tr3U1FJXbTKmCZQQ2XysrJtjY&__tn__=kK-R" role="link" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: inline; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: inherit; text-decoration: none; touch-action: manipulation;" tabindex="0"><span class="nc684nl6" style="display: inline;">Northern Inland Academy of Sport (NIAS)</span></a></span><span style="caret-color: rgb(228, 230, 235); white-space: pre-wrap;"> crew at the </span><span style="caret-color: rgb(228, 230, 235); white-space: pre-wrap;"><a class="oajrlxb2 g5ia77u1 qu0x051f esr5mh6w e9989ue4 r7d6kgcz rq0escxv nhd2j8a9 nc684nl6 p7hjln8o kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x jb3vyjys rz4wbd8a qt6c0cv9 a8nywdso i1ao9s8h esuyzwwr f1sip0of lzcic4wl q66pz984 gpro0wi8 b1v8xokw" href="https://www.facebook.com/events/663102574087275/?__cft__[0]=AZVERFms7N8MTjfEndAEWWjANHkQJuuVFz62UeYf-KpI2giI_KKWHhss1MK4RHnAqdscERX-ahG8QfulvaeMypTak4GmrZBnOd2TZ5DBE5SJw5HvPlXtleMiVtA61O9aVFYiPK8i0DHkFvpSK37XykzwubQc1f_bfV8ZY3WlbAfEPGBw5c0TA43J4P9aLL7x7wZjA9mtJBD8apvdXCGDAQOOEaLhg0Ss7v_7Uf5Jk6Tr3U1FJXbTKmCZQQ2XysrJtjY&__tn__=-UK-R" role="link" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: inline; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: inherit; text-decoration: none; touch-action: manipulation;" tabindex="0"><span class="nc684nl6" style="display: inline;">Verges Creek - Hammer Endurance Series Race 1</span></a></span><span style="caret-color: rgb(228, 230, 235); white-space: pre-wrap;"> with </span><span style="caret-color: rgb(228, 230, 235); white-space: pre-wrap;"><a class="oajrlxb2 g5ia77u1 qu0x051f esr5mh6w e9989ue4 r7d6kgcz rq0escxv nhd2j8a9 nc684nl6 p7hjln8o kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x jb3vyjys rz4wbd8a qt6c0cv9 a8nywdso i1ao9s8h esuyzwwr f1sip0of lzcic4wl q66pz984 gpro0wi8 b1v8xokw" href="https://www.facebook.com/PlannedFit/?__cft__[0]=AZVERFms7N8MTjfEndAEWWjANHkQJuuVFz62UeYf-KpI2giI_KKWHhss1MK4RHnAqdscERX-ahG8QfulvaeMypTak4GmrZBnOd2TZ5DBE5SJw5HvPlXtleMiVtA61O9aVFYiPK8i0DHkFvpSK37XykzwubQc1f_bfV8ZY3WlbAfEPGBw5c0TA43J4P9aLL7x7wZjA9mtJBD8apvdXCGDAQOOEaLhg0Ss7v_7Uf5Jk6Tr3U1FJXbTKmCZQQ2XysrJtjY&__tn__=kK-R" role="link" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: inline; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: inherit; text-decoration: none; touch-action: manipulation;" tabindex="0"><span class="nc684nl6" style="display: inline;">TrailTerra</span></a></span><span style="caret-color: rgb(228, 230, 235); white-space: pre-wrap;">. </span></span><span style="caret-color: rgb(228, 230, 235); white-space: pre-wrap;">Keep an eye out for the next </span><a class="oajrlxb2 g5ia77u1 qu0x051f esr5mh6w e9989ue4 r7d6kgcz rq0escxv nhd2j8a9 nc684nl6 p7hjln8o kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x jb3vyjys rz4wbd8a qt6c0cv9 a8nywdso i1ao9s8h esuyzwwr f1sip0of lzcic4wl q66pz984 gpro0wi8 b1v8xokw" href="https://www.facebook.com/vergescreekmtb/?__cft__[0]=AZVERFms7N8MTjfEndAEWWjANHkQJuuVFz62UeYf-KpI2giI_KKWHhss1MK4RHnAqdscERX-ahG8QfulvaeMypTak4GmrZBnOd2TZ5DBE5SJw5HvPlXtleMiVtA61O9aVFYiPK8i0DHkFvpSK37XykzwubQc1f_bfV8ZY3WlbAfEPGBw5c0TA43J4P9aLL7x7wZjA9mtJBD8apvdXCGDAQOOEaLhg0Ss7v_7Uf5Jk6Tr3U1FJXbTKmCZQQ2XysrJtjY&__tn__=kK-R" role="link" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(228, 230, 235); cursor: pointer; display: inline; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: inherit; text-decoration: none; touch-action: manipulation; white-space: pre-wrap;" tabindex="0"><span class="nc684nl6" style="display: inline;">Verges Creek MTB Track</span></a><span style="caret-color: rgb(228, 230, 235); white-space: pre-wrap;"> event, it is a super fun trail with unique vibe!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(228, 230, 235);">The </span><span style="caret-color: rgb(228, 230, 235);"><a class="oajrlxb2 g5ia77u1 qu0x051f esr5mh6w e9989ue4 r7d6kgcz rq0escxv nhd2j8a9 nc684nl6 p7hjln8o kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x jb3vyjys rz4wbd8a qt6c0cv9 a8nywdso i1ao9s8h esuyzwwr f1sip0of lzcic4wl oo9gr5id gpro0wi8 lrazzd5p" href="https://www.facebook.com/NIASSport/?__tn__=kK-R" role="link" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: inline; font-weight: 600; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: inherit; text-decoration: none; touch-action: manipulation;" tabindex="0">Northern Inland Academy of Sport (NIAS)</a></span><span style="caret-color: rgb(228, 230, 235);"> athletes were out doing their thing today. Also checked out some of the new </span><span style="caret-color: rgb(228, 230, 235);"><a class="oajrlxb2 g5ia77u1 qu0x051f esr5mh6w e9989ue4 r7d6kgcz rq0escxv nhd2j8a9 nc684nl6 p7hjln8o kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x jb3vyjys rz4wbd8a qt6c0cv9 a8nywdso i1ao9s8h esuyzwwr f1sip0of lzcic4wl oo9gr5id gpro0wi8 lrazzd5p" href="https://www.facebook.com/tamworthmountainbikers/?__tn__=kK-R" role="link" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: inline; font-weight: 600; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: inherit; text-decoration: none; touch-action: manipulation;" tabindex="0">Tamworth Mountain Bikers</a></span><span style="caret-color: rgb(228, 230, 235);"> trail work. All in a day's walk.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(228, 230, 235);"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mclM8N4PDxk/YYDoCjaJTQI/AAAAAAAADiA/-AAgNLFF39klt8P_jLNiMYpWJaO_-wlPACLcBGAsYHQ/s960/60399980_1292595270908587_6022686876580708352_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="960" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mclM8N4PDxk/YYDoCjaJTQI/AAAAAAAADiA/-AAgNLFF39klt8P_jLNiMYpWJaO_-wlPACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/60399980_1292595270908587_6022686876580708352_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(228, 230, 235);"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(228, 230, 235);">May - </span><span style="caret-color: rgb(228, 230, 235);">A morning with some of the New England and extended districts mountain bike athletes with the </span><span style="caret-color: rgb(228, 230, 235);"><a class="oajrlxb2 g5ia77u1 qu0x051f esr5mh6w e9989ue4 r7d6kgcz rq0escxv nhd2j8a9 nc684nl6 p7hjln8o kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x jb3vyjys rz4wbd8a qt6c0cv9 a8nywdso i1ao9s8h esuyzwwr f1sip0of lzcic4wl oo9gr5id gpro0wi8 lrazzd5p" href="https://www.facebook.com/NIASSport/?__tn__=kK*F" role="link" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: inline; font-weight: 600; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: inherit; text-decoration: none; touch-action: manipulation;" tabindex="0"><span class="nc684nl6" style="display: inline;">Northern Inland Academy of Sport (NIAS)</span></a></span><span style="caret-color: rgb(228, 230, 235);"> program.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(228, 230, 235);"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(228, 230, 235); white-space: pre-wrap;">As my </span><span style="caret-color: rgb(228, 230, 235); white-space: pre-wrap;"><a class="oajrlxb2 g5ia77u1 qu0x051f esr5mh6w e9989ue4 r7d6kgcz rq0escxv nhd2j8a9 nc684nl6 p7hjln8o kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x jb3vyjys rz4wbd8a qt6c0cv9 a8nywdso i1ao9s8h esuyzwwr f1sip0of lzcic4wl q66pz984 gpro0wi8 b1v8xokw" href="https://www.facebook.com/jbmtbr/?__cft__[0]=AZX-anydfLHi54gSkkX9nuR4AF2yEXjzLMrRCx192Yr-Ikms9y75XK7FVAqPk5tC-GgS4OFYSRuiE0FgGmLTcm52F1vxEHP4jKvBbNwcpcY8ndSIs4tttWfpYRT_qRvAUl7d-nO3VinQUXn4n8jqQ_YSKIZ-OZdeWBmDB_MJCi0cgZWFIwC3sdylBFVcA-zZqPI&__tn__=kK-R" role="link" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: inline; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: inherit; text-decoration: none; touch-action: manipulation;" tabindex="0"><span class="nc684nl6" style="display: inline;">JetBlack MTB Racing</span></a></span><span style="caret-color: rgb(228, 230, 235); white-space: pre-wrap;"> team mates wrap up the </span><span style="caret-color: rgb(228, 230, 235); white-space: pre-wrap;"><a class="oajrlxb2 g5ia77u1 qu0x051f esr5mh6w e9989ue4 r7d6kgcz rq0escxv nhd2j8a9 nc684nl6 p7hjln8o kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x jb3vyjys rz4wbd8a qt6c0cv9 a8nywdso i1ao9s8h esuyzwwr f1sip0of lzcic4wl q66pz984 gpro0wi8 b1v8xokw" href="https://www.facebook.com/rockytrailentertainment/?__cft__[0]=AZX-anydfLHi54gSkkX9nuR4AF2yEXjzLMrRCx192Yr-Ikms9y75XK7FVAqPk5tC-GgS4OFYSRuiE0FgGmLTcm52F1vxEHP4jKvBbNwcpcY8ndSIs4tttWfpYRT_qRvAUl7d-nO3VinQUXn4n8jqQ_YSKIZ-OZdeWBmDB_MJCi0cgZWFIwC3sdylBFVcA-zZqPI&__tn__=kK-R" role="link" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: inline; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: inherit; text-decoration: none; touch-action: manipulation;" tabindex="0"><span class="nc684nl6" style="display: inline;">Rocky Trail Entertainment</span></a></span><span style="caret-color: rgb(228, 230, 235); white-space: pre-wrap;"> GP at </span><span style="caret-color: rgb(228, 230, 235); white-space: pre-wrap;"><a class="oajrlxb2 g5ia77u1 qu0x051f esr5mh6w e9989ue4 r7d6kgcz rq0escxv nhd2j8a9 nc684nl6 p7hjln8o kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x jb3vyjys rz4wbd8a qt6c0cv9 a8nywdso i1ao9s8h esuyzwwr f1sip0of lzcic4wl q66pz984 gpro0wi8 b1v8xokw" href="https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/wingello?__eep__=6&__cft__[0]=AZX-anydfLHi54gSkkX9nuR4AF2yEXjzLMrRCx192Yr-Ikms9y75XK7FVAqPk5tC-GgS4OFYSRuiE0FgGmLTcm52F1vxEHP4jKvBbNwcpcY8ndSIs4tttWfpYRT_qRvAUl7d-nO3VinQUXn4n8jqQ_YSKIZ-OZdeWBmDB_MJCi0cgZWFIwC3sdylBFVcA-zZqPI&__tn__=*NK-R" role="link" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: inline; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: inherit; text-decoration: none; touch-action: manipulation;" tabindex="0">#wingello</a></span><span style="caret-color: rgb(228, 230, 235); white-space: pre-wrap;"> , we are tipping it into a fun weekend with our </span><span style="caret-color: rgb(228, 230, 235); white-space: pre-wrap;"><a class="oajrlxb2 g5ia77u1 qu0x051f esr5mh6w e9989ue4 r7d6kgcz rq0escxv nhd2j8a9 nc684nl6 p7hjln8o kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x jb3vyjys rz4wbd8a qt6c0cv9 a8nywdso i1ao9s8h esuyzwwr f1sip0of lzcic4wl q66pz984 gpro0wi8 b1v8xokw" href="https://www.facebook.com/NIASSport/?__cft__[0]=AZX-anydfLHi54gSkkX9nuR4AF2yEXjzLMrRCx192Yr-Ikms9y75XK7FVAqPk5tC-GgS4OFYSRuiE0FgGmLTcm52F1vxEHP4jKvBbNwcpcY8ndSIs4tttWfpYRT_qRvAUl7d-nO3VinQUXn4n8jqQ_YSKIZ-OZdeWBmDB_MJCi0cgZWFIwC3sdylBFVcA-zZqPI&__tn__=kK-R" role="link" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: inline; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: inherit; text-decoration: none; touch-action: manipulation;" tabindex="0"><span class="nc684nl6" style="display: inline;">Northern Inland Academy of Sport (NIAS)</span></a></span><span style="caret-color: rgb(228, 230, 235); white-space: pre-wrap;"> MTB </span><span style="caret-color: rgb(228, 230, 235); white-space: pre-wrap;"><a class="oajrlxb2 g5ia77u1 qu0x051f esr5mh6w e9989ue4 r7d6kgcz rq0escxv nhd2j8a9 nc684nl6 p7hjln8o kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x jb3vyjys rz4wbd8a qt6c0cv9 a8nywdso i1ao9s8h esuyzwwr f1sip0of lzcic4wl q66pz984 gpro0wi8 b1v8xokw" href="https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/crew?__eep__=6&__cft__[0]=AZX-anydfLHi54gSkkX9nuR4AF2yEXjzLMrRCx192Yr-Ikms9y75XK7FVAqPk5tC-GgS4OFYSRuiE0FgGmLTcm52F1vxEHP4jKvBbNwcpcY8ndSIs4tttWfpYRT_qRvAUl7d-nO3VinQUXn4n8jqQ_YSKIZ-OZdeWBmDB_MJCi0cgZWFIwC3sdylBFVcA-zZqPI&__tn__=*NK-R" role="link" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: inline; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: inherit; text-decoration: none; touch-action: manipulation;" tabindex="0">#crew</a></span><span style="caret-color: rgb(228, 230, 235); white-space: pre-wrap;">.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(228, 230, 235); white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(228, 230, 235); white-space: pre-wrap;">June - </span><span style="caret-color: rgb(228, 230, 235); white-space: pre-wrap;">Pumped for </span><span style="caret-color: rgb(228, 230, 235); white-space: pre-wrap;"><a class="oajrlxb2 g5ia77u1 qu0x051f esr5mh6w e9989ue4 r7d6kgcz rq0escxv nhd2j8a9 nc684nl6 p7hjln8o kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x jb3vyjys rz4wbd8a qt6c0cv9 a8nywdso i1ao9s8h esuyzwwr f1sip0of lzcic4wl q66pz984 gpro0wi8 b1v8xokw" href="https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/superflow?__eep__=6&__cft__[0]=AZVNUfop4cgXeWeoSYZNqxI3cKU0HZIYeL31lYQwbz_pUrdwyrw2VjRqXKAPsE5uZCSer8S4u_FPV2nJhn5UBgaWX4atgGLJhkisox5WeHmwLcMAuAB1DfQ5sPdIPocfE-9Ui8keOsQijE-PH4VT9lA2lWzZawXEetqco8oVmQfSUAU47EXH5UWZMzlP5XpOy9g&__tn__=*NK-R" role="link" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: inline; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: inherit; text-decoration: none; touch-action: manipulation;" tabindex="0">#SuperFlow</a></span><span style="caret-color: rgb(228, 230, 235); white-space: pre-wrap;"> tomorrow but first we hit the </span><span style="caret-color: rgb(228, 230, 235); white-space: pre-wrap;"><a class="oajrlxb2 g5ia77u1 qu0x051f esr5mh6w e9989ue4 r7d6kgcz rq0escxv nhd2j8a9 nc684nl6 p7hjln8o kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x jb3vyjys rz4wbd8a qt6c0cv9 a8nywdso i1ao9s8h esuyzwwr f1sip0of lzcic4wl q66pz984 gpro0wi8 b1v8xokw" href="https://www.facebook.com/tamworthmountainbikers/?__cft__[0]=AZVNUfop4cgXeWeoSYZNqxI3cKU0HZIYeL31lYQwbz_pUrdwyrw2VjRqXKAPsE5uZCSer8S4u_FPV2nJhn5UBgaWX4atgGLJhkisox5WeHmwLcMAuAB1DfQ5sPdIPocfE-9Ui8keOsQijE-PH4VT9lA2lWzZawXEetqco8oVmQfSUAU47EXH5UWZMzlP5XpOy9g&__tn__=kK-R" role="link" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: inline; 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After a distraught melancholy of overnight moos for those who camped at Kinross, race morning finally arrived, and it was a comfortable and mild. A caravan of cars with bikes attached started arriving and plenty of pre-race rituals were underway. The event centre went from ghost-town to down-town as the RedBull truck arrived and 3x3 shades rose from Kinross's reddish dirt.</div>
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As the countdown started, we lined up close to the front as to benefit from the short run into the single-track. It was a cracking start and while the pace was on, it felt good on legs that had seen plenty of kms over the Christmas break. Sitting behind Tamworth local and frother Justin Roberts, our pace solid over the first three laps. </div>
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With a 2019 endurance result not to be scoffed at, we followed a pairs-team from Inverell for as long as we could. These young guys were blasting around the track and had sneaked slowly up on us, Justin couldn't take the pace, dropping off somewhere mid-forest. A couple of laps was all we could handle but this had brought us onto the wheel of a local, who was more of a match to our 4hr endurance pace.<br />
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<span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Little did we know there was in-category </span></span><span style="color: #333333;">rivalry <span style="font-family: inherit;">as a quiet Matt </span></span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #2c2c2c; font-family: inherit;"><span style="letter-spacing: -0.13333334028720856px;">Clutterham rolled behind us, returning to </span></span><span style="color: #2c2c2c;"><span style="letter-spacing: -0.13333334028720856px;">Grand</span></span><span style="color: #2c2c2c; font-family: inherit;"><span style="letter-spacing: -0.13333334028720856px;"> Prix racing after a few years hiatus. Again we paused at transition to sort out our gear for the final laps and Matt slipped up the trail to take 2nd by a mere minute.</span></span></span></div>
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CrummyMTBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15470942626602843154noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7330223786892789104.post-25188207244241333192019-12-04T11:21:00.001+11:002019-12-04T11:21:51.479+11:002019 Wrap!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<li style="border-bottom-color: transparent; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-top-style: none; caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em 15px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">We have a number of standout events and results, here they are in no particular order.</span></li>
<li style="border-bottom-color: transparent; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-top-style: none; caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em 15px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">2nd Pair <a href="https://mcrummy.blogspot.com/2019/11/12hrs-in-piney-66-pairs.html">12hrs in the Piney</a></span></li>
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<li style="border-bottom-color: transparent; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-top-color: transparent; border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em 15px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">1st <a href="https://mcrummy.blogspot.com/2019/10/nsw-police-emergency-services-games-xc.html">NSW Police Games XC</a></span></li>
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<li style="border-bottom-color: transparent; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-top-color: transparent; border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em 15px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">3rd (5th overall) <a href="https://mcrummy.blogspot.com/2019/10/nsw-police-emergency-services-games.html">NSW Police Games GE</a></span></li>
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<li style="border-bottom-color: transparent; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-top-color: transparent; border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em 15px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">2nd <a href="https://mcrummy.blogspot.com/2019/08/jacks-ridge-xxx.html">Jacks Ridge XXX</a></span></li>
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<li style="border-bottom-color: transparent; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-top-color: transparent; border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em 15px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">4th Elite TAMMTB Summer Race 16Oct</span></li>
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<ul style="caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); line-height: 1.2; list-style: none; margin: -8px -15px 0px; padding: 0px;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LVS7-3yG15g/Xeb7gjUlC-I/AAAAAAAADUw/VVlO86u91w0kFPYO-td8Y13Ct7jz8DdagCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/53500019_1247923642042417_3869264461336412160_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="960" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LVS7-3yG15g/Xeb7gjUlC-I/AAAAAAAADUw/VVlO86u91w0kFPYO-td8Y13Ct7jz8DdagCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/53500019_1247923642042417_3869264461336412160_n.jpg" width="320" /></a>
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<li style="border-bottom-color: transparent; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-top-color: transparent; border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em 15px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">7th Elite TAMMTB Summer Race 13Nov</span></li>
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<li style="border-bottom-color: transparent; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-top-color: transparent; border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em 15px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">1st <a href="https://mcrummy.blogspot.com/2019/10/rocky-trail-grand-prix-championship.html">RT Grand Prix Championship Awaba</a></span></li>
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<li style="border-bottom-color: transparent; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-top-color: transparent; border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em 15px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">5th <a href="https://mcrummy.blogspot.com/2019/08/rocky-trail-gp-ourimbah-round-5.html">RT Grand Prix Ourimbah</a></span></li>
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<li style="border-bottom-color: transparent; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-top-color: transparent; border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em 15px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">8th <a href="https://mcrummy.blogspot.com/2019/06/rocky-trail-gp-glenrock.html">RT Grand Prix Glenrock</a></span></li>
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<li style="border-bottom-color: transparent; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-top-color: transparent; border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em 15px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">17th RT Grand Prix Series (28th GC Rnd 3 & 5 only) </span></li>
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<ul style="caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); line-height: 1.2; list-style: none; margin: -8px -15px 0px; padding: 0px;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-PqtO74oDZHA/Xeb7rJegbPI/AAAAAAAADU4/b_pPkHZwwbMRGat4qZjiE_M9E90tXzUAgCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/74523235_1433841086784004_6882601455941844992_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="518" data-original-width="414" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-PqtO74oDZHA/Xeb7rJegbPI/AAAAAAAADU4/b_pPkHZwwbMRGat4qZjiE_M9E90tXzUAgCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/74523235_1433841086784004_6882601455941844992_n.jpg" style="cursor: move;" width="256" /></a>
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<li style="border-bottom-color: transparent; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-top-color: transparent; border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em 15px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">2nd <a href="https://mcrummy.blogspot.com/2019/06/nixcs-series-une-armidale-round.html">Elite NIXCS UNE</a></span></li>
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CrummyMTBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15470942626602843154noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7330223786892789104.post-37434002819999842082019-11-15T12:01:00.002+11:002019-11-15T12:01:11.127+11:0012hrs in the Piney - 6+6 Pairs<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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It has been a massive build towards Armidale hosting the WEMBO World 24hr Solo titles in 2020. As part of this build the New England MTB Club have hosted a couple of National Cup races, and a year out from WEMBO they hosted the Asia/Pacific WEMBO/National 24hr Solo Champs and their annual 12hrs in the Piney race, as one event!<br />
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With team mate Browny looking for a pairs partner, and our only goal to attend, we were off to the races and had our spot booked in the 6+6 event. Riders from all over NSW/ACT, QLD and some from Victoria (we even spotted a kiwi flag) descended on Armidale for a festive weekend of racing.<br />
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With everyone settled in their pitting areas and the formalities carried out by NEMTB, Browny was dressed and ready to go (for our little team). We had Kevlar, Catherine and Dalene from the JetBlack Team entered in the 24 solo, Guru and Chops in the pits, and Peter returning to riding in the solo 6+6. In addition to our pit area we had multiple World Champ Jason English and crew Jenni PLUS Grafton locals Michelle and Grant (in their first 24 solo).<br />
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A number of small changes had cleaned up the UNE trail providing a mostly smooth hard-packed trail free of loose obstacles and gravel. They had included a couple of kilometres of grass following the creek-line and a steady-grade grass hill to push the trail out to 10km. With the solos getting a two minute lead on the 6+6 riders, we had about thirty minutes to get dressed and ready for Browny's return.<br />
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Browny and I went lap for lap, heading out onto the trail. While resting and fuelling in the pits we helped out as the solo riders rolled through. Many solo riders were just as quick as many of the teams, well at this early stage. It was a very fluid and dynamic environment within the pit, looking out for our riders, being on hand to help and getting ourselves ready for our next snappy lap.<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">As the afternoon progressed it was evident Browny and I were being outclassed by the duo of Justin and Simon, but we were also having a little friendly competition with the Inverell pair Jodi and Brad. As the afternoon faded and the 6+6 riders completed their first 6hrs, the solo riders plodded on, probably relishing in the quiet open trails.</span></div>
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After a short sleep it was an early rise to pull on some fresh gear, including all out winter warmers for the single digit dawn temperatures. I was pretty happy to knock out that first lap and hand over to Browny as the sun started it's steady rise into the clear sky. Unfortunately with the rise of the sun the wind began too, punishing all riders with a headwind over open sections of trail.<br />
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As many of our previous experiences have shown, much had happened overnight with the solos. The drop in the wind had increased the dust through the pine forest. Quite a few riders had paused for lengthy periods overnight. Notably the Elite female leader had stopped at lap 17, around midnight, opening the door for those chasing ladies. There was a few changes of placings in the Elite male as Mick Sherwood faced off with Kevin Hawes for 2nd place. Mick eventually stopped racing at 29 laps, over 18hrs of racing due to issues with the raised dust. There were so many different stories.<br />
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The trail conditions hadn't changed much overnight, maybe a little more dusty. Browny and I completed our laps with a double by me. We'd put in a solid effort staying competitive with those around us. We held onto a 2nd place in the Pairs, a couple of laps on 3rd.<br />
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Our team mates went well too, Kevlar rode into 5th with 24 laps. Catherine held 1st with 29 laps and Dalene placed 1st with 12 laps. Peter completed 8 laps in the solo 6+6. Watch out 2020 WEMBO...<br />
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CrummyMTBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15470942626602843154noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7330223786892789104.post-28965775697181666872019-11-06T09:13:00.003+11:002019-11-06T09:15:18.961+11:00North West Mountainbikers - Gravity Enduro<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">A dozen riders from around the North West region and beyond to join in a morning of shuttles at Mt Borah, near Manilla, 50km north of Tamworth.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Attending were a number of junior riders from our local club Tamworth Mountanbikers, these kids have spent some of this year attending SuperFlow and other Enduro style events from the mid-north coast to Newcastle, and beyond.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">It was our first visit to these trails and geared up with protection from <a href="https://www.jetblackproducts.com/">661</a>, we felt this could be a good technical challenge. The Borah trails are strewn with jutting rocks and with the current dry weather a super loose top surface.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The Borah trails also have a number of drops, gaps and tabletops, all with B-lines. Rolling these trails can be slow and laborious, racing these trails, a technical nightmare of choices.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">We managed to roll through the three trails North West Mountainbikers had put on offer. There were a plenty of sections that you could spend hours perfecting, but we were keen to put some timed runs together, to compare with the other riders.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">After a “race” run on each trail, we felt there was still room for improvement, we headed back up to Stage 1 and 2. We put together smoother runs for both stages and reduced our times by 10 seconds on each stage.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Not resting on our laurels we rode back up to the top to get Stage 1 just a little better. Almost at the end of the run we lost some speed in a double drop biting the dirt on completion of the drops. Pushing our bike past the gate, bars bent and with dusty knees, we had managed to drop the race time by another 3 seconds.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">In the </span>wash-up we placed 2nd on Stage 1, 3rd on Stage 2 and 3rd on Stage 3 for a win by 8 seconds.</div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Full results <a href="http://www.trailstar.com.au/bar/borah.html">here</a>.</span></div>
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CrummyMTBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15470942626602843154noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7330223786892789104.post-25249535504800426162019-10-29T12:50:00.003+11:002019-10-29T12:50:34.388+11:00Rocky Trail Grand Prix Championship - Awaba<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">A smaller crew had turned up at Awaba for the Grand Prix Championship for 2019. It was warm already on arrival with a forecast that only promised further heat and wind. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">We gathered with our JetBlack Racing Team mates, many of which had just completed a reccy lap, sweat already dripping from their brows. Some light banter as both teams and solos considered their strategies.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">On our own short reccy we found the trail was dry and loose in sections. With Jason English naming the game for the day being smooth in and out of corners, it wasn’t long before we headed down the firetrail for a race start.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">On our first lap we were joined by team mate Kevlar, who was on his final run of large rides for the year. With Kev barking orders we wound our way around the increasingly diverse trail Awaba now has on offer.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Passing Kev, we kept an eye on the riders a couple of hundred meters in front of us, maintaining a nice pace over the first few laps. With the inclusion of Camelback Climb there was plenty of sweet long descents to have fun on.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Hitting the midway mark it was getting crazy warm and we could feel our body not responding well to the early heat. But it wasn't just us starting to suffer, we tagged onto, then passed Mobius rider Chris who admitted being cooked. Chis went on to slide 10mins behind over the course of the remaining laps.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">All the front running teams and solos had seemed to slip away again for this event, leaving what seemed like a huge gap of space to makeup. Thankfully with less riders on trail this did leave plenty of open trail and very little passing over the course.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Two laps from the end our support crew must have been reading our mind as they handed us an extra bottle of water and a cooling towel. The towel, a permanent part of our riding kit, soaked with water brought some relief from the punishing conditions.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">We crossed the line with 15mins remaining on the racing clock and very little left in the tank. We waited and were relieved when our competitors chose to call it a day too. This gave us our best result for the Rocky Trail year with a 1st in Category and 5th overall. Thanks to all my JetBlack Racing team mates for their support again!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">It has been a solid week of racing with the NSW Police and Emergency Games <a href="https://mcrummy.blogspot.com/2019/10/nsw-police-emergency-services-games-xc.html">XCO [1st]</a> and <a href="https://mcrummy.blogspot.com/2019/10/nsw-police-emergency-services-games.html">GE [3rd]</a> (a 1200km road-trip) and the Grand Prix Championship (a 560km road-trip).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Full results can be found <a href="https://my5.raceresult.com/135142/?lang=en">here.</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">After an exciting <a href="https://mcrummy.blogspot.com/2019/10/nsw-police-emergency-services-games-xc.html"><span style="color: #dca10d;">day 1</span></a>, we headed out to Green Valleys MTB Park again for a day of gravity with the NSW Police & Emergency Services Games. Scheduled was a morning of sighting runs followed by a single race run of each of the courses.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Today's gravity crowd was bigger than yesterdays XC, and so were their bikes. We had a shuttle bus and trailer, so no need for riding to the top.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">At the top we were probably three times higher than yesterday's XC course elevation. We were able to sight the trails with some steady roll downs, everyone rolling on just one trail at a time due to a mid-track crossover. Squid City wound its way in an almost gentle manner down the hill. Sections of Squid were machine built, a metre and a half wide and very rolling.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Our other gravity trail to ride was Dirty South, a mixed terrain course that slammed its way down the hill. Dirty had been used in the Block Party a week earlier and was super dusty and blown-out. Between our two sighting laps on this trail it only got dustier and slipperier in sections.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">But first and after the mandatory briefing was the Straight race run. This was more a BMX or dirt jump course and the lads with the best times were able to manual and pop their way along. The manuals and subsequent speed helped with the rhythm and gap jump 2/3rds of the way along.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">We then piled onto the bus for a timed run down Squid. There weren't to many issues on Squid and it was very much a brake a least as possible for a smooth run down.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">While the remainder of the last Squid descenders were on track we all piled back into the bus for the ride to the top. We had pulled on our new 661 full-face helmet from JetBlack for both Squid and now for Dirty South. When we attacked the Dirty South trail it was a matter of holding on as long as possible. We didn't have a good run and found ourselves over-cooking sections and not holding the right lines but we did get down in one piece, probably not as fast as we could have though.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">It was again a reminder to ride the appropriate tyre for the style of riding, our slim XC tread didn't hold up as well as the Mitas Kratos has in the past. Of course we were on our XC bike, just with the seat slammed and pro-pedal off. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">We had a great day out with the guys representing the mix of services at the Games. We managed a 3rd for our age-group across the three trails. Thanks to the Games and the small team of event organisers for hosting. It was great to ride Green Valley too. We'll be sharing the images from this event on our Instagram and Facebook page when they become available.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">**Edit** On receiving the results for the GE we can also claim on overall 5th place as well.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">When one of my riding colleagues mentioned they wanted to compete at the Games, I was keen to join. These Games had been on and off the radar a few times due to clashes with other events but we had never managed to participate. This years event included a Cross Country (XC) race and a day of Gravity Enduro, first up was the XC.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">This was our first time at Green Valleys MTB park and this was another attraction to this particular event. GV had a good name amongst the gravity crowd for its range of trails, features and shuttle back to the top. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">But first the XC event, and there were no shuttles, just pure climbing followed by a descent. We were joined by about 20 others for a one hour plus a lap format of race.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">We jumped up onto the front row of the small crowd to get our best start into the singletrack. The race organisers had included a short grassy loop to filter the riders before we headed up the hill.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Our colleague got the jump on the start and we pulled into second wheel to push along the grassy section. It was pretty immediate to notice that our bunch of riders weren’t all pinners as we lead a strung out line onto the course.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">We held second wheel for the majority of the climb. It was a fairly graded effort, a number of spots which pinched up and had you grabbing a couple of extra gears. The climb wound its way up a +50m vert hill and the graded efforts were connected by a series of switchbacks.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Nearing the top and before the descent we rode around to the front before the bike started to point down. The descent was fairly natural to start with, a series of dusty and blown-out corners from the The Block Party a week prior. We then skipped onto a more open section, jump a series of doubles and roll down to transition.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">We almost took the extra grassy loop for a second time but got called back and they pointed us up the hill again. While climbing the switchbacks we could see my colleague had dropped back a little way and just behind him were a number of other riders.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Over the course of the next laps, only about 8-9minutes a lap, we caught a number of riders and passing through transition there was some joviality about slowing down for those behind us. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Some of the on-course obstacles included a Butcher bird who took to buzzing the left side of your helmet if you rode alone. The bird was consistent and tapped your helmet over a number of trail sections.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Rolling through transition just before the hour mark we only had one rider left to lap, our colleague that lead us out at the start. He was a quarter of the way up the climb already so we spun up the hill after him. As we crested the hill there must have only been 10 or 20 seconds between us, we pushed the bike down the hill for a last time.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">This hard push resulted in us overcooking a corner and coming down in the dust before we had left the forested descent. Back on the bike we rolled through the remaining course to finish our first Games event.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Thanks to the Games and the small team of event organisers for hosting. It was great to ride Green Valley too. We'll be sharing the images from this event on our Instagram and Facebook page when they become available.</span><br />
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An all but to brief visit to Taree for the fifth round of the SuperFlow Series. We made an exception and included it into our weekend of adventures, two hours out of our way, on what would have been a four hour journey. Given our time restrictions, this would see us time dependant on trail. Getting all our race runs, and improvements done, all in three hours.</div>
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Taree has to be one of the only east coast trails we haven't ridden. No XC, endurance or gravity EVER! Not sure really why we haven't raced at Taree but all we knew was that it was over due. Sadly we only were able to see the trails of the SuperFlow course this time, but with that as a sample... this place rocks!<br />
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We were treated to well sculpted flowing trails, in the loose dry and fast way. A variety of switchbacks, berms and gaps were laid out for what was at times a choose-your-own-adventure between the thick dusty braking ruts. As the day progressed, there was evidence corners were being over-cooked aplenty.<br />
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While not overly steep the Taree SuperFlow trails still offered up plenty of technical challenges and one "pedally" section to really balance out the competition. Looks like we'll have to book in a few more visits to Taree and have a look at ALL the other trails on offer. Our next big event is in a few weeks time... See you there!</div>
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We'd never heard of Copeton but when it came up on the list as one of our "local" events we were keen to get along and have a look. Copeton 6hr has been a long standing event for the Inverell mountain bike community for close to ten years and for good reason. The location is on the edge of the great Copeton Dam and the event hub this year was based out of the Reflections Holiday Park. The park is a solid two hour drive north of Tamworth and included a section of dirt road.<br />
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We joined a number of TAMMTB, NEMTB and Inverell riders, who had sorted themselves across a variety of teams and solo categories. A quick reccy before any official business and we found a number of short but rocky descents and plenty of wide hard-packed trail, sprinkled with patches of sand. The rock and hard-pack were particularly grippy, with no surprises about the short sections of sand.</div>
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The race got underway with quick start by some of the teams, we followed but just not too enthusiastically, finding a Inverell team riding spinning along at a reasonable pace. Tamworth endurance rider Mick Sherwood wound his way onto our wheel and we settled into a nice train. While the teams swapped riders a pleasant wave and a call of our race number was all that was needed from solo riders. Back out on the trail Mick had joined us again and we were discussing and trialing a few line choices. Not that line choices were bad either way, a couple of sections could have you off the bike if you weren't careful or they could have you putting in more effort for little reward. We had worked through a couple of laps that most B-lines may only cost a few seconds.<br />
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Mick was still following us onto our fourth lap, we were sitting pretty high in the overall standing with just a few teams in front and a few swapping lap times similar. It just took an error on a fence crossing to bring us to a crashing halt, catching the bottom of our pedal in some of the wire. On inspection nothing was broken, a cork in the thigh from the headset but when we looked at our bike we were missing a pivot linkage bolt. This missing bolt brought our ride to an end and Mick had to complete the remaining in his usual solo style as we made our way back to transition to call it a day.</div>
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Mick went on to take the solo win, only a number of minutes down on some of the fast teams. We were stoked to have had a solid couple of laps out on the Copeton trail, then getting to hang about the transition area and out on the trail watching the race unfold. We look forward to the next opportunity to ride this unique location, thanks to our TAMMTB friends for all their support!</div>
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An early morning start to head from CrummyMTB HQ to Ourimbah, our second week in a row. The morning skys on the west side of the Great Dividing Range were clear and blue, as we rolled south east and over the Divide it became misty and cloudy. The result of the last few days of rain the east coast of NSW had received.<br />
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At Ourimbah we were briefed by Rocky Trail, met up with our JetBlack MTB Racing team mates and caught up with a number of friends and fellow competitors who had made their own trek for a day of SuperFlow. Rolling out onto the trail for a quick reccy, it was clear that we were going to be under-gunned on our XC rig from last week.<br />
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While traction was low, we made a race runs of each trail to set our minimum times in the wet and slippery conditions. With sunshine and a clear day predicted, the trails could only get faster as more water ran-off and mud packed-down. It was time for lunch and we refuelled, cleaned and lubed our chain, and wiped the mud splatter from our glasses.<br />
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With a check of the Rocky Trail live timing I could see that our early runs had placed us in the top 5. There was only a handful of seconds between third and fourth, something achievable with good knowledge of the trail and smooth flowing lines to keep momentum. We headed back up the hill to lay down our fast runs in the changing conditions, and if possible pinch some seconds.<br />
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Race runs done and a check of the live timing had us sitting in 3rd by just a few seconds. Time to hit the hill, again, and make sure we would hold a top three.<br />
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We pushed hard and found the limits of our Mitas XC tyres and the limit trees move, these mistakes cost us time, but even still we clawed back a second. Refocusing at the top on something between our limit and our safe runs, a smooth but fast run, we blasted back down to the bottom and found those seconds.</div>
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It was getting late in the afternoon and there was just an enough time for a couple more runs. I knew my competitors might be out doing the same, trying to improve their times to pip us for a top three place. We hit the most aggressive trail as our last run, we had given our utmost on the on the other trails and this trail was where we had lost most time. </div>
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At the bottom we found we had gained another couple of seconds on our previous runs and were done for the day. We had held onto third and in doing so, had some great riding in the conditions. It was great to make this round of SuperFlow and had some great laughs in the process.</div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">It was a short series again for us this year. Last years series saw us only get to two rounds and again this year, for different reasons, we unfortunately only got to two rounds of the series. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">In the last ten years of RTE GP Series our consistency has shone through with sufficient results, and only a small amount of individual wins, to place on the podium for the series.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Check out our 2009 GP races <a href="https://mcrummy.blogspot.com/2009/08/mtb-grand-prix.html">here</a>. <a href="https://mcrummy.blogspot.com/2010/02/rocky-trail-grand-prix.html">2010</a> GP <a href="https://mcrummy.blogspot.com/2010/09/rocky-trail-grand-prix-at-del-rio.html">races</a>, 2011 GP <a href="https://mcrummy.blogspot.com/2011/09/blog-post.html">races</a>, <a href="https://mcrummy.blogspot.com/2012/07/rocky-trails-gp-awaba.html">2012</a> GP <a href="https://mcrummy.blogspot.com/2012/08/rt-gp-mt-annan.html">races</a>, <a href="https://mcrummy.blogspot.com/2013/06/rocking-trail-at-ourimbah.html">2013</a>, <a href="https://mcrummy.blogspot.com/2014/06/rocky-trail-shimano-grand-prix-at.html">2014</a>, <a href="https://mcrummy.blogspot.com/2015/03/shimano-grand-prix-james-estate.html">2015</a>, <a href="https://mcrummy.blogspot.com/2016/07/happy-trails-at-ourimbah.html">2016</a>, <a href="https://mcrummy.blogspot.com/2017/09/stolling-on-stromlo.html">2017</a>, <a href="https://mcrummy.blogspot.com/2018/06/ourimbah-grand-prix-4hr-solo.html">2018</a>, and our previous 2019 round <a href="https://mcrummy.blogspot.com/2019/06/rocky-trail-gp-glenrock.html">here</a>.</span></div>
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The RTE show was in their home town at Ourimbah, the massive Shimano arch and the Red Bull tent were up and providing the hub for this final round of the Grand Prix series.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">JetBlack Mountainbike Racing Team were out in force for this round too, and for good reason. A year of excellent individual and team results throughout the rounds was going to cumulate today, hopefully.</span></div>
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The course was a pretty standard Ourimbah XC offering. A couple of new sections to link it all together and some newly updated features to keep the trail a little more sustainable. Conditions were very dry and sandy, roots and rocks were harshly exposed in some sections more than the last time we race here.<br />
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After a couple of laps we caught up with some of the leading 7hr solos Garry James, then further on Mark Astley. Mark and the next 7hr solo rider ahead of us, Mick Sherwood, are focusing on the upcoming 24hr endurance events and were smashing along at their "all-day" pace.<br />
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Unfortunately our next lap saw us get a smashing of our own when we joined another rider in at moment of "what just happened?". Seems we both collected a stump with our foot which sent us into the bush, off the trail and off the bike. Thanks to the lady with the Tathra MTB Rider jersey for looking after us both, hopefully the other rider got his glasses back and you enjoyed the rest of your ride.<br />
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Brushing the dirt off our jersey, checking our head, neck and collarbone. Not injured we took a couple of breaths before heading off down the trail and back on our bike. There seemed like a huge gap time to pull back, lap after lap we attempted the smoothest run and it seemed like we were not getting back amongst the riders prior to the incident.<br />
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Thankfully we had a number of team mates in support, much like the JetBlack MTB Racing junior team chasing us and the pairs and teams of three. This kept us motivated and pumped for the next lap.<br />
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Climbing out of the gully for the last time we were very happy to have left everything out on the trail. There were so many fun sections and we had managed to dial in some fast lines across the trail. Checking on the results we managed a respectable 5th place amongst one of the most competitive categories. We are excited to return to Ourimbah next week for SuperFlow!<br />
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We don't get to Jacks Ridge often enough. Growing up on the Mid North Coast of NSW the Macksville/Nambucca area is pretty familiar even some twenty years later and we always find it a bonus when we can get back to the area for a ride. Previous visits have included s<a href="https://mcrummy.blogspot.com/2014/01/jacks-ridge-trail-re-visited.html">ocial rides with the NVCC crew</a> (<a href="https://youtu.be/JuBQhzmME3U">Youtube</a>) and some night racing with the Dusk till Dawn (<a href="http://mcrummy.blogspot.com/p/racing-history.html?m=0">2015</a>).</div>
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This time we returned to Jacks Ridge with team mates Nathan (from Port Macquarie) and Browny (from Sydney), who where teaming up to race pairs for this event. The Nambucca Cycling crew had a great little hub going with a BBQ, coffee van and a loose horse creating the atmosphere. Riders from across NSW had come to ride these delightful trails, crews included those from Taree and Armidale.</div>
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Browny lead off the start line but had to submit his hole-shot onto the single track after attempting to turn down the incorrect trail. Both Browny and Nathan had a good race and never looked back, gradually extending their time gap from us. </div>
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Our race was steady off the start as we got comfortable with the trail conditions and new tyres from Mitas. Once we were warmed up we spotted our main competitor for the day, not the speedy Mick Harris who was already way up the trail but local roady Greg who dabbles in the dirt art. We put in a consistent effort to bridge the gap to Greg on the second lap and stuck with him for the remainder.</div>
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We swapped turns in leading around the lap with Greg a number of times taking up the bulk of the race. Greg would show his strength on the climbs but we would catch him quickly the more narrow and tight the trail got, this seemingly balanced out by the time we returned to transition for the next lap.</div>
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In a moment of distraction Greg made an error and got a taste of the dirt leaving me to inflict a solo lap on my unprepared legs. A lap later Greg came screaming past on the tail of a Taree teams rider but on the remaining portion of the lap we clawed our way back onto his wheel. We headed out on our final lap and there didn't seem like there was much in the tank, Greg still lead but we were pausing longer to pass riders and there didn't seem like the earlier spring out of corners to get back on-pace.</div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">We woke to a pretty brisk morning for the final 2019 round of the NIXCS series. </span>Multiple cold fronts had crossed the region delivery proper cold and windy weather. CrummyMTB HQ was a flurry of action to fit a quick visit to our local ice covered regions before getting back to Tamworth for the midday start of the race.<br />
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A number of committed enthusiasts trekked from Inverell, Armidale and the surrounding areas to take part. TAMMTB had set a fast and flowing course with only a hill and a half in the loop.<br />
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With a number of juniors recently peaking for the National Schools event, it was a cracking start and their pace was well maintained through the race. Nick Chisholm lead from the start followed closely by U15s shredder Eddie Willis, the rest of us, eating their dust and fighting for our place over the first couple of laps.</div>
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It was a pleasant ride, when you were riding out of, or with the wind, the rest of the time we found our body, even after warming up, was in a state of shock. We had a good ride with the returning Brad Newman, who managed the sub-zero temperatures in just a jersey and knicks (Brett Bellchambers style).<br />
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Thanks to TAMMTB for putting on the event. You can check out our other NIXCS race this year <a href="https://mcrummy.blogspot.com/2019/06/nixcs-series-une-armidale-round.html">here</a>.<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span style="background-color: white;">We did a series of warm-up mini runs on our first trail till timing started. It was good to test out the hardtail since it has been over 4 months since we had ridden it. We had our Mitas XC tyres on and needed to have that reminder of how far to push both them and the bike. It was also a test for our shoulder as we are still coming back from the clavicle break in March.</span></span></span><br />
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We were excited to take another step in our on-bike return to racing. After six hours of racing two weeks ago at <a href="https://mcrummy.blogspot.com/2019/06/rocky-trail-gp-glenrock.html">Glenrock</a> and <a href="https://mcrummy.blogspot.com/2019/06/nixcs-series-une-armidale-round.html">Armidale</a>, it seemed our shoulder was holding up ok. Thankfully most of the issues were with our lack of cycling endurance, our legs were very tired. On the upside all the BodyBalance and standing-strength work we had been doing over the last few months were paying dividends and keeping us in the game.</div>
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The SuperFlow event at Awaba was the next event on the calendar and after all the fun we had last year, was not one to be missed. SuperFlow is like Downhill racing but pitched on Cross-Country trails. That isn't to say there is nothing crazy, there can be a number of technical features, and A and B lines. When your whipped into a peddling frenzy of air-horns, fat-tyres and fluro, you feel like a Downhill adrenaline junkie.<br />
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We were joined by Tamworth local Nathan for this massive day which would include the four hour trip down the New England Highway. As much riding as we could pack into the day's events. And finally the four hour trip back up the New England, keeping our eyes peeled for any kangaroos in the twilight.<br />
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Rocky Trail selected a great series of trails for us to ride this round, knocking off some of the flat and pedally bits and dropping in some more vertical challenges. From sweeping open dust-bowl corners to tight loamy switchback there was plenty to keep everyone on their toes. It was pretty cool to bounce in and out of the top five times for most of the day as everyone dialled in the lines. In the end after numerous fire trail climb repeats, a go at riding the bike SS and some rear brake issues, we were happy to say we had left our best efforts out on the trail.<br />
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We placed 7th in Veterans with a 7:39sec, and<br />
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As if four hours on the bike wasn't enough of a wake-up call, that was the <a href="https://mcrummy.blogspot.com/2019/06/rocky-trail-gp-glenrock.html">Rocky Trail Grand Prix at Glenrock</a>. We booked a seat in a ute (thanks Marty) and paid a race entry fee to see if a double dose of racing was what out legs needed.<br />
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A cool windy dry New England day greeted us when we arrived and there was a chance to catch up with our NIAS MTB Program athletes, Tamworth MTB riders and reecy some of the course while the kids were out doing a short race.</div>
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NEMTB had marked a course that was no where near as technical or hilly as the National Cup Round we raced early in the year. But it still had a number of tech challenges and plenty of open ground to cover at race pace.</div>
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They young-guns got us started off the front and we worked our way around the first lap. We took it not to easy but straight away it was evident there was massive fatigue from yesterday's 4hrs and 1500m Vert.</div>
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UNE trail is a short fun trail with a variety of features and riding conditions. It is based on a hard-pack dirt with very little loose sections. It's openness offers a choice of lines through many of the features and the trail pays back, like so many do, when you connect it all with rhythm and flow.<br />
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We had a short duel with one rider as my descending gained me ground but his climbing brough him back. In the end the wind knocked me around and I couldn't pull enough power to stay with him across the open ground.</div>
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Mick Sherwood went on to place 1st for Elite, a good half lap in front of us after he rode in the eight hour race the previous day too. We placed 2nd in this round and look forward to more of these NIXCS events.<br />
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<span lang="EN-US">It didn’t take long for us to get distracted though. A guy on a massive +20kg big-travel bike tried to zip past me with his dropper post down but he topped out at 25kph…. Oh, damn, an e-bike. Haha, this one isn’t getting away.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">I stuck with the e-bike for a lap, wasn’t too hard on the single track and firetrails initially. The trail was busy with riders, which also was to my advantage. As soon as it opened up on a climb though, the 250W of seemingly endless power got away from me. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">What was nice this round was to ride with so many different people. Not racing meant we were riding at a pace to on-trail socialize and enjoy the scenery a little more. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">After a couple of hours on-bike the legs were starting to say this was their longest ride in months and at 3hrs we hit the limit. Our legs cracked and all power was gone, a quick mental calculation and there was still three laps still to go, if that.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">We ended up doing just on the 4hrs of riding for our first big race back. The shoulder feels pretty good, no issues there and it was nice to put our legs through some serious testing. Our legs are toasted.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">An 8<sup>th</sup>place in our Category is just a start. Looking forward to some SuperFlow and more GPs soon.</span><br />
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CrummyMTBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15470942626602843154noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7330223786892789104.post-77724355729629892132019-05-26T20:12:00.002+10:002019-05-26T20:18:35.154+10:00Tamworth MTB Winter Rides Launch<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
TAMMTB launched their winter series for 2019 with a cryptic Facebook post. It included tyres, a baton and an egg, what was TAMMTB doing at 3pm for their Sunday Session?<br />
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Almost thirty riders were paired, before the all was revealed, this Sunday Session was to be a Relay Race, with an egg as the baton.<br />
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To add a little twist a short relatively simple 10min lap was chosen, it was a short, fast, and competitive. The rider pairing wasn't random, faster riders were paired with the less fast riders.<br />
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We were paired with MTB newbie Chris. This was his second ride on his MTB and he carried the egg, in is hand, for almost half the lap. The other half the lap the egg was slipped into his sock.<br />
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Chris and I didn't win, but we managed to be in the running by keeping our egg safe for the whole race. What a cracker of a way to kick off the winter series of event with an inclusive fun relay style event, well done TAMMTB!<br />
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CrummyMTBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15470942626602843154noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7330223786892789104.post-26281959316101869642019-03-15T18:00:00.000+11:002019-03-15T18:00:03.541+11:00Mitas X-Road CX Tyres<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="caret-color: rgb(29, 34, 40); color: #222222; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13.333333015441895px;">We have been rolling around on Mitas mountain bike tyres over the last couple of years. Their Scylla XC tyre has been the choice of many XC racers, we found the fast square blocks providing predicable performance and a low rolling resistance. The Scylla fitted neatly our need for a marathon/XC tyre. When we wanted something with a little more grip for our front tyre with Gravity Enduro in mind, we stepped up to the Mitas’s Kratos. The Kratos is a surprisingly fast rolling tyre but with wide aggressive knobs for plenty of grip, the Kratos have track us through the wildest trails thrown at us.</span></div>
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<span style="caret-color: rgb(29, 34, 40); color: #222222; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13.333333015441895px;">With a current trend to include more dirt-based adventure rides, and a physical move to a more a hostile riding environment we were more than excited to wrap the Mitas X-Road around our wheels. Planned rides included plenty of dirt roads and fire-trails, some trail exploring of our new location, bunch rides with the roadies and maybe even a race.</span><br />
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<span style="caret-color: rgb(29, 34, 40); color: #222222; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13.333333015441895px;">The X-Road tyre tread reminds us of a fairly traditional XC mountain bike tyre pattern. The center blocks are small and closely spaced, providing a fast tread for road and dirt conditions. As your roll over to the edge the tread opens up and gets slightly more bold, this gives grip for cornering and loose situations no matter dry or wet. The tyres are suitably light too; we weighed them in at 350g, for their 33C casing. With a standard splash of sealant the tyres quickly inflated and held firm. The wheels were then placed on our test rig, a steel framed hard-tail mountain bike.</span><br />
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Epic days begin like this, it is still dark.<br />
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Short drive, pick up team mate.<br />
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Hornsby, Wyong, first light.<br />
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Bulahdelah, Nabiac, Taree, almost there.<br />
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Dusty road, unload bikes, rego.<br />
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<b>Bookend 1 - Race Run 1</b><br />
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I had a quiet word to myself, have a safe smooth run, get a run on the board. The top section was pretty open and fast before moving through a more rocky section. From there it was a number of rollers and jumps before the mostly flat sprint to the finish.</div>
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Have a safe smooth run, I get down past most of the obstacles, just before the flat finish, the bike has handled well and I find myself in the dirt, on my back beside the trail. How did that happen? I'm shaken, I take a couple of breaths before checking myself for injuries. I'm just covered in dirt, my shoulder seems to have made contact as I was thrown.</div>
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A number of riders pass me including my team mate, yes I'm ok thanks, but I'm still a bit shaken as this felt like one of the biggest offs I have had in a very long time. Retrieve the bike from where it had landed in the bush, all seems ok. What did I hit?</div>
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I look over the trail, there is nothing obvious at first but as I walk around the corner I spot a 100mm tall thin sapling stump on the inside of the corner. Did this just collect me? I look back to where I collected myself from the dirt, yep must have been. I listen out for any immediate riders before rolling through to the finish timing. Not the safe smooth run I had envisaged.</div>
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The same trail a run 1. I needed to revisit and better my time from that first run, but my day had been generally dulled by the crash. No runs today had been 100%, my shoulder had tightened after taking some of the impact, and I couldn't find the spark to light-up the trails. Just one more run, better my crash time, safe and smooth.</div>
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Through the open flowing dusty section into the rocks, keep the hardtail light and dancing. Move to the rollers and jumps, sweet, just remember the stump on the inside of the corner, done. Not far to go almost at the flat sprint section, then BAM! The back end of the bike flails loosely around, a quick glance confirms just before the only part of this trail specifically designed for the hardtail rider in mind ;), the rear rubber has come off the rim! Oh it is to late in the day for this, I muscle-up over the front wheel and ride onto the flat sprint section, there is no stopping now. I cross the line on flat rubber and call it a day.</div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">At the time <a href="http://jetblackracing.com.au/" style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; line-height: 16px;">JetBlack MTB Racing</a><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; line-height: 16px;"> was partnered with The Odd Spoke, Natural Balance, Rocky Trail Entertainment and AMB. Series results so far, <a href="http://www.rockytrailentertainment.com/pdf/pdf2018/Superflow/SFpointsR3.pdf">here</a> (yes, we are leading the Hardtail Category).</span></span><br />
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Full Jollynose SuperFlow Round results <a href="http://my.raceresult.com/103774/results?lang=en">here</a>.<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">So we are back at Ourimbah and there is a buzz. It is different from last week’s Grand Prix, a more casual, more fluro, baggy and longer travel buzz. This is the second round of the RTE SuperFlow Series we have been able to get to, we missed the Thredbo round a couple of months ago. Not surprisingly the SuperFlow Series has some serious followers, just about all male categories were buoyant with enthusiasts and punters alike.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">We joined JetBlack MTB Racing team mates Eric, Troy, Matt and newcomer Brad at the event rego and hub area for our racing plates. There we also met with the Rocky Trail Entertainment crew, Martin and Juliana for the pre-race brief. We had a couple of hours to check out the two race trails before the 11am race kick-off.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">It was a cool start for the practice session, we transitioned along the XC trails to warm up the legs. From the bottom of the valley it was couple of hundred vertical meter, fire-trail climb, to the start of the timed sections. This round I teamed up with newcomer Brad and we sessioned the shorter, steeper “Fox” trail first. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The short, steep trail was a portion of the Ourimbah Downhill track. It was pretty intense and we stopped a number of times to sus out lines. We also had a chat with a couple of Ourimbah regulars, gleaming some invaluable insights for our race runs. Then it was back on the climb to the top to roll the “Fox” trail again, just to make sure we had absorbed as much trail information as possible in a couple of sighting laps.</span></div>
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First trail to we chose to race on was the longer "Stans" section. Having just rolled this trail and it being significant longer, our fairly fresh legs would stomp the XC styling of this section. I headed out first with Brad chasing, but through the dusty first descent section with adrenaline pumping I pushed to hard, driving into a tree on a tight left-hand corner. Shaken and with signs of some blood after taking much of the hit to the tree via my arm I went to jump on the bike, but the bars were twisted. I quickly re-aligned the bars as I saw Brad crested the hill and begin descending to my position. I had just about lost thirty seconds due to this off, I remounted and whipped the bike with a frenzy of pedal strokes to get me back down the trail.<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">For the first run at “Fox” Brad went first, I quickly counted twenty seconds and chased after him. My idea was to close the gap as much as possible on the mostly flat transition to the singletrack, then hold onto that smaller time gap as I wrestled the hardtail through the rough course. It seemed to have worked; Brad was just heading down the singletrack as I was coming up to it. In regards to the “Fox” course it was a definite balance of control, because gaining speed no problem, it all pointed downhill. I was glad I replaced the brake pads a few days earlier, keeping the bike on the trail and pointed in the right direction was executed with volumes of braking.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">After transiting back to the top to have another go at “Fox”, Brad checks out the online results, I had set initial time of just over three minutes. That result was not to shabby, with Brad sets a time seven just seconds slower. A quick hydrate, a chat with other riders and we were in the mix for another razz down the track. There was a shuffle of riders as we improved the line-up and self-seeding situation, this time Brad was to chase and potentially improve his time. I let the rider in front go just long enough that I knew I would catch them just before the singletrack to ensure free trail for the tech section. It works, I pass the DH rider just seconds before the trail narrowed and I get a clear shot at sprinting down the trail. At the bottom I wait longer than I should have to, but eventually Brad rolls in, seems he had an off mid-course. I set a time almost two seconds faster, pushing me in the sub three minute bracket.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px;">All-n-all it was a fun day out. My three times on "Fox" had only a two second deviation, pretty </span><span style="line-height: 18px;">consistent (placing in the top 100/300 riders). And my two runs on the longer "Stans" had a thirty second deviation, which was about what it felt when I crashed on the first of the two runs. The faster of the runs put me in the top 15 riders for the day. This result put me on the top step of the podium for the hardtail class!</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;">Next stop is near Port Macquarie on the Mid North Coast for the Jolly Nose, Round 4 of the SuperFlow Series. Thanks to the JetBlack MTB Racing Team and our sponsors for another fun day out!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://jetblackracing.com.au/" style="background-color: white; color: #015782; line-height: 18px; text-decoration: none;">JetBlack MTB Racing</a><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="line-height: 18px;"> continues to be partnered with The Odd Spoke, Natural Balance, Rocky Trail Entertainment and AMB. Full results from this SuperFlow round </span></span><a href="http://my.raceresult.com/99933/results?lang=en" style="color: #015782; line-height: 18px; text-decoration: none;">here</a><span style="color: #333333; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">. Series results so far, </span></span><a href="http://www.rockytrailentertainment.com/pdf/pdf2018/Superflow/SFpointsR3.pdf" style="color: #333333; line-height: 18px;">here</a><span style="color: #333333; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="line-height: 18px;"> (yes, we are leading the Hardtail Category).</span></span></span></span></span><br />
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CrummyMTBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15470942626602843154noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7330223786892789104.post-77183169408502986582018-06-25T17:57:00.000+10:002018-06-25T17:57:43.687+10:00Ourimbah - Grand Prix 4hr Solo<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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There is no doubting that we love the Ourimbah MTB trails. A quick look back over the last few seasons of Grand Prix’s have seen some favourable results, <a href="https://mcrummy.blogspot.com/2017/07/rocking-rolling-riding.html">3rd 201</a>7, <a href="https://mcrummy.blogspot.com/2016/07/happy-trails-at-ourimbah.html">4th 2016</a> and 1st 2015. It is the amazing technical sections with their brutal rocks, and the twisted ribbon curves of trails that draw you to ride faster. This is one trail that can hold you in the edge of bar-gripping fear and outright hero-dirt exhilaration!</div>
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With a massive break between rounds, I couldn’t wait for the Ourimbah GP weekend to come around. There had been a number of other events on the calendar, a couple of club XC events and a weekend away at Rydal. But when it comes to full froth there is nothing quite like finding your flow at Ourimbah.</div>
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We are lucky to have a team of dedicated riders within JetBlack MTB Racing and some of the team had rolled into the forest on Friday, setting up the monster JetBlack pit area. We hummed along the freeway in the early hours of Saturday morning to join the team riders and our support crews for nervous pre-race catch-ups and laughs.</div>
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After the rider’s brief we headed down the fire road for the short haul back into singletrack for the race course. As the race got off there was a mid firetrail incident on the hill and due to my poor positioning, I was caught amongst the mid pack riders rolling around on the first lap. </div>
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Looking to pull back some time and bless my bike with endless momentum, I knocked a couple of minutes off lap 2, 3 and 4. It was pure pleasure, allowing our 29” wheels to float clear of obstacles, hearing the swoosh of rubber bitting into dirt as railed heavily into the turns. With this effort I had made it back up to JetBlack MTB Racing team mates, team of 3 7hr of Browny, Elton and Nathan.</div>
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It was good knowing I was back into the mix with the teams, but as Nathan passed me on a climb I went to follow and found nothing to back me up. My legs had seen their fun and were now zoning out. Shortly after I made some technical errors and I knew I was in trouble, both my mind and my legs were a fuzz.</div>
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The only way out of this hole was to dig it myself and I eased off the gas, hoping I could roll it in on sheer guts. Thankfully I wasn’t the only one having a rollercoaster of a time, while chatting to others out on the course, there were some in deeper holes than I. Then there were high rollers, like Jason English, pulling himself back from a flat on an early lap, chatty as always, and Jon Odams, lapping me during my state of self-imposed recovery, happily holding a wheel then zipping effortlessly away down the trail at the next opportunity. </div>
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Ourimbah’s sweeping trails, with short punchy climbs and fun rough descents still remain a favourite of ours. Rocky, loamy and with un-proportionally long descents, it is mountain biking goodness that we’ll always return to. For this event we managed to hold onto 5th place and snuck a top 20 fastest lap of the day! Whoop!</div>
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Next stop Coondoo on the South Coast for Round 3 of the GP Series. Thanks to the JetBlack MTB Racing Team and our sponsors for another fun day out!<br />
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