Sat
14
Mar
2015

2015 Australian Mountain Bike Champs

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info.mtba@mtba.asn.au
Bright, Victoria, Australia
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2015 Australian Mountain Bike Championships - Bright...
All roads lead to Bright, Victoria for the 2015 Subaru Australian MTB National Championships!

Following the highly successful Championships held in March this year, the partnership of MTBA, the Alpine Shire Council and the Alpine Cycling Club were keen to see the event remain in the beautiful Alpine Shire for the next two years.

Bright continues to grow its reputation as a leading cycling destination. It offers an amazing amount of versatility for the event with an outstanding trail network and a location offering a close proximity to accommodation, cafés and restaurants for competitors and spectators.

This year’s Championships attracted many of Australia’s best and most exciting international athletes, including the likes of Dan McConnell, Bec Henderson, Troy Brosnan , Tracey Hannah, Mick Hannah and Janine Jungfels. So we’re expecting 2015 to have a world class line-up.

The 2015 Championships will again have a big feast of mountain biking disciplines, with Olympic Cross Country, Downhill, Observed Trials and Cross-Country Eliminator. It is certain to attract fierce competition with to elites and age-groupers alike.

EVENT TYPES
Cross Country (XCO)-
XCO is the mountain bike discipline included in the Olympic Games, and provides a diverse riding experience including climbing and descending. An XCO course must be between 4km and 6km in length, preferably using the venue in the form of a cloverleaf to provide optimum course contact with the race village. No more than 15% of the course may be on paved or sealed road.

Downhill (DHI)-DHI is a point-to-point format race involving a course of between 1.5km and 3.5 km. Total race time should be between two and five minutes. The course must contain a maximum of 3% paved roads and will consist of a variety of different terrain types. There should be an emphasis on technical skills rather than pedaling.

Cross Country Eliminator (XCE)-
XCE is a short course cross country racing format where riders contest a course up to 1km in length. Riders race in groups of four and are eliminated in a format similar to four cross racing. The course may include a range of natural and artificial obstacles. Qualification rounds will take place in a similar format to a 4X event.

Bicycle Trials (OT)-
OT involves short, marked sections of track that include a variety of technical challenges. Riders are penalised via a sliding points scale for mistakes made while trying to ‘clean’ the section. The regulations provided by the UCI Trials Commission will be used as a reference.

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