The Mountain Trail. Official Newsletter of Team Mount Beauty. The Team Mount Beauty Committee

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Equipment:David Panozzo - equipmentofficer@tmb.org.

1 Winter Edition 2014 The Mountain Trail Official Newsletter of Team Mount Beauty PO Box 295 Mt Beauty VIC au au The Team Mount Beauty Committee President:Jenny Kromar Vice President:Ian Franzke Treasurer:Kim McKeown Secretary:Turi Berg Equipment:David Panozzo - equipmentofficer@tmb.org.au Membership/Newsletter:Michelle Forrer mishforrer@gmail.com General committee members:matt Rouso, Matt Spencer, Jon Houston, Gerry van der Ploeg, Cam Dickenson, Liam Panozzo and Daniel van der Ploeg

Mount Beauty Secondary College students give back A group of students from Mount Beauty Secondary College volunteered to do some weed removal in Big Hill mountain bike park for the local community

2 Mount Beauty Secondary College students give back A group of students from Mount Beauty Secondary College volunteered to do some weed removal in Big Hill mountain bike park for the local community give back component of the Future Makers Program taught at Bogong Outdoor Education Centre. The fifteen year 9 students removed blackberry and other invasive weeds from a few specially targeted areas within the park. Team Mount Beauty president, Jenny Kromar, met with the students beforehand to chat about the club and the value of a team effort in getting work done. The group were rewarded with a BBQ at the club sheds at the conclusion of the session followed by a swim at the rock pools. Thank you to these students on behalf of the Team Mount Beauty Committee. 2

3 Victorian State Series Downhill Number 304 Can you guess this masked TMB Nightwolfsmen is??? 3

OUT OF THE SADDLE with Renate Griese Most memorable bike ride ever Mountain biking in Mont Sainte Anne, Canada, with some skilled riders of the day What bike/s do you currently ride?

.. Funniest biking memory Riding with Mia (dog) at the Mt Beauty Mountain Bike Park. Now Mia at times was a nervous dog and absolutely hated being around roads and cars.

4 OUT OF THE SADDLE with Renate Griese Most memorable bike ride ever Mountain biking in Mont Sainte Anne, Canada, with some skilled riders of the day What bike/s do you currently ride? Felt F4 Road Bike Commencal Flame Mountain Bike affectionately known as 'Spirit' Peugeot, single speed, which doesn't get much use around here And now dreaming of a new mountain bike... Funniest biking memory Riding with Mia (dog) at the Mt Beauty Mountain Bike Park. Now Mia at times was a nervous dog and absolutely hated being around roads and cars. So much so, that after each ride she d slow down to a crawl whenever we d get to the Kiewa Valley Hwy. This was frustrating for me. So to speed things up, I use to pick her up and carry her home in my arms. This worked on most occasions until one particular time her lead escaped my clutches and dangled down getting caught in the cluster. We were moving quickly so breaking time wasn't as fast as hoped. Poor little Mia s head was about to get squished! With only an inch of lead left (the rest tangled around the cluster), all I could see was her front paws in the breaking position, her neck outstretched as far as possible, clenched teeth and a look of fear in her eyes. She survived. 4 A more recent funny moment which makes me laugh every time I picture it is Macca inhaling his apple strudel and coke in record time at Mt Beauty Bakery so he wouldn't miss the bunch riding on to Falls. Favourite bike trails Yikes the road has been dominating over the last six months with my most favourite being Tawonga Gap descent (both sides), Falls descent (front), up the back of Falls and the stretch of road around Anglers Rest. Mt Beauty mountain bike trails are always fun with most favourite, Third Parallel. Favourite reading material Autobiographies - currently reading Stuart O'Grady Battle Scars Who would you most like to go for a ride with? Friends

5 Junior News Kids Mountain Bike Clinics A very successful season of weekly kids mountain bike clinics have now finished. The clinics proved very popular with 71 kids registered! All the kids improved tremendously throughout the season and I m sure there will be a few champions among them. One of the highlights for the kids was a guest appearance by world champion Paul VDP. The last time Team Mt Beauty ran weekly kids clinics was when Paul was a participant. A big thank you to all the instructors and parent helpers who made the clinics possible. Regulars were Greg, Ron, Bernie, Jenny, Richard, Ian, Paul, Dave, Stu and Cath. Thanks also to all the parents who didn t hesitate to help wherever needed with the skills and games for the younger kids. The number of kids registered far exceeded our expectations - without all the volunteers and helpers it would not have been possible. The feedback from parents and participants has echoed this: The only feedback I have is that the clinics are just fantastic! Very well organised, really supportive with all of the volunteer helpers & my son just loves it. Keep up the great work TMB! I loved the look of excitement on my girls faces when they achieved things they didn't know they could. I thought it was all very well organised. The instructors were awesome. I didn't like getting muddy. I went over a jump that I thought would be scary but it wasn't. So I think you learn more going over higher stuff. It was fun but I want to stay in the same group as Hannah as having a girl in my group was fun. I liked high jumps and I would like to learn more about how to jump higher. Clinics will start again in October. We look forward to seeing you then. Please let us know if you have any feedback on the clinics. Eg time, day, duration, format, groups, 5 location. Cath

6 Axel Mero and Rosie Franzke dodge the puddles as they ride through the Labyrinth during Kids Clinics - Photo: Heather Derrick 6

7 KIT PIC Pic: Kevin Cosgriff Jonah and Dylan Cosgriff proudly wear their new TMB kit while out riding in Bright

The Scalectrix Loop was 15km and was marked with yellow arrows. It can be cut in half as it is a figure 8 loop.

8 Trail Report Colquhoun Forest by Jarrah Forrer Colquhoun forest is only 20 minutes out of Bairnsdale on the road to Lakes Entrance. At the trail head there is a car park, pump track, map, but no toilet - so a bush crap is the only way to go. Straight away I was amazed at the flow, speed and quality of the trails. The Scalectrix Loop was 15km and was marked with yellow arrows. It can be cut in half as it is a figure 8 loop. My favorite tracks were the Sinkhole track, which bumps and dips through small valleys, and the Lollipop track which is a 6 minute gully rollercoaster run with about 20 continuous dips. There are optional a- lines, jumps and rollers, which you can go around. The local mountain bike club (Mtb East Gippsland) have put out rakes randomly around the loop, so you can put back into the awesome tracks. Another great feature was the Strava GO! and FINISH signs. Check this out 8

9 UCI MTB WORLD CUP 2014 CAIRNS Tory Thomas on her way to an amazing 24 th place in Womens Elite XCO. Well done Tory! 9

10 The Dirty Dozen Shred the trails of the High Country and take on The Dirty Dozen, a collection of 12 iconic mountain bike trails located across North East Victoria. Video s, Stories, Track notes, Blogs Maps Trails: Beechworth, Bright, Mount Beauty, Falls Creek, Mount Buller 10

11 RAMBO 2014 The Riverina Alpine Mountain Bike Open -RAMBO- interclub series is based around the North East region of Victoria and Wagga & Albury in NSW. The 5 race series is held over the Autumn & Winter months and for 2014 will be based on a 3 hour enduro format. The series caters for all levels of riders and is a fun and affordable way to participate in enduro racing and experience a variety of cross country trails in the local area. Registration & Start Times: Please register for the series or an individual race on line to make it easier on the race co-ordinators. Registration: from 8:30am Start time for 3 hour races: 10:00 a.m Start time for 1.5 hour races & Juniors: 11:15 a.m. On line entry is available at this site: Prizes: Overall placings are based on an individual or team s best 4 races in the series and awarded after the last race on September 14th The prize pool for each category is dependent on the number of entrants per category. Classifications: The classifications have been established considering entrants from previous years. Open Male, Open female, Male 40+ and Teams (3 hr). (3( 11

Cairns. NEXT TMB EVENT RAMBO on May 25 th at Big Hill Mountain Bike Park (see previous page for details.

12 DIRT CRITS Tuesday night Dirt Crits have finished but Sunday afternoon Dirt Crits are just beginning. Below: Newest TMB member Sam Chancellor taking out the first Sunday Dirt Crits NEWS Congratulations To Paul Van Der Ploeg on his recent third place in the Eliminator event at the UCI MTB World Cup in Cairns. NEXT TMB EVENT RAMBO on May 25 th at Big Hill Mountain Bike Park (see previous page for details. State Schools Cycling Championships Victorian Schools Cycling Championships: the Road/BMX/MTB State Final Festival will be in Bendigo on October 10th- 12th; the Border Road race is on Fri 22nd August and the North BMX race is on Wed 10th September. Dates for the MTB series are below: For further info, please go to 2014vscc.com.au. Sunday 27 July: Sunday 17 August: Sunday 31 August: East - Dromana Secondary College West - You Yangs Metro - Lysterfield Park The next TMB meeting will be on Tuesday 12 3 rd June at 7:30pm at Sweetwater Brewery - all members welcome.

The Mountain Trail. Official Newsletter of Team Mount Beauty. The Team Mount Beauty Committee 2015

The Mountain Trail. Official Newsletter of Team Mount Beauty. The Team Mount Beauty Committee 2015 Winter Edition 2015 The Mountain Trail Official Newsletter of Team Mount Beauty PO Box 295 Mt Beauty Vic 3699 www.tmb.org.au info@tmb.org.au Alice Hamilton negotiating her way through the new Bright bike