Our Newcastle club are a powerhouse in mountain bike orienteering and are working behind the scenes to get events happening once community sport is allowed again.
The Hunter Valley Champs are set down for November 7 and will form part of the annual BOSS series. A decision on this event will be made in late October as the organisers would like to attract entries from across the state.
The BOSS calendar will be out in early October, with the first event proper in December.
In the meantime, Newcastle will soon launch two MTBO courses that can be done using the free MapRun app - at Jesmond Park (Newcastle LGA) and Myall Road (Lake Macquarie LGA). Both maps have riding areas with a mix of bushland, parks and urban cycleways.
Greg Bacon has just finished a test ride of Jesmond and says all the controls registered quickly (just slow near the control).
"We plan on opening up the maps on October 4 with the details, maps and instructions on Eventor. This is such a great system as the logistics are heaps easier for running an event." Check out the Relive Ride of the area for the event.
