Newcastle's monthly Bike Orienteering Summer Series (BOSS) cranks into gear for 2015-16 this Sunday at North Cessnock.
Riders have 75 minutes to do a short line course and then a score course. If you haven't tried MTBO, it's a great format of orienteering and - if you're a runner - an excellent cross-training activity to develop greater leg strength.
Starts are from 8-9am. All the details are on the BOSS flyer.
Meanwhile, NSW riders were among the victors at the ACT MTBO champs last weekend. Congratulations to our winners:
Middle Distance: M21 Steven Todkill (NC), M50 Malcolm Roberts (NC), M60 Robert Prentice (MD), M70 Graham Fowler (NC).
Sprint: W14 Rhiannon Prentice (MD), W21 Marina Iskhakova (BN), M50 Andrew Power (NC), M60 Robert Prentice (MD).
Long: W14 Rhiannon Prentice (MD), W50 Carolyn Matthews (NC), M50 Andrew Power (NC).
The Australian MTBO championships are on Nov 7-8 at Anglesea in Victoria. The organisers promise: "The spectacularly scenic Surf Coast will provide some wonderful riding opportunities on the three new maps. We are predicting the Middle race at Anglesea will go down as possibly the best MTBO map in Australia and will truly test your navigation while giving you the opportunity to ride some fantastic trails.
"The native coastal forest is a beautiful backdrop when riding these trails, and is such a different experience from the usual Victorian MTBO maps."
