Big Foot teenager Lucy Mackie warmed up for the junior world championships with a comfortable win in the open senior class at the NSW MTBO Long champs at the weekend.
Lucy beat perennial World Masters medallist Carolyn Jackson of Victoria by almost six minutes on a new bike over the 23km course at Sunny Corner State Forest near Lithgow on Saturday.
Mum Amanda took out W50A, while dad Hamish was second in M40A. Lucy's younger brother Angus, who is also off to the world champs, had a flat tyre after the second control and had to withdraw, having forgotten to take his repair kit with him!
In Sunday's Sprint at Rydal, Lucy mispunched while Fergus was back in form, pipping WA's Ricky Thackray. Carolyn Jackson also took out the Middle, just ahead of Lucy, while Ricky came first and Fergus third in a tight contest.
The Mackies are now in full training for the world champs in July, with former Big Foot champ Paul Darvodelsky helping with their navigation skills.
A big thank you to Newcastle and Big Foot for hosting, and to those riders from Victoria, ACT and Western Australia who travelled long distances to participate. All the results are on Eventor.
Our next MTBO weekend is June 18-19 at Raymond Terrace.
Meanwhile, last week we saw record attendances at the SOS at Lane Cove on Saturday and the Moonlight Madness World Orienteering Day event at Milsons Point on Wednesday - with each event just tipping over 100 entries. Thanks to everyone who participated.
