WHERE – Albany Heritage Park Forts Precinct, Gazebo between Forts Store and Carlyles Function Centre.

You are invited to attend the Annual General Meeting of the Albany Mountain Bike Club (AMBC) which will be held after the Poker Run.

We invite you to join us at the above location to attend the short AGM at 5pm and is expected to take approx. 15mins or less.  This meeting will be included as part of our after the Poker Run social get together.  

The purpose of this general meeting is to inform members of the current financial and membership state of the club, ongoing tasks and to take nominations for the next year’s committee members.

All positions will be made vacant and you are welcome to nominate.

There are 10 positions –

Executive – 4 positions                   Club President

                                                            Vice President                  

                                                            Secretary

                                                            Treasurer

General Committee – 6 positions

The club would like to include in the general committee interested parties for Downhill (DH) events, Cross Country (XC) events and Social events.  

If you wish to nominate for or discuss an executive or committee role prior to the meeting, please contact the secretary Sherron White via email –  secretary@albanymtb.com.au prior to the meeting.

We encourage your attendance and to be involved with your club in these exciting times for trails development in the Great Southern.  Help us bring new ideas and enthusiasm into the coming 2021 season.

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After an enforced hiatus, we are back !

Albany Mountain Bike Club with the support of Impulse Cycles, is proud to present our second Cross Country Round of the season. We are easing you back into it with an easy blast on the western slopes of Mt Melville.

Where?
Course start/ finish at the park opposite the corner of Lion St and Serpentine Rd.
Please be courteous when parking, and pay attention to volunteers.

When?
Sunday 2nd August 2020
Sign in desk open : 1300
Juniors Race Start (U9 & U13) : 1330
Juniors Presentations : 1350
Seniors Race Briefing : 1400
Seniors Race Starts : 1400-ish

What?
Juniors will race a shortened course, along easy fire trails with some mild climbs and then a technical climb towards the finish.
Under 9s – 2 Laps
Under 13s – 3 Laps

Seniors will be riding a series of laps around a 4 km course mapped out on existing trails and firebreaks on Mt Melville. The number of laps will depend on the division you are racing in, and are as follows;
Men’s ‘A’ – 6 Laps
Men’s ‘B’ – 5 Laps
Men’s ‘C’ – 4 Laps
Women’s ‘A’ – 6 Laps
Women’s ‘B’ – 5 Laps
Under 15s – 3 Laps
Intro to MTB – 3 Lap
E-MTB Class – 6 Laps

These distances are aimed at providing 1+hrs of racing per grade. This is of course only an average, and your results may vary !

Entry Fees are $15.
Please note if you are not a MTBA member you will need to pay insurance for the day. MTBA are still offering 2 months free membership at https://mtba.org.au/join for those who have never been an MTBA member.
Alternatively you can sign up for an annual MTBA membership – a portion of each membership fee goes to the Albany Mountain Bike Club, helping us run more events like this, and to purchase much needed equipment!

Who?
Open to anyone age 6 or over! Junior riders 15 and over should pick a grade appropriate to their skill level, but don’t be afraid to challenge yourself !
If you’re new to cycling, or a bit nervous about mountain biking, we are offering a shortened version of the race so that you can have a go and see what all the fuss is about – Course will be the same, but over a reduced time frame.

Spectators are welcome but please no dogs.

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The Albany Mountain Bike Club has engaged with the City of Albany Reserves team in order to develop a relationship whereby the club can assist in maintenance of the existing trail network. As we all know there are currently limited designated mountain bike trails in the region and the growth of the sport has seen an increase in use of the walk trails on the mounts. It is therefore important that we maintain and sustain what we currently use until further trail development is undertaken in the near future.

Our discussions with the COA indicate the best approach for the club to assist with trail maintenance at this present time is to join up to the Community Bushcare volunteer group. This group is supervised and mentored by the Reserves team and would allow us to identify specific areas of trails that we feel need attention. This will also allow members and enthusiasts the opportunity to learn about trail maintenance techniques that we can pass down to other members in the club.

Attached is a Volunteer Handbook, application form for MTB members to sign up to the City’s Bushcarers Group and the upcoming bushcare busy bees to June (don’t worry about the Police Clearance or Working with Children checks as they are not required for this type of volunteering).

We encourage all members to consider joining and assisting with trail maintenance on the mounts as this will assist in the long term sustainability of the mounts and mountain biking in the region.

Kind regards,

Nick Walls, President, Albany Mountain Bike Club.

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Read on below for more details, or if you just can’t wait……
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When?
Sunday 28th July 2019
Sign in desk open                     : 1300
Juniors Race Start (U9 & U13) : 1330
Juniors Presentations               : 1400
Seniors Race Briefing               : 1410
Seniors Race Starts                  : 1415

What?

Juniors will race a shortened course, <1km in length, taking in the lower section of the pilot trail and a mild climb.

Under 9s – 2 Laps
Under 13s – 3 Laps

Seniors will be riding a series of laps around a 3.6km course we have mapped out on existing trails and firebreaks on Mounts Clarence and Adelaide.  The number of laps will depend on the division you are racing in, and are as follows;

Men’s ‘A’ – 6 Laps
Men’s ‘B’ – 5 Laps
Men’s ‘C’ – 4 Laps

Women’s ‘A’ – 5 Laps
Women’s ‘B’ – 3 Laps

Intro to MTB – 2 Lap

E-MTB Class – 4 Laps

Under 15s – 3 Laps

These distances are aimed at providing 1.5hrs of racing per grade.

Entry Fees are $15.

Please note if you are not a MTBA member you will need to pay insurance for the day.  MTBA are still offering 2 months free membership at https://mtba.org.au/join for those who have never been an MTBA member.

Alternatively you can sign up for an annual MTBA membership – a portion of each membership fee goes to the Albany Mountain Bike Club, helping us run more events like this, and to purchase much needed equipment!

Who?
Open to anyone age 6 or over!  Junior riders 15 and over should pick a grade appropriate to their skill level. 

If you’re new to cycling, or a bit nervous about mountain biking, we are offering a shortened version of the race so that you can have a go !  Course will be the same, but over a reduced time frame.

Where?
Mount Clarence lower Carpark, off Apex Drive roundabout.
Please be courteous when parking, and pay attention to volunteers.

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We will also be presenting the results of this season’s club DH and XC rounds.

Register HERE!

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Registrations are now OPEN!

Stay tuned for more details.

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Lock in this 13th of July and come to Impulse Cycles launch evening. Mingle among fellow MTB enthusiasts and enjoy some beers and bubbles on us!
There’ll be some great discounts and offers on sale whilst getting the chance to WIN The Southern MTB Experience.

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For those that missed the last event, this is a blast!  A fun course, suitable for all abilities, camping on site, food available from the Nippers Cafe, and a great atmosphere.

Day will start with a free Kids Race at 3pm, for 5 – 12 year olds.

Main event 4pm – 10pm Lights essential.  Solo and Team registration available

Kids 9 yrs and over can be in a team, but that team must have at least one Adult, if you want to race with your kids they can just ride a lap or two and the Adults pick up the rest.

Solo riders must be 16 and over.

Prizes in each category, second and third places dependent on numbers.

Free camping overnight, race finishes at 10pm. Stay and have a quite drink and camp over.

Nippers Cafe will once again be open for dinner and breakfast! Thank the Marron Farm for supporting this event by buying something!

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