Sun shine and near perfect weather conditions for the race start, we had lots of new faces and first time entrants which gave us a field of 72 riders including 12 females. I am unsure of the number of kids in the junior race but there looked like lots! Conditions were very dry and dusty … Continue reading HMBA XC Race Results – Round 9 – 17/11/19
Category: HMBA Club XC Results 2019
HMBA XC Race Results – Round 8 – 20/10/19
A beautiful day greeted nearly 80 riders for the HMBA XC race on Sunday 20/10/19. It was good to see some new faces, plenty of regular faces and some old faces making a return to the track. The track was set early in the morning by Dean who had to leave before the race for … Continue reading HMBA XC Race Results – Round 8 – 20/10/19
HMBA XC Race Results – Dungog 3 Hour – 22/09/19
HMBA Dungog Round 2019 has been run and one - this is a race best summarised in numbers: 110 - Riders entered for the main race - massive! 3 - Hours of Riding around Dungog's finest trails (for most - we had 5 entries for the 1.5 hour short course) 7.1 - km Loop including … Continue reading HMBA XC Race Results – Dungog 3 Hour – 22/09/19
HMBA XC Race Results – Farewell Winter 3 – 11/09/19
The "Farewell Winter" night race series wrapped up last night with Round 3 seeing 28 Riders enjoying the quiet darkness of the Watagans. A bit of moisture in the ground saw dust at a fairly low level and good grip for the most part - although there are a few corners out there that are … Continue reading HMBA XC Race Results – Farewell Winter 3 – 11/09/19
HMBA XC Race Results – Farewell Winter 2 – 04/09/19
The "Farewell Winter" night race series Round 2 lived up to its name - whilst not quite balmy, the temperature was certainly up on Round 1 and saw plenty of Riders breaking out into a sweat. Nice to see an increasing field of 34 Riders out in the dark circling the same 4.5km track … Continue reading HMBA XC Race Results – Farewell Winter 2 – 04/09/19
HMBA XC Race Results – Farewell Winter 1 – 28/08/19
Another fun-filled night out in the deep dark woods of Awaba for the first round of our "Farewell Winter" night race series. 21 Riders tackled 4 loops of the 4.5km track laid out by our XC Coordinator, with A-Grade rider Bryan Dunkin crossing the line as first male, and Georgia Majoribanks doing it for the … Continue reading HMBA XC Race Results – Farewell Winter 1 – 28/08/19
HMBA XC Race Results – Singleton 3 Hour – 18/08/19
Sunny Sunday cycling in Singleton - Sweet! A strong field of 92 Riders fronted up to the dry and somewhat dusty Maison Dieu "paddock" to tackle 3 hours of riding around prime country singletrack. This course is always fun, with plenty of twists and turns to keep Riders on their toes, and not a huge … Continue reading HMBA XC Race Results – Singleton 3 Hour – 18/08/19
HMBA XC Race Results – Awaba – 21/07/19
If there is anyone that can remember a better winters day of racing out at Awaba Mountain Bike Park then we would be quite surprised. Perfect almost spring-like conditions greeted all riders that turned up last Sunday to participate in our regular club XC race, as well as the State Round Downhill event and to … Continue reading HMBA XC Race Results – Awaba – 21/07/19
HMBA XC Race Results – Awaba – 16/06/19
The crispness of winter was certainly felt on Sunday morning, with clear skies meaning that temperatures were in the single digits as the flock of Riders gathered to register for the June XC race out at the Awaba Mountain Bike Park. The recent rains meant that the track conditions were almost perfect, and with only … Continue reading HMBA XC Race Results – Awaba – 16/06/19
HMBA XC Race Results – Awaba Rd2 – 28/04/19
A 'relaxed' starting time for Round 2 of 10am (following our AGM and Presentation - report and pics to follow) meant that the chill of the morning had dissipated and Riders were able to circulate in some magic Autumnal weather - not that they were reflecting on how perfect the temperature or trail conditions were … Continue reading HMBA XC Race Results – Awaba Rd2 – 28/04/19