The High Performance Management Group of Orienteering Australia announces the 2011 Australian MTBO Series program. The 2011 Australian MTBO Series will consist of 9 races conducted over four rounds. The Series rolls away in early April in Victoria followed by Round 2 in Queensland. In October the MTBO Series heads to Beechworth, Victoria for the National MTBO Championships followed by the NSW MTBO Championships the following weekend. Full details below
Round 1 Victoria Victorian Long and Middle Championships *Selection Trials for MTB WOC and JWOC
Race 1 Saturday, April 9 Long Distance Daylesford, Victoria
Race 2 Sunday, April 10 Middle Distance Daylesford, Victoria
Round 2 Queensland Queensland Championships
Race 3 Saturday, 30 July Long Distance Yarraman, Queensland
Race 4 Sunday, 31 July Middle Distance Yarraman, Queensland
Round 3 Victoria Oceania MTBO Championships
Race 5 Friday, 14 October Middle Distance (WRE) Beechworth, Victoria
Race 6 Saturday, 15 October Sprint Distance and Relay Beechworth, Victoria
Race 7 Sunday 16 October Long Distance (WRE) Beechworth, Victoria
Round 4 New South Wales NSW Championships
Race 8, Saturday 22 October Middle Distance Duckmaloi, NSW
Race 9, Sunday 23 October Long Distance Jenolan East, NSW
The four classes in the 2011 Australian Elite MTBO Series are
M21-E, W21-E, M-20E, W-20E,
and the eight classes in the 2011 Australian Masters MTBO Series are
M40-, W40-, M50-, W50-, M60-, W60-, M70+, W70+.
Map locations, embargoes and organisers will be announced pending approval of access to the competition areas.
Blake Gordon
Australian MTBO Committee Convenor