The Mountain Trail

The Team Mount Beauty Committee 2015

Official Newsletter of Team Mount Beauty Inc

President: Liam Panozzo – president@tmb.org.au Vice President: Ian Franzke Treasurer: Kim McKeown Secretary: Turi Berg Membership/Newsletter: Michelle Forrer General committee members: Sam Catt, Tina Cook, Mat Shreiber, Matt Spencer, Daniel Van der Ploeg, Michael Whipps      

Spring Edition 2015

   

PO Box 295 Mt Beauty Victoria 3699

   

www.tmb.org.au      

info@tmb.org.au            

Dan  VDP  in  action  -­‐  Mount  Beauty  Rambo.  Pic.  Courtesy  of  Mountainside  –  Charlie  Brown  

 

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Mount  Beauty  CX  action  

Mount  Beauty  RAMBO  

Ebony  Tanzen  competing  in  Sport  Women.  Pic.  Charlie  Brown  -­‐  Mountainside  

 

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Upcoming TMB Events

Team  Mount  Beauty  AGM  

Saturday September 19th 5pm onwards

Mount Beauty Cricket Club Election of the new TMB committee

Wrap up of the past year Nibbles provided

First drink is free for current members

HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE!

 

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Victorian Downhill Series      

   Round  1  -­‐  Mt  Beauty    

10th  October    Please  contact  Liam  (0411377863)    

president@tmb.org.au  if  you  are  able  to  help  marshal  or  drive.  

     

 

 

 

 

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 34th  Mitta  to  Mount  Beauty    

Sunday  25th  October  10am  race  start  Adults    $50  Juniors    $30  

 New  for  2015  is  a  40km  Junior  race  (12-­‐15  year  olds).  Juniors  will  be  transported  to  Scrubby  Creek  with  their  bikes  after  

collecting  their  race  plate  in  Mitta.    

Enter  via  TMB  website  or  https://regonline.activeglobal.com/mitta2mtbeauty2015  

   

Women’s mtb skills course      for  TMB  members,  held  over  four  Saturdays  -­‐  10th,  17th,  24th  and  31st  October.  Beginners  will  be  in  the  mornings;  intermediate  riders  will  be  in  the  afternoons.  Each  session  will  run  for  3hrs  and  the  4-­‐week  course  costs  $180pp  (beginners)  or  $240pp  (intermediates).    Sessions  are  also  limited  to  six  riders  so  get  in  quick!  No  extra  insurance  is  required  and  there  will  be  a  25%  subsidy  for  early  birds  who  register  by  13th  September.  Please  email  info@tmb.org.au  for  more  info.      

 

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New  Big  Hill  Trail  Signs  

You  may  have  noticed  the  new  super  sweet  trail  signs  that  have  been  popping  up  in  the  park  A  huge  thanks  to  Greg  Badior  for  his  innovative  art  work  and  printing  and  the  team  who  have  been  helping  Greg  to  gradually  

put  the  signs  out  –  Fran,  Charlie,  Turi  and  Gerry.  If  YOU  can  spare  a  few  hours  in  the  upcoming  weeks  to  help  put  out  the  remaining  signs  please  contact  Turi  

via  info@tmb.org.au      

 

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What bikes/s do you currently ride? Road  :Willier  grand  Tourismo  with  Shram  Red    .  CX    :Pinarello  CX  carbon  with  Dura  Ace/Ultegra  and  Canti  Brakes  .      Time  trial  :  Kestrel  Talon  Aero  carbon  with  80mm  carbon  wheels  and  carbon  TT  bars  etc.          MTB  :  an  old  Kona  .  +one  or  two  other  bikes  at  various  levels  of  disrepair.  

Funniest biking memory...... Riding  home  with  a  group  of  us  from  the  club  after  doing  a  25  mile  TT  also    at  the  age  of  15.  I  was  sat  bolt  upright  on  my  bike  due  to  a  sore  back  after  not  being  used  to  TT  ing  for  that  long.  The  guy  running  the  club  was  with  us  and  he  Said  “  Darn  Norm  you're  riding  that  thing  like  A  Harley  Davidson”    I  didn  know  what  a  Harley  was  and  thinking  this  Harley  must  be  a  cycling  legend  and  I  thought  that  he  must  be  complimenting  me  on  my  riding  .so  I  replied  “  So  does  he  ride  like  that  then?…they  guy  just  looked  at  me  and  sighed  and  my  mates  had  a  huge  chuckle   Favourite bike trails? I  don’t  do    trails  that  much  except  to  try  and  get  up  things,  but  enjoy  riding  up  the    Pole  track  or  to  Trappers  gap  and  beyond  or  up  to  the  TV  towers  via  the    Red  gate  in  the  tree  trail.     Favourite reading material? Always  looking  for  more  jokes   Who would you most like to go for a ride with? To  go  for  a  ride  with  Kieth  Mernicle  or  Eric  Stone  [a  couple  of  English  Cx  legends  of  the  70s)  and  show  them  around  our  CX  course    

   

OUT OF THE SADDLE

5 minutes with……

   Most  memorable  bike  ride  ever…….    Was  a  club  ride  with  my  original  club  in  England  GS  Europa  at  the  age  of  15.  we  rode  for  some  6  hours  on  rolling  hills  around  Hampshire  southern  England  at  sort  of  a  false  tempo  .It  made  me  realize  that  I  could  ride  a  bike..      

 

Norm Gray

 

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Junior News

Team  Mount  Beauty  had  two  junior  pairs  teams  compete  in  the  June  VES  3  hour  in  Albury.  ‘Ebs  and  Josh’  (2nd)  and  ‘TommAshi’  (4th)  

Junior ride time will replace kids clinics for Term 4. These

sessions will occur on Wednesday afternoons and will

cater for intermediate to advanced riders (not beginner

riders). There will also be some weekend meetings at various mtb parks. Talk to Cath or Mish and check the TMB Facebook site for more

information.

 

 

 

NEWS

Congratulations  go  to  Paul  Van  Der  Ploeg      on  his  recent  National  Cyclocross  title    

 (the  TMB  Committee  wish  Paul  a  speedy  recovery  from  his  XCE  crash  in  Andorra)  

 

 

If  you  are  interested  in  ordering  some  of  the  shiny  new  kit,  please  get  in  touch  with  Kim  ASAP  -­‐  

kmckeown2@gmail.com.  Three  colours  –  black/pink,  red/black  and  blue/black  -­‐  will  be  available  if  the  10-­‐piece  

minimum  is  reached.