The Victorian Sprint Distance MTBO Championships is also race 1 of the 2012 Australian MTBO Series and a selection race for the Australian MTBO team for the 2012 World MTBO Championships in Hungary in August. 

Sprint Start List

Final Information for Saturday’s Sprint and Middle Events
1. Saturday am:  Be sure to arrive at Maryborough between 8.30 and 9.00 am as Sprint start times commence promptly at 10 am at the velodrome. Toilets will be open at the Jack Pascoe Reserve and at the Velodrome. The ride from the Jack Pascoe Reserve (old YMCA) along Inkerman, Napier, Brougham and High Street of just over 2 km will take 15 minutes. Maps to reach the start are available at Jack Pascoe Reserve. Follow the pink tapes. Please wear high visibility clothing – bright yellow or orange vests are great as you will be riding thru the town of Maryborough.
2. Saturday pm: Maps to the start following the bike path south along Majorca Road, right at Nelson Street, left at Blackmans Street, right at Trafalgar Street are available at the Jack Pascoe Reserve. Allow 15 minutes and follow the blue tapes – start times from 1.00 pm. Toilets at Jack Pascoe Reserve but not at the start.
3. Lunch: the Recreation Centre (old YMCA) is open from 9 to 12 noon with coffee and tea and light snacks. We encourage you to visit the historic town of Maryborough for a coffee between events for something more substantial.
4. Dinner: the Maryborough Golf Club – north of the city centre on C277 – is hosting the dinner from 7.00 pm (not 6 pm as previously listed). The awards for Sprint and Middle Distance will be presented about 8.15 pm with head cam video, pictures of riders in today’s events on the big screen plus Joyce’s map game - an event not to be missed!
 
Look forward to a wintry day in Maryborough – dress appropriately.
Cheers – Mark and Blake for the Eureka Orienteers

Map: Bristol Hill (New map)
Scale: 1:5000, 5m contours

Organising club: Eureka Orienteers
Course Setter & Organiser: Mark Valentine & Blake Gordon
Event Advisor: Jon Sutcliffe (BK)

Terrain: Spur gully terrain with some gold mining. Track network complex in some areas with generally fast riding on a mixture of single, forest and urban fringe tracks.

Directions: From Castlemaine CBD follow the Midland Highway south for 1.5km, then turn west towards Newstead and Maryborough on the A180.  In the town centre of Maryborough turn left into Inkerman St (Majorca Rd) and continue south over the railway to Gillies St Roundabout.  Turn left and then right into the YMCA Carpark.  This is the event centre for both events on Saturday.
From Melbourne/Ballarat, exit Ballarat Bypass towards Miners Rest, Clunes and Maryborough.  After Clunes turn right at Dunarch onto Majorca Rd and continue into Maryborough.  Turn right at Gillies St roundabout and right again into YMCA Carpark.

There will be a 10 minute ride from the assembly area to the Sprint map area.

Start Times: Start times from 10.00am. Entry lists with start times will be posted on vicmtbo.com in the week before event.

Age as of 31/12/2012            E* AUS Team Selection Trial Class

Enquiries:  mark.valentine@ballaratbasketball.com

Info on the Victorian Middle Distance MTBO Champs

Info on the Victorian Long Distance MTBO Champs