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2012 Giant Adelaide Bikes XCO Series Winners Announced

Post author By slammin
Post date November 8, 2012
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Adelaide Mountain Bike Club
2012 Giant Bikes XCO Series Winners Announced

The committee would like to congratulate the winners of the Adelaide Mountain Bike Club’s 2012 Giant Bikes XCO series.

In 2012, XCO riders were categorised on their ability rather than their age or gender. This had the result of making racing more challenging and more rewarding, increasing category sizes and providing close matched competition for riders regardless of age or gender.

This year, members competed for points towards a prize pool. Points were awarded for loyalty, consistency, performance and volunteering.

If you want to know what it takes to be a winner in this years competition then its worth noting that all winners were club members, 9 out of 10 volunteered their time and 9 out of 10 competed in all five rounds of the competition

So, the winners of the 2012 Giant Bikes XCO Series are.

1st Prize	Giant Adelaide Bikes	Tim Klein wins a Giant Anthem X1 26er (Medium), Team jersey, Team bibs, and T-shirt. Total approximate value $3,500 from our series sponsor.
2nd Prize	Bio-Mechanics Cycles and Repairs	Michael Denton wins $500 cash
3rd Prize	Escapegoat	Steve McCabe wins the Hills, Vines and Wine Tour for 4 people valued at $500
4th Prize	AMBC Club	Bryce Penno wins $250 cash
5th Prize	BiCorp	Griff Knight wins the Maxxis Tyre package valued at $200
6th Prize	Hammer Nutrition	Howard Clark wins the Hammer Nutrition pack valued at $100
7th prize	B.-d. Farm Paris Creek	Sam Staska wins a B.-d. Farm Paris Creek Pack valued at $100
8th Prize	Palmer’s	Richard Bates wins a Palmers Body Product package valued at $100
9th and 10th Prize	Hammer Nutrition and AMBC	Tom Bammann and Jack Allison tie for 9^th / 10^th place and each receive a $50 voucher from Hammer Nutrition and $50 cash from the club

Congratulations to the winners, the committee look forward to seeing you at the AGM for presentation of the prizes. The evening starts at 06:00pm Monday November 26 at the Hackney Hotel.

Tags AGM, Results, XCO Series

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AMBC AGM and Presentation Night: Monday 26 Nov 2012.

Post author By slammin
Post date October 31, 2012
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IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT TO ALL AMBC CLUB MEMBERS

This is to announce the AMBC Annual General Meeting to be held on Monday 26 November 2012.

Venue: Hackney Hotel (meals and drinks will be available)
Time: 6pm sharp

There are some formalities before we get into the annoucement of the winners of the Giant Adelaide 2012 XCO Series points table, and presentations of the trophies for the State XCO MTB Championships. Please RSVP to Louise secretary@ambc.asn.au so that we have an idea of numbers.

The AGM is a fundamental part of the Club year. At the AGM all Committee positions are declared vacant and up for election.

Although I have had a great time this year (and in previous years being part of the committee), it is time to hand the control of our club to someone else. I am not standing for President or any other committee position.

The committee has the following positions (although some may do dual roles):

President
Secretary
Treasurer
Volunteer Co-ordinator
Race Director
Juniors Officer
Sponsorship Officer
Timing Official
Trails Officer

At this stage, four people have indicated that they will stand for committee positions as follows:

Malcolm Robertson: Trails Officer
David Knight: Juniors Officer
Louise George: Secretary
Scott Keneally: Treasurer

As you can see, without more people coming forward for 2013, there is a large hole in the capacity of the Club to run our events and races. Not all of the above are active in running events. It is absolutely critical for the continuation of the Club’s activities that there is a strong team to run the events and ensure that the day-to-day things are done.

As I have constantly pointed out, the Club relies on the support of volunteers to get races happening. The committee spends a lot of their personal time in advance of races and importantly on the day ensuring that the events are properly run, safe and fun.

Without a full complement of committee members to run the races, AMBC events will not happen at the same level as they have in the past. One possible change might be fewer races during the year or the Club may have to consider paying an event management organisation to run them which would add significantly to the cost of entry.

However, that is up to the 2013 Committee and the Club as a whole to decide.

As members of AMBC, you need to think carefully about your races and whether you (or someone you know) can put in the time and effort to keep the events going.

26 November 2012 is the time to step forward and nominate for one of the committee positions. If you need any details about the positions, or need to know more – you can email me at president@ ambc.asn.au

Cheers
Julia Massey
President
Adelaide MTB Club

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Photos from Giant XCO Series Mt Torrens

Post author By Tom
Post date October 30, 2012
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Thanks to Tim Klein who has taken over a hundred photos of the race and shared on Photobucket. He’s also uploaded a bunch of videos on Youtube.

Also thanks to P’an-tau Jiricek-Scott who’s posted photos on Facebook too. Please tag yourselves away!

For photos from other races, check out the AMBC Photos page.

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Volunteers needed for Mt Torrens race Sunday 28th of October

Post author By slammin
Post date October 26, 2012
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Due to the planets not aligning this Sunday most of the Committee will be away for the Mt Torrens Race, so we are desperately short of people to setup and packup. I think we can manage (just) to run the race itself.

If you can spare a few hours in the morning (starting at 08:00am) or helping packup at the end of the day (1.5 hours) ending at 4:30pm, then please contact Julia on 0407185219. We would need about an extra 3 to 4 people in the morning and 3-4 people in the afternoon.

Please respond before Sunday so we can organise the logistics, Thanks 🙂