Tim Hooker, from Wondai, with Matthew Hey, Gold Coast, and Kay Woodall, from Wondai

October 18, 2024

South Burnett Mountain Bike Club members are still celebrating after hosting a massive weekend of racing recently at their Gordonbrook Dam tracks.

The 2024 AusCycling Queensland cross-country short track (XCC) and cross-country Olympic (XCO) State Championships attracted 108 riders on October 5 and 140 on October 6.

This is the first major event the club has hosted since the courses were opened in May.

There were competitors of all ages, ranging from tiny riders in the Under 8s through to veterans in their 50s, tackling different length courses.

Volunteers were kept busy serving up hot food and cold drinks, as well as dealing with registrations, results and even a snake …

The dam’s recreation area was jam-packed with campers for the event and was buzzing, literally, with riders warming up on stationary bikes and a drone overhead.

South Burnett Mountain Bike Club secretary Jason Wyeth with volunteers Cr Ros Heit and Michele Clark, from Wondai
Brooke Price, from the Sunshine Coast, with Tahla, 14; and Hunter, 13 … their dad Jared was also racing on an e-bike
The start of the Under 13s race on Saturday afternoon
Close racing for the lead in the Under 13s
Max Teague, from Mackay, claims victory in the Under 13s, ahead of Camden Brownsey and Amelia Biggs
Assistant commissaire Cathy Faye, from Ipswich, was encouraging the riders and ringing the bell for the last lap
The start of the e-bikes race … yes, e-bikes which were racing under strict rules and were scrutinised by officials after the race
The winners’ podium was set up on the banks of the Gordonbrook Dam (Photo: Ros Heit)

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