Tag: bmx

Crater trail brings out best

Ahost of top level riders made tracks to the Valley Lakes on the weekend as Mount Gambier hosted round 2 of the 2024 Gravity...

Region braces for ‘beer fest’

Australia’s biggest beer, barbecue and music festival is heading to Mount Gambier in 2024. Since its inception in 2015, the annual Adelaide Beer & BBQ...

Local BMX riders rise to state title challenge

Blue Lake BMX Club riders have shown off their skills at the 2023 HutSix BMX State Championships at the Sam Willoughby International BMX facility. Several...

Bike SA BMX program to empower youngsters

Throughout term three, select middle and senior school students from Mount Gambier High School have been participating in the Team BSA program run by...

Pedal power

There will be plenty of two-wheeled excitement in the region this weekend as riders converge on Mount Gambier for a smorgasbord of racing. In more...

Tough conditions test riders

Two Mount Gambier mountain bikers competed in the last round of the Victorian Downhill series in Narbethong recently. Brothers Justin and Shane de Jong arrived...

Blue Lake contingent up against huge state series

Another group of fast two wheeled locals travelled to Adelaide for round 3 of the South Australian BMX state series in Tea Tree Gully...

Teen leads bike track push

Alocal teen is taking big leaps towards revitalising a mountain bike jump track at Port MacDonnell with hopes of giving youth “something to do”. With...

The only way is down for riders

Two local downhill mountain bike riders will take on the fourth and final round of the Victorian Downhill series this weekend in Narbethong. Mount Gambier...

Tricky conditions no match for skate park contestants

Wintry weather disrupted the scheduled events at the Millicent Skate Park for the first day of the school holidays last Saturday. Various skate, scooter and...

Skate comp gets rolling

Young riders can head to the Millicent Skate Park for the first day of the school holidays on Saturday to compete in the various...

Council endorses ‘open space’ plan

Anew open space strategy has been endorsed for Mount Gambier following extensive community consultation and auditing of various outdoor spaces. Mount Gambier City Council last...

BMX club pulls off mega weekend

Hosting four major events across three jam-packed days sounds like an exhausting task and Blue Lake BMX Club president Stephen Jones admitted it was...

Determined riders take on the crater

In a slight break from the traditional races, the Mount Gambier Cycling Club invited community members to participate in an individual time trial “Crank...