The Male Open was taken out by Dubbo’s Brendan Davies, with a huge eight minute win over Bathursts’ Jarrod Bell and Davies’ stablemate Bryan Anderson. 

OMCB had some great results, with Janet Martin leaving the competition in the dust – technically the mud, considering the rain – to finish a lap ahead of her nearest rival in the Female Masters 40+ section.

Matt Blanch also left his nearest rival behind in the Junior Under 17 section, finishing two laps ahead of Western Sydney’s Finn Quirk.

The Fraser Brothers, Chris and Brad, won the Teams Open section in a nail biter against their rivals Richard and Ry Campbell of Team Campbell, as only one minute and 36 seconds separated them after over three hours of racing.

The Male Masters was taken out by Peter Beggs from the Central Tablelands Mountain Bike Club (CTMBC) from Lithgow, three minutes ahead of OMBC’s Chris Davies and Mark Chapman. 

Orange also managed to take first, second and third in the Female Teams section as the only three teams, with Tonya Graham and Anna Moody taking out first.

President Jack Rahilly said OMBC was “stoked” with the event.

“The club is really happy with the results, and the growth of the number of female and junior riders over the past 12 months has contributed to our competitiveness against clubs as large as Western Sydney,” he said. 

Over 70 riders competed, and more than 20 juniors came out for the two-day event on Saturday and Sunday. 

“There was plenty of close racing, and there were plenty of spectators out on the course,” Mr Rahilly said.

“We were stoked with the turnout.”

He said the heavy rainfall at the end of last week ended up helping the event.

“The rain that fell over the previous two days made for perfect conditions on the track, with lots of good mud for sliding down the tracks,” he said.

“Most riders were challenged by the course but came away with smiles on their faces.”

He was particularly pleased with up-and-comer Matt Blanch, who was lapping “really competitively” with more experienced riders. 

“He rode really strongly and is someone to look out for next season.”

Rahilly said the club received “great feedback” on the track and venue, with some Sydneysides jealous of the setup.

“That was encouraging to hear,” he said.

The club was hoping the meet over the weekend would bring more people into the club, and also to extend the trail length at Mount Canobolas. 

The club would now look forward to hosting the first round of the Mountain Bike Australia National Series on the second weekend of December.