Club XC Kardarup Mt Melville

About

Albany Mountain Bike Club is proud to present our club XC for 2026 at Kardarup Mt Melville!
These trails are some of the best for an XC format with plenty of great opportunities for overtaking and plenty of hills.
It's time to dust of the bike, get some gear on and hit the trails. Racing against your mate or rival, challenge yourself or bring a friend for some MTB trail fun.
Know someone who doesn't ride but want some of the action? Supply a marshall and get a free entry.

INFO
Where	HQ Set Up at Manitchpurting
	Corner Lion St & Serpentine Rd
When	Sunday 23rd August 2026
Sign In Desk Open	8:30am
Junior Race Briefing & Start	9:00am for U9 & U11
Junior Presentations	Following Junior Race
Seniors Race Briefing	9:45am
Seniors Race Starts	10:00am
Seniors Presentations	Following Senior Race

Who:
Open to anyone age 6 or over! Junior riders 15 and over should pick a grade appropriate to their skill level, but don't be afraid to challenge yourself!

If you’re new to cycling, or a bit nervous about mountain biking, we are offering an Intro to MTB category so that you can have a go and see what all the fuss is about.
Spectators are welcome.

What:
Seniors and U15 will ride a series of laps on existing marked trails with a few hills to keep things exciting and all the fun stuff!
Juniors will race a shortened course of this great XC course.
Under 9's approx 20min
Under 11's approx 20min

MAP DROP COMING SATURDAY 15TH AUGUST 2026

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Distances

Category	Details
Open Men	TBC Laps 20 km
Masters Men	TBC Laps
Open Women	TBC Laps 12-15 km
Masters Women	TBC Laps
Under 17	TBC Laps
Under 15	TBC Laps 10-12 km
Under 13	TBC Laps
Intro to MTB or E-MTB	TBC Laps 8-10 km
E-MTB Class	TBC Laps 20 km

These distances are aimed at providing 1 to 1.5 hrs of racing per grade with an approx. 5km lap. This is only an average, and your results may vary!

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Entry Fees

Club Members $5 Senior/Junior Event.
Non Club Member: $10 Junior, $15 all other riders.
Late Entries incur an additional $20 late fee.

Entry fees are kept minimal, ensuring that the total event cost, with the addition of AusCycling membership and/or Day License, aligns with typical entry fees for similar events.

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Volunteers

As usual we need awesome helpers to run our events. This round will require track marshals. If you have some supporters coming along, want to get up-close to the racing, or just aren’t in the mood for riding this round, please contact us prior to the day. As an added incentive (to just that warm fuzzy feeling for helping out !), volunteers that help out are entitled to claim one free race entry. Please let us know if you are bringing a volunteer by email e: president@albanymtb.com.au

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Insurance

All riders must have insurance:

TO PURCHASE AN ANNUAL AUSCYCLING JUST GO MEMBERSHIP AND FOR MORE INFORMATION, HEAD TO AUSCYCLING MEMBER INFO PAGE https://auscycling.org.au/become-a-member
OTHER AUSCYCLING MEMBERSHIP OPTIONS ARE AVAILABLE:
– ONE DAY EVENT LICENSE https://auscycling.org.au/become-a-member/event-licences
– FAMILY MEMBERSHIP https://auscycling.org.au/become-a-member/family-memberships
– 30 DAY FREE TRIAL https://auscycling.org.au/become-a-member/free-trial

More Info

e: president@albanymtb.com.au
f: https://www.facebook.com/albanymtbclub w: https://albanymtb.com.au/

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