Medbury School
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South Island Mountain Bike Championships Recently a few Years 7 and 8 boys
(short lap). Then the next two laps
relaxing their bodies after a big
went to the 2021 South Island
started off with a quick but tough
day on their bikes.
School MTB (Mountain Bike)
uphill which brought you down to
Championships at Mt Hutt.
a technical, steep downhill. The
Medbury did well in the cross
The boys racing for Medbury were Hugh Shand, Luca Arthur, Seb Gray and Matthew Burton-Lyall. Hugh, Luca and Matthew were
course continued to go up and down with lots of river crossings. The laps finished with the quick lap.
in the under 13’s and Seb was in
Overall, it was a challenging
the under 14’s. We all had to do
course which either made you or
one short lap and two proper laps
broke you. At the end of the race,
which started with an average
most of the boys enjoyed sitting
uphill and then a quick downhill
down with a bag of chips and
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country event, with Luca placing 4th, Hugh placing 5th and Matthew placing 9th in the under 13’s. Seb placed 20th in the under 14’s. Well done to Luca who was also awarded second place overall for the combined U13 boys grade. Thank you to all the parents who helped the team. Seb Gray, 8D
