South Island Mountain Bike Championships

Recently a few Years 7 and 8 boys went to the 2021 South Island School MTB (Mountain Bike) Championships at Mt Hutt.

The boys racing for Medbury were Hugh Shand, Luca Arthur, Seb Gray and Matthew Burton-Lyall. Hugh, Luca and Matthew were in the under 13’s and Seb was in the under 14’s. We all had to do one short lap and two proper laps which started with an average uphill and then a quick downhill (short lap). Then the next two laps started off with a quick but tough uphill which brought you down to a technical, steep downhill. The course continued to go up and down with lots of river crossings. The laps finished with the quick lap.

Overall, it was a challenging course which either made you or broke you. At the end of the race, most of the boys enjoyed sitting down with a bag of chips and relaxing their bodies after a big day on their bikes. Medbury did well in the cross 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