14 October 2008

Forrest local Jessica Douglas proved again she is in good form by taking out the Scott 24 hour Australian Championships in Canberra on the weekend.  Jess had to fight off stiff competition early on, but went on to record a comfortable victory by over 2 hours.

The course at Mt Stromlo in Canberra couldn't have been further from the trails at Forrest if it tried.  Dust, rocks and the occassional tunnel, greeted the riders at...

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02 October 2008

After last nights meeting a new proposed road closure has been decided upon for this years Kona 24.   Representatives from Vic Roads and the Colac Otway Shire were in attendence, and they both has very positive things to say about the Kona 24 hour, and it's positive impact on the Forrest community.

The proposed road closures will allow for a VERY exciting course layout for the upcoming Kona 14.  Local Jeff Fox has been asked to consult on the 3 laps, and anyone who has been on a...

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18 September 2008

It was decided at a meeting on the 17th September to incorporate the newly formed Forrest Mountain Bike & Cycling Club.  Formerly under the umbrella of the Forrest Community House, the new club will seek MTBA and Cycling Australia affliliation.

The club will have a goal to promote cycling of all types in the area and most specificallly promote Mountain Biking on the Forrest Trails.

New members will be accepted within 4 weeks, should you wish to become a member then...

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04 September 2008

The latest Forrest Community Bulleting is available here for download, including Forrest MTB Club news

Forrest Bulletin Sep 08.pdf

27 August 2008

G'Day All and welcome to our September update. The website has been flying along thanks to the great work by Norm and Jess. The club has been moving forward also. At our meeting last week a number of important decisions were made.

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26 August 2008

More than 14 members of the MTBSkills.com.au "Race Development Squad" are heading to Forrest for a weekend of training, skills, mini races, and a mechanical maintenance session.

They are all members of the MTBSkills Race Development Squad run by mtbskills.com.au run by locals Norm & Jessica Douglas.  Most of the members are staying in local accommodation and will be here Friday and Saturday night.

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25 August 2008

Much planning has gone into a group visit to Forrest, by a group of Bicycle Victoria Forum regulars.

Some 10+ keen Mountain Bikers are about to decend upon our little hamlet, for 2 days of riding.  Most have already booked accommodation and will be looking forward to a big meal and perhaps a few "Bevvies" at the pub on Saturday night.

We welcome the group who are all known by the BV Forum names of sbad, mattyp, Dousjwa, fbs, bonjo, vwong, j9, david...

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15 August 2008

G'Day All, and welcome to the website.
A big thanks to Norm and Jess for the work in putting it together. The Forrest "Out Of Range" MTB club is currently being lead by a small but very enthusiastic group of local riders, through the site we hope to get the message out to all visitors in the area about what the club has to offer.

Currently there is a Sunday Afternoon ride / race on the third Sunday of every month, starting a 4.00p.m. from either Forrest or Yaugher Trailheads -

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15 August 2008