Mountain Biking in Toowoomba Region
Upcoming Events
TMBC Down Hill Round 2 SEQDH
6 May 2018
Kickin’ up dirt mountain biking is one of the
favourite past times for many residents and visitors
in Toowoomba Region. Jubilee Park is the perfect
location for those looking for some fun, adventure
and fitness. The park offers diverse trails for all
disciplines of mountain biking including downhill,
cross country, endurance and gravity enduro.
TMBC Fox on Rocks
Funduro Women’s Only GE style event
20 May 2018
Sunshine State Series Cross Country XCO
1 July 2018
Toowoomba Mountain Biking Club (TMBC) sought
permission from Council in 2004 to gain access
to Jubilee Park to create trails for mountain biking.
The club has since managed and maintained
the trails to create an exceptional park. The club
schedules maintenance days to keep the tracks
in tip top shape in order to hold many events
throughout the year including Strava events, fun
‘enduros’, social rides and notably the combined
Oceania Intercontinental Downhill and Cross
Country Titles. These events have attracted many
elite National and International riders.
MTBA Round 1 Gravity Enduro Tour
(Enduro World Series Qualifier)
15 July 2018
TMBC Range8
8hr Cross Country Endurance
12 August 2018
While mountain biking is certainly not for the
faint-hearted, it's a sport the entire family can
enjoy. Mountain biking can suit any fitness level
and age. We recently met with Juliet Redding and
Kate Craft who are passionate mountain bikers in
the region. ‘Anyone who can ride a bike can learn
to mountain bike. As your fitness levels improve,
so does your enjoyment,’ said Kate.
Kate and Juliet’s passion for mountain biking
brought them to recognise the need for a group
to encourage and support women wanting to get
into the sport and improve their skills. Together
they helped create the Dirt Angels Facebook (FB)
Page. This FB page has been operating for three
and a half years and offers a space where women
can get involved, ask questions or team up with
someone to show them the trails. ‘Mountain biking
is really exciting. It takes a different kind of skill set
to road cycling and it’s a challenge,’ added Juliet.
Dirt Angels and Toowoomba Mountain Biking
Club created the women’s Fox on Rocks Funduro
in 2017 due to the lack of any similar event being
offered within Australia. The event proved to be
an outstanding success with seventy women
competing, encouraging the club to not only
repeat the event but perhaps build it into a series
of three rounds in the future. Through generous
donations from local businesses, TMBC are
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excited to be hosting Fox on Rocks Women’s
Funduro 2018. This is a relaxed entry level fun
event, open to women of all ages and experience
levels. ‘Women's participation in this sport is
growing at a phenomenal rate,’ said Juliet.
The future for mountain biking in the region is
bright, with the Mountain Bike Club’s goal of
extending the trail system along the escarpment
to create longer journeys for visitors wishing
to spend the weekend. Kate said, ‘It’s going to
be huge. We have a vision - with Toowoomba’s
cooler climate, fantastic trails and enthusiastic club
volunteers, Toowoomba can be developed to be a
riding destination.’
For more information on the trails and events visit
www.tr.qld.gov.au
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