The MTBO HPMG wishes to announce that two series of selection trials will be held in 2006. The trials will be raced over 2 days on 2 weekends in combination with events scheduled in both NSW and Victoria. The trials are open to anyone who is interested in racing and there will also be courses available for all standards of MTB Orienteers.

The first trial will be held in the Goldfields area of Victoria, on the weekend of February 25/26 2006. The second trial will be 4 weeks later near Newcastle in NSW, on the weekend of March 25/26 2006.

Details of nomination procedures for WMTBOC 2006 and format of each trial will be available on both the MTBO and OA web site within the next few weeks.

Ann Scown
Chair of Selectors