CycleNation together with Real Insurance are excited to announce the event line up for Australia’s biggest Mountain Bike Series, the Real Insurance XCM Series. After a successful inaugural series in 2011 which saw more than 4,500 participants across all of the events, the Series is expanding to Victoria with the inclusion of the Wombat 100.
Series Events:
Capital Punishment 17th March
Organized by AROC Sport
Wombat 100 22nd April
Organised by Maximum Adventure
Convict 100
5th May
Organised by Maximum Adventure
Stevens Bikes Husky 100ker 30th June
Organised by iAdventure
Wollombi Wild Ride 1st September
Organised by H Events
Briars Highland Fling The Australian MTB Marathon Championships
11th November
Organised by Wild Horizons
With more than $17,000 prize money on the line, this year the overall Series winners in both the men and women’s categories will not only be awarded but also overall category winners.
Participant’s top 3 events out of 6 will count towards their overall series Ranking which means there will be more competition from interstate riders.
“It’s great to be involved in the Real Insurance XCM Series again in 2012 particularly as it expands to Victoria” Real Insurance Head of Marketing , Anne Grobler said “As Australia’s biggest Mountain Bike Series we look forward to increasing the profile of Mountain Biking in this country”.
After a tightly contested Series in 2011 there is no doubt the Series will be one to watch during 2012.
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