Event report: MTBO 3

Thirty riders and one runner joined the Mother’s Day throng at Langford Park in Jarrahdale for the first bush MTBO event of the season and scored a beautiful fine autumn day for their outing.

Ricky Thackray, Hadrien Devillepoix and Ellie Sansom won the Long, Medium and Short courses respectively on their bikes, while Lachlan Braid powered around the Short course on foot.

Thanks to Shane Lewis for map checking and course planning; Jack Dowling for implementation; and Ricky Thackray, Tash Thackray, Hadrien Devillepoix, Nigel Wade and Jack Dowling for control collection.

Thanks also to Melinda Richards for admin, Rob Beattie for helping pack up and to Debbie McKay for the delicious cookies.

Full results are on Eventor. Upload your route on and compare it with your competitor's routes on Livelox.

Photo: Waiting to start, by Sue Dowling.