IOC president Thomas Bach made the announcement at a press conference in Switzerland on Thursday morning. Mackay Regional Council Mayor Greg Williamson said the region was ready to take advantage of the influx in sports tourism with ample accommodation and infrastructure ready to host pre-event training. We have a minimum of 300 days of clear training weather a year and a proven track record of hosting state and national level events, Cr Williamson said In 2021, skateboarding is being added as an Olympic sport and mountain biking is now an established Olympic cycling category. Qld Champion Jesse Brodbeck at the Mackay Sugar Bowl.
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MOUNTAIN bike riders will take the trail later this month in honour of a member responsible for making Rowallan Park a notable destination.
MAD MTB Club founding member Jeff Rafferty was well known throughout the cycling community as a great bloke always up for a chat and providing advice and support for those who needed it.
Back in 2017, he was diagnosed with an aggressive brain cancer and he passed away in September 2019.
His love and passion of the sport inspired many to start riding and resulted in the MAD Club named an annual event in his honour called Raff’s Race.