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Amateur and professional mountain bike riders will have the opportunity to compete across the weekend at the Mackay and District Mountain Bike Classic.
Competitors will participate in races ranging from under eights to open-age events, with the course open for practice on Wednesday.
The two days will use different tracks, with Saturday’s course shorter but with greater inclines.
Mackay Regional Council Mayor Greg Williamson said the event was a great opportunity to increase the visibility of mountain biking and help the sports tourism industry.
“We can see the profitability in sports tourism,” Cr Williamson said.
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Habana residents are concerned it will take a cyclistâs death to prompt what they say are necessary changes to roads along a popular training route.
The 31.8km âHabana Loopâ covers a section of the Bruce Highway at North Mackay as well as Mackay-Habana Road, Farleigh-Habana Road, Sugarshed Road and Heaths Road.
Habana resident Wendy Lindsay said she got a âfrightâ after a close call with a cyclist, only stopping her vehicle in the nick of time when she saw the riderâs small single light in the corner of her eye.
Habana and District Progress Association president Palmina Rae said while the community knew it could not change the roads being part of the designated training circuit, it wanted them improved for both driversâ and cyclistsâ safety.
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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.