Upcoming Events in Melrose

KEEP THESE DATES FREE!

Easter school holidays 15 April to 2 May

Easter Sunday 24^th April – Melrose Dirty T - Dirt time trials -> Race against the clock. For some fun and a little bit of competition meet at OTE at 9.30am ready to ride at 10am. $5 to cover insurance – this event is self catered so please bring your own supplies / sunscreen / water etc.

Shop rides - Please check with OTE to confirm if the 7am and 5pm rides are going out daily – otherwise meet at OTE for the 2pm Saturday ride with Rich and a quick 7am Sunday ride and a couple of family rides.

Saturday and Sunday 30th April – 1 May

2 days of IMBA trail building with Nick Bowman

There will be some in class theory then out onto the trails for practical trail building and maintenance on the local Melrose trails. Thank you to SFFTA for their continued support.

Saturday and Sunday 7^th– 8^th May

Fat Tyre Festival Leader training

Ian Fehler from Escape Goat tours will be coming up to Melrose to train our Fat Tyre Festival ride leaders. If you would like to be a volunteer ride leader this is your opportunity to ride the trails and understand the importance of leading a group ride. Start at 10am and go for a few hours, followed by an epic ride that you could potentially be leading for the festival! Otherwise ride the Melrose trails at your own leisure. Sunday will be a trail building day with Jake, so stick around for the whole weekend, enjoy a beer at the North Star and catch up with all the locals!

Sunday 8 - Tuesday 10 May

Outback Odyssey returns to Melrose

There is over 100 riders expected for this years OO and they will be descending on Melrose sometime on the 8 May. Monday 9 May is a lay day so there will be a few skills sessions and rides heading out during the day

Saturday 14- Sunday15 May

Inside Line DownHill Race

Inside Line Club return to Bartagunayh in what is becoming an annual pilgrimage for the gravity oriented folk. The trail is a fast off camber shoot from the top of Stegasaruas to below the woolshed. The atmosphere is usually pretty awesome, great for spectators and competitors alike

Sunday May 29th

SFRR and North Star pizza night

If you happen to be in Melrose on these dates call into North Star – we will be having a fundraiser pizza night where money raised goes into the Southern Flinders Rough Riders MB Club Trail Building Fund. See you there for the best pizzas in town!

Friday 3 June - Saturday 4 June

18 Hours of Melrose

The inaugural 18 hours of Melrose is bound to be a big old party not to be missed! With the traditional Over the Edge midnight start enabling a Saturday 6pm finish so we can celebrate the night away before heading home on Sunday or not! Maybe stay to ride and explore more areas of our beautiful region.

Friday 10 June - Monday 13 June

Melrose Fat Tyre Festival

Sublime 9 Fat Tyre Festival is here. Nine great years of celebrating mountain bike greatness. Coopers will be here this year helping us get the right spirit to the occasion. Join the famous Rat Patrol from the ACT with crazy bikes and even crazier antics. More skills sessions, mechanic sessions and of course great rides.

Volunteers required for “18 Hours of Melrose” – NEW EVENT

For all enquiries please contact kerri@otesports.com.au or call in!