After the disappointment of the Term 1 cancellations last year, it was great to get an (almost) full season of Mountain Biking in this year.

The Canterbury Secondary School Cross Country Mountain Biking Competition took place at Halswell Quarry over 5 weeks in Term 1.  Thankfully with the change to the Covid Alert Levels in early March, the boys only lost one week of riding. 

The Canterbury Secondary Schools Cross Country Mountain Biking Championships took place on Wednesday 24 March at Halswell Quarry. All our riders rode really well on a very challenging course. Robbie Cochrane 11WRDS placed 2nd in the U16 Boys Grade.

The South Island Secondary Schools Mountain Biking Championships took place at Mt Hutt/Methven, Friday 12 – Sunday 14 March. Burnside High School had 5 students riding at this event. It was a great three days of racing, and again Robbie featured in the top ten, placing 6th in both the Cross Country and Enduro events.

Congratulations to Robbie who also won the Under 17 Boys Grade in the NZ Open Downhill (Mountain Biking) competition on Sunday 21 February.