16 Sep 2022
The Coondoo Classic is an annual mountain bike event run for schools in the Illawarra and South Coast. This year approximately 350 students competed with a big range in ability levels.
The event is a cross country 4 hour teams enduro race. Each lap of the course took anywhere from 17 to 30 minutes, and the students tagged each other in for the next lap taking a well earned rest. All our teams were able to always have a rider on the course during the event.
Our Junior mixed team consisted of Joanie M, Finn H-K, Scott G and Jaiden M. Overall, the team finished fourth in their category, missing out on a podium position by only 10 seconds!
The Junior male category was large with 36 teams. Our team consisting of William B, Oliver E and Cooper F worked very hard being a team member short coming in thirteenth. Oliver was able to break the 20 minute barrier on his second lap of the course.
The last team, the Senior males, rode very consistent lap times averaging about 21 minutes despite being short of a rider on the day. Congratulations go to Jordan W, Joel B and Campbell W for coming third in their category.
The day was very enjoyable but very tiring day for the students. A big thank you must also go to the parents/carers who were able to provide transport for the students and their bikes to and from the event.
James Taylor
TAS Teacher
Year 8 Year Adviser
