MTBA is proud to announce that Real Insurance has been secured as the Naming Rights partner of the All Mountain Cup and Gravity Cup, part of the Australian National Series.
The sponsorship continues Real Insurances’ support of cycling, after sponsoring the Real Insurance XCM Series and Real Insurance Summer and Point Score Series’ in 2011.
Mountain Bike Australia (MTBA) Executive Officer, Tony Scott said, “ Having an out of sport Sponsor like Real Insurance gives us enormous confidence in the direction we are taking the sport this Season, and more importantly shows that they have confidence in what we are doing.”
He added, “Bringing on Real Insurance as the Naming Rights Partner for the two Cups builds upon the work undertaken in the last two seasons and will enable MTBA and Real Insurance to further build the sport of mountain biking in Australia.”
Real Insurance CEO, Clive Mendes said, “We are very excited about the new partnership with MTBA. After our involvement in a very successful XCM Series in 2011, we look forward to being involved in the sport on a National body level as well.”
The Real Insurance All Mountain Cup is set up in a Stage race format where athletes contest three - four varying Cross Country type formats over the course of Friday afternoon to Sunday afternoon. The cumulative time an athlete takes to complete all stages determines the winner; the least time taken wins. The formats on offer in the 2011/12 AMC season are Olympic Cross Country (XCO), Cross Country Time trial (XCT) Cross country Endurance (XCP) and Super D (SD).
The Real Insurance Gravity Cup is a traditional Downhill race where athletes travel at speed downhill and along the way negotiate technical features on the trail that are inspiring to watch. The quickest time wins.
In the 2011/12 Series we have spiced it up a little by having additional ranking points on offer for the timed seeding runs that will be held on Saturday afternoon. The time in these determines the starting position for the Sunday finals. The winner is the athlete that has the fastest time in the Finals but for National Ranking the points from the Seeding races will play a vital part.
2012 Event dates:
‣ Mt Buller - All Mountain and Gravity Cups - 20, 21, 22 January
‣ Kurrajong - Four Cross Cup - 28 January
‣ Ebenezer - Four Cross Cup - 29 January
‣ Stromlo, ACT - Gravity and Four Cross Cups - 3, 4, 5 February
‣ Stromlo, ACT - All Mountain Cup - 10, 11, 12 February
‣ Newcastle - All Mountain and Gravity Cups - 2, 3, 4 March
Real Insurance provides Car, Home & Contents and Landlords Insurance which is straightforward and easy to understand. They are approachable and are there to help you get the cover you need to protect the things that you care about.
Contact Real Insurance for a quote today –realinsurance.com.au / 13 19 49
Mountain Bike Australia is Australia’s peak mountain bike body with over 150 affiliated entities and over 7800 members Australia wide. MTBA works to provide a safe and fair environment for competitive mountain biking that is both appropriate and relevant to the various levels across the sport. At the recreational level MTBA provides services through its advocacy arm, IMBA Australia, for trail advocacy so as to enable the Australian mountain biking community access to more and better MTB riding opportunities. Go to mtba.asn.au for more information.
The sponsorship continues Real Insurances’ support of cycling, after sponsoring the Real Insurance XCM Series and Real Insurance Summer and Point Score Series’ in 2011.
Mountain Bike Australia (MTBA) Executive Officer, Tony Scott said, “ Having an out of sport Sponsor like Real Insurance gives us enormous confidence in the direction we are taking the sport this Season, and more importantly shows that they have confidence in what we are doing.”
He added, “Bringing on Real Insurance as the Naming Rights Partner for the two Cups builds upon the work undertaken in the last two seasons and will enable MTBA and Real Insurance to further build the sport of mountain biking in Australia.”
Real Insurance CEO, Clive Mendes said, “We are very excited about the new partnership with MTBA. After our involvement in a very successful XCM Series in 2011, we look forward to being involved in the sport on a National body level as well.”
The Real Insurance All Mountain Cup is set up in a Stage race format where athletes contest three - four varying Cross Country type formats over the course of Friday afternoon to Sunday afternoon. The cumulative time an athlete takes to complete all stages determines the winner; the least time taken wins. The formats on offer in the 2011/12 AMC season are Olympic Cross Country (XCO), Cross Country Time trial (XCT) Cross country Endurance (XCP) and Super D (SD).
The Real Insurance Gravity Cup is a traditional Downhill race where athletes travel at speed downhill and along the way negotiate technical features on the trail that are inspiring to watch. The quickest time wins.
In the 2011/12 Series we have spiced it up a little by having additional ranking points on offer for the timed seeding runs that will be held on Saturday afternoon. The time in these determines the starting position for the Sunday finals. The winner is the athlete that has the fastest time in the Finals but for National Ranking the points from the Seeding races will play a vital part.
2012 Event dates:
‣ Mt Buller - All Mountain and Gravity Cups - 20, 21, 22 January
‣ Kurrajong - Four Cross Cup - 28 January
‣ Ebenezer - Four Cross Cup - 29 January
‣ Stromlo, ACT - Gravity and Four Cross Cups - 3, 4, 5 February
‣ Stromlo, ACT - All Mountain Cup - 10, 11, 12 February
‣ Newcastle - All Mountain and Gravity Cups - 2, 3, 4 March
Real Insurance provides Car, Home & Contents and Landlords Insurance which is straightforward and easy to understand. They are approachable and are there to help you get the cover you need to protect the things that you care about.
Contact Real Insurance for a quote today –realinsurance.com.au / 13 19 49
Mountain Bike Australia is Australia’s peak mountain bike body with over 150 affiliated entities and over 7800 members Australia wide. MTBA works to provide a safe and fair environment for competitive mountain biking that is both appropriate and relevant to the various levels across the sport. At the recreational level MTBA provides services through its advocacy arm, IMBA Australia, for trail advocacy so as to enable the Australian mountain biking community access to more and better MTB riding opportunities. Go to mtba.asn.au for more information.