The Maitland-Tenambit BMX Club has a healthy representation of riders at the National BMX Championships in Victoria next week.
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The club will send a squad of 20 riders south to Shepparton next Wednesday for the five-day titles.
The group will feature 11 riders who will make their national championships debut.
Luke and Brody Cini will make their first appearances in the sprockets class alongside Kane and Ajay Halson, Shaun Grant and Xabi Greer.
Sophie Davis and Porschea Longbottom will also ride in the sprockets, while Landon Cini will compete in the 10 boys, Harper Greer the eight boys and Patrick Enright the 25-29 men class.
Club president Darren Muncaster said the club was proud to have so many riders making their debuts.
“We’re very happy with what the club has achieved,” he said.
“Seeing the new ones go and compete for the first time away is always a good feeling.
“From the club point of view I know the committee is very happy with where we’re at.”
Muncaster said he was happy with the number of competitors travelling to the titles.
“To have 20 going is about average for what we normally get, sometimes it’s less and sometimes more,” he said.
“Half of the 20 haven’t been to nationals before and there are some who have done quite a few.
“But we’ve got people going from the age of five right up to some over 50s so there’s quite a variety there.”
Maitland-Tenambit will have riders entering the categories from the elite class through to age racing.
The national titles will have 1300 entrants across several classes and starts on Wednesday.