Today I went along to the Blores Hill 6 hour Enduro, a huge event hosted by the Gippsland MTB club and attracting keen mountain bikers from seemingly everywhere. With solo riders doing 6 HOURS on a bike over rocks and bumpy ground, it sounded like "sore backside" territory, but many were also involved in teams to get through 6 hours of tough biking.
Until today I knew nothing about MTBing, but now am keen to give it a go.....It is off road, challenging +++ and the best part had a really friendly atmosphere and lots of people having fun.
My pics will be available on www.actionpactpix.com on Wednesday, as I am in Melbourne for a couple of days now. I was only originally staying at Blores until 12, but left at 2, walked about 40 minutes longer than planned and enjoyed the whole time.......All I can say is get into your local bike shop, Avanti were sponsoring today and the gang fro Sale's Push N Pedals were there to provide test drives on Mountain BIkes and also ride the event.
It was an 11 km course and had a couple of testing and scenic climbs................Here are some sample pics from today...........and stay tuned for the rest....
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All the team tents were organised |
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You could test ride an Avanti Bike |
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The Gippsland MTB Club had everything running very smoothly.....awesome job....a ton to organise |
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The Avanti Crew were ready to race with Gerard Callinan (ABC hardman and MTB legend) |
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Focussed on the downhill |
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Technical descent from the TRIG |
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Snakes were being handed out at the top of the TRIG! |
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Peta Mullens, one of the lead women |
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Some were having fun |
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Peta Mullens and Jessica Douglas were going to be having a 6 hour battle |
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The course was technical |
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But the tracks were clearly marked |
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Woo Hoo |
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Lots of Twists and Turns |
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Concentrate |
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Emma Beveridge rounds a bend |
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