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Sunday, May 10, 2009

Merida 24hr comes home

The Merida 24hr has long been held at Koralbyn Resort, and rightly so. But there is a new kid on the block for trails up in Toad Territory, Peppers Hidden Vale Resort.

Following the success of the Flight Centre Epic, Peppers have been busy building single track on their vast property so that people like us can enjoy singletrack to our hearts content. And that's what we did, 24hrs of it in fact. With a 9km loop and one of the smallest turnouts i've seen for this type of event, it made for a very personal introduction to the Peppers trail network.

Our 4 man team took the lead straight up, and were never headed. Impressive was our mixed team holding on for a deserved 2nd overall and the amount of cane toads seen during the early hours of the morning. Our Merida bikes were flawless as usual and with Nite Rider lights backing us during the darkness, we didn't miss a beat. Thanks to all.

Highly recommended place to head for a weekend of riding. Tie it in the Mt Coo-tha is Brisvegas and you've got yourself a long weekend of good riding friends.