Riders from the Central West, Sydney, The Blue Mountains, Rylstone and Kandos took on the 3 hour, multi-lap endure.

The main course this year was 10kms in length and took riders through a variety of terrain; from smooth flowing single tracks in tall forested landscapes with exposed limestone cliff lines, to fast rough chutes and technical rocky climbs.

After a tough fought race, victory in the Male Solo Category went to Brett Robertson from Dubbo.

Jillian Auld from Lithgow smashed a quick six laps and rode away with a convincing win for the Female Solo Category.

Tonya Graham from Orange and Lithgow’s Peter Begg each took the win in the hotly contested Over 40’s Solo Category, and Leo “Iceman” Presslaber from Orange win the Singlespeed Category.

Cranking out and impressive five laps on his rigid single speed bike.

Finn Quirk from Blackhealth took the Under 17s win and Young Sam Patterson from Bathurst blitzed the Under 13s Category, completing six laps of the kid’s short course in less than an hour.

Race organiser, Dave Standfield, said that he was thrilled at such a great turnout for the day and grateful people had travelled so far to ride.

“It is great to see so many smiling faces and to see people really enjoying our trails.”

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