The best long-distance mountain bikers tackled Sport UNE's course at the weekend for three huge events.
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Around 270 riders turned up as the World Endurance Mountain Bike Organisation hosted their Asia-Pacific solo 24-hour mountain bike championships, Mountain Bike Australia hosted their solo 24-hour national championships as well as New England Mountain Bikers' holding their annual 12-Hour in the Piney event.
Jason English won both the Asia-Pacific and Australian titles men's events while New Zealand's Ronel Cook took out the Asia-Pacific crown and Purdie Long won the Australian trophy. In the 12-Hour, Armidale locals took out a number of categories.
Holly Harris was the open women's winner while the female team's event was won by 'Llama Pyjamas' featuring Katherine Hosking, Isabella Hosking, Emily Meehan and Emily Wooster.
A road racing crew won the male 40 plus event 'Go Silver Sovereign' featuring Michael Hoult, Jason Simmonds and Paul Williams, Lilly McCook and Olive Tutt won the female pairs, David Harris & Bruce Pain won the pairs E-bike, and the 'Wheelies' team of Maria Trainer, Roderick Christie, Sam Feltham and Tumi Thorsteinsson won the mixed team event.
"The event went very well and was well-received," New England Mountain Bikers' president Peter Hosking said.
"It was a good learning experience and good preparation for the WEMBO championships next year so bring that on."
Full results:
WEMBO Asia Pacific Solo 24 Hour Mountain Bike Championships
Elite Women
Ronel Cook (New Zealand)
Purdie Long (VIC, Australia)
Rebecca Stone (QLD, Australia)
Elite Men
Jason English (NSW, Aus)
Kevin Hawes (NSW, Aus)
Michael Sherwood (Tamworth NSW, Aus)
Purdie Long and Jason English were also crowned the National Champions in the MTBA Solo 24 Hour National Championship.
UNE 12 Hours In The Piney
Key results
Open's Solo Male 12hr
1. (1213) Steven Roberts Tamworth
2. (1308) Olly Marshall Armidale
3. (1318) Patrick FERRIS Armidale
Solo Female 12hour
Holly Harris
Solo Male 12 Hour +40s
Alwyn Miller - Inverell
TAS had ## incredible number of riders led by Jo Benham
Female Team 12hr
1st Llama Pyjamas - (Armidale riders) made up of Katherine Hosking, Isabella Hosking, Emily Meehan, Emily Wooster
Male Team 12 hr
1st The Master and his Apprentice (Inverell team) - made up of Brent Rees, Peter Horwood, Zak Sunderland
Male Team 12 +40
1st Go Silver Sovereign (Big upset for weekend the Armidale road cyclist crew showed up the mountain bikers!) - made up of Michael Hoult, Jason Simmonds and Paul Williams
Mixed Team 12hr
1st Wheelies - made up of Maria Trainer, Roderick Christie, Sam Feltham and Tumi Thorsteinsson
Pairs E-Bike 12 hr
1st Painy & Harry made up of David Harris & Bruce Pain
2nd The Softies made up of Paul and June Billings
Pairs Mixed 12hr
1st Team Brodie made up of Jodi Mayled and Brad Newman from Inverell
2st Burgos made up of the Armidale pairs Ross and Jessica Burgess
3rd Where's Jimmy made up of Armidale crew James Harris & Susan Harris
Pairs Female 12hr
1st Olive and Lilly made up of Armidale riders Lilly McCook & Olive Tutt