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We are planning our 18 hours of Melrose event and need a new date!

From various feedback the event was too close to the Fat Tyre Festival and riders were unable to get 2 weekends of in a row and therefore had to decide between the 2 events.  We were hoping to attract more interstate riders thus giving them an opportunity to travel to SA and experience the Flinders for a longer period of time and combine the 2 events.

Changing the date to a warmer month may entice riders.

We would like to open this event to more of a wider demographic by introducing an 8 hour option as well as encouraging teenagers to participate in an under 16 – 3 hour option – all riders finishing at 6pm. This way riders will not be required to ride at night which may have discouraged riders. 18 hour riders will still start at midnight on Friday

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Our inaugural 18 hours of Melrose is done and dusted – with over 30 riders competing, the vibe was intimate but very cruisy.  Supporters and riders hang out watching MTB DVD’s and drinking coffee keeping warm inside Over the Edge.

The rain made sections of the course muddy and unrideable so with in the first lap the course was changed from a 13km loop to 9km with riders completing a loop in 30 mins.  Saturday the sun was out and riders were loving the course – it became tacky, flowing and fast.

Saturday night the North Star was pumping with a blues band in full swing!

We would like to thank all of our sponsors especially our Gold Sponsor – Southern Flinders Regional Tourism Authority. The volunteers who helped with last minute jobs and the riders who made the effort to come up here.

Next year it will be on again – talk of a change of date also adding in more catergories – possible 8 hour for those who don’t want to ride at night and a short 3 hour for kids.

Keep checking our website for more information.

RESULTS:

Solo Male – KEVIN PULLEN  won a Contour HD camera and completed 20 laps!

DUO MALE – TEAM CYCLEWORXS – Dereck Raglis / Stephen Dearing – completed 22 laps

MALE – TEAM OF 4 – TEAM ENDURO PULSE – Craig Bayliss / Michael Fitch / Richard Bruce / Alastair Smart – completed 29 laps

MIXED – TEAM OF 4 – CRANK ADDICTS – Mark Du Bois / Sorcha Flett / Morven Flett / John Hallet

WOMENS – TEAM OF 4 – Jo Mawby / Ava Ritter / Monica / Pip Mawby

FASTEST LAP MALE - Dereck Raglis – completed the day lap in 25.26 mins

FASTEST LAP FEMALE – Sorcha Flett – completed the day lap in 34.45 mins

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The concept: Race starts promptly at 12 midnight, Friday and finishes Saturday evening, 6 pm and then it is time to relax and enjoy the party!!!!

The track – Starts in the main street of Melrose outside the pubs and the rest is a secret for now.. takes in some delicious singletrack though.. and allows some passing as well before you roll back past the cheering crowds outside the pubs.

Bikes – All bike types welcome – Fixies, 29ers, Cyclocross, Unicycles, Steel, Carbon, Bamboo, Alloy, even tandems if you are hard enough or you just like getting up close and personal with your partner of choice or a bit of both.