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Bendigo MTB Endurance Race

May 26, 2009 By Kathie 2 Comments

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Out on the track. I moved around to get different shots and angles of the riders as they rode past.

Filed Under: MTB, Victoria Tagged With: Bendigo, Mountain Biking, MTB, race

On the weekend we stayed in Bendigo, travelling up on Saturday and staying overnight in a small cottage and then leaving early the following morning for the race just out of town. There were a few hundred people there and it didn’t take long for the tent city to grow and take shape.

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Below: My husband Graham leading this small group. The laps were approx 9.5km in length and the race was for 6 hours. His team, Team Sally, did 10 laps in total.

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Filed Under: Victoria Tagged With: Bendigo, Endurance Race, Mountain Biking, MTB

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Bendigo MTB Endurance Race