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The only event of its kind in the southern hemisphere – the 2011 Kona Mawson MTB Marathon, opens registrations.
Check out the 2010 Event teaser on YouTube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mMrAGBMscWE
The 2011 Kona Mawson MTB Marathon will add Cyclocross and two age categories to expand the event for the second running of the Kona Mawson MTB Marathon.
There is $30,000 cash up for grabs and riders can choose to take on the challenge in 4 stages or all in one go, making it like no other race in the southern hemisphere.
Those riding in stages will be at the finish when the elite non-stop riders are expected to cross the finish line less than 15 hours after the flag goes down. There will also be extra challenges set at each of the four Staging Posts, including a Time Trial and King of the Mountain challenge.
The Kona Mawson MTB Marathon will again be filmed for 60-minute documentary scheduled for global TV broadcast, exposing the event and the majestic Flinders Ranges to over 400 million households around the world.
The event finishes Sunday 21 August in Melrose, famous for attracting avid mountain bikers from all over the country.
Event details
17 – 21 August 2011
Stage dates:
Stage 1 – 17 August; 93km Blinman to Rawnsley Park
Stage 2 – 18 August; 91km Rawnsley Park to Hawker
Stage 3 – 19 August; 107km Hawker to Quorn
Stage 4 – 20 August; 71km Quorn to Melrose
Non Stop dates:
Start 20 August, with the winner expected to finish before midnight 20
August, with last riders finishing lunchtime 21 August
367km Mawson Trail from Blinman to Melrose, Flinders Ranges, South Australia
$30,000 cash prize pool
For more information and to register, visit http://www.bikesa.asn.au/mawsonmarathon
The only event of its kind in the southern hemisphere – the 2011 Kona Mawson MTB Marathon, opens registrations.
Check out the 2010 Event teaser on YouTube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mMrAGBMscWE
The 2011 Kona Mawson MTB Marathon will add Cyclocross and two age categories to expand the event for the second running of the Kona Mawson MTB Marathon.
There is $30,000 cash up for grabs and riders can choose to take on the challenge in 4 stages or all in one go, making it like no other race in the southern hemisphere.
Those riding in stages will be at the finish when the elite non-stop riders are expected to cross the finish line less than 15 hours after the flag goes down. There will also be extra challenges set at each of the four Staging Posts, including a Time Trial and King of the Mountain challenge.
The Kona Mawson MTB Marathon will again be filmed for 60-minute documentary scheduled for global TV broadcast, exposing the event and the majestic Flinders Ranges to over 400 million households around the world.
The event finishes Sunday 21 August in Melrose, famous for attracting avid mountain bikers from all over the country.
Event details
17 – 21 August 2011
Stage dates:
Stage 1 – 17 August; 93km Blinman to Rawnsley Park
Stage 2 – 18 August; 91km Rawnsley Park to Hawker
Stage 3 – 19 August; 107km Hawker to Quorn
Stage 4 – 20 August; 71km Quorn to Melrose
Non Stop dates:
Start 20 August, with the winner expected to finish before midnight 20
August, with last riders finishing lunchtime 21 August
367km Mawson Trail from Blinman to Melrose, Flinders Ranges, South Australia
$30,000 cash prize pool
For more information and to register, visit http://www.bikesa.asn.au/mawsonmarathon
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