A mountain bike race from the Roof of Australia to the Surf

Media Release / 03.02.2010

The event consists of 6 timed Race Stages and 4 untimed Cruise stages. It will again see riders ride the chairlift to the start at Thredbo and finish with a beach sprint across the sands at Narooma. Riders will cover all types of terrain – from screaming downhill runs, across the snow plains and high country and into lush rainforest before finishing with a run up the coastline, crossing rivers, creeks and sandbars.

The Race Stages this year feature some changes to present an even more challenging and scenic ride than the inaugural 2009 event.
<b>The Hayes Mountain Run</b> - Hosted by Thredbo, Monday 1 March,
12km to finish in the heart of the village
<b>The Maxxis Muster</b> - Hosted by Lake Crackenback Resort, Monday 1 March,
31km to finish at the resort
<b>The Osprey Hydraulics Mountain Traverse</b> - Hosted by Perisher, Tuesday 2 March,
82km across Kosciuszko National Park to finish on the shores of Lake Eucumbene
<b>The Ay Up Dawn Raid</b> - Hosted by Buckenderra Resort, Wednesday 3 March,
26km of pre dawn riding under lights around the resort trails
<b>The Verofit Big Day Out</b> - Hosted by Cooma Visitors Centre, Thursday 4 March,
90km to finish on the coast at Bermagui The <b>Ground Effect Surf Safari</b> - Hosted by Eurobodalla Nature Coast, Friday 5 March, 49km finishing in the surf at Narooma.

DT Swiss are an international bike parts company specializing in wheel and suspension systems.This Swiss company has a focus on light weight, durability, and sound engineering rather than me-too technologies and gimmicks. DT Swiss is available in Australia through Dirt Works.

The DT Swiss Mountains To Beach is organized by Wild Horizons, promoters of some of Australia’s
best known mountain bike events.

Further details on the event can be viewed through the following link <a href="#"onClick="javascript:newsitewindow('http://www.wildhorizons.com.au')"class="main">Wild Horizons</a>.

For additional information on the DT Swiss Mountains To Beach please contact Beverley
Atkins, InSync Public Relations & Event Management, 0408 697 795 or media(at)in-sync.com.au