New home track for JetBlack 24H Race confirmed

Media Release / 22.05.2011

Rocky Trail had established the prestigious race on Sydney’s MTB calendar over the past three years and now race director Juliane Wisata confirmed, “New track, new date.”

On the weekend of 3+4 December 2011 Rocky Trail will be summoning mountain bikers from near and far to their ultimate in MTB endurance events and to a new venue - The Australian Botanic Garden, Mount Annan.

“We are excited that we have found a perfect new home track for our 24-hour race”, says Wisata.
The date for the race had been brought forward deliberately to combat extreme weather conditions of torrential rain and record heat waves, which were thrown at organisers and riders in February of previous years. Adds Wisata, “With the team at The Australian Botanic Garden, Mount Annan we have found such great supporters of mountain biking and we are excited that we can contribute to making it a real MTB destination.”

In March this year, Rocky Trail hosted the first ever MTB racing events at the brand-new trails in Sydney’s South-West. Caz McCallum, Director at The Australian Botanic Garden, Mount Annan, said that she was thrilled by the number of visitors to the gardens - more than 500 mountain bikers with families, support crews and friends had come to the area from near and far to enjoy the beautiful surrounds over the entire weekend.