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Bike Buller MTB Festival delivers plenty of action with Fellow and Thomas victorious

Rapid Ascent - Media Release / 19.03.2010

The Festival brought all that is great about mountain biking to one spectacular location - Mt Buller. A huge weekend of riding was had by all, with events including a 25km cross-country race, a 10km kids race, 50km cross-country race to Mt Stirling and back, plus the Super D Mt Buller Descent, a hair-raising 13km of trail descending nearly 1100 vertical meters from top to bottom.

Blue skies and warm temperatures made for sensational race conditions, and saw Andy Fellows and Tory Thomas take out the men’s and women’s premier categories respectively, with both completing all three races over the two days. Fellows, who hadn’t even ridden at Mt Buller before this weekend, was extremely happy with his win and had a lot to say about Mt Buller’s mountain biking facilities. “I really enjoyed the weekend, this is definitely one of the better events of the last year. The whole atmosphere, the Village and the trails made it an awesome event. “It’s great to see the ski resorts are lending themselves to summer, and I think Mt Buller is definitely leading the way.�

Thomas, who won all three stages convincingly and finished 15th overall, said she wasn’t coming here to win. “I came here basically to get fit, and I definitely got more than a good workout! “The trails are spectacular, the first stage was one of the best courses I’ve ever ridden. Everything was right, it was a really positive ride and the views were amazing – the trails at Mt Buller have just gotten better and better over the last few years. This weekend is a real festival feel, plus we can come here and have a great weekend away.�

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