What is this 24 Hour Thing ?

Back before COVID and things like Zwift, people actually got together in huge numbers to ride mountain bikes. In Australia it started in Canberra in 1999 and this 2022 event is as close as possible to the original home of Aussie 24 Hour racing. (Someone built a suburb over the road on the original site - sorry).
Up around 3000 riders and 8000 people in a forest !
Its how the mountain biking community got together, and now its back. You can ride as a Solo (like Aussie Elite world champions Mary Grigson, Craig Gordon, Willo (RIP), Jason English, Jess Douglas and Liz Smith), or in teams of different sizes to make it a group, family or work unit. Then there's the special schools teams category to get the next generation into the sport.
Want some time off overnight, or don't have a complete lighting rig? Enter the 6+6; a great way to get started. But the weekend is what you make it. The Italian concept of a 24 hour is that they throw a 24 hour party and, if you want to, you can bring a bike. What will this one be like - that is up to you !

The teams categories are a relay, only one rider from each team on track at a time.
The solos are just that - but they will be the first to admit they can't do it without their pit crews. Always Solo, Never Alone.
But whether you're a world champion or new to the sport, you're all on the same course at the same time.
Practice and rego Friday, Racing from 1200 Saturday for 24+ hours. A lap you start within the 24 hours will count even if you finish it after 24.