With four epic courses on offer plus kids’ events and an event village and expo organisers are preparing for the Noosa Enduro’s biggest year since it’s return.
Turning the Noosa Hinterland into one giant playground on Sunday 30 July, the epic trails have been tried and tested and are ready for those up for the challenge with both mountain bike and gravel courses on the schedule.
The brainchild of USM’s Geoff Myer and local resident Scott Woodward, the original Noosa Enduro event was championed by none other than Garth Prowd, godfather of Australian triathlon, pioneer for Australian sport and a passionate athlete advocate.
When Garth tragically passed away, sons-in-law, ProcuSports founders and former professional cyclists Matt Wilson and Ben Kersten looked for ways to continue his legacy, bringing the event back after a decade.
This year will mark the third edition of the revived Noosa Enduro. Taking in some of Noosa’s most spectacular off-road real estate, riders will be guided along the vast Noosa Trail Network following the stunning trails, tracks, mountains, and tablelands tackling some of the Coast’s most difficult terrain.
The courses are extremely varied and contain mixed surfaces like sealed, gravel and private roads, fire roads, single track, pitted fields, rocky sections, rapid downhills and some very technical sections.
But with limited entries remaining riders have until midnight 26 July to get their entry in for distances from 30km to 140km if not sold out prior.
Event director Matt Wilson said entries were limited and encouraged riders to jump on and get their last-minute entries in.
“It’s shaping up to be our biggest year since our return, and we’re excited to get back to Noosa for one big day on Sunday 30 July,“ he said.
“The event really has something for everyone including shorter distances for those who aren’t ready to tackle the longer courses including a 30km that includes everything from single track to rapid downhills and majestic fire trail – perfect for a wide range of ages and abilities.
“This year we’ve also introduced Specialized Adventure Gravel course – a non-competitive event with just one category for all riders. Not your typical gravel ride it takes in up to 140km of Noosa’s epic hinterland and has a bail out option at 100km at the DNF Bar complete with on-site DJ – no disgrace riders can bail out, grab a cold drink, listen to some great music and wait to get a shuttle back to the event village.”
The Noosa Enduro is complete with comprehensive trail signage, check points, food and water stations, medical, mechanical and sag vehicle support.
All courses depart from the Festival Village and participants can take advantage of the festival village post ride with bars, food, entertainment, kids events, an industry expo and more.
Visit noosaenduro.com.au
