The Otago Peninsula Challenge was the subject of an feature on TV3 News last night. This was excellent promotion for our scenic Peninsula and Dunedin's active lifestyle.
As an active mountain-biker (I regularly ride with the AOK Social Rides), I have always participated in this event. But I think that it may be too hard for the average rider. The drop in mountain-bike entries this year, from 350 to 250, seems to confirm this. Significant sections of the course are just not ride-able, except by the elite e.g. the steep climb between Allen's beach and Cape Saunders, and the climb up from Victory Beach. There is just too-much "push-a-bike" to make participants eager to come back.
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