Last weekend saw over 1300 riders gather at Majura Vineyard, Canberra for the Mont 24-Hour Mountain Bike Race. Mark Nolan of Getty Images was Captain Ubiquitous all weekend and snapped these excellent images of a very laid-back weekend.
And they’re off! A standing/riding start replaced the Le Mans start of previous years, much to everyone’s delight. - Mark Nolan/Getty Images
>And they're off! A standing/riding start replaced the Le Mans start of previous years, much to everyone's delight.
In the big start thicket of riders, you needed to concentrate to avoid bumping wheels. - Mark Nolan/Getty Images
>In the big start thicket of riders, you needed to concentrate to avoid bumping wheels.
Ben Cumming emerges from the dust of the start looking surprisingly cheerful about an opening-minute mechanical. He does have 24 hours to fix it… - Mark Nolan/Getty Images
>Ben Cumming emerges from the dust of the start looking surprisingly cheerful about an opening-minute mechanical. He does have 24 hours to fix it...
Riders wait in transition for the end of the first lap - Mark Nolan/Getty Images
>Riders wait in transition for the end of the first lap
Riders from the Gu Girls hand over the relay baton. - Mark Nolan/Getty Images
>Riders from the Gu Girls hand over the relay baton.
Luke Mackenzie (Total Rush) styles off at the start of a lap - Mark Nolan/Getty Images
>Joel Read (Total Rush) styles off at the start of a lap
Matt Grootenboer (soft edges) and his team rode in evening gear - Mark Nolan/Getty Images
>Matt Grootenboer (soft edges) and his team rode in evening gear
Stephen Winslow (www.laughingmind.com) styles it up - Mark Nolan/Getty Images
>Stephen Winslow (www.laughingmind.com) styles it up
Helen McMullen (soft edges) gets a frocking move on in the woods. - Mark Nolan/Getty Images
>Helen McMullen (soft edges) gets a frocking move on in the woods.
Nikki Fischer (Southern Highlands Young and Restless) - Mark Nolan/Getty Images
>Nikki Fischer (Southern Highlands Young and Restless)
Daniel McKay (Giant) fast and focused in the singletrack - Mark Nolan/Getty Images
>Daniel McKay (Giant) fast and focused in the singletrack
Peter McDonald (8 wheels track) leads Rebecca Hall (RE Ratbags) - Mark Nolan/Getty Images
>Peter McDonald (8 wheels track) leads Rebecca Hall (RE Ratbags)
Stuart Locke (CareFlight Team 2) into the dusk - Mark Nolan/Getty Images
>Stuart Locke (CareFlight Team 2) into the dusk
Jodie Lennox (Giant Mixed) gets in some night riding - Mark Nolan/Getty Images
>Jodie Lennox (Giant Mixed) gets in some night riding
Craig Pullen (Onespeed Juggernauts) - his team were second in the mixed singlespeed class but were accused of not drinking enough beer on the way. - Mark Nolan/Getty Images
>Craig Pullen (Onespeed Juggernauts) - his team were second in the mixed singlespeed class but were accused of not drinking enough beer on the way.
Jak Rizzo (Pushy Galore) wonders where the hell that flash came from. - Mark Nolan/Getty Images
>Jak Rizzo (Pushy Galore) wonders where the hell that flash came from.
I’m sure this line of red dots leads back to transition - Mark Nolan/Getty Images
>I'm sure this line of red dots leads back to transition
Good moon rising - Mark Nolan/Getty Images
>Good moon rising
Chris Wight (Closer Racing Team) - Mark Nolan/Getty Images
>Chris Wight (Closer Racing Team)
Dawn comes up over Majura - Mark Nolan/Getty Images
>Dawn comes up over Majura
I'm an expert, me! - Mark Nolan/Getty Images
>I'm an expert, me!
Never felt better. - Mark Nolan/Getty Images
>Never felt better.
Greg Burghardt (IMOS) still climbing after all these hours. - Mark Nolan/Getty Images
>Greg Burghardt (IMOS) still climbing after all these hours.
Darryl Cram (Retirement Village People) on the way to victory in the masters - Mark Nolan/Getty Images
>Darryl Cram (Retirement Village People) on the way to victory in the masters
A Careflight bear waits in transition - Mark Nolan/Getty Images
>A Careflight bear waits in transition
Alan Vogt (Team Oaf) tries to remember where he put his clothes as he hands over to Garrett McDonald - Mark Nolan/Getty Images
>Alan Vogt (Team Oaf) tries to remember where he put his clothes as he hands over to Garrett McDonald
The winning elite men's team, Gu/SRAM/Niterider: Sid Taberlay, Chris Jongewaard, Brent Miller and Perren Delacour - Mark Nolan/Getty Images
>The winning elite men's team, Gu/SRAM/Niterider: Sid Taberlay, Chris Jongewaard, Brent Miller and Perren Delacour
The winning women's elite team, Brazilian Butterfly: Tory Thomas, Rowena Fry, Katherine O'Shea and Joanna Wall - Mark Nolan/Getty Images
