The first year it was sweet. Last year was super sweet and this past year it was even better!! With still the great combination of single track (some of the best in Australia!), interesting and narrow fire trails and only a smidgen of bigger hard packed main fire trail, you will not be disappointed. The first 50km and the Irate Intern course will be the same as 2008. There will be some additional new single track in the second 50km.
Due to logging in the area the course does change from time to time but we always ensure the tracks maintain the sweet character of this race.
The single track is spread throughout the course so it stays interesting and there are plenty of opportunities to pass. The terrain is varied with the course passing through pine forest, open farm land, native forest, granite rock formations and some great views. As single speeder Josh Beck said "best single track this side of Rotarua".
See Josh take on some of the single track:
For a low res movie version (2MB) <download low res >
For a high res movie version
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We said it last time and we will say it again - it will be a challenge. The Angry Doctor will 'rip your legs off' but it will be worth every bit of pain. The Irate Intern 50km is the first 50km of the 100km course and covers 1,400m of total climbing. The Angry Doctor 100km event will pass through the event hub at Mogo at the 50km mark and then head out on a separate 50km loop containing the famous Maulbrooks single track. Total climb for the 100km course is 2,850m.
The climbing for both the 50km and the 100km is mostly a result of constant undulation rather than super big hills.
Expected fastest times:
50km - 2.15 hours
100km - 4:20 hours
To see the hills view the 3D fly through from the 2007 event. <Download 4MB>
There is no fluffing it up. When we say single track it is single track - not narrow fire trail!! The breakdown below is from the 2008 event.
| For the Irate Intern 50km you will ride: 14.3km of single track; 22km of double track and narrow fire trail; 12.4km of wide fire trail; 1.3km bitumen (a little at the start and a little at the finish). |  |
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For the Angry Doctor 100km you will ride: 31km of single track; 40km of double track and narrow fire trail; 27.7km of wide fire trail; 1.3km of bitumen. |
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