When the 2017 Enduro World Series schedule was released late last summer there was one venue in particular that caught everyone's interest right away; Tasmania. A rugged isolated island off the coast of Australia that all have heard of, but very few actually know much about.
Here we find ourselves in Derby, once a booming tin mining town that these days specializes in gold. Mountain bike gold that is. Don't let the relatively small area of the trail center fool you, as there are countless trails hidden in the hills here. It also would not be wise to pre-judge the quality by a few photos that may be kicking about on the internet either. What we have on tap this weekend is anything but mellow, and what the trails lack in vertical they make up for in pure quality and technical trickery.
Right now things are dry and dusty, but with a mixed bag of weather in the forecast for the weekend it's anyone's guess what riders will find once practice kicks off over the next few days. But after the savage conditions at the last round in Rotorua, everyone has their fingers crossed for a more even playing field.
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www.australiangeographic.com.au/news/2013/04/drop-bears-target-tourists,-study-says
I've been in tighter cracks
Oh... wait
www.examiner.com.au/story/4583939/rock-stars-in-cracker-of-an-opening-day/?cs=2596#slide=1
Can't wait for the bangers to drop bro.