Maps and Timings
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| Day 1 Checkpoints | Day 1 Checkpoints | Day 1 Checkpoints | Day 1 Checkpoints | Day 1 Checkpoints | Day 1 Checkpoints | Day 1 Checkpoints |
| Route Gadget | Route Gadget | Route Gadget | Route Gadget | Route Gadget | Route Gadget | Route Gadget |
| Map day 1 | Map day 1 | Map day 1 | Map day 1 | Map day 1 | Map day 1 | Map day 1 |
| Map day 2 | Map day 2 | Map day 2 | Map day 2 | Map day 2 | Map day 2 | Map day 2 |
| N.B. All maps are large hi-res images between 6.5mb and 8mb - right click to download. | ||||||
Official Reports
Check here for official reports from the OMM.
OMM Event Blog
Oct 22nd 2008 - All SET TO GO for the 41st event! see OMM blog for more stories as events unfold.
PLEASE check your email and this page before you leave home Friday to check if we have posted any special info and or flood warnings.
OMM 2008 Reporting Team.
Rob Howard of Sleepmonsters plus a support team of 3 photographers will be doing the race report and posting runner's pictures for purchase. This is linked into this page. Ed Nicolas is the commentator at the finish when we have again linked the final control to the team names listing and your background info.Stuart McInnes will be taking short videos and again these will be posted here and the utube links will come up slightly later.Michael Napier is the timekeeper, using Sport Ident check point punches.First pre event reports are now up and more to follow by Friday evening.All maps & courses wil be avaiable online in the form of Route Gadget, where you can post you can post your own course after you have dried out and see choices of others.
More background stories in the OMM blog. it's about all the unwritten, unseen, unheard and sometimes amazing happenings which occur behind the scenes to make sure the event comes off without fail every year. All this is coordinated and controlled by Jen Longbottom, and she has been doing it, amazingly, since 1982.
Sleepmonsters Report
Once the ferry docked, riders arrived at the quaint landing in Earls Cove where the familiar Bear on Bike start/finish arch stood waiting ...
The Open12 - Choices and Challenges on the Welsh Border
When they entered, all the pairs taking part in the Open12 knew, was that it was 'Out West' and was round two of the New Balance Endurance Series ...
BC Bike Race - Race Goes on Despite Sabotage
Before the third stage of BC Bike Race was even underway event organizers were dealt a potentially show-stopping challenge this morning on course: sabotage ...
BC Bike Race - Stage Two: Nanaimo to Parksville
When most cyclists sign up for a mountain bike race it's doubtful whether they anticipate a scenic ferry crossing as part of the "warm-up" ...
BC Bike Race - North Shore Endurance
Already anxious about the legendary, and often deemed "gnarly" North Shore singletrack, racers arrived at the North Vancouver starting chute ...
The Freedom Challenge - Veteran Rider Breaks the Record
4,3,2,1,1 - those were the hours of sleep that Tim James of 'Team Squirt Riding Scott' had over the last 5 nights of his record-breaking ride
The Freedom Challenge - First Rider Finishes
In the fading light of Saturday Andrew Barnes of Pietermaritzburg crested the Du Toits Kloof Pass to finish the 2009 Freedom Challenge ...
The Freedom Challenge - Battered Riders Battle On
As bad weather sweeps across South Africa riders in the 2009 Freedom Challenge non-stop mountain bike race are experiencing mixed fortunes ...
Sleepmonsters Gallery Feed
The OMM - Photo Gallery - Sunday - The Aftermath
By Sunday morning competitors were arriving back at HQ, and so were the media ...
The OMM - Photo Gallery - A Very Wet Saturday
The rains continued to fall, the flood waters rose, and the race was called off.
The OMM - Photo Gallery - The Start
It was dry for the early starters but the wet weather soon set in.
The OMM - Photo Gallery - Registration
Despite the recent floods race HQ and registration was ready for the first arrivals.
The OMM - Photo Gallery - 2007 Retrospective
It was a very wet and windy overnight last year, but the sun came out for Sunday.
Video Report
The OMM 2008 - final comments
The aftermath of storms and a statement from the organisers.
The weather wins
Saturday's terrible weather forces the organisers to cancel the race.
The OMM 2008 day one
The beginnings...
The OMM 2008 - set up
Setup day of The OMM 2008 at Seathwaite Farm, Lake District.