NZ MTB Rally Self-supported

For the last couple of seasons, I’d bike-packed and then competed in endurance races, but now it was time to combine both of those disciplines in to one.

The idea was to take on the NZ MTB Rally, a 6 day supported enduro race, where typically you’d shuttle in 4x4’s, fly to the top of the mountain in helicopters, get a boat charter across the harbour and travel in bus charters between each days venue, not to mention the food catering and accomodation. My idea was to take this on with none of the support, I’d be biking when they were shuttling, hiking when they were in helicopters and kayaking across the harbour.

After a huge week I managed to complete my challenge and take the win.

Full film coming before 2025

https://www.pinkbike.com/news/photo-story-matt-fairbrother-wins-nz-mtb-rally-entirely-self-supported.html