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Mt Hood Classic
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55km MTB race - Brindabella Challenge - NE, Canberra, ACT, Australia, December 2-4, 2005

Why yes
Photo ©: Liam Tung
(Click for larger image) Why yes I do realise I am completely covered in mud, thankyou.
Impromptu bike wash
Photo ©: Liam Tung
(Click for larger image) Impromptu bike wash
Did we mention
Photo ©: Liam Tung
(Click for larger image) Did we mention it was muddy?
Next time he'll have
Photo ©: Liam Tung
(Click for larger image) Next time he'll have mudguards and a bandana!
A vast crowd
Photo ©: Liam Tung
(Click for larger image) A vast crowd didn't turn out for the finish, but the 260 riders who were having fun in the mud and wet didn't seem to care much.
Bike wash
Photo ©: Liam Tung
(Click for larger image) Bike wash  - the finish area had a handy stream - a raging torrent thanks to the previous night's rain - where riders got the mud off after the race.
MTB race newbie Greg McNevin
Photo ©: Liam Tung
(Click for larger image) MTB race newbie Greg McNevin looked pretty chipper after finishing his first ever race. Greg works for Cyclingnews' sister publication <i>Image and Data Manager</i> and seems keen to do it again!
Brent Miller (l) and Dylan Cooper
Photo ©: Liam Tung
(Click for larger image) Brent Miller (l) and Dylan Cooper chat with commentator Ben Battisson at the prizegiving. Winner Peter Hatton had to leave early to ride that afternoon's road races.
Rosemary Barnes
Photo ©: Liam Tung
(Click for larger image) Rosemary Barnes made a storming comeback to MTB racing after an 11-year break to win the women's category.
The women's top three
Photo ©: Gerad Knapp
(Click for larger image) The women's top three  - Niki Fisher (2nd), Belinda Allison (3rd) and Rosemary Barnes (1st)