UNE 12 Hours In The Piney

12/10/2024

28/08/2023

WEMBO World Solo 24 Mountain Bike Championships is replacing the UNE 12 Hour in the Piney in Armidale for 2023 and entries are now open.
Looking forward to lots of solo riders in a World Champ event on Australian soil come November.

Entries on the Entryboss.cc link below or more information including trailforks trail map via https://www.ridenewengland.com.au/

EntryBoss

05/10/2022

Following a challenging and wet couple of years we are disappointed to having to announce the cancellation of the 2022 UNE Life 12 Hours In The Piney which was to be run on Saturday 5 November at SportUNE Mtb Trails

With the continued wet weather we will not be able to confidently prepare a suitably long course that will not be further damaged by the existing and expected continued wet weather.

We are therefore cancelling the event and now focus on preparing for the hosting the 2023 WEMBO 24 hour World Championships in conjunction with the AusCycling National Championships over the 3 & 4 Nov 2023.

NEMTB will be organising all existing entries into the 2022 UNE Life 12 Hours in the Piney to be refunded which is expected to take about 4 weeks.

We look forward to 2023 and drier tracks. See you then.

10/08/2022

Some lead in training…

Endurance... mind over matter. Stay tuned for at endurance event on the 25th of September, leading into the UNE 12 Hours In The Piney. All the power of a ... hour.
More info soon!

29/03/2022

POSTPONED: Tentative new date of Saturday, November 5

It is with great regret have made the decision to postpone this weekend's (Sat April 2) event. The constant rain, with more forecast, has left trails saturated including the event centre. The weather forecast indicates there is more rain on the way leaving the trails no chance of drying to a rideable state by Saturday.

We have a tentative date of Nov 5 for the rescheduled race and entries will be rolled over once the new date is locked in. If, however, a refund is preferred these will be processed from next week.

We would like to take this opportunity to acknowledge our, as well as your, disappointment. The weather has trumped us. We would like to take this chance to thank everyone involved, all the competitors and supporters of the event, and especially our volunteers and sponsors who have worked tirelessly to get so close.

We look forward to seeing everyone at the rescheduled race in Spring.

21/03/2022

Due to a technical glitch, we’ve extended the early bird entries for the UNE Life 12 Hours In The Piney.

Don’t let this one get away!

The glitch has been resolved & early bird entries will close on Sunday 27 March at midnight (12am).

The format will be a simple 12 hour race for solo, pairs or teams around the EXTENDED SportUNE trails! Almost half the trail will be brand new DirtArt constructed single track and the grass sections are gone!

15/03/2022

The socks have arrived!
They’re so to make you go 10% faster ( of 1).

A free pair for first 250 entries to the .

Early Bird entries close at 12 noon this coming Sunday 20 March 2022. So no time to waste, get those entries in.

Registration will still be available up until 6pm Friday 1 April 2022.

06/03/2022

Have you got your entry in for the UNE Life 12 Hours In The Piney yet? Four weeks until the event kicks off.

A shot of one of the new trails included as part of the event track. Note that the new trails are close to completion but ARE NOT open for riding yet.

15/02/2022

Registrations for the UNE Life 12 Hours in The Piney open today. Remember, only the first 250 people to register get a pair of Free Motion Socks.

Fresh new socks and awesome new trails. What more could you want out of a 12 Hour race...?

30/01/2022

The Event website for the 2022 edition of the UNE Life 12 Hours In The Piney is now live, including all the detail on the race format, camping, categories, etc., and can be found at https://www.12hoursinthepiney.com.au/.

Details on the final race route are yet to be included while construction of the new trails by DirtArt is still underway. Route details will be updated as soon as we can but suffice it to say the new trails are looking incredible.

A reminder, registration for the event opens on 15 February. So time to get organising those teams...

So the format will be simple 12 hour race for solo, pairs or teams around the EXTENDED SportUNE trails! Almost half the trail will be brand new DirtArt constructed single track and the grass sections are gone!