The Quad Crown event series is back for 2024
The Quad Crown MTB events were met with happy riders up and down the east coast in 2023. The good news? They're back in 2024.
After a year of thwarted mountain bike events in 2022 and a couple of years of way less travelling to ride bikes with other people – the 2023 Quad Crown series of events was a breath of fresh air! And the best news is – they are on again for 2024.
The Quad Crown events were delivered by an event team with incredible experience with some of the biggest events in the country – and that showed with the four events they ran across Tasmania, New South Wales and Queensland. They made sure the events were fun, achievable, and a perfect fit for a long weekend. And best of all – they made sure the events delivered some of the best trails around.
The first year series visited the trails at Wild Mersey in Tasmania, Parklands at Queensland's Sunshine Coast, Eden and Tathra on New South Wales' South Coast, and of course Awaba MTB Park and Glenrock in the Lake Macquarie and Newcastle areas.
What's a Quad Crown event like?
The events are designed to be fun and an achievable challenge. With a short event on Friday afternoon to set the stage for the event and the point score for the Weekend Warriors, it's an easy start to a weekend away, including a free beer at the first social function! Saturday and Sunday will usually see a stage of about 35-50km, with a fair bit of flowing singletrack. You can expect to be finished by lunchtime, allowing plenty of time to take in the sights, chat with mates – or just crash on the couch!
What really sets the Quad Crown events apart is how they cater for so many different mountain bikers. While taking part in the whole weekend is fun, that won't work for everyone. So you can enter just for the Saturday or Sunday if you like – come and leave it all out there, have a laugh, and get back to your regular weekend programming.
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With social functions locked in for every day, the Quad Crown team manage to find the right mix of time on the bike and time off it, in a professionally run yet casual fashion.
Get set for the 2024 Quad Crown events
The second year sees a return to almost all the same locations as 2023. Things kick off in Tasmania for the Wild Penguin in March, before moving to the Sunshine Coast in Queensland for the Sunny 80 in June. It'll be the perfect winter escape! To start the spring thaw, The Orca heads to the beaches of the south coast and the final event, The Big O, will take to the new trails in Omeo, Victoria.
Who should do a Quad Crown event?
Anyone who likes riding bikes with other people. Whether that's for the challenge of racing, or for being in a group of like-minded people riding new trails without the hassle of sorting out a route! With the social functions set, all you need to do is book some accommodation and you have a ready-made action-packed weekend away.
Quad Crown events for 2024
The Wild Penguin
Devonport, TAS
8-10 March, 2024
Sunny 80
Sunshine Coast, QLD
7-9 June, 2024
The Orca
Eden, NSW
6-8 September, 2024
The Big O
Omeo, VIC
8-10 November, 2024
