Welcome Endurance Community!

Welcome to the 2012 World 24 Hours Mountain Bike Championships Site.

Inspired in 1994 by the solo effort of young Eddy Hunt, the 24 Hours of Adrenalin solo category was born. Since 1995 every 24 Hours of Adrenalin event has had a solo category for both men and women.

In the early years the likes of John Stamsted and others continued to push “what was possible” over a 24 hour period resulting in the first World Solo 24 Hour Mountain Bike Championships in 1999. The event was hosted in Canmore, Alberta Canada as part of the 24 Hours of Adrenalin series of events across North America.

1999: saw Rishi Grewal (USA) and Chole Lanthier (Canada) become the first ever World 24 Hour MTB Champions. DirtWorld.com was one of the first online magazines to cover the event. 1999 WSC DirtWorld Coverage Pat Norwill also wrote a story for MountainZone.com intitled “Never Looked Back”.

2000 & 2001 saw the event relocate to Southern California during which time the championships found it difficult to find growth. So in 2002 the event once again returned to Canada, only this time at SilverStar Resort in BC. One of the major reasons for the success in 2002 was the addition of “Age Group” categories.

2003 – 2005 the event moved to world renowned Whistler Resort in BC Canada. Over the three year period the largest gathering of International athletes from various countries allowed the event to grow until Whistler focused it’s attention to the upcoming Olympic Winter Games.

2006: Our event needed a new home. So on the 10th anniversary of MTBing debut in the Summer Olympics the championships took place in Coyners, Georgia. 2006 saw X-Country women’s specialist Sue Haywood (USA – Trek) win the women’s elite devision while Craig Gordon (Australian – Cannondale) dominate the men’s field taking away Chris Eatough’s (USA – Trek) title. An epic battle announcing the Australians arrival was captured on Solo24.

2007: the event was hosted at the Laguna Seca Raceway a year of first that saw Tinker Juarez (USA – Cannondale) capture is first world title as well as Rebecca Rusch (USA – Specialized) win her first title.

2008: the events 10th anniversary fittingly returned to it’s roots in Canmore Canada with 16 countries represented and true to it’s roots the weather played a factor. Celebrating the 10th anniversary organizers hosted the first “24 Hour Hall of Fame” with inductees Eddy Hunt, John Stamstad, Brett Wolfe, Steve Fassbinder and Roy Wallace inducted.

2009: saw the event continue to be hosted in Canmore.

2010: For the first time ever the event took place outside of North America in Canberra Australia. The event again attracted athletes from 16 countries and had the largest field of solo athletes with 411 qualified and registered for the event.

2011: Press Release

2012: Announcement August 3rd, 2011

It has and will continue to be our goal to provide endurance athletes from around the world with the most challenging single day race, one that is rich in competition and memories throughout the year.

Stuart Dorland – Founder