{"id":160250,"date":"2022-03-28T15:00:10","date_gmt":"2022-03-28T04:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/flowmountainbike.com\/?p=160250"},"modified":"2022-07-22T12:00:26","modified_gmt":"2022-07-22T02:00:26","slug":"dragon-trail-2022-race-wrap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/flowmountainbike.com\/post-all\/dragon-trail-2022-race-wrap\/","title":{"rendered":"Dragon Trail 2022 | Three days racing through the best trails in northeast Tasmania"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Dragon Trail took to northeast Tassie for its sophomore running. The three-day stage race roughly follows The Trail of the Tin Dragon, a route followed by Chinese miners searching for precious metals in the 1870s. This route just so happens to pass through Blue Derby, the Bay of Fires descent and St Helens.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Over 200 riders from all over Australia converged on Tassie for three days of racing on some of the best trails in Australia. The course covered 155km (including prologues and non-timed liaisons) and gained 4300m of elevation \u2014 did we mention almost all of that is singletrack?<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Follow three riders from different riding backgrounds as they tackle the Dragon Trail MTB Stage Race<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><iframe title=\"Mini Documentary: Dragon Trail MTB Stage Race - Tasmania\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vH2NCDCF7eY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><b>Day 1: Blue Derby Flow<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The first day of the Dragon Trail MTB stage race was wet, very wet. With rain moving in the day before and continuing through stage one, a muddy adventure was in store for the day.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_160252\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-160252\" style=\"width: 1800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"160252\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/flowmountainbike.com\/post-all\/dragon-trail-2022-race-wrap\/attachment\/day00_dragontrail2022_margareteoti_0112\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/media.flowmountainbike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/23184233\/Day00_DragonTrail2022_margareteoti_0112.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2000,1333\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 7D Mark II&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1647439971&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;160&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.002&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Day00_DragonTrail2022_margareteoti_0112\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/media.flowmountainbike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/23184233\/Day00_DragonTrail2022_margareteoti_0112-1800x1200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/media.flowmountainbike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/23184233\/Day00_DragonTrail2022_margareteoti_0112-2000x1333.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-160252 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/media.flowmountainbike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/23184233\/Day00_DragonTrail2022_margareteoti_0112-1800x1200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1200\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-160252\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The weather for The Dragon Trail was particularly Tasmanian this year.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div data-carousel-extra='{\"blog_id\":1,\"permalink\":\"https:\\\/\\\/flowmountainbike.com\\\/post-all\\\/dragon-trail-2022-race-wrap\\\/\"}' id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-160250 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/flowmountainbike.com\/post-all\/dragon-trail-2022-race-wrap\/attachment\/day00_dragontrail2022_margareteoti_0155\/'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/media.flowmountainbike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/23184307\/Day00_DragonTrail2022_margareteoti_0155-450x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"160253\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/flowmountainbike.com\/post-all\/dragon-trail-2022-race-wrap\/attachment\/day00_dragontrail2022_margareteoti_0155\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/media.flowmountainbike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/23184307\/Day00_DragonTrail2022_margareteoti_0155.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2000,1333\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 7D Mark II&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1647440397&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.002&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Day00_DragonTrail2022_margareteoti_0155\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/media.flowmountainbike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/23184307\/Day00_DragonTrail2022_margareteoti_0155-1800x1200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/media.flowmountainbike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/23184307\/Day00_DragonTrail2022_margareteoti_0155-2000x1333.jpg\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/flowmountainbike.com\/post-all\/dragon-trail-2022-race-wrap\/attachment\/day00_dragontrail2022_margareteoti_0193\/'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/media.flowmountainbike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/23184318\/Day00_DragonTrail2022_margareteoti_0193-450x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"160254\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/flowmountainbike.com\/post-all\/dragon-trail-2022-race-wrap\/attachment\/day00_dragontrail2022_margareteoti_0193\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/media.flowmountainbike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/23184318\/Day00_DragonTrail2022_margareteoti_0193.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2000,1333\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 7D Mark II&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1647440917&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.004&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Day00_DragonTrail2022_margareteoti_0193\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/media.flowmountainbike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/23184318\/Day00_DragonTrail2022_margareteoti_0193-1800x1200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/media.flowmountainbike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/23184318\/Day00_DragonTrail2022_margareteoti_0193-2000x1333.jpg\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/flowmountainbike.com\/post-all\/dragon-trail-2022-race-wrap\/attachment\/day00_dragontrail2022_margareteoti_0567\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/media.flowmountainbike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/23184338\/Day00_DragonTrail2022_margareteoti_0567-450x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"160255\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/flowmountainbike.com\/post-all\/dragon-trail-2022-race-wrap\/attachment\/day00_dragontrail2022_margareteoti_0567\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/media.flowmountainbike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/23184338\/Day00_DragonTrail2022_margareteoti_0567.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2000,1333\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 7D Mark II&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1647453231&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;168&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;800&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0025&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Day00_DragonTrail2022_margareteoti_0567\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/media.flowmountainbike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/23184338\/Day00_DragonTrail2022_margareteoti_0567-1800x1200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/media.flowmountainbike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/23184338\/Day00_DragonTrail2022_margareteoti_0567-2000x1333.jpg\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<figure id=\"attachment_160257\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-160257\" style=\"width: 1800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"160257\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/flowmountainbike.com\/post-all\/dragon-trail-2022-race-wrap\/attachment\/24-day01_dragontrail2022_murilomattos_0252\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/media.flowmountainbike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/23184428\/24-Day01_DragonTrail2022_murilomattos_0252.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2000,1333\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 7D Mark II&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1647509556&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;10&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;1600&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.005&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"24-Day01_DragonTrail2022_murilomattos_0252\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/media.flowmountainbike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/23184428\/24-Day01_DragonTrail2022_murilomattos_0252-1800x1200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/media.flowmountainbike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/23184428\/24-Day01_DragonTrail2022_murilomattos_0252-2000x1333.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-160257 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/media.flowmountainbike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/23184428\/24-Day01_DragonTrail2022_murilomattos_0252-1800x1200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1200\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-160257\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The trails in Derby stand up pretty well to rain; the amount of precipitation that fell just before the race added an exciting new element<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_160258\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-160258\" style=\"width: 1800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"160258\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/flowmountainbike.com\/post-all\/dragon-trail-2022-race-wrap\/attachment\/28-day01_dragontrail2022_murilomattos_0323\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/media.flowmountainbike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/23184443\/28-Day01_DragonTrail2022_murilomattos_0323.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2000,1333\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 5D Mark III&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1647509847&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;120&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;1000&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0015625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"28-Day01_DragonTrail2022_murilomattos_0323\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/media.flowmountainbike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/23184443\/28-Day01_DragonTrail2022_murilomattos_0323-1800x1200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/media.flowmountainbike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/23184443\/28-Day01_DragonTrail2022_murilomattos_0323-2000x1333.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-160258 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/media.flowmountainbike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/23184443\/28-Day01_DragonTrail2022_murilomattos_0323-1800x1200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1200\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-160258\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Even with the difficult conditions, the stoke was high.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div data-carousel-extra='{\"blog_id\":1,\"permalink\":\"https:\\\/\\\/flowmountainbike.com\\\/post-all\\\/dragon-trail-2022-race-wrap\\\/\"}' id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-160250 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/flowmountainbike.com\/post-all\/dragon-trail-2022-race-wrap\/attachment\/33-day01_dragontrail2022_murilomattos_0524\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/media.flowmountainbike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/23184535\/33-Day01_DragonTrail2022_murilomattos_0524-450x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"160260\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/flowmountainbike.com\/post-all\/dragon-trail-2022-race-wrap\/attachment\/33-day01_dragontrail2022_murilomattos_0524\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/media.flowmountainbike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/23184535\/33-Day01_DragonTrail2022_murilomattos_0524.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2000,1333\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 7D Mark II&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1647510758&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;10&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;2000&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.002&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"33-Day01_DragonTrail2022_murilomattos_0524\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/media.flowmountainbike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/23184535\/33-Day01_DragonTrail2022_murilomattos_0524-1800x1200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/media.flowmountainbike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/23184535\/33-Day01_DragonTrail2022_murilomattos_0524-2000x1333.jpg\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/flowmountainbike.com\/post-all\/dragon-trail-2022-race-wrap\/attachment\/36-day01_dragontrail2022_murilomattos_0845\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/media.flowmountainbike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/23184546\/36-Day01_DragonTrail2022_murilomattos_0845-450x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"160261\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/flowmountainbike.com\/post-all\/dragon-trail-2022-race-wrap\/attachment\/36-day01_dragontrail2022_murilomattos_0845\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/media.flowmountainbike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/23184546\/36-Day01_DragonTrail2022_murilomattos_0845.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2000,1333\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4.5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 7D Mark II&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1647511120&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;10&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;640&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.002&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"36-Day01_DragonTrail2022_murilomattos_0845\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/media.flowmountainbike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/23184546\/36-Day01_DragonTrail2022_murilomattos_0845-1800x1200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/media.flowmountainbike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/23184546\/36-Day01_DragonTrail2022_murilomattos_0845-2000x1333.jpg\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/flowmountainbike.com\/post-all\/dragon-trail-2022-race-wrap\/attachment\/30-day01_dragontrail2022_murilomattos_0340\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/media.flowmountainbike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/23184454\/30-Day01_DragonTrail2022_murilomattos_0340-450x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"160259\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/flowmountainbike.com\/post-all\/dragon-trail-2022-race-wrap\/attachment\/30-day01_dragontrail2022_murilomattos_0340\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/media.flowmountainbike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/23184454\/30-Day01_DragonTrail2022_murilomattos_0340.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2000,1333\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 5D Mark III&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1647509868&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;145&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;1000&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0008&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"30-Day01_DragonTrail2022_murilomattos_0340\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/media.flowmountainbike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/23184454\/30-Day01_DragonTrail2022_murilomattos_0340-1800x1200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/media.flowmountainbike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/23184454\/30-Day01_DragonTrail2022_murilomattos_0340-2000x1333.jpg\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After a 5km prologue to determine the seeding order and a 5km transfer up the Valley Ponds Trail, the kick-off stage took riders on a 45km tour of Blue Derby and up to Weldborough. The first 17km of the course winds its way through the network on trails like Axehead, Long Shadows, Dam Busters, and Sawtooth before running through the Derby Tunnel for the first aid station.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With sugars topped up, the course left the trail network for some good old-fashioned adventure riding. The middle 12km of the stage saw riders tackle a high-speed gravel descent on Mutual Road before veering onto the Ringarooma River Trail, following the river all the way to the small township of Moorina.<\/span><\/p>\n<div data-carousel-extra='{\"blog_id\":1,\"permalink\":\"https:\\\/\\\/flowmountainbike.com\\\/post-all\\\/dragon-trail-2022-race-wrap\\\/\"}' id='gallery-3' class='gallery galleryid-160250 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/flowmountainbike.com\/post-all\/dragon-trail-2022-race-wrap\/attachment\/38-day01_dragontrail2022_murilomattos_1105\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/media.flowmountainbike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/23184614\/38-Day01_DragonTrail2022_murilomattos_1105-450x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"160262\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/flowmountainbike.com\/post-all\/dragon-trail-2022-race-wrap\/attachment\/38-day01_dragontrail2022_murilomattos_1105\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/media.flowmountainbike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/23184614\/38-Day01_DragonTrail2022_murilomattos_1105.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2000,1333\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 7D Mark II&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1647512269&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;10&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;1600&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.002&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"38-Day01_DragonTrail2022_murilomattos_1105\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/media.flowmountainbike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/23184614\/38-Day01_DragonTrail2022_murilomattos_1105-1800x1200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/media.flowmountainbike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/23184614\/38-Day01_DragonTrail2022_murilomattos_1105-2000x1333.jpg\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/flowmountainbike.com\/post-all\/dragon-trail-2022-race-wrap\/attachment\/42-day01_dragontrail2022_murilomattos_1255\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/media.flowmountainbike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/23184632\/42-Day01_DragonTrail2022_murilomattos_1255-450x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"160263\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/flowmountainbike.com\/post-all\/dragon-trail-2022-race-wrap\/attachment\/42-day01_dragontrail2022_murilomattos_1255\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/media.flowmountainbike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/23184632\/42-Day01_DragonTrail2022_murilomattos_1255.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2000,1333\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 7D Mark II&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1647512781&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;10&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;1600&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0025&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"42-Day01_DragonTrail2022_murilomattos_1255\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/media.flowmountainbike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/23184632\/42-Day01_DragonTrail2022_murilomattos_1255-1800x1200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/media.flowmountainbike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/23184632\/42-Day01_DragonTrail2022_murilomattos_1255-2000x1333.jpg\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/flowmountainbike.com\/post-all\/dragon-trail-2022-race-wrap\/attachment\/43-day01_dragontrail2022_murilomattos_1297\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/media.flowmountainbike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/23184644\/43-Day01_DragonTrail2022_murilomattos_1297-450x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"160264\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/flowmountainbike.com\/post-all\/dragon-trail-2022-race-wrap\/attachment\/43-day01_dragontrail2022_murilomattos_1297\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/media.flowmountainbike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/23184644\/43-Day01_DragonTrail2022_murilomattos_1297.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2000,1333\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 5D Mark III&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1647513048&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;2000&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"43-Day01_DragonTrail2022_murilomattos_1297\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/media.flowmountainbike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/23184644\/43-Day01_DragonTrail2022_murilomattos_1297-1800x1200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/media.flowmountainbike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/23184644\/43-Day01_DragonTrail2022_murilomattos_1297-2000x1333.jpg\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<figure id=\"attachment_160269\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-160269\" style=\"width: 1800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"160269\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/flowmountainbike.com\/post-all\/dragon-trail-2022-race-wrap\/attachment\/62-day01_dragontrail2022_margareteoti_1816\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/media.flowmountainbike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/23184802\/62-Day01_DragonTrail2022_margareteoti_1816.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2000,1333\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 7D Mark II&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1647519190&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;90&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;800&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0008&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"62-Day01_DragonTrail2022_margareteoti_1816\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/media.flowmountainbike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/23184802\/62-Day01_DragonTrail2022_margareteoti_1816-1800x1200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/media.flowmountainbike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/23184802\/62-Day01_DragonTrail2022_margareteoti_1816-2000x1333.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-160269 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/media.flowmountainbike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/23184802\/62-Day01_DragonTrail2022_margareteoti_1816-1800x1200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1200\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-160269\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Do I have any mud on my face?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_160268\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-160268\" style=\"width: 1800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"160268\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/flowmountainbike.com\/post-all\/dragon-trail-2022-race-wrap\/attachment\/54-day01_dragontrail2022_margareteoti_1704\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/media.flowmountainbike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/23184751\/54-Day01_DragonTrail2022_margareteoti_1704.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2000,1333\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 7D Mark II&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1647515998&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;1600&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.005&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"54-Day01_DragonTrail2022_margareteoti_1704\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/media.flowmountainbike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/23184751\/54-Day01_DragonTrail2022_margareteoti_1704-1800x1200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/media.flowmountainbike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/23184751\/54-Day01_DragonTrail2022_margareteoti_1704-2000x1333.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-160268 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/media.flowmountainbike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/23184751\/54-Day01_DragonTrail2022_margareteoti_1704-1800x1200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1200\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-160268\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Follow the lights at the end of the tunnel, for an aid station full of gummy bears, cold drinks, and bananas is waiting on the other side.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_160459\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-160459\" style=\"width: 2000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"160459\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/flowmountainbike.com\/post-all\/dragon-trail-2022-race-wrap\/attachment\/55-day01_dragontrail2022_murilomattos_1998\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/media.flowmountainbike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/28145419\/55-Day01_DragonTrail2022_murilomattos_1998.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2000,1333\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 7D Mark II&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1647516294&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;10&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;500&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"55-Day01_DragonTrail2022_murilomattos_1998\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Captain, hit the warp speed drive through the tunnel!&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/media.flowmountainbike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/28145419\/55-Day01_DragonTrail2022_murilomattos_1998-1800x1200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/media.flowmountainbike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/28145419\/55-Day01_DragonTrail2022_murilomattos_1998-2000x1333.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-160459 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/media.flowmountainbike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/28145419\/55-Day01_DragonTrail2022_murilomattos_1998.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-160459\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Captain, hit the warp speed drive through the tunnel!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stage one wraps up with a roughly 11km gravel climb up a forestry road that narrows into a rough 4WD track, ascending nearly 500m in the process. The reward for grinding out this climb was waiting for riders on the other end of the glorious Big Chook descent at the Weldborough Hotel with burgers and beers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThere is lots of superb single track, but there are old school trails and fire roads too, and the surfaces changed each day. We were crossing deep creeks, riding slippy descents, loose shaley rocks and then grippy granite,\u201d said St Helens local Luke Webster.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jon Odams and Karen Hill would be the first male and female riders to cross the line on stage one.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With the Dragon Trail running for three days across three separate locations, it\u2019s a fully catered event \u2014 you sleep in a tent, eat and be merry with your fellow competitors, and there is even daily entertainment. And while you\u2019re out on the course, the race team transports everything to the next venue, so camp is set up and waiting by the time you arrive. <\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_160277\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-160277\" style=\"width: 1800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"160277\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/flowmountainbike.com\/post-all\/dragon-trail-2022-race-wrap\/attachment\/day01_dragontrail2022_angel_0617\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/media.flowmountainbike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/23185118\/Day01_DragonTrail2022_angel_0617.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2000,1333\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;ILCE-7M3&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1647481815&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;180&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;500&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Day01_DragonTrail2022_angel_0617\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/media.flowmountainbike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/23185118\/Day01_DragonTrail2022_angel_0617-1800x1200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/media.flowmountainbike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/23185118\/Day01_DragonTrail2022_angel_0617-2000x1333.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-160277 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/media.flowmountainbike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/23185118\/Day01_DragonTrail2022_angel_0617-1800x1200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1200\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-160277\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jon Odams was the first rider to emerge from the mud bath, claiming the win on stage one.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_160278\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-160278\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"160278\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/flowmountainbike.com\/post-all\/dragon-trail-2022-race-wrap\/attachment\/day01_dragontrail2022_angel_0727\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/media.flowmountainbike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/23185128\/Day01_DragonTrail2022_angel_0727.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1333,2000\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;ILCE-7M3&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1647484145&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;180&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;640&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.001&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Day01_DragonTrail2022_angel_0727\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/media.flowmountainbike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/23185128\/Day01_DragonTrail2022_angel_0727-800x1200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/media.flowmountainbike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/23185128\/Day01_DragonTrail2022_angel_0727-888x1333.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-160278 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/media.flowmountainbike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/23185128\/Day01_DragonTrail2022_angel_0727-800x1200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"1200\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-160278\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A mud-splattered Karen Hill was the first female to cross the line.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_160275\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-160275\" style=\"width: 1800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"160275\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/flowmountainbike.com\/post-all\/dragon-trail-2022-race-wrap\/attachment\/106-day01_dragontrail2022_margareteoti_3224\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/media.flowmountainbike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/23184955\/106-Day01_DragonTrail2022_margareteoti_3224.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2000,1333\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 7D Mark II&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1647533701&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;70&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0005&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"106-Day01_DragonTrail2022_margareteoti_3224\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/media.flowmountainbike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/23184955\/106-Day01_DragonTrail2022_margareteoti_3224-1800x1200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/media.flowmountainbike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/23184955\/106-Day01_DragonTrail2022_margareteoti_3224-2000x1333.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-160275 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/media.flowmountainbike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/23184955\/106-Day01_DragonTrail2022_margareteoti_3224-1800x1200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1200\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-160275\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Back at the event village, entertainment, cold beers, and a warm sleeping bag were waiting for riders.<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div data-carousel-extra='{\"blog_id\":1,\"permalink\":\"https:\\\/\\\/flowmountainbike.com\\\/post-all\\\/dragon-trail-2022-race-wrap\\\/\"}' id='gallery-4' class='gallery galleryid-160250 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/flowmountainbike.com\/post-all\/dragon-trail-2022-race-wrap\/attachment\/96-day01_dragontrail2022_margareteoti_2995\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/media.flowmountainbike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/23184945\/96-Day01_DragonTrail2022_margareteoti_2995-450x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"160274\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/flowmountainbike.com\/post-all\/dragon-trail-2022-race-wrap\/attachment\/96-day01_dragontrail2022_margareteoti_2995\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/media.flowmountainbike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/23184945\/96-Day01_DragonTrail2022_margareteoti_2995.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2000,1333\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 7D Mark II&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1647531943&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;105&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"96-Day01_DragonTrail2022_margareteoti_2995\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/media.flowmountainbike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/23184945\/96-Day01_DragonTrail2022_margareteoti_2995-1800x1200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/media.flowmountainbike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/23184945\/96-Day01_DragonTrail2022_margareteoti_2995-2000x1333.jpg\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/flowmountainbike.com\/post-all\/dragon-trail-2022-race-wrap\/attachment\/95-day01_dragontrail2022_margareteoti_2900\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/media.flowmountainbike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/23184935\/95-Day01_DragonTrail2022_margareteoti_2900-450x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"160273\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/flowmountainbike.com\/post-all\/dragon-trail-2022-race-wrap\/attachment\/95-day01_dragontrail2022_margareteoti_2900\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/media.flowmountainbike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/23184935\/95-Day01_DragonTrail2022_margareteoti_2900.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2000,1333\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 7D Mark II&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1647531413&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;70&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0025&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"95-Day01_DragonTrail2022_margareteoti_2900\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/media.flowmountainbike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/23184935\/95-Day01_DragonTrail2022_margareteoti_2900-1800x1200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/media.flowmountainbike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/23184935\/95-Day01_DragonTrail2022_margareteoti_2900-2000x1333.jpg\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/flowmountainbike.com\/post-all\/dragon-trail-2022-race-wrap\/attachment\/111-day01_dragontrail2022_margareteoti_3720\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/media.flowmountainbike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/23185013\/111-Day01_DragonTrail2022_margareteoti_3720-450x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"160276\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/flowmountainbike.com\/post-all\/dragon-trail-2022-race-wrap\/attachment\/111-day01_dragontrail2022_margareteoti_3720\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/media.flowmountainbike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/23185013\/111-Day01_DragonTrail2022_margareteoti_3720.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2000,1333\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 7D Mark II&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1647539400&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;70&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.004&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"111-Day01_DragonTrail2022_margareteoti_3720\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/media.flowmountainbike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/23185013\/111-Day01_DragonTrail2022_margareteoti_3720-1800x1200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/media.flowmountainbike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/23185013\/111-Day01_DragonTrail2022_margareteoti_3720-2000x1333.jpg\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<figure id=\"attachment_160272\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-160272\" style=\"width: 1800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"160272\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/flowmountainbike.com\/post-all\/dragon-trail-2022-race-wrap\/attachment\/92-day01_dragontrail2022_margareteoti_2785\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/media.flowmountainbike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/23184924\/92-Day01_DragonTrail2022_margareteoti_2785.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2000,1333\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;ILCE-7M3&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1647493920&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;19&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"92-Day01_DragonTrail2022_margareteoti_2785\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Plenty of war stories from a difficult stage to share outside the Weldborough Pub&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/media.flowmountainbike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/23184924\/92-Day01_DragonTrail2022_margareteoti_2785-1800x1200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/media.flowmountainbike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/23184924\/92-Day01_DragonTrail2022_margareteoti_2785-2000x1333.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-160272\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/media.flowmountainbike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/23184924\/92-Day01_DragonTrail2022_margareteoti_2785-1800x1200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1200\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-160272\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Plenty of war stories from a difficult stage to share outside the Weldborough Hotel.<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><b>Day Two: The Bay of Fires<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Leaving Weldborough, the riders headed for the Bay of Fires, but they&#8217;d have to climb over the Blue Tier first. Today&#8217;s weather forecast called for less precipitation. Still, a bulletin from the race organisers informed riders that unpredictable high winds were predicted for the top of the mountain, and they\u2019d need to carry jackets and a thermal top.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Day two is the longest stage of the Dragon Trail, covering 52km; the first rider across the line covered this distance in just under three hours \u2014 holy watt-bomb, Batman!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Scattered showers and residual moisture for the day prior meant another day playing in the mud and some of the creek crossings that are usually just a trickle were a bit deeper than last the last time we saw them. <\/span><\/p>\n<div data-carousel-extra='{\"blog_id\":1,\"permalink\":\"https:\\\/\\\/flowmountainbike.com\\\/post-all\\\/dragon-trail-2022-race-wrap\\\/\"}' id='gallery-5' class='gallery galleryid-160250 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/flowmountainbike.com\/post-all\/dragon-trail-2022-race-wrap\/attachment\/9-day02_dragontrail2022_murilomattos_0073\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/media.flowmountainbike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/23185200\/9-Day02_DragonTrail2022_murilomattos_0073-450x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"160279\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/flowmountainbike.com\/post-all\/dragon-trail-2022-race-wrap\/attachment\/9-day02_dragontrail2022_murilomattos_0073\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/media.flowmountainbike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/23185200\/9-Day02_DragonTrail2022_murilomattos_0073.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2000,1333\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 7D Mark II&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1647589389&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;10&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;640&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.005&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"9-Day02_DragonTrail2022_murilomattos_0073\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/media.flowmountainbike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/23185200\/9-Day02_DragonTrail2022_murilomattos_0073-1800x1200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/media.flowmountainbike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/23185200\/9-Day02_DragonTrail2022_murilomattos_0073-2000x1333.jpg\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/flowmountainbike.com\/post-all\/dragon-trail-2022-race-wrap\/attachment\/16-day02_dragontrail2022_murilomattos_0132\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/media.flowmountainbike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/23185210\/16-Day02_DragonTrail2022_murilomattos_0132-450x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"160280\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/flowmountainbike.com\/post-all\/dragon-trail-2022-race-wrap\/attachment\/16-day02_dragontrail2022_murilomattos_0132\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/media.flowmountainbike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/23185210\/16-Day02_DragonTrail2022_murilomattos_0132.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2000,1333\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 5D Mark III&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1647589901&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;1250&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0025&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"16-Day02_DragonTrail2022_murilomattos_0132\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/media.flowmountainbike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/23185210\/16-Day02_DragonTrail2022_murilomattos_0132-1800x1200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/media.flowmountainbike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/23185210\/16-Day02_DragonTrail2022_murilomattos_0132-2000x1333.jpg\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/flowmountainbike.com\/post-all\/dragon-trail-2022-race-wrap\/attachment\/30-day02_dragontrail2022_murilomattos_0274\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/media.flowmountainbike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/23185225\/30-Day02_DragonTrail2022_murilomattos_0274-450x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"160281\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/flowmountainbike.com\/post-all\/dragon-trail-2022-race-wrap\/attachment\/30-day02_dragontrail2022_murilomattos_0274\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/media.flowmountainbike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/23185225\/30-Day02_DragonTrail2022_murilomattos_0274.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2000,1333\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;6.3&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 7D Mark II&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1647592033&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;10&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;250&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.005&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"30-Day02_DragonTrail2022_murilomattos_0274\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/media.flowmountainbike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/23185225\/30-Day02_DragonTrail2022_murilomattos_0274-1800x1200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/media.flowmountainbike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/23185225\/30-Day02_DragonTrail2022_murilomattos_0274-2000x1333.jpg\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<figure id=\"attachment_160284\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-160284\" style=\"width: 1800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"160284\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/flowmountainbike.com\/post-all\/dragon-trail-2022-race-wrap\/attachment\/46-day02_dragontrail2022_murilomattos_0394\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/media.flowmountainbike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/23185315\/46-Day02_DragonTrail2022_murilomattos_0394.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2000,1333\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 7D Mark II&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1647597513&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;10&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;2000&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.002&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"46-Day02_DragonTrail2022_murilomattos_0394\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/media.flowmountainbike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/23185315\/46-Day02_DragonTrail2022_murilomattos_0394-1800x1200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/media.flowmountainbike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/23185315\/46-Day02_DragonTrail2022_murilomattos_0394-2000x1333.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-160284 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/media.flowmountainbike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/23185315\/46-Day02_DragonTrail2022_murilomattos_0394-1800x1200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1200\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-160284\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Stage two was still wet, with extreme weather forecast for the Blue Tier.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_160283\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-160283\" style=\"width: 1800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"160283\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/flowmountainbike.com\/post-all\/dragon-trail-2022-race-wrap\/attachment\/37-day02_dragontrail2022_murilomattos_0354\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/media.flowmountainbike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/23185301\/37-Day02_DragonTrail2022_murilomattos_0354.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2000,1333\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 5D Mark III&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1647596718&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;125&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;1250&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0015625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"37-Day02_DragonTrail2022_murilomattos_0354\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/media.flowmountainbike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/23185301\/37-Day02_DragonTrail2022_murilomattos_0354-1800x1200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/media.flowmountainbike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/23185301\/37-Day02_DragonTrail2022_murilomattos_0354-2000x1333.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-160283 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/media.flowmountainbike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/23185301\/37-Day02_DragonTrail2022_murilomattos_0354-1800x1200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1200\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-160283\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bike cleaning and prep would have been a losing battle, as the trails were fully saturated.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div data-carousel-extra='{\"blog_id\":1,\"permalink\":\"https:\\\/\\\/flowmountainbike.com\\\/post-all\\\/dragon-trail-2022-race-wrap\\\/\"}' id='gallery-6' class='gallery galleryid-160250 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/flowmountainbike.com\/post-all\/dragon-trail-2022-race-wrap\/attachment\/57-day02_dragontrail2022_murilomattos_0553\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/media.flowmountainbike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/23185408\/57-Day02_DragonTrail2022_murilomattos_0553-450x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"160287\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/flowmountainbike.com\/post-all\/dragon-trail-2022-race-wrap\/attachment\/57-day02_dragontrail2022_murilomattos_0553\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/media.flowmountainbike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/23185408\/57-Day02_DragonTrail2022_murilomattos_0553.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2000,1333\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 7D Mark II&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1647599166&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;10&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;2000&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0025&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"57-Day02_DragonTrail2022_murilomattos_0553\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/media.flowmountainbike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/23185408\/57-Day02_DragonTrail2022_murilomattos_0553-1800x1200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/media.flowmountainbike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/23185408\/57-Day02_DragonTrail2022_murilomattos_0553-2000x1333.jpg\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a 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III&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1647598245&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;110&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;1600&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"55-Day02_DragonTrail2022_murilomattos_0475\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/media.flowmountainbike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/23185334\/55-Day02_DragonTrail2022_murilomattos_0475-1800x1200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/media.flowmountainbike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/23185334\/55-Day02_DragonTrail2022_murilomattos_0475-2000x1333.jpg\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a 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data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;ILCE-9M2&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1647558589&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;136&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"53-Day02_DragonTrail2022_saxen_0007\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/media.flowmountainbike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/23185324\/53-Day02_DragonTrail2022_saxen_0007-1800x1200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/media.flowmountainbike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/23185324\/53-Day02_DragonTrail2022_saxen_0007-2000x1333.jpg\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<figure id=\"attachment_160282\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-160282\" style=\"width: 1800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"160282\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/flowmountainbike.com\/post-all\/dragon-trail-2022-race-wrap\/attachment\/35-day02_dragontrail2022_saxen_0003\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/media.flowmountainbike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/23185251\/35-Day02_DragonTrail2022_saxen_0003.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2000,1333\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;ILCE-9M2&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1647556729&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;97&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;800&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0015625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"35-Day02_DragonTrail2022_saxen_0003\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/media.flowmountainbike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/23185251\/35-Day02_DragonTrail2022_saxen_0003-1800x1200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/media.flowmountainbike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/23185251\/35-Day02_DragonTrail2022_saxen_0003-2000x1333.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-160282 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/media.flowmountainbike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/23185251\/35-Day02_DragonTrail2022_saxen_0003-1800x1200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1200\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-160282\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Odams coming in through the mist.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_160288\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-160288\" style=\"width: 1800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"160288\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/flowmountainbike.com\/post-all\/dragon-trail-2022-race-wrap\/attachment\/61-day02_dragontrail2022_margareteoti_1569\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/media.flowmountainbike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/23185503\/61-Day02_DragonTrail2022_margareteoti_1569.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2000,1333\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;13&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;ILCE-7M3&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1647564862&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;16&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.008&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"61-Day02_DragonTrail2022_margareteoti_1569\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/media.flowmountainbike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/23185503\/61-Day02_DragonTrail2022_margareteoti_1569-1800x1200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/media.flowmountainbike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/23185503\/61-Day02_DragonTrail2022_margareteoti_1569-2000x1333.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-160288 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/media.flowmountainbike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/23185503\/61-Day02_DragonTrail2022_margareteoti_1569-1800x1200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1200\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-160288\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">On a clear day, you can see the sea from this spot. Not today.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With the first stage being almost entirely singletrack \u2014 meaning limited passing zones \u2014 riders were set off in 8-second intervals to prevent traffic jams. For the second stage, the organisers divided the field into groups of 20 to re-introduce some elbows out racing.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The day begins with a 3km climb up Little Chook into an old-school goat track, climbing 400-vertical-metres usually ridden in the opposite direction. From there, it\u2019s a short stint on Emu Flat Road before riders head for nearly 8km of rough 4WD track, rock crawling through boulder gardens, creek crossings and narrow singletrack leading to the old mining town of Poimena for the first aid station.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After a quick refuel, it\u2019s on to the Bay of Fires Trail, which kicks off with 13km of gravity-fueled fun. After a short fire road liaison, aid station two marks the transition from the lush sub-alpine rainforest into the coastal Tasmanian dry sclerophyll forest below, and the trail zigs and zags down to the squeaky white sand on Swimcart Beach.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_160292\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-160292\" style=\"width: 1800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"160292\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/flowmountainbike.com\/post-all\/dragon-trail-2022-race-wrap\/attachment\/82-day02_dragontrail2022_murilomattos_1028\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/media.flowmountainbike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/23185552\/82-Day02_DragonTrail2022_murilomattos_1028.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2000,1333\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 7D Mark II&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1647608032&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;10&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"82-Day02_DragonTrail2022_murilomattos_1028\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/media.flowmountainbike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/23185552\/82-Day02_DragonTrail2022_murilomattos_1028-1800x1200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/media.flowmountainbike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/23185552\/82-Day02_DragonTrail2022_murilomattos_1028-2000x1333.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-160292 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/media.flowmountainbike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/23185552\/82-Day02_DragonTrail2022_murilomattos_1028-1800x1200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1200\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-160292\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Weaving through a granite playground, the second half of the course is punctuated with gargantuan rock features.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div data-carousel-extra='{\"blog_id\":1,\"permalink\":\"https:\\\/\\\/flowmountainbike.com\\\/post-all\\\/dragon-trail-2022-race-wrap\\\/\"}' id='gallery-7' class='gallery galleryid-160250 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/flowmountainbike.com\/post-all\/dragon-trail-2022-race-wrap\/attachment\/83-day02_dragontrail2022_murilomattos_1058\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/media.flowmountainbike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/23185605\/83-Day02_DragonTrail2022_murilomattos_1058-450x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"160293\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/flowmountainbike.com\/post-all\/dragon-trail-2022-race-wrap\/attachment\/83-day02_dragontrail2022_murilomattos_1058\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/media.flowmountainbike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/23185605\/83-Day02_DragonTrail2022_murilomattos_1058.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2000,1333\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 7D Mark II&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1647608108&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;10&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"83-Day02_DragonTrail2022_murilomattos_1058\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/media.flowmountainbike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/23185605\/83-Day02_DragonTrail2022_murilomattos_1058-1800x1200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/media.flowmountainbike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/23185605\/83-Day02_DragonTrail2022_murilomattos_1058-2000x1333.jpg\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/flowmountainbike.com\/post-all\/dragon-trail-2022-race-wrap\/attachment\/87-day02_dragontrail2022_murilomattos_1235\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/media.flowmountainbike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/23185654\/87-Day02_DragonTrail2022_murilomattos_1235-450x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"160295\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/flowmountainbike.com\/post-all\/dragon-trail-2022-race-wrap\/attachment\/87-day02_dragontrail2022_murilomattos_1235\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/media.flowmountainbike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/23185654\/87-Day02_DragonTrail2022_murilomattos_1235.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2000,1333\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 7D Mark II&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1647610323&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;10&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;640&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0005&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"87-Day02_DragonTrail2022_murilomattos_1235\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/media.flowmountainbike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/23185654\/87-Day02_DragonTrail2022_murilomattos_1235-1800x1200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/media.flowmountainbike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/23185654\/87-Day02_DragonTrail2022_murilomattos_1235-2000x1333.jpg\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/flowmountainbike.com\/post-all\/dragon-trail-2022-race-wrap\/attachment\/89-day02_dragontrail2022_murilomattos_1278\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/media.flowmountainbike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/23185733\/89-Day02_DragonTrail2022_murilomattos_1278-450x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"160296\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/flowmountainbike.com\/post-all\/dragon-trail-2022-race-wrap\/attachment\/89-day02_dragontrail2022_murilomattos_1278\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/media.flowmountainbike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/23185733\/89-Day02_DragonTrail2022_murilomattos_1278.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2000,1333\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 5D Mark III&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1647610681&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;120&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;320&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0003125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"89-Day02_DragonTrail2022_murilomattos_1278\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/media.flowmountainbike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/23185733\/89-Day02_DragonTrail2022_murilomattos_1278-1800x1200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/media.flowmountainbike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/23185733\/89-Day02_DragonTrail2022_murilomattos_1278-2000x1333.jpg\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<figure id=\"attachment_160291\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-160291\" style=\"width: 1800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"160291\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/flowmountainbike.com\/post-all\/dragon-trail-2022-race-wrap\/attachment\/76-day02_dragontrail2022_angel_0820\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/media.flowmountainbike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/23185540\/76-Day02_DragonTrail2022_angel_0820.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2000,1333\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;ILCE-7M3&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1647569990&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;180&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.002&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"76-Day02_DragonTrail2022_angel_0820\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/media.flowmountainbike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/23185540\/76-Day02_DragonTrail2022_angel_0820-1800x1200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/media.flowmountainbike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/23185540\/76-Day02_DragonTrail2022_angel_0820-2000x1333.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-160291 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/media.flowmountainbike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/23185540\/76-Day02_DragonTrail2022_angel_0820-1800x1200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1200\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-160291\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Not much is better than jumping into the ocean after a muddy day on the bike.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div data-carousel-extra='{\"blog_id\":1,\"permalink\":\"https:\\\/\\\/flowmountainbike.com\\\/post-all\\\/dragon-trail-2022-race-wrap\\\/\"}' id='gallery-8' class='gallery galleryid-160250 gallery-columns-3 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data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 7D Mark II&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1647631452&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.008&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"108-Day02_DragonTrail2022_margareteoti_2515\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/media.flowmountainbike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/23185854\/108-Day02_DragonTrail2022_margareteoti_2515-1800x1200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/media.flowmountainbike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/23185854\/108-Day02_DragonTrail2022_margareteoti_2515-2000x1333.jpg\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/flowmountainbike.com\/post-all\/dragon-trail-2022-race-wrap\/attachment\/107-day02_dragontrail2022_murilomattos_1594\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/media.flowmountainbike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/23185844\/107-Day02_DragonTrail2022_murilomattos_1594-450x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"160299\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/flowmountainbike.com\/post-all\/dragon-trail-2022-race-wrap\/attachment\/107-day02_dragontrail2022_murilomattos_1594\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/media.flowmountainbike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/23185844\/107-Day02_DragonTrail2022_murilomattos_1594.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2000,1333\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;22&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 7D Mark II&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1647625844&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;10&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.01&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"107-Day02_DragonTrail2022_murilomattos_1594\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/media.flowmountainbike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/23185844\/107-Day02_DragonTrail2022_murilomattos_1594-1800x1200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/media.flowmountainbike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/23185844\/107-Day02_DragonTrail2022_murilomattos_1594-2000x1333.jpg\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/flowmountainbike.com\/post-all\/dragon-trail-2022-race-wrap\/attachment\/106-day02_dragontrail2022_murilomattos_1568\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/media.flowmountainbike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/23185832\/106-Day02_DragonTrail2022_murilomattos_1568-450x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"160298\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/flowmountainbike.com\/post-all\/dragon-trail-2022-race-wrap\/attachment\/106-day02_dragontrail2022_murilomattos_1568\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/media.flowmountainbike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/23185832\/106-Day02_DragonTrail2022_murilomattos_1568.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2000,1333\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 7D Mark II&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1647625067&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;10&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.001&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"106-Day02_DragonTrail2022_murilomattos_1568\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/media.flowmountainbike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/23185832\/106-Day02_DragonTrail2022_murilomattos_1568-1800x1200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/media.flowmountainbike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/23185832\/106-Day02_DragonTrail2022_murilomattos_1568-2000x1333.jpg\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Once again, Jon Odams and Karen Hill would take the stage wins and securing the top places in the general classification.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A bit further back in the field, Tony Zerbst was the only racer in the 70+ category. He\u2019d initially planned to race the Dragon Trail in the \u2018Oldies and Offspring\u2019 category after being talked into competing by his son Joe. Unfortunately, Joe came down with the spicy cough and was forced to pull out, but Tony persevered and beat his age in the general classification, riding to an impressive 62nd place.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to the Zerbst duo, they\u2019ll be back next year to race together.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Day 3: St Helens Dreaming<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For the ultimate stage of the Dragon Trail, the weather gods smiled on St Helens, and the sun decided to join the race. After a 4km transfer from camp, stage three took riders for a 42km rip around St Helens\u2019 Flagstaff trails.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_160301\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-160301\" style=\"width: 1800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"160301\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/flowmountainbike.com\/post-all\/dragon-trail-2022-race-wrap\/attachment\/1-day03_dragontrail2022_margareteoti_0025\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/media.flowmountainbike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/23185952\/1-Day03_DragonTrail2022_margareteoti_0025.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2000,1333\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;18&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;ILCE-7M3&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1647639888&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;16&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;125&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"1-Day03_DragonTrail2022_margareteoti_0025\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/media.flowmountainbike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/23185952\/1-Day03_DragonTrail2022_margareteoti_0025-1800x1200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/media.flowmountainbike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/23185952\/1-Day03_DragonTrail2022_margareteoti_0025-2000x1333.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-160301 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/media.flowmountainbike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/23185952\/1-Day03_DragonTrail2022_margareteoti_0025-1800x1200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1200\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-160301\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The sun? At the Dragon Trail? Finally!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_160306\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-160306\" style=\"width: 1800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"160306\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/flowmountainbike.com\/post-all\/dragon-trail-2022-race-wrap\/attachment\/20-day03_dragontrail2022_murilomattos_0156\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/media.flowmountainbike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/23190050\/20-Day03_DragonTrail2022_murilomattos_0156.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2000,1333\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 5D Mark III&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1647686830&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;70&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;800&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0005&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"20-Day03_DragonTrail2022_murilomattos_0156\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/media.flowmountainbike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/23190050\/20-Day03_DragonTrail2022_murilomattos_0156-1800x1200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/media.flowmountainbike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/23190050\/20-Day03_DragonTrail2022_murilomattos_0156-2000x1333.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-160306 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/media.flowmountainbike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/23190050\/20-Day03_DragonTrail2022_murilomattos_0156-1800x1200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1200\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-160306\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hill pushing the pace through the St Helens Trails.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div data-carousel-extra='{\"blog_id\":1,\"permalink\":\"https:\\\/\\\/flowmountainbike.com\\\/post-all\\\/dragon-trail-2022-race-wrap\\\/\"}' id='gallery-9' class='gallery galleryid-160250 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/flowmountainbike.com\/post-all\/dragon-trail-2022-race-wrap\/attachment\/38-day03_dragontrail2022_murilomattos_0366\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/media.flowmountainbike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/23190139\/38-Day03_DragonTrail2022_murilomattos_0366-450x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"160310\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/flowmountainbike.com\/post-all\/dragon-trail-2022-race-wrap\/attachment\/38-day03_dragontrail2022_murilomattos_0366\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/media.flowmountainbike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/23190139\/38-Day03_DragonTrail2022_murilomattos_0366.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2000,1333\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 7D Mark II&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1647689552&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;10&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0008&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"38-Day03_DragonTrail2022_murilomattos_0366\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/media.flowmountainbike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/23190139\/38-Day03_DragonTrail2022_murilomattos_0366-1800x1200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/media.flowmountainbike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/23190139\/38-Day03_DragonTrail2022_murilomattos_0366-2000x1333.jpg\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/flowmountainbike.com\/post-all\/dragon-trail-2022-race-wrap\/attachment\/32-day03_dragontrail2022_margareteoti_0930\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/media.flowmountainbike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/23190114\/32-Day03_DragonTrail2022_margareteoti_0930-450x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"160308\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/flowmountainbike.com\/post-all\/dragon-trail-2022-race-wrap\/attachment\/32-day03_dragontrail2022_margareteoti_0930\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/media.flowmountainbike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/23190114\/32-Day03_DragonTrail2022_margareteoti_0930.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2000,1333\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;7.1&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;ILCE-7M3&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1647652754&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;16&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;800&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.001&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"32-Day03_DragonTrail2022_margareteoti_0930\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/media.flowmountainbike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/23190114\/32-Day03_DragonTrail2022_margareteoti_0930-1800x1200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/media.flowmountainbike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/23190114\/32-Day03_DragonTrail2022_margareteoti_0930-2000x1333.jpg\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/flowmountainbike.com\/post-all\/dragon-trail-2022-race-wrap\/attachment\/8-day03_dragontrail2022_murilomattos_0053\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/media.flowmountainbike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/23190015\/8-Day03_DragonTrail2022_murilomattos_0053-450x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"160303\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/flowmountainbike.com\/post-all\/dragon-trail-2022-race-wrap\/attachment\/8-day03_dragontrail2022_murilomattos_0053\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/media.flowmountainbike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/23190015\/8-Day03_DragonTrail2022_murilomattos_0053.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2000,1333\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 5D Mark III&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1647684964&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;115&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;800&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0005&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"8-Day03_DragonTrail2022_murilomattos_0053\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/media.flowmountainbike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/23190015\/8-Day03_DragonTrail2022_murilomattos_0053-1800x1200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/media.flowmountainbike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/23190015\/8-Day03_DragonTrail2022_murilomattos_0053-2000x1333.jpg\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<figure id=\"attachment_160304\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-160304\" style=\"width: 1800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"160304\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/flowmountainbike.com\/post-all\/dragon-trail-2022-race-wrap\/attachment\/12-day03_dragontrail2022_murilomattos_0082\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/media.flowmountainbike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/23190027\/12-Day03_DragonTrail2022_murilomattos_0082.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2000,1333\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 5D Mark III&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1647685456&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;70&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;800&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.000625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"12-Day03_DragonTrail2022_murilomattos_0082\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/media.flowmountainbike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/23190027\/12-Day03_DragonTrail2022_murilomattos_0082-1800x1200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/media.flowmountainbike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/23190027\/12-Day03_DragonTrail2022_murilomattos_0082-2000x1333.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-160304 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/media.flowmountainbike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/23190027\/12-Day03_DragonTrail2022_murilomattos_0082-1800x1200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1200\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-160304\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">After days riding through the rainforest, weaving through towering Ironbark creates quite a contrast.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_160309\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-160309\" style=\"width: 1800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"160309\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/flowmountainbike.com\/post-all\/dragon-trail-2022-race-wrap\/attachment\/36-day03_dragontrail2022_margareteoti_1090\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/media.flowmountainbike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/23190126\/36-Day03_DragonTrail2022_margareteoti_1090.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2000,1333\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4.5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;ILCE-7M3&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1647653487&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;16&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0005&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"36-Day03_DragonTrail2022_margareteoti_1090\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/media.flowmountainbike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/23190126\/36-Day03_DragonTrail2022_margareteoti_1090-1800x1200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/media.flowmountainbike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/23190126\/36-Day03_DragonTrail2022_margareteoti_1090-2000x1333.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-160309 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/media.flowmountainbike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/23190126\/36-Day03_DragonTrail2022_margareteoti_1090-1800x1200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1200\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-160309\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">With dry, verging on dusty trails, you&#8217;d never know that it has been raining non-stop for the past few days.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The day kicks off with trails like Rock Lobster, Wedged In and Garnup before jumping onto the 20km Dreaming Pools adventure trail, which took racers up and over the KOM\/QOM of the day.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Odams and Hill were again the first to cross the line, completing the Dragon Trail clean sweep and winning the overall race \u2014 the second in as many years Hill has come out on top at the end of the third stage.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThis year, I wasn\u2019t in the same form as last year and had no expectations other than to ride and have fun. I came back to race on awesome trails,\u201d she said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Paralympian Michael Milton also finished the Dragon Trail this year. An amputee since childhood, he&#8217;s won six skiing Olympic gold medals, set a world record for the marathon on crutches and raced national track cycling events.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cToday was tough from the start, and I had to use what little reserve I had to finish. (I&#8217;ve) never had a better ride than that final rolling descent to the finish line.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I DID IT! What a race! If you MTB, you HAVE to do the Dragon Trail because it is stunning, varied, challenging, fun and amazingly beautiful &#8230; all the adjectives!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_160312\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-160312\" style=\"width: 1800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"160312\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/flowmountainbike.com\/post-all\/dragon-trail-2022-race-wrap\/attachment\/48-day03_dragontrail2022_murilomattos_0546\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/media.flowmountainbike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/23190243\/48-Day03_DragonTrail2022_murilomattos_0546.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2000,1333\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 7D Mark II&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1647691077&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;10&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0008&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"48-Day03_DragonTrail2022_murilomattos_0546\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/media.flowmountainbike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/23190243\/48-Day03_DragonTrail2022_murilomattos_0546-1800x1200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/media.flowmountainbike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/23190243\/48-Day03_DragonTrail2022_murilomattos_0546-2000x1333.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-160312 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/media.flowmountainbike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/23190243\/48-Day03_DragonTrail2022_murilomattos_0546-1800x1200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1200\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-160312\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">More boulders en route to the Dreaming Pools.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_160315\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-160315\" style=\"width: 1800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"160315\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/flowmountainbike.com\/post-all\/dragon-trail-2022-race-wrap\/attachment\/57-day03_dragontrail2022_margareteoti_1571\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/media.flowmountainbike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/23190325\/57-Day03_DragonTrail2022_margareteoti_1571.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2000,1333\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 7D Mark II&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1647692601&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;102&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.000625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"57-Day03_DragonTrail2022_margareteoti_1571\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/media.flowmountainbike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/23190325\/57-Day03_DragonTrail2022_margareteoti_1571-1800x1200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/media.flowmountainbike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/23190325\/57-Day03_DragonTrail2022_margareteoti_1571-2000x1333.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-160315 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/media.flowmountainbike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/23190325\/57-Day03_DragonTrail2022_margareteoti_1571-1800x1200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1200\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-160315\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Don&#8217;t go chasing waterfalls&#8230;or wait, actually do, especially if they drain into The Dreaming Pools.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div data-carousel-extra='{\"blog_id\":1,\"permalink\":\"https:\\\/\\\/flowmountainbike.com\\\/post-all\\\/dragon-trail-2022-race-wrap\\\/\"}' id='gallery-10' class='gallery galleryid-160250 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/flowmountainbike.com\/post-all\/dragon-trail-2022-race-wrap\/attachment\/51-day03_dragontrail2022_margareteoti_1419\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/media.flowmountainbike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/23190254\/51-Day03_DragonTrail2022_margareteoti_1419-450x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"160313\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/flowmountainbike.com\/post-all\/dragon-trail-2022-race-wrap\/attachment\/51-day03_dragontrail2022_margareteoti_1419\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/media.flowmountainbike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/23190254\/51-Day03_DragonTrail2022_margareteoti_1419.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2000,1333\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 7D Mark II&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1647691290&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;70&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0004&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"51-Day03_DragonTrail2022_margareteoti_1419\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/media.flowmountainbike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/23190254\/51-Day03_DragonTrail2022_margareteoti_1419-1800x1200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/media.flowmountainbike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/23190254\/51-Day03_DragonTrail2022_margareteoti_1419-2000x1333.jpg\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/flowmountainbike.com\/post-all\/dragon-trail-2022-race-wrap\/attachment\/52-day03_dragontrail2022_murilomattos_0618\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/media.flowmountainbike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/23190306\/52-Day03_DragonTrail2022_murilomattos_0618-450x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"160314\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/flowmountainbike.com\/post-all\/dragon-trail-2022-race-wrap\/attachment\/52-day03_dragontrail2022_murilomattos_0618\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/media.flowmountainbike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/23190306\/52-Day03_DragonTrail2022_murilomattos_0618.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2000,1333\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 5D Mark III&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1647691668&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;105&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;800&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.000625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"52-Day03_DragonTrail2022_murilomattos_0618\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/media.flowmountainbike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/23190306\/52-Day03_DragonTrail2022_murilomattos_0618-1800x1200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/media.flowmountainbike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/23190306\/52-Day03_DragonTrail2022_murilomattos_0618-2000x1333.jpg\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/flowmountainbike.com\/post-all\/dragon-trail-2022-race-wrap\/attachment\/43-day03_dragontrail2022_murilomattos_0428\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/media.flowmountainbike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/23190230\/43-Day03_DragonTrail2022_murilomattos_0428-450x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"160311\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/flowmountainbike.com\/post-all\/dragon-trail-2022-race-wrap\/attachment\/43-day03_dragontrail2022_murilomattos_0428\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/media.flowmountainbike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/23190230\/43-Day03_DragonTrail2022_murilomattos_0428.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2000,1333\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 7D Mark II&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1647690196&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;10&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"43-Day03_DragonTrail2022_murilomattos_0428\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/media.flowmountainbike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/23190230\/43-Day03_DragonTrail2022_murilomattos_0428-1800x1200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/media.flowmountainbike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/23190230\/43-Day03_DragonTrail2022_murilomattos_0428-2000x1333.jpg\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And then there is Cangie Wu, the Dragon Trail rider who spent the most time out on course enjoying the trails in northeast Tasmania. After struggling through the first stage, she planned to pull the plug, but after some encouragement finished the second stage.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On the morning of day three, Wu told the race crew she didn\u2019t have the legs for the last day, but was talked into at least riding to the trailhead. Well, a few hours later, she was coming across the finish line and had completed the race \u2014 what a legend!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Race director Louise Folks tells Flow that Dragon Trail will be coming back for 2023, and she&#8217;ll be announcing the dates soon.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWe\u2019ve had two years perfecting and refining, and we know this is a world-class event, so next year we are looking forward to welcoming riders from all over the world to Tasmania and the Dragon Trail. So come and join us,\u201d she said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For the full results or more details on the Dragon Trail, head over to the race <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/dragontrail.com.au\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">website.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_160316\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-160316\" style=\"width: 1800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"160316\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/flowmountainbike.com\/post-all\/dragon-trail-2022-race-wrap\/attachment\/60-day03_dragontrail2022_angel_1741\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/media.flowmountainbike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/23190336\/60-Day03_DragonTrail2022_angel_1741.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2000,1333\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;ILCE-7M3&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1647657483&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;70&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.001&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"60-Day03_DragonTrail2022_angel_1741\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/media.flowmountainbike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/23190336\/60-Day03_DragonTrail2022_angel_1741-1800x1200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/media.flowmountainbike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/23190336\/60-Day03_DragonTrail2022_angel_1741-2000x1333.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-160316 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/media.flowmountainbike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/23190336\/60-Day03_DragonTrail2022_angel_1741-1800x1200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1200\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-160316\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Your 2022 Dragon Trail Men&#8217;s podium. Jon Odams on the top step, with Ben Mather in second and Ben Iles.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_160317\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-160317\" style=\"width: 1800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"160317\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/flowmountainbike.com\/post-all\/dragon-trail-2022-race-wrap\/attachment\/61-day03_dragontrail2022_angel_1825\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/media.flowmountainbike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/23190347\/61-Day03_DragonTrail2022_angel_1825.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2000,1333\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;ILCE-7M3&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1647657780&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;70&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.001&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"61-Day03_DragonTrail2022_angel_1825\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/media.flowmountainbike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/23190347\/61-Day03_DragonTrail2022_angel_1825-1800x1200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/media.flowmountainbike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/23190347\/61-Day03_DragonTrail2022_angel_1825-2000x1333.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-160317 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/media.flowmountainbike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/23190347\/61-Day03_DragonTrail2022_angel_1825-1800x1200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1200\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-160317\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Karen Hill won her second Dragon Trail, with Jacqui Stephens and Sharon Heap hot on her tail.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_160320\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-160320\" style=\"width: 1800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"160320\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/flowmountainbike.com\/post-all\/dragon-trail-2022-race-wrap\/attachment\/68-day03_dragontrail2022_margareteoti_1791\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/media.flowmountainbike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/23190510\/68-Day03_DragonTrail2022_margareteoti_1791.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2000,1333\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;ILCE-7M3&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1647660033&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;35&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"68-Day03_DragonTrail2022_margareteoti_1791\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/media.flowmountainbike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/23190510\/68-Day03_DragonTrail2022_margareteoti_1791-1800x1200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/media.flowmountainbike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/23190510\/68-Day03_DragonTrail2022_margareteoti_1791-2000x1333.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-160320 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/media.flowmountainbike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/23190510\/68-Day03_DragonTrail2022_margareteoti_1791-1800x1200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1200\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-160320\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Full stoke! How could you not be after three days riding in northeast Tassie?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_160321\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-160321\" style=\"width: 1800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"160321\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/flowmountainbike.com\/post-all\/dragon-trail-2022-race-wrap\/attachment\/74-day03_dragontrail2022_margareteoti_1980\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/media.flowmountainbike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/23190520\/74-Day03_DragonTrail2022_margareteoti_1980.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2000,1333\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 7D Mark II&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1647697377&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;70&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.004&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"74-Day03_DragonTrail2022_margareteoti_1980\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/media.flowmountainbike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/23190520\/74-Day03_DragonTrail2022_margareteoti_1980-1800x1200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/media.flowmountainbike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/23190520\/74-Day03_DragonTrail2022_margareteoti_1980-2000x1333.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-160321 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/media.flowmountainbike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/23190520\/74-Day03_DragonTrail2022_margareteoti_1980-1800x1200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1200\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-160321\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Oldies and Offspring pairs rolling into the finish line together.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_160322\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-160322\" style=\"width: 1800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"160322\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/flowmountainbike.com\/post-all\/dragon-trail-2022-race-wrap\/attachment\/78-day03_dragontrail2022_margareteoti_2565\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/media.flowmountainbike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/23190531\/78-Day03_DragonTrail2022_margareteoti_2565.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2000,1333\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 7D Mark II&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1647709720&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;120&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.004&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"78-Day03_DragonTrail2022_margareteoti_2565\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/media.flowmountainbike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/23190531\/78-Day03_DragonTrail2022_margareteoti_2565-1800x1200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/media.flowmountainbike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/23190531\/78-Day03_DragonTrail2022_margareteoti_2565-2000x1333.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-160322 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/media.flowmountainbike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/23190531\/78-Day03_DragonTrail2022_margareteoti_2565-1800x1200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1200\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-160322\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The second Dragon Trail is in the books. We&#8217;ll be back next year.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Photos &#8211; <a class=\"notranslate\" tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/murilomattoss\/\">@murilomattoss<\/a>\u00a0<a class=\"notranslate\" tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/margareteoti\/\">@margareteoti<\/a>\u00a0<a class=\"notranslate\" tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/_angeliquecr\/\">@_angeliquecr<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Dragon Trail took to northeast Tassie for its sophomore running. The three-day stage race roughly follows The Trail of the Tin Dragon, a route followed by Chinese miners searching for precious metals in the 1870s. This route just so happens to pass through Blue Derby, the Bay of Fires descent and St Helens. 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