Dubbed the RAMBO series, Fitzpatrick proved too strong over the six-leg event.

And Albury Wodonga Mountain Bikers’ Kylie King claimed the elite women’s from club-mate Kathryn McInerney.

“Albury’s track has quite a lot of natural rock on the hill,” Albury Wodonga Mountain Bikers’ Michael Ross said.

“It’s quite a lot rougher than some other events.

“Bright, for example, through the pine forest, is a lot smoother course.”

Beechworth, Bright, Mount Beauty, Wagga and Albury each hosted a round, while Wangaratta uses Beechworth’s circuit.

The Border’s Kris Meyland won the elite men’s race on Nail Can Hill,  completing 10 laps, or around 40 kilometres, in just over three hours on Saturday.

And Alice Debney claimed the women’s event, racking up eight laps in three hours and 20 minutes.

Officials were happy with the field of around 50 competitors, as they tackled the final round in the three categories.

Wangaratta’s Riley Corke won the juniors’ race.

The juniors’ race is over 90 minutes.

“The numbers for juniors took a hit with a number of other events on,” Ross said.

“We would normally have 30 to 40 kids at our race meets generally.”

At the elite level, competitors can hit speeds of 40 kilometres per hour, while they average just under half that over the circuit.

“On the descending trails, the riders can go really quickly, but there’s other areas where they fall back to single-figure speeds,” Ross said.

The RAMBO series serves as a winter option for competitors, ahead of the busier spring and summer seasons.

It’s been running for around seven years.

Albury has a number of major events towards the end of the season.

Nail Can Hill will host the Victorian Endurance Titles, a six-hour event, in late March following races in a number of areas.

The Victorian Gravity Enduro tour will be held in April.