Pure Tasmania Wildside, day 4

Sid Taberlay is ecstatic to hear from race director Nic Deka (left) that he has won the 2012 race by 2 seconds. Amazingly, the puncture king rode the last 3km of the race on a completely blown tire. Photo: Rick Eaves | www.rickeaves.com

Taberlay’s airless but victorious rear wheel is missing a chunk of rubber, courtesy of a decking nail. Photo: Rick Eaves | www.rickeaves.com

The contenders hit top speed on Ocean Beach with Canadian champ Max Plaxton (45) leading Paul van der Ploeg (Vic) and Sid Taberlay. Photo: Rick Eaves | www.rickeaves.com

Jenni King from Victoria completely dominated the women’s race, winning every stage including the last in Strahan. Photo: Rick Eaves | www.rickeaves.com

Thomas Hansen (Tas). Photo: Rick Eaves | www.rickeaves.com

Tasmanian Thomas Hansen celebrated a little too hard after four days of toil, coming unstuck at the finish line. Photo: Rick Eaves | www.rickeaves.com

The outcome of Tasmanian Thomas Hansen's celebrating. Photo: Rick Eaves | www.rickeaves.com

Thomas Hansen (Tas) his seat broken off in the fall. Photo: Rick Eaves | www.rickeaves.com

Wildside crew let their hair down on the last day in Strahan. From left : Bruce Cameron, of Devonport, as Braveheart, Gavin O’Neill as himself, and Mike Shaw from Devonport as Al Capone. Photo: Rick Eaves | www.rickeaves.com

Damien Jones (vic) has Canadian champ Max Plaxton on his wheel as they hit a creek at high speed on Ocean Beach. Photo: Rick Eaves | www.rickeaves.com

Steven Woolcock of Victoria is happy to fall off his bike exhausted at the end of the final race in Strahan yesterday. Photo: Rick Eaves | www.rickeaves.com

Hot Victorian Paul van der Ploeg took the final stage victory in Strahan. Photo: Rick Eaves | www.rickeaves.com