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"Build it and they will come" Madeira

Madeira is different, it isn't a bike park, it isn't naturally formed trails, it hasn't evolved over the centuries and it hasn't been a huge private multimillion dollar investment project. It's been hand built by a small group of fanatics who went in search of unique opportunities in all four corners of the island to build, reclaim, open up and dig, and dig some more, creating a very unique set of circumstances on this jewel in the Atlantic Ocean. It's mid-summer and we have arrived in Madeira with Andrew Neethling ex pro downhill racer and moving the needle podcast host. Its sunny, warm and spirits are high as it's the first time all of us have left our respective countries since late 2019 and it's now the middle of 2021... We are met on landside of the airport by John Fernandes, our H+I Adventures guide in Madeira. He is all things mountain biking on Madeira and certainly looks the part with his tricked out black pick up truck, EVOC tailgate pad and dust covered bike hanging off the back. At H+I we have been involved in Madeira for a few years now with it being the first destination in our EWS Travel portfolio. So we have had the pleasure of being on the island for an EWS race event with the worlds top riders and being shown around by the guy who has made it all happen. During our time with John we got to understand to what extent he has shaped the islands mountain bike scene into what we all know and love today. It's not been an easy road, it rarely is, but from what we have seen it has been worth it. John has almost singlehandedly pushed the creation of mountain biking in Madeira, from trails, to infrastructure and events to pro video shoots, which is why we are here. So that Andrew can delve deeper into what makes this island tick, why trails exist here and what impact this has had on this sleepy island, and he had one take away comment after 8 days on this island - "Build it and they will come". A big thank you to Visit Madeira for their support! MB017LLOXRQW6PO