Thousands of athletes are expected to converge on the NSW South Coast in the coming days. Photo: Sea Otter Festival.

Some wild and stormy weather isn’t stopping mountain bikers from heading to the NSW South Coast.

The inaugural Sea Otter Australia event runs until Sunday (26 October), and is expected to attract more than 2000 athletes and an estimated 5000 additional cycling enthusiasts.

The five-day event, organised by the locally based Rocky Trail Group, is promising a range of rides, demonstrations, events and exhibitions.

Marketing director of Rocky Trail Group and Sea Otter Australia CEO Juliane Wisata said recent wild winds nearly stopped their set-up in its tracks.

“Yesterday [22 October], the crew were putting together the event … That actually impacted our operations quite

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