The team of Steve Wilson, Reon Carroll, Scott Hodges, Olly Barnett and Ryan Cull completed 24 laps of the 11.7km circuit that took them through the holiday park and Naseby Forest on shingle and 4WD tracks.
Cull also rode the fastest lap of the day, 26min 56sec.
Ian Edmond, of Christchurch, won the solo men's event, with 21 laps, while Hannah Thorne, of Dunedin, won the solo women's race with 19 laps.
Former international rider Anja McDonald, of Dunedin, won the single speed solo class, with 19 laps, beating all the men who lined up in that class.
Race director Craig Bates, of Mosgiel, said 788 riders, 62 racing as individuals, along with 176 teams of three, four or five people, took on the event, which began at 10am at the Larchview Holiday Park.
"It was the maximum we could take. When we opened entries online, we filled the event in 30 hours. We had a waiting list of 200."
Riders came from as far afield as Whakatane and Wellington to ride in the challenge, Bates said.
"I'm extremely pleased with how it went. It was a very good race where everyone showed great sportsmanship."
This year's circuit was 1.2km longer than last year's race, he said.
"Everybody loved it. It endorsed our decision [to change the course]."
However, not everyone's ride went to plan, Bates said.
"We had a couple of guys who needed to be stitched up. They were stabilised by the Red Cross and then taken away to hospital," in Ranfurly.
The last three hours of the race had the added challenge of being held in the dark.
"As long as you've got good lights, it's all right but you've really got to stay focused, which can be hard when you're starting to get a bit tired," Bates said.
