Stage four of the BC Bike Race began by boat or floatplane over the spectacular Jervis Inlet and finished with grass under the riders’ feet in a field only blocks from the ocean. It was a refreshing finish after completing the days longest stage. Riders were able to grab a meal at the catered food […]
Archives for July 2012
Lifestyle, holiday, opportunity, habit… or just Dream Living?
It’s the time of year where I pack up a backpack and a bike box and head to Europe. Lots of cyclists do it for various reasons, and there are quite a number of Australian cyclists who do it to ply their trade, or attempt to crack into professional cycling. I’m quite a long way […]
Black Mountains 3 Day
‘It is so well organised.’ I kept on hearing these words from different people over the course of the Black Mountains 3 Day event and I have to say I fully agree with them. The personal touch started as soon as you took the turnoff at the Estate with a marshal directing you the camping […]
Mountain biking in Germany: Follow your nose
The really nice thing about Germany is that you don’t really have to know where you’re going to find yourself somewhere. Europe trip 2012 began in Munich and the selection of my first nights accommodation was somewhat random, based merely on location and price. I had to be close to the airport as my Subaru–MarathonMTB.com […]
Justin Morris’ Blog: Catch you Latte USA!
Summer time in the USA and the latest season of ‘The Bachelorette’ is heating up, with ‘Emily’ meeting the families tonight! Apart from quality TV viewing Summertime means many things to the locals here. Summer camp for the kids! Frappaccino’s for the starbucks frequenters, big money criteriums for the bike racers and ‘knee high by […]
Shaun Lewis shows his class, Sprinting to 3rd Real Insurance XCM win
Shaun Lewis (Rockstar Racing) reclaimed the lead in the Series by taking his 3rd win in 4 events at this past weekends Stevens Bikes Husky 100’ker. The 4th leg of the 6 event Real Insurance XCM Series visited the beautiful town of Callala Beach. The riders were greeted by the most perfect day the Husky […]
Are they mountains or walls? Imst, Austria
In my experience, there seem to be two types of holiday makers. Those who like to plan and those who don’t. Like most either/ors, there are not really just two, but many types, sliding in along a continuum from one extreme to the other. I go well with a loose plan: reach ‘x’ place eventually, […]
BC Bike Race: Wallace and Simms take the wins
Today’s sun finally treated racers to the beauty of the Sunshine Coast under clear skies. The entire BC Bike Race operation left Campbell River this morning to take the second BC Ferries trip across the Georgia Strait to the town of Powell River. Riders were greeted by the sound of the Powell River community ringing […]
Brownie Points Burner
In 2012, the Brownie Points Burner moves to Taree for an epic 2-day mountain biking escape. Get back to the heart of mountain biking by riding with your mates, exploring some exceptional new singletrack and then talking about it over a beer near a campfire. On the weekend of September 22nd – 23rd 2012, the […]
BC Bike Race: And on the second day, it rained
Campbell River hosted day two of the BC Bike Race under the wettest conditions in race history. With a police escort, 525 spirited racers left from the Robert Ostler Park under a steady drizzle of rain. After a neutral start the police escort pulled aside and an opening road section spread the field out before […]