Allan Iacuone took out the inaugural Australian National Cyclocross Championship title in the men elite category. After a great and exciting race under sunny skies, it is Allan Iacuone who gets to wear the green and gold jersey for the next twelve months. It was a fast and hard race on the grass of Cranwell […]
Archives for August 2013
Cape to Cape MTB Stage Race – Sold Out!
Almost three months out from the sixth annual Cape to Cape MTB the field is full and registrations have closed. An incredible 1,200 riders from around Australia and the world have signed up to tackle the four day test of endurance starting October 24. Riders will descend upon the iconic Augusta Lighthouse at Cape Leeuwin […]
Rifle Butts MTB Park Mansfield
After a few weeks of cold and wet weather in Melbourne, it was nice to finally go on a Saturday training ride under clear skies and a beautiful 15 degrees. While the ski and snowboard fanatics of Victoria get their rush on the slopes of Mt Buller, I went to the nearby town of Mansfield […]
Remembering Australia at the Mackay Mountain Marathon
The first thing anyone said to me in Mackay was ‘which bag is your’s, ma’am?’, It came from the guy in thongs, boardies, and a hat who’d been sitting in the aisle opposite me on the plane, and pretty much set the tone for my weekend at the Mackay Mountain Marathon. While I waited for […]
Racing the Tour Divide
Well, its been about three weeks or so since finishing the Tour Divide MTB Race, and its probably taken me about that long to process to a point where I can write about it. Since I got back the two most common questions people have asked are ‘How was it?’ and ‘Are you going […]
Mackay Mountain Marathon – Regional Racing in Eungella
Australia can seem custom made for mountain biking – lots of land, a dry environment, sand based soil, old stable mountain ranges, and a laid back population. For the most part, Australian mountain bikers really benefit from this. We rarely complain of crowded trails, and we can ride through winter, save for a few wet […]
Singletrack Mind Series: Nowra was worth the wait!
The weather has played a significant role in the SRAM Singletrack Mind series over the past year with the 2012 finale played out in sweltering conditions, the 2013 series opener also raced in the heat while the 2nd and 3rd rounds had to be rescheduled due to torrential rain. Mother Nature again played her hand […]
Altitude training for marathon racing
I didn’t know it at the time, but I broke my hip on the final day of the 2013 Absa Cape Epic, one kilometre from the finish in Lourensford. Needless to say, that has resulted in my 2013 season being rather different than planned. Far from coming off the Epic to start a brilliant European season […]
Get set for the Buxton Boot Camp
The increasingly popular Victorian Enduro Series will come to end at the grand finale held by Big Hill Events at the Buxton Mountain Bike Park on the 10th of November. As part of the series riders can choose the 6 or 3 hour option – riding laps around the Buxton MTB course (roughly 12k) for […]
How to taper for big races
It’s one of the great mysteries of training and racing: how to turn up on race day with the perfect blend of enough of the right kind of training in the legs, but also enough freshness to be absolutely pinging? Disclaimer first – I’m not going to attempt too much sports science. My history degree […]