Rapid Ascent have welcomed Giant Bicycles Australia as the new naming rights sponsor of the legendary Giant Odyssey Mountain Bike Marathon, now set for Sunday 27th April 2014 in Forrest, South-West Victoria. “Giant Bicycles Australia is extremely proud to be partnering with Rapid Ascent as naming rights sponsor of the Giant Odyssey.” Said Ben Johnson, […]
Archives for October 2013
Riders reactions to the 2013 WEMBO Course
The course for the WEMBO Solo 24hr Championships has been announced, and it has spread around the racers who will be competing on it from the 12th to 13th of October, vying for the World Championship title. Mt Stromlo has been used for XCO, DH, 24hr and XCM titles over the past years. This place […]
Stage 1 LIMBC 2013: 65km XCM
Stage one LIMBC 2013: a 65km XCM around the island, a description that conjures up scenic ideals and one would expect a scenic tour of the island….Ha!… Todays stage was far from a scenic tour and displayed all the attributes of ‘classic Malaysian racing’: mud, paddocks and water crossings separated by much appreciated sections of tar […]
Newcastle puts on a perfect show for Round 3 of the SRAM Singletrack Mind Series
There can be only one word to describe Sunday’s SRAM Singletrack Mind Series event and that’s “perfect!” Glorious spring weather greeted riders as they rolled to the start line for Round 3 of the 5 event series and with mild temperatures all day, a course that was in excellent condition and a large, high quality […]
LIMBC Prologue 2013 (2.4km ITT)
LIMBC kicked off this morning with a short 2.4km ITT around Eagle Square/Legenda park in what could be considered ‘ideal’ Malaysian conditions, cloud cover, a slight breeze and no rain. The riders were reverse seeded based on their previous racing accomplishments and subsequent UCI ranking, with the Senior Masters leading the charge at 1000. Riders […]