G’day there, Since I last wrote I have returned from Europe, stayed back in the USA, returned to Australia, returned to Europe, returned to Australia travelled to China, returned to the USA and then returned to Australia again. 2013 has been a hectic yet exciting year and I would not change a thing. I have […]
Archives for November 2013
Easter in the Alice: Mountain Bikers join Muster in the Centre
The mountain biking on offer near Alice Springs in Central Australia shouldn’t be a secret any longer. Those who have been know it’s worth it. Those yet to travel to the red centre cannot truly experience the variety of trails on offer right from town. Rapid Ascent run the Ingkerreke Commercial MTB Enduro, and this […]
Matt Page’s Blog: The Highland Fling 100 Mile
I am sure Bundanoon was a popular search location for all the weather websites last week and despite checking at least 4, they were all in agreement: The 8th running of the CamelBak Highland Fling was going to be a wet one and possibly for the first time in the events history? Saturday’s events escaped […]
And now for something Completely Different…
Back in ‘the day’, MTB events were few and far between in NSW – we had the Working Week series of 8hr endurance races (five 8hr races – a working week geddit), a Sydney 12hr and 24hr, the Dirtworks (now Convict 100), the Highland Fling and probably most made the annual pilgrimage to Canberra for […]
Women’s Field halved at Highland Fling
Although the Elite women’s field had already shrunk at the 2013 Camelbak Highland Fling in comparison to 2012, injury and illness have halved the Elite women’s field, as Jenny Fay (Swell-Specialized) and Imogen Smith (Subaru-MarathonMTB.com) have had to withdraw from the Fling, perhaps one of the most prestigious Marathon races in Australia. “I’m disappointed to […]
Subaru Australian MTB Championships head to Bright
Cycling Australia and the Alpine Shire are thrilled to announce that Australia’s biggest mountain bike event is digging into the foothills of the Victorian Alps. Bright in Victoria will host the Subaru Australian Mountain Bike Championships in 2014 and 2015. Long the season’s focus of elite and amateur riders throughout the country, all roads now […]
2013 Camelbak Highland Fling form guide
The Highland Fling – it’s the marathon race of the year for an awful lot of people. Practice rides on the open parts of the course at Wingello are frequent, training progammes are designed to ‘peak’ for this weekend, and bikes are booked in for services in the weeks leading into it. There is no doubt […]
Park City P2P drops NUE Affiliation
The 75 mile Park City Point 2 Point endurance mountain bike race has decided to revert back to being an independent event for the 2014 season. “We’ve decided to really focus on the vibe of what we feel has made the P2P such a special event,” said Jay Burke, race promoter. “There are not too […]