In the European winters of 2011/2012 and 2012/2013, Lewis Rattray was the sole representative for Australia at cyclo cross races all over the world. Together with his support crew (a mix of Belgian and Australian manager, mechanics and soigneurs), he endured the freezing cold to race World Cups, World Championships and several pro and amateur […]
Archives for January 2014
Melissa Anset about competing at the 2014 Cyclo Cross World Championships
Melissa Anset is a well know name in Australian mountain biking but now she’s put the mountain bike aside for a few weeks and has a crack at the 2014 Cyclo Cross World Championships in Hoogerheide, the Netherlands. After watching her friends compete during the 2011 and 2012 Dirty Deeds CX Series in Melbourne, she […]
Cyprus Sunshine Cup 2014 Preview
In just under a months time racers will flock to the Mediterranean island of Cyprus for the 2014 edition of the Cyprus Sunshine Cup. This year the event will consist of two rounds with a 4 day Afxentia stage race (February 27th – March 2nd) taking place a week before a single day cross country […]
Owning up to winning
Today, Tasmanian MTB rider Ben Mather won one of our oldest stage races, four brutal, muddy days in Tasmania’s wilderness: Wildside and his Facebook update caught our eye – ‘OMG,’ he wrote ‘I just won Wildside!’. It’s exuberant, and it runs contrary to a trend that I’ve noticed over the last few years, and one […]
Hansen and Spies confirm for 2014 Craft Bike Transalp
With the 2014 Marathon and Stage Racing year well underway, Subaru-MarathonMTB.com racers Naomi Hansen and Stuart Spies have confirmed their partnership for the Craft Bike Transalp, from 20-26th July, one of the most prestigious mountain bike Stage Races in the world. In 2014 the race is 7 days long, starting in Oberammagau, Germany, and racing […]
Mt Baw Baw Mountain Biking: Secrets Revealed
Victoria, Australia, has a great cycling history. And it also has some very impressive ski resorts that are close to the capital, Melbourne. Mt Buller, Hotham, Falls Creek, Lake Mountain – and of course Mt Baw Baw. The ski season is becoming shorter, and the amount of ‘green’ on the slopes is increasing. For years, […]
Lifting the Veil on Mt Baw Baw
Mt Baw Baw sits just 2.5hrs drive from Melbourne, yet even when you’re over an hour away you feel like you are in some seriously remote country. Driving in through Noojee, the Valley of the Bridges, Icy Creek and Tanjil Bren was unlike any other road I’ve driven on to a ski resort. The temperate […]
Eurobodalla to host 2nd Round of Real Insurance XCM Series
News has come from Cycling Australia that the rebooted Real Insurance XCM Series has a home for round two. Australia’s peak cycling body has been working hard to get the five race series into great locations for mountain bikers and their supporters alike. Although it used a different selection of events in 2011 and 2012, […]
Maintain Momentum through the Maverick Marathon Series
The Maverick Marathon Series was launched in late 2013, as a response by four key Australian race organisers to provide a coherent Marathon Series in accessible venues for a large portion of Australian mountain bikers. None of the events are new, all are well proven and have their fans. Get points and compare and race your […]
Five things every cyclist needs to ride a new city
I feel like I went to sleep and woke up with a new life. There was no magic, though – just a lot of hard work by loved ones. I got sick. One day I was living in Brisbane, the next, Sydney. I grew up in Sydney and left a few years after I started cycling, […]