One bike race is not like another. For a racer, this is well known. A race will always play out differently. The course, the weather, the players, and everyones goals differ from one race to the next, so there is no set method to winning. Beyond being the first to cross the finish line. And […]
Archives for February 2014
A guide to Cyclocross Team Champs
You knew it was coming, the post apocolypctic account of a season in the mud, I did warn you in November! For the uninitiated, and I can’t think there are many, please do yourself a favour and watch the World Championships that recently took place in Hoogerheide in the Netherlands. What you will witness may […]
Sebastian Jayne: The Dizzying heights of the Mt Buller XCO
I’ve been to the dizzying heights of Mt Buller three times before in my short career as a mountain bicyclist. The first time it rained and my clothes got dirty, the second time my bike exploded and the third time only my pedal exploded! Progress! (note: it didn’t actually explode it just broke). I was […]
AMB 100: Singletrack surfing at Mt Stromlo
When Rocky Trail Entertainment organisers Martin and Juliane announced that the AMB100 Marathon was going to be shortened by 25km for the 100km-ers and 35km for the 100-milers, some might have said this was going to be an ‘easy race’. But when temperatures that day hit 39 degrees on the unforgiving and shade-less singletrack of […]
MTN Series: Luus and de Groot on top in Dullstroom
The opening event in the world’s largest marathon MTB series kicked off the 2014 season in the quant Mpumalanga Highveld town of Dullstroom. The MTN National MTB Series #1 Dullstroom is a new addition on the calendar of the popular series that spans five provinces over eight national events. The event attracted an unprecedented 2500 […]
Justin Morris’ Blog: Hard Yakka
Life has taken a few more twists & turns since I last wrote a blog. I have been back to Australia, back to America, back to Australia, back to America, to Europe and then back to America since November. The travel, although fantastic, was beginning to take a toll on my body and inevitably my […]
Being taken out of the comfort zone
When attempting to increase physical performance, you only get fitter / faster / stronger when you push your body out of its comfort zone and force it to overcompensate. Repeated small cycles like this are what bring the big gains over the course of a season. But what about technical riding? I would argue that […]
Nicholas Smith, youngest Aussie at CX World Championship
Nicholas Smith: The youngest Australian rider ever to compete at the Cyclo Cross World Championships looks back on his time in Belgium and the Netherlands. After finishing fourth at the inaugural Australian National Championship Cyclo cross held in Melbourne, Nicholas Smith qualified for the World Championships for U19 riders in Hoogerheide, the Netherlands. After extensive […]
Reviewed: Specialized S-Works Trail Shoe
What with chasing poor bike shops to change their name and concept stores showing a level of sensitivity towards women matching that of Sunrise’s David Koch you’d be forgiven for thinking that as a company they are, well, evil. But dammit, why does evil have to make such awesome shoes?! One of the most important parts of […]
AMB 100 on this weekend, Ed McDonald set to defend 100 miler title
With just a few days to go to register for the AMB100 Marathon on 9 February at Stromlo Forest Park Ed McDonald the 100-miler Champion from 2012 and 2013 has just confirmed that he will be at the start to defend his titles against some of the strongest endurance riders in the country, including SingleSpeed […]