By Emma Rhymer Driving home from the inaugural Tenterfield Gravel n Granite, I couldn’t get the movie quote “if you build it, they will come,” out of my head. Capitalising on the growing popularity of gravel events, The Saddlers Mountain Bike Club of Tenterfield have created an event second to none in Auscycling’s first gravel […]
Archives for March 2022
Bike Check: Imogen Smith’s XTR equipped Norco Revolver for the 2022 Cape Epic
In March 2020, MarathonMTB.com Team rider Imogen Smith was making the final preparations to race the Cape Epic with Briony Mattocks. Her Norco Revolver was prepped, she was fit, they were there in Cape Town – and of course the race was cancelled hours before the start. Countless teams were left wondering what to do, […]
The 5 P’s of Performance in Cycling
Cycling is a sport that commands a lot of commitment to perform at a high level. The hours required to really lift the endurance capacity required for long distance events like XCM and MTB stage races dwarfs the training requirements for many other sports. Subsequently, a lot of motivation is required by the participant to […]