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November 11, 2024 By Justin Morris Leave a Comment

The curious appeal of gravel racing

The now iconic Dirty Warrny was held over the weekend, a 250km grind over dirt roads and trails between Geelong and Warrnambool in Victoria. Traversing the Otway ranges, the race also features close to 3800m of elevation gain. The race takes most riders over ten hours to complete.  This was my first time competing in […]

Filed Under: Features Tagged With: Bike, dirty warrny, gravel racing, Justin Morris, MarathonMTB

September 2, 2023 By Justin Morris Leave a Comment

Top 5 mountain bike races that no longer exist

What race do you miss the most? Team rider and contributor Justin Morris reflects on some of the races we longer get to pin a number on for.

Filed Under: Features Tagged With: cape epic, Croc Trophy, Crocodile Trophy, Highland Fling, MarathonMTB, mountain bike, MTB, pioneer, Stage Race, UCI, XCM

June 6, 2023 By Justin Morris Leave a Comment

Unbound Gravel a marriage of XCM & Road Racing?

Team rider Justin Morris parked the MTB to tackle likely the most famous gravel race in the world, the Unbound in Kansas, USA. Hear about his dissection of the race from an MTBer and Roadie angle.

Filed Under: Reports Tagged With: carolin schiff, Dirty Kanza, Gravel, gravel bike, Gravel Grind, gravel racing, Justin Morris, Keegen Swenson, MarathonMTB, Unbound, Unbound Gravel

November 11, 2022 By Justin Morris Leave a Comment

The 33rd ‘Iceman Cometh’; what is the appeal of the largest single day participation MTB race in the USA?

Team rider Justin Morris recently completed the largest single day MTB race in the USA; The Iceman. He reflects on what draws 5000 riders and their supporters to the woods of Northern Michigan.

Filed Under: Reports Tagged With: biking, Iceman, Maddog, Michigan, mountain bike, MTB, Point to Point, USA, XCM, XCO

August 12, 2022 By Justin Morris Leave a Comment

Bike Check: Justin Morris’ hardtail for the Leadville 100

Before embarking on the worlds most iconic XCM, Justin Morris takes us through his setup for race day.

Filed Under: MarathonMTB.com, Tech Tagged With: Diabetes, Fox suspension, Hardtail, Justin Morris, Leadville 100, MarathonMTB, Maxxis, PRO, Ride MEchanic, T1Diabetes, Team Novo Nordisk, Trek, Type1Diabetes, XCM, XTR, xtr m9100

August 10, 2022 By Justin Morris Leave a Comment

Orucase B2 Bike Travel Case

Travelling with a bike can be a cumbersome process. The folk at Orucase aim to reduce the stress and cost associated with airline travel with bikes.

Filed Under: Tech Tagged With: airline travel, Bike, Bike Travel case, Justin Morris, Lead Out Sports, MTB travel, Orucase, product, Tech

May 18, 2022 By Justin Morris Leave a Comment

Lessons learnt from gravel racing

Gravel racing has taken the cycling world by storm over the past decade. Events appeal to a broad range of cyclists from former pro tour roadies to novice riders wanting a massive physical challenge paired with a fun event experience. Is gravel racing simply a road race on a dirt road or is it a […]

Filed Under: Features Tagged With: Bike, biking, coaching, Gravel, gravel racing, Justin Morris, MarathonMTB, Mind Matters Athlete Coaching, SPD, XCM

March 10, 2022 By Justin Morris Leave a Comment

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 […]

Filed Under: MarathonMTB.com, Training Tagged With: Justin Morris, MarathonMTB, mental health, mental preparation, Mind Matters Athlete Coaching, mountain bike, MTB, preparation, Race preparation, Stage Race, Training, XCM

October 17, 2021 By Justin Morris Leave a Comment

King Island: An untapped cycling gem

Team rider Justin Morris recently took to the remote island of King Island with his CX bike to explore what the island had to offer,

Filed Under: Diaries, MarathonMTB.com Tagged With: Cycle tourism, Gravel, Norco Threshold, Tasmania, Travel, Victoria

July 4, 2021 By Justin Morris 1 Comment

The Devils Cardigan gravel race sets the scene in Tasmania with epic course and conditions!

Gravel racing has been taking the US cycling scene by storm for a few years now. With the ascension of a now world renowned races such as Unbound Gravel (formerly Dirty Kanza) gravel racing in parts of the northern hemisphere has become a legitimate professional discipline and arguably trumping in popularity the traditional road racing […]

Filed Under: Reports Tagged With: Blue Derby, Derby, devils cardigan, endurance, Enduro, Gravel, Gravel Grind, groad, Justin Morris, MTB Tasmania, nathan earle, Road, Road Racing, Tasmania, XCM

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