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The Bendigo MTB club has now for many years run one of Australia’s iconic marathon MTB events. The ‘Golden Triangle Epic’, held in the gold mining town of Bendigo about 1.5 hours drive from Melbourne has played host to some of the most exciting races and racers on the famed 52km loop that XCM racers […]
The AMB100 has become a staple on the Australian XCM calendar, initially known for its extreme heat, today was to be an exception to the traditionally dry and hot conditions. A wintry change had hit Canberra on Friday evening dropping a few mm of rain, rare for Australia’s driest city. This left racers of the […]
When it comes to hydrating while riding and racing our options are becoming more varied as companies like Camelbak become more and more innovative. Recently I have been using the new Chase Bike Vest in marathon race situations which has opened my eyes to the convenience and functionality of sipping race beverages via a straw connected […]
After a stellar Otway Odyssey XCM race on the Saturday promoters Rapid Ascent have made the classic XCM race part of a weekend of solid racing or riding in the beautiful Surf Coast region aside the Great Ocean Road in Australia. Defending champion Peta Mullens (Bendigo) and Jay Vine (Canberra) have taken top honours to […]
The 12th edition of the Otway Odyssey was run and won under grey skies in the singletrack wonderland that is Forrest, Victoria, Australia. With the national XCO championships occurring on the same weekend a number of key big name riders were notable absent. However, the women’s field showed significant depth with 4 former winners on […]
Race promotion company Rapid Ascent is excited to welcome over 1,400 riders to Forrest, Victoria this weekend for two huge days of racing at The Otway Odyssey and Great Otway Gravel Grind (GOGG) presented by Focus, one of the most iconic races in Australia. The 12th edition features mountain bike races; the 100km Odyssey, the […]
One of the most respected and historic mountain bike marathons on the Australian calendar returns in 2018 in a partnership with it’s sister event the ‘Great Otway Gravel Grind’ (G.O.G.G). The Otway Odyssey was one of the first mountain bike events in the country to embrace the marathon format in 2007. In it’s formative years […]
There is no doubt electronic shifting has been one of the ground breaking innovations in the mountain bike industry over the past decade. I first had the pleasure of using this technology when it was brand new in 2012 on a road bike while racing in the USA. This was only available in Shimano Dura […]
One thing that always accompanies me on a stage race is a good backpack. The convenience of being able to carry all of my essential equipment on planes, trains and automobiles while still having full use of my hands is often an absolute necessity. Or even around camp at a race travelling between dinner and […]
The Highland Fling has, over the past 13 years, become a staple and a classic event on the Australian MTB calendar. The 120km jaunt through the singletrack, forestry roads and farm tracks of NSW’s Southern Highlands has attracted tens of thousands of competitors from around the country and the globe over its existence. Due to […]
