April is a busy month of racing, and to start, the countries best marathon racers congregated at Mt Joyce Recreation Park for the Australian Marathon MTB Championships, which were also the second round of the Real Insurance XCM Series. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NdCW_ej_i1M The trails at Mt Joyce, which sits south west of Brisbane between Beaudesert and Boonah, […]
The 2014 Cape Epic – in Summary
Related Event: ABSA Cape Epic
The ABSA Cape Epic is a brute of a race. Once you have won the first round against the race, securing an entry, you have almost a year of mental burden. You must train, you must be prepared. Do not take the Cape Epic lightly, as it will destroy you. Finishing this race in one […]
Australian XCM Championships – the Contenders
Mt Joyce Mountain Bike Park opened in 2011, and the Australian XCM Champs that year would have been the first event to be held on the new trails. They were actually so new, that the venue wasn’t yet open, and racers were almost required to race in long sleeves and with steel capped shoes. That […]
Jenny Fay – taking on the world in 2014
Cycling is full of hard working, motivated athletes. We are in a sport that rewards hard work, dedication and discipline. Anyone from the Australian marathon scene would recognise Jenny Fay. Some riders get over-hyped, but when it comes to marathon racing, Fay lives up to the hype. She is rarely beaten. She is a fierce […]
Lloyd wins first round of Shimano MTB GP at Awaba
Andrew Lloyd, runner up in last year’s 24 Hour Solo Mountain Bike World Championship, won the Shimano Mountain Bike Grand Prix endurance race on Saturday at Awaba MTB Park near Newcastle. Lloyd completed an impressive 13 laps in just over seven hours and won against a strong Elite Men’s field and also took out the […]
Rock Shox RS-1: Why it’s the right time for a rebirth
There have been a few photos strategically released from Rock Shox via their Facebook page, showing images of a new suspension fork. The images don’t show a whole fork, but started with a steerer tube, then a crown, and then the seals showing the legs – both upper and lower. So you’ve all guessed it, […]
New adventures on single track with Chocolate Foot
Now in it’s fifth year, the Chocolate Foot Singletrack Mind series continues to evolve, with two different options for race time, lots of categories, and two great new venues for 2014. Taree will again host the opening event and after the rave reviews about the Kiwarrak State Forest trails, Chocolate Foot is anticipating an impressive […]
Rudy Project Custom Eyewear – design your own!
We are all cyclists. While some may identify themselves as a mountain biker, or some of you may be more specific and identify yourself as a cross country mountain biker, or a racer or a marathon specialist… the list goes on. We all seek to find a way to identify ourselves that can group us together, […]
howies Battle on the Beach
300 riders arrived at a sunny Pembrey Country Park in Carmarthenshire for the inaugural howies Battle on the Beach, the first UK beach race. The event sold out in just 3 days when entries opened in January and also doubled as the first ever Fat Bike UK Championships. Riders travelled from far and wide, including […]
Cooper and Fay triumph over Capital Punishment
The Capital Punishment can be classed as a season opener on the Australian Marathon racing scene. As the Otway Odyssey now moves to April to keep the fire service happy, the Ferbuary test piece has passed the mantle to the people of AROC Sport who run the Capital Punishment Marathon, so named as it crosses […]