With one more race to go before heading into winter, it’s time to have a look back at the first part of 2013 and my first 6 months on the Subaru-MarathonMTB.com team. I started my season in Australia with the Kona Odyssey in Forrest, Victoria. Amazing race, well known and loved by many mountain […]
Dirty Melbourne – Marathon Cyclocross at the Dirty Gran Fondo
Cyclo cross has gained popularity in Victoria over the last years and races like the Dirty Gran Fondo and the Dirty Deeds CX series are attracting both roadies and mountain bikers to the same start lines. The first of these races this winter is the Dirty Gran Fondo on Sunday 19th May. Gran Fondo stands […]
Ashley Hayat podiums at 24h Solo Nationals
Stromlo Forest Park in Canberra hosted the Australian Solo 24 Hour Championship during the Easter weekend. No surprise on the top podium spot as it was defending national and current world champion Jason English that added another green and gold jersey to his impressive palmares. Racing for the Fitzroy Revolution team and finishing in a […]
Easter Weekend on the Jamieson Trails
For me, the long Easter weekends means four days of riding in and around Jamieson in Victoria’s High Country. It’s a three hour drive from Melbourne but Jamieson is definitely worth it! It’s got something on offer for everyone, weather you’re training for endurance racing (like me) or just wanna have some fun on the […]
Day 3: Bike Buller MTB Festival
The final stage of the 2013 Bike Buller MTB Festival confirmed the supremacy of both Paul Van der Ploeg in the Open Male and Jenni King in the Open Female categories. Stage 3, the Corn Hill Crankfest, was a 20km XC with some killer climbs and technical descents. One of those killer climbs is named […]
Bike Buller: King and Van der Ploeg reign supreme
On the second day of the Bike Buller MTB Festival, it were once again Jenni King and Paul Van der Ploeg who dominated the race on the amazing single tracks of MtBuller. In stage 2, the Brakeburner Enduro, riders had the choice to ride as many laps on the downhill circuit as they could to […]
Paul Van der Ploeg takes out Bike Buller Stage 1
On the first day of the 2013 Bike Buller MTB Festival, it was Paul Van der Ploeg who took the win in the 50km XC race. After a very fast start where young gun Michael Crosbie immediately put the pressure down on rest of the field, a lead group of four riders formed including Van […]
Mount Buller’s Battle of the Mountain Bikes
700-plus mountain bike riders of all disciplines will go head to head at the unique Bike Buller MTB Festival this weekend, 9 to 11 March at Mount Buller, Victoria. The battle will be headlined by Paul Van der Ploeg, a short course specialist and recent Australian Elite Men’s Cross-Country Eliminator 2013 Champion; Adrian Jackson, 2012 […]
Victorian Enduro Series 2013
After last week’s bad news about the National XCM series, many riders have been looking at others races to focus on for 2013. For all you Melbourne / Victoria based riders out there, the Victorian Enduro Series (VES) might be a pretty good alternative. This series is the result of a combined effort of several […]
USA’s Katie Compton conquers European Cyclocross
Since becoming the first American female rider to win a medal at cyclocross world championships, Katie Compton is one of the biggest names in the sport. Having won 16 World Cup races and three World Championship medals over the last six seasons, she is determined to win gold at the 2012-2013 Worlds in Louisville (held […]