The majority of the members of the mountain bike fraternity are already well aware of the firey demise of the inaugural Hellfire Cup 2013, and the associated destruction that struck the Tasmanian Peninsula earlier this year, but all is not lost, this much anticipated event has been rescheduled November 21-24th 2013. Herein lies a ‘second […]

Gday, Hola, Ciao, The past few months have seen some interesting travels and the collection of many more tales for the brew shop back home. I flew home to Sydney just before Christmas last year. This was a marvellous time reconnecting with friends and family in the Great Southern Land! Australia really is my favourite […]

I don’t know what to say, you start the year pumped and ready then the news of Burry’s death makes its way into your world. Gutted doesn’t quite fully cover it, this was an incredible athlete ripped away from his family and friends and his army of admirers, cruelly, brutally. Road traffic accidents, road rage […]

The year 2012 seemed to just end as quickly as it started – did anyone else notice that it flitted by in what seemed like a lot less than twelve months? This is in part due to a very busy year. Around the world, Mountain Biking is having a bit of a resurgence. Although Marathon […]

The following blog is provided in good faith and reflects Tate’s personal experiences. These may or may not reflect your own and so you should consult your general practitioner or physical therapist for professional recommendations suited to your circumstances. Cycling is known as a low injury sport. In fact, many athletes turn to cycling as […]

It is this time of year that makes it interesting having readers in both the Northern and Southern hemisphere’s. Some are experiencing heat and the long days of summer. Other are experiencing cold, short daylight hours, and rain or snow. But in general, everyone has a bit more time on their hands in the holiday […]

G’day, Amakhurro, Hej and Hola, The past few weeks have been a whirlwind since the Crocodile Trophy. Many miles in the plane, train, bus, car, skis and bike have brought me here to Alicante, Spain. The racing season which is usually in a gradual taper from September was extended somewhat for myself this year. Prior to the Crocodile Trophy […]

Team Subaru-MarathonMTB.com recently rode the Omnicane Southern Tropical Challenge, a four-day stage race in Mauritius.  Now that they have returned to quicker broadband speeds, here is some footage of the 6k prologue, in which they came 3rd behind the eventual winners of the race, the GreenField Team of Yannick Lincoln and Ben Melt Swanepoel.

Today was something of a bitter-sweet day for Jeff and me. Again I had those feather legs from yesterday, and Jeff was feeling better too; today was not as hot as yesterday, and he was better acclimatised. Our tactics seemed to work well again, and we found ourselves towards the end of the stage with […]

For Subaru-MarathonMTB.com’s team at the Omnicane Southern Tropical Challenge, of Jeff Bossler and Will Hayter, today was a reminder of how much challenge is added to a race by running it as a two-man team event. I had one of those rare, 1 in 100, days where really good legs arrive on race day. Every […]