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September 1, 2017 By Imogen Smith Leave a Comment

Stromlo school

Related Event: Shimano MTB GP Round Five
Shimano MTB Elite Sprint Cup MarathonMTB Bike

Since finishing my PhD earlier this year I’ve gone back to tutoring. Sixty per cent of the academic workforce in Australia is casual, an issue that I’m probably not going to explore in a blog about mountain biking, but one that I thought I’d mention in case you’ve ever wondered why I never seem to […]

Filed Under: Diaries, Photos Tagged With: Canberra, mountain bike, Racing, ridetechics, Rocky Trail, Singletrack, Skills, Stromlo

October 22, 2016 By Mike Blewitt Leave a Comment

Ivory and Mullens win the Cape to Cape Sundown Shootout

Related Event: Cape to Cape
Cape to Cape MarathonMTB mtb bike Margaret River

In a afternoon of hilarity and mountain bike madness, much of the Cape to Cape event moved to The Pines at Margaret River, with local riders, top elites and select invitees ready to race the clock through a serpentine singletrack in the infamous forest. With sharks, rockstars and various fancy dressed locals maing their way […]

Filed Under: Photos Tagged With: Cape to Cape, gallery, MarathonMTB, MTB

April 23, 2016 By Mike Blewitt Leave a Comment

Course practice at the Cairns XCO World Cup

Cairns XCO World Cup

Tomorrow is race day here at Smithfield Mountain Bike Park north of Cairns, when the UCI XCO World Cup will kick off for 2016. It’s a tight season with World Championships just 2.5 months away, with Olympics in August. And given that the course in Smithfield will hold World Championships in 2017 – elite racers […]

Filed Under: Photos Tagged With: Cairns, World Cup, XCO

January 28, 2016 By Mike Blewitt Leave a Comment

Fairview Attakwas Extreme – a pictorial review

Attakwas Extreme MTB Challenge

South Africa lead the way in National XCM Series’ having a well publicised and well-attended series each year. Given South Africa’s pull on European MTB professionals for summer training – the racing is pretty hot, literally and figuratively. And the Fairview Attakwas Extreme was no exception. Zoon Cronje just sent through his highlights from the […]

Filed Under: Photos Tagged With: Attakwas, Fairview Attakwas Extreme

May 18, 2015 By Mike Blewitt Leave a Comment

Johnston and Blair take the 2015 Australian XCM Titles

The 2015 Australian Marathon MTB Champs landed on Derby in a big way. The trails have been open since early February, and the town itself is busily preparing itself to cope with the mountain bikers who visit each weekend. Or in this case, a national championship. After numerous age group races were hard fought on […]

Filed Under: Features, Photos Tagged With: Blair, Blue Derby, Derby, JOhnston, MTBA, Trekky, XCM

May 16, 2015 By Mike Blewitt Leave a Comment

Australian XCM Championships 2015: Day One

Related Event: Australian XCM Championships

Mountain Bike Australia (MTBA) announced that Derby, Tasmania, would hold the 2015 and 2016 XCM Champs. It was big news! Visiting in February, the trails were clearly another World Trail masterpiece. With about 30km of singletrack finished at the Blue Derby trails, there was the makings of a very different marathon course. Lots of flowing singletrack, […]

Filed Under: Features, Photos Tagged With: Blue Derby, Derby, marathon, MarathonMTB, mountain bike, MTBA, XCM

April 7, 2015 By Wil Barrett Leave a Comment

2015: A Giant Odyssey

Forrest trails at the 2014 Giant Otway Odyssey. Photo Rapid Ascent

“I like the town of Forrest, and I really like what the Forrest trails do for the sport of Mountain Biking. This event is also the best yardstick out there for running a great event. I hear that next year is the 10th year as well, so I think it could really be harder than […]

Filed Under: Features, Photos Tagged With: Forrest, Maverick, Odyssey, XCM

March 31, 2015 By Mike Blewitt Leave a Comment

Our favourite moments from the 2015 Absa Cape Epic

Related Event: ABSA Cape Epic

The Cape Epic is the stand out event on the mountain bike calendar. Depending who you ask, it’s bigger than the World Championships. The event showcases the beautiful Western Cape of South Africa to the world. with 1200 riders racing across such a varied landscape, starting at dawn, the photographers and videographers do an amazing […]

Filed Under: Features, Photos Tagged With: cape epic, south africa, Specialized

March 14, 2015 By Mike Blewitt Leave a Comment

Henderson and McConnell take XCO Titles

The third day of the Subaru MTBA National Champs had some of the best racing, with U19, U23 and Elite men’s and women’s titles all being decided. The racing was highly competitive throughout the day. Bec Henderson took her second elite national XCO title ahead of Peta Mullens, and Em Parkes won the U23 race […]

Filed Under: Photos Tagged With: MTBA, Subaru, TRek Factory Racing, XCO

February 25, 2015 By Mike Blewitt Leave a Comment

Gallery – Andalucia Bike Race

Related Event: Andalucia Bike Race

The Andalucia Bike Race has become an early season staple for seasoned professionals and keen amateurs alike. The racing in Spain is fast, fun, and doesn’t avoid the bight of winter from time to time. Ben Thomas has been reporting for MarathonMTB.com. and you can read his posts from Stage One, Stage Two and Stage […]

Filed Under: Photos Tagged With: andalucia, Spain, Stage Race, UCI

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