This past weekend I should have been in France racing the first event on my 2020 calendar, instead my calendar looks like a young childs notepad with random crosses for cancellations and arrows for postponements. Roc Laissagais which would have been the first European 2020 round of the UCI World Marathon Series was going to […]
Cuthbert and Johnston win 10th edition of The Willo
The 10th James Williamson Memorial Enduro (aka The Willo) was held at Sparrow Hill on 1 March and a crowd of over 400 mountain bikers gathered to remember one of Australia’s most talented endurance racers, James ‘Willo’ Williamson. The 2020 titles went to Canberra locals: National Marathon Champion Brendan Johnston won the classic marathon distance […]
Epic Trail (and views) at Bike Buller
Bike Buller is a 3-day mountain bike festival at, you guessed it, Mt Buller. There’a plenty of XC action amongst the gravity events, and today the Epic Trail point-to-point let us loose on the alpine singletrack in the Victorian High Country. A flat is definitely a good way to let your race, and your tyre, […]
Francesco Failli and Blaza Pintaric lead Andalucia Bike Race
Faili and Pintaric have become the first leaders of the the tenth edition of the Andalucía Bike Race presented by Caja Rural Jaén as it kicked off with a 24.5km individual time trial with 1119m of climbing that started and finished in front of Jaén’s cathedral. The Italian, Francesco Failli (ASD CICLI TADDEI), won the […]
Nankervis gets redemption at Great Otway Gravel Grind!
The Great Otway Gravel Grind that happens the day after the famous Otway Odyssey is quickly becoming a drawcard event in itself. For many it makes a long trip even more worthwhile with the opportunity to attain 2 days of quality racing. Which from a training perspective is hugely beneficial to any rider training for […]
Hucker & Mullens win 14th Odyssey preceding big news for the 15th edition!
The Otway Odyssey has long established itself as one of the premier XCM events on the Australian calendar. Many other races have been and gone since this race has continued to evolve. The 2020 edition was an encouraging sign of the health, quality and depth of the XCM scene in Australia with a big entry […]
MTB Racing in Jordan: Final Day 4
The 4th and final day of the Arabian Cycle Epic- Jordan was judging by the smiles crossing the finish line, the highlight stage of the whole tour. Riders began this morning at the Shoubak castle which was built by the Crusaders in the 12th century. This sits in a strategic position for defensive purposes which […]
MTB Racing in Jordan: Day Three
Day three of the Arabian Epic Series Jordan Stage Race would start and finish at the 5 star Holiday Inn Dead Sea Resort. That means a big buffet breakfast, and we can only go uphill from the start. Sitting at about 400m below sea level, the climb to Mt Nebo at about 800m would be […]
MTB racing in Jordan: Day Two
Stage 1 and day 2 of the Arabian Epic- Jordan was promising to be an exhilarating day of riding. With 46km of riding starting at 1000m above sea level and finishing at 200m below sea level we were all looking forward to ripping down the Jordanian countryside. Alas, as fun as the riding was on […]
MTB Racing in Jordan: Day One
The Arabian Epic Series popped up a couple of years ago, with an ambitious plan for lots of one day races and a few stage races around the Middle East, including in Jordan. The concept has settled for the current season with 3 marathons and 2 stage races – which is probably about right in […]