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February 26, 2022 By Mike Blewitt Leave a Comment

McConnell and Johnston win 2022 Otway Odyssey

Today, February 26th, the 16th edition of the Otway Odyssey took place in Forrest, Victoria. This marathon quickly became a ‘must-do’ on the domestic marathon scene in Australia, with the iconic point to point route from Apollo Bay to Forrest quickly earning fans from around the country due to the tough nature and honest racing […]

Filed Under: Reports Tagged With: Bike, biking, Brendan Johnston, Forrest, MarathonMTB, mountain bike, MTB, otway odyssey, Rebecca McConnell, XCM

September 25, 2021 By Gordon Wadsworth 1 Comment

Appenninica MTB -7 days in the rider’s eyes

Epic and Elevated at Appenninca MTB

Epic and Elevated; riders put in the miles and refuel right at the 3rd running of the small but popular Appenninica MTB

Filed Under: MarathonMTB.com, Reports Tagged With: appenninica, AppenninicaMTB, Stageracing

September 14, 2021 By Ben Thomas 1 Comment

A Norwegian Adventure: Skaidi Xtreme

Skaidi Xtreme isn’t just a bike race, it’s an experience, an adventure. This would be my third time visiting Finnmark Norway for this spectacular event. Hammerfest has almost become a little home away from home. Since first visiting in September 2018 the Norwegian community has been incredibly welcoming. After flying from London to Olso and […]

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August 5, 2021 By Ben Thomas 1 Comment

In the pressure cooker: Vittoria MTB Marathon

Should be a walk in the park for you. That’s the words and thoughts of others who I discuss the Vittoria MTB Marathon with. You’d think so but nothing is so simple. In my last race, World Championships, I finished seventh, and I’m the National Marathon champion, surely it’s possible to cruise to victory at […]

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July 10, 2021 By Sam Fox 2 Comments

Les Get(s) into some more World Cup racing!

It was always the plan to push through the first month of races in Europe with training, however its always disheartening to feel like you’re going backward at each race. So I was looking forward to my second world cup, and a recovery week. Car troubles World Cup round four was situated in Les Gets […]

Filed Under: Diaries, MarathonMTB.com, Reports, Team Diary Tagged With: les gets, muddy, Orbea, Piper Albrecht, sam fox, World Cup, XCO

July 4, 2021 By Justin Morris 1 Comment

The Devils Cardigan gravel race sets the scene in Tasmania with epic course and conditions!

Gravel racing has been taking the US cycling scene by storm for a few years now. With the ascension of a now world renowned races such as Unbound Gravel (formerly Dirty Kanza) gravel racing in parts of the northern hemisphere has become a legitimate professional discipline and arguably trumping in popularity the traditional road racing […]

Filed Under: Reports Tagged With: Blue Derby, Derby, devils cardigan, endurance, Enduro, Gravel, Gravel Grind, groad, Justin Morris, MTB Tasmania, nathan earle, Road, Road Racing, Tasmania, XCM

June 21, 2021 By Mike Blewitt Leave a Comment

Seewald and Esusquiza Fischer win Euro XCM Champs

Andreas Seewald and Natalia Fischer Esusquiza are the new European champions after the 2021 Cross Country Marathon (XCM) European Championships. If the Swiss were a bit behind in the men’s category, the Swiss women shon as the Swiss champion Steffi Häberlin finished in second place, ahead of the world champion Ramona Forchini and Ariane Lüthi […]

Filed Under: News, Reports Tagged With: Bike, Euro, European Championships, evolene, MarathonMTB, mountain bike, MTB, XCM

May 1, 2021 By Justin Morris 2 Comments

Odams and Henderson take honours at the 2021 Convict 100!

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Jon Odams and Cristy Henderson take out the 2021 Convict 100 in NW Sydney.

Filed Under: Reports Tagged With: Convict, Convict 100, giant anthem, marathon, Maximum Adventure, MTB, St Albans, sydney, XCM

April 5, 2021 By Sam Fox Leave a Comment

Flat tyres and excitement on stage 3 of Easter in the Alice

Following stage two’s emotional roller coaster of a blown shock and yo-yo-ing between Henry and I, I was ready for a relaxed stage, hoping to follow Henry around and enjoy the scenery for the final stage. Unfortunately, Alice had something else in mind: teaching me a lesson about double checking schedules the night before. A […]

Filed Under: MarathonMTB.com, Reports, Team Diary Tagged With: easter, easter in the alice, northern territory, Ride MEchanic, sam fox, Stage Race

April 4, 2021 By Sam Fox Leave a Comment

Easter eggs and rocks on day 2 of Easter in the Alice

Another 30minutes of sleep was welcome after yesterday’s blistering race. So at 6AM I was awake and ready to go, today’s race began at the old Telegraph Station, which was the first European settlement in Alice Springs in 1871! It connected Alice Springs with Adelaide and Brisbane via over-land telegram, pretty crucial to avoid the […]

Filed Under: MarathonMTB.com, Reports, Team Diary Tagged With: Alice Springs, easter, easter in the alice, MTB stage race, northern territory, sam fox, Stage Race

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