It is truly amazing what special treats can be uncovered when you least expect it “just riding along”. Last week, Andy and I took our annual pilgrimage to the Clarkes Beach Holiday Park at Byron Bay, we stay 10 days and do pretty much nothing: we camp, we make cocktails, we bake ourselves in the […]

2012, in terms of racing, pretty much wrapped up last weekend for me at the SRAM Singletrack Mind Race at Awaba. This was not a race I entered to contest, just one to race with some friends. As for races that I was aiming to contest, that all finished up almost three weeks ago, at […]

At the recent Crocodile Trophy MTB Stage Race in Far North Queensland, I spoke to Wiggle Bikeshop racer Matt Page about what mountain bike racing delivered to the riders involved. We agreed that stage races could deliver great highs and lows – and the Croc Trophy was able to make the differences between the two […]

On the calm side of the finish line at the Briars Highland Fling riders are quick to tell anyone and everyone their tale of woe from the event. Cramps 30kms in, flat tyres (plural), dehydration following bad fluid calculations, feeling amazing then blowing like a volcano…. We’ve heard them all, but when it happens to […]

I raced the NSW XC Series in 2009 and 2010 and enjoyed seeing new trails and the challenge of racing well throughout the both series to hold on the women’s lead. I remember finding the racing really exciting, but also feeling quite nervous during the lead up to each event. I think it’s the words […]

It’s almost a year since I moved back to Belgium after spending 15 months in Australia. It’s been a good year with a lot of time spend on the bike – both mountain and roadie – riding in the Alps, around the Mediterranean and on the cobbles of Flanders. Good times, but both me and […]

Standing on the start line for the Kowalski Classic I was so excited about the race ahead. I’ve been feeling really strong on the bike lately and was looking forward to a good, solid race. I joked with the people next to me about the frosty temps, peeled off my warm down jacket and looked […]

This was my eighth Flight Centre Epic and it ended in a dirty great big DNF at the 50km turn-around, not exactly what i had in mind when I started out this morning but in hindsight I should have seen it coming! My race started out swell, it was a beautiful sunny day at Spicers […]

In early August an email landed in my inbox that went something like this: Hey Bick Our next CX race is on 25-Aug, then the Nationals are the 29/30-Sept.  If I can hook you up with a very sweet bike will you come and race? Pretty please. I’m not sure if it was the pretty […]

This year will be the 10th anniversary of the Flight Centre Epic, starting in 2002 as a 117km challenge amongst mates, the event has shortened slightly but gained momentum and become a weekend tradition for many local and interstate riders. This year will be my 7th FC Epic. Over the past seven years I have […]