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April 6, 2015 By Imogen Smith Leave a Comment

Jongeward and Blair win 2015 Easter in the Alice

Related Event: XCM Series: Easter in the Alice
Alice Springs

Thanks to Bob Taylor and Ben Gooley for the use of their images. Cooler temperatures greeted riders this morning as they lined up for the last stage of Lasseters Easter in the Alice stage race. Having endured desert weather of soaring temperatures and low humidity for the last two days, light cloud cover and temperatures in […]

Filed Under: Reports Tagged With: Alice Springs, Desert racing, LEITA, MarathonMTB. mountain bike, Stage Racing

April 5, 2015 By Mike Blewitt Leave a Comment

Lasseters Easter in the Alice: Day Two

Related Event: XCM Series: Easter in the Alice

All photos thanks to MTBA President Russ Baker. Day two of the Lasseters Easter in the Alice was a split stage. You either love them or hate them. The need to go “full gas” twice in one day is by no means beyond the capabilities of a trained cyclist – but it’s a mental load. […]

Filed Under: Reports Tagged With: LEITA, MTB, NTevents, Stage Race, XCM

April 5, 2015 By Mike Blewitt Leave a Comment

Bike Check: James Downing’s Cannondale F-Si

Related Event: XCM Series: Easter in the Alice

As a lot of the marathon racing world moves to full suspension, Australian racer James Downing has just received his 2015 Cannondale F-Si – the update version of the ever popular F29. Quite possibly one of the most popular carbon hard tail race bikes for privateers, along with the Scott Scale 29. We’ve heard about […]

Filed Under: Tech Tagged With: Alice Springs, Cannondale, Drift, ENVE, James Downing, SRAM

April 4, 2015 By Mike Blewitt Leave a Comment

Jongewaard and Blair blitz Alice Springs

Related Event: XCM Series: Easter in the Alice

Alice Springs has a special place in Australian mountain biking. It’s known as the home of the Rapid Ascent Redback (nee ICME) and now the Lasseters Easter in the Alice too. Two stage races, at different times of the year, one town, and about 300km of singletrack. Alice Springs trails have had a lot of […]

Filed Under: Reports Tagged With: LEITA, MTBA, XCM

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