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January 11, 2021 By Mike Blewitt Leave a Comment

Otway Odyssey – a look back to the start

In 2007, there was a new race on the calendar – the Otway Odyssey. A 100km race was scheduled to start on the Great Ocean Road at Apollo Bay, and climb up and over the Otway Ranges towards the town of Forrest, where the old logging roads and new singletrack would be tackled, before finishing […]

Filed Under: Diaries Tagged With: Bike, MarathonMTB, mountain bike, otway odyssey, Rapid Ascent

July 8, 2020 By Mike Blewitt Leave a Comment

Why it’s time to enter the next bike race.

The last bike race I did was the Arabian Epic Series Jordan Stage Race. I flew in and flew out, nursing a few niggles from a silly crash before leaving, which made it all a little uncomfortable on long haul flights! It was probably in the following weeks that I truly realised what an amazing […]

Filed Under: Diaries Tagged With: Bike, biking, covid 19, MarathonMTB, mountain bike stage race, mountain biking, MTB, Travel

May 25, 2020 By Mike Blewitt 1 Comment

An insider’s guide to WEMBO 24 hour racing

Racing a 24 hour mountain bike race in the solo category can be anything from a New Years resolution, a dare from a mate, a personal goal, or a professional accomplishment. But the challenge of riding your mountain bike isn’t diminished, not matter the reason for you to sign up to a solo 24 hour […]

Filed Under: Features Tagged With: 24 hour solo, 24 solo, armidale, Australia, Bike, Cory Wallace, kate penglase, MarathonMTB, mountain bike, new south wales, Travel, WEMBO

May 20, 2020 By Mike Blewitt 1 Comment

Dragon Trail MTB

Anyone can see that around Australia, the marathon scene is shrinking. Some of the classics keep fighting on, but the demand for single day 100km races is not what it used to be. And given the costs involved for a one day event it is understandable. Time off work, entry, accommodation, maybe airfares as well […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Bike, biking, dragon trail, dragon trail MTB, MarathonMTB, mountain bike, MTB, Stage Race, Tasmania, Travel

May 4, 2020 By Mike Blewitt Leave a Comment

Train with MarathonMTB.com for the Convict 100

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So far the year 2020 has thrown up challenges around the world. The world of sport has been upended, but in some countries events have been able to reschedule, allowing us mountain bikers to set goals for later in the year. Goal setting is a key part of motivation, and a positive goal to train […]

Filed Under: Training Tagged With: Bike, Convict, Convict 100, Justin Morris, marathon mountain bike, MarathonMTB, Mind Matters Athlete Coaching, mountain bike, mountain bike training, NSW, Training, XCM

April 28, 2020 By Mike Blewitt 1 Comment

Maxxis Wide Trail Aspen and Rekon Race

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Maxxis has recently announced two new additions to their range of cross-country tyres. Anyone who has kept a close eye on the World Cup circuit (ok, in 2019) won’t be overly surprised that Maxxis has released Wide Trail (WT) versions of the Aspen and Rekon Race, in 2.4″ widths. The WT standard is optimised for […]

Filed Under: Tech Tagged With: Bike, biking, MarathonMTB, Maxxis, MAxxis Aspen, MTB, nino schurter, rim width, wide trail

March 17, 2020 By Sam Fox 1 Comment

Sam Fox recaps XCO National Championships

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In Australia, The Mountain Bike Australia (MTBA) XCO National Championships is the race that brings out all the big names. 2020 was no exception, with previous winners returning to defend their titles in Elite Men and Women, under 23 Men and Women, and other big names like Cam Ivory (2018 XCO, XCM, XCC champ), Brendan […]

Filed Under: Diaries Tagged With: Bike, biking, cross country, marathonmtb super light, MAxxis Aspen, Maxxis tyres, mountain bike, Racing, sam fox, shimano mtb, Shimano XTR, XCO

March 11, 2020 By MarathonMTB Leave a Comment

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 […]

Filed Under: Reports Tagged With: Australia, Bike, biking, Canberra, james williamson, marathon mountain biking, MarathonMTB, Race Report, the willo

February 11, 2020 By Mike Blewitt Leave a Comment

What bike should you take to the Dragon Trail?

In March 2020, the first Dragon Trail MTB stage race will take place in Tasmania’s north-east. With 3 days of mountain biking on world-class trails, there is a fair bit of excitement about the event. Starting in Branxholm and finishing at St Helens, the mountain bike stage race will traverse some of the most talked-about […]

Filed Under: Features Tagged With: Bike, biking, dragon trail, MarathonMTB, mountain bike, Stage Race, Tasmania, what bike for stage racing, XCM

February 7, 2020 By Mike Blewitt Leave a Comment

CST own the first stage of Tankwa Trek

The global focus of marathon and stage racing currently sits over South Africa, as riders tackle the Tankwa Trek. While it is a prestigious race the Tankwa Trek also works as an ideal step towards the Cape Epic in March. The CST PostNL Bafang team of Sebastian Fini and David Nordemann, and the Faces CST […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Bike, biking, MarathonMTB, mountain bike, MTB, south africa, Specialized, Stage Race, Tankwa Trek, UCI

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