The final stage of this years ‘Easter in the Alice’ was more than another 40km of fast, flowy desert racing it also marked a memorium for local MTB community organiser and former race director Paul Darvodelsky. Darvodelsky lived in Alice Springs for close to a decade drawn to the town from his native Sydney by […]
Easter in the Alice Day 2: Sprint finishes & short course gallops on windy day of racing
Day 2 of the Outback Cycling Easter in the Alice began in the backyard of the official race hotel and sponsor the Double Tree Hilton, Alice Springs. Meaning many riders whom were staying here were awarded a slightly extended sleep in and the ability to roll down the elevator and straight onto the start line. […]
Racing on a Frontier: Easter in the Alice stage 1, Alice Springs
The Easter in the Alice Springs has become somewhat of a pilgrimage for the Australian MTB community over the past 10-15years. With the drawcard of one of the finest single trail networks in Australia couples with a unique and spectacular location it really has become an event that most MTB’ers agree is a ‘must do’ […]
Australian National XCO racing stirs up the dust in Orange
The town of Orange in NSW hosted the first two rounds of the National XCO Series with back to back races on both the Saturday and Sunday. Dry, hot and very dusty conditions greeted the riders who travelled from all over to compete in a range of junior, masters and elite categories. While the Orange […]