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October 13, 2020 By Justin Morris 1 Comment

MarathonMTB Team Camp 2020 – down in Tasmania

With restrictions of movement and cancellation of events in 2020 race days for our team have been few and far between. Myself and Mike Blewitt were able to race and report from the Arabian Epic- Jordan in February. Following that the classic Otway Odyssey weekend in Victoria and MTBA XCO national championship were the last […]

Filed Under: Features Tagged With: arabian epic series, Blue Derby, Derby, dragon trail, dragon trail MTB, Jordan stage race, Justin Morris, Maddog, MarathonMTB, MTB Tasmania, otway odyssey, sam fox, St helens, Tasmania

April 11, 2016 By Mike Blewitt Leave a Comment

Mullens and Johnston add extra XCM titles to palmares

Related Event: Australian XCM Championships
XCM

All photos from Russ Baker/MTBA The 2016 Australian XCM Championship headed to Derby after the small town of barely 200 people first hosted the race in 2015. While the trails have been extended and have bedded in nicely, it’s still a small town in North East Tasmania that is earning a reputation around Australia for […]

Filed Under: Reports Tagged With: Derby, XCM, XCMChamps

April 9, 2016 By Mike Blewitt Leave a Comment

Masters Racing at Australian XCM Championships

Related Event: Australian XCM Championships
Australian XCM Championships Derby MTBA

With the Australian XCM Championships arriving in Derby, Tasmania for the second year running, it was another time when racing would run over both days of the weekend. As such, Masters racing and other non-elite categories races today on the Saturday. Given the dry summer season the trails in Derby were dusty and in prime […]

Filed Under: Reports Tagged With: Derby, Tasmania, XCM, XCM Champs

April 7, 2016 By Mike Blewitt Leave a Comment

Previewing the Australian XCM Championships in Derby

Related Event: Australian XCM Championships
XCM Championship Derby Tasmania Imogen

This weekend the Australian XCM Championships take place in Derby, Tasmania. This is the second year that the event has come to Derby, and the sixth year that the race has taken a lap-based format. In 2015, the marathon racing stars of Australia came to Derby unsure what they would find. While many knew that about […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Derby, marathon, MTBA, XCM

February 29, 2016 By Mike Blewitt Leave a Comment

Australian XCM Championship schedule announced

Last week, Mountain Bike Australia (MTBA), announced the schedule for the upcoming 2016 Australian XCM Championships in Derby, Tasmania. In 2014, MTBA committed to holding the race in Derby for two consecutive years. Last year, the rugged course on the Blue Derby trail crowned Brendan Johnston and Jenny Blair as Australian National Champions. In 2016, […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Derby, Tasmania, XCM

May 18, 2015 By Mike Blewitt Leave a Comment

Johnston and Blair take the 2015 Australian XCM Titles

The 2015 Australian Marathon MTB Champs landed on Derby in a big way. The trails have been open since early February, and the town itself is busily preparing itself to cope with the mountain bikers who visit each weekend. Or in this case, a national championship. After numerous age group races were hard fought on […]

Filed Under: Features, Photos Tagged With: Blair, Blue Derby, Derby, JOhnston, MTBA, Trekky, XCM

May 16, 2015 By Mike Blewitt Leave a Comment

Australian XCM Championships 2015: Day One

Related Event: Australian XCM Championships

Mountain Bike Australia (MTBA) announced that Derby, Tasmania, would hold the 2015 and 2016 XCM Champs. It was big news! Visiting in February, the trails were clearly another World Trail masterpiece. With about 30km of singletrack finished at the Blue Derby trails, there was the makings of a very different marathon course. Lots of flowing singletrack, […]

Filed Under: Features, Photos Tagged With: Blue Derby, Derby, marathon, MarathonMTB, mountain bike, MTBA, XCM

May 12, 2015 By Mike Blewitt Leave a Comment

Australian Marathon Championships Preview

In a matter of days, Australia’s marathon mountain bike racing elite, along with many more enthusiastic amateur racers, will travel to Derby, in North East Tasmania. A small town previously ravaged by mining and forestry, mountain biking is set to be the saviour of this town and its region. 100km of trails built by World […]

Filed Under: Features Tagged With: Blue Derby, Championships, Derby, MTBA, XCM

August 27, 2014 By Mike Blewitt Leave a Comment

XCM Championships to Derby

Mountain Bike Australia (MTBA) has announced that the Australian Cross Country Marathon Mountain Bike Championships (XCM Champs) will be heading to Derby in Tasmania for the next two years. MTBA will partner with Dorset Council and Launceston Mountain Bike Club as a joint venture to deliver the premiere Marathon MTB event in Australia. It is […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Championships, Derby, UCI, XCM

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