News this morning has come that the future of one of Australia’s longest running and most popular marathon races is uncertain. The letter below was received from Wild Horizons, who run the Highland Fling, this morning. “For over a dozen years The Highland Fling has been one of the largest and most iconic mountain bike […]
Andrew Blair’s form guide for the Highland Fling
Related Event: Camelbak Highland Fling
This form guide for the Highland Fling has been provided by Swell-Specialized racer Andrew Blair. It’s November again. That means daylight saving has started, the weather is getting nice, and of course the Highland Fling is just around the corner! As always the field is very strong. Looking through the start list there are a […]
The marathon journey that is the Highland Fling
Related Event: Camelbak Highland Fling
When marathon races started developing in Australia about 15 years ago, they were very different to how they are today. The majority were point-to-point events, through farmland, country dirt roads, singletrack, quad bike trails and undeveloped animal trails. The mountain biking experience was raw, and riders often had to negotiate gates, creek crossings, and long […]
Blair and Bechtel take 2015 Camelbak Highland Fling titles
Related Event: Maverick Series: Camelbak Highland Fling
‘What if’ – A worded construct that, if allowed, can taunt and tease a person. The phrase has remained omnipresent throughout history to play on the minds of those who could smell victory but instead tasted defeat. At times a bike race can be a metaphor for history, or even life in general. A compression […]
2015 Camelbak Highland Fling Preview
Related Event: Maverick Series: Camelbak Highland Fling
This weekend the forests of the Southern Highlands will once again play host to the Camelbak Highland Fling. Having already cemented itself as a classic among Australian marathon races, the ‘Fling’ has continued to grow and for 2015 it serves as the thrilling finale to the Maverick Marathon Series. For some, the Fling serves as […]
The Camelbak Highland Fling is approaching
Related Event: Maverick Series: Camelbak Highland Fling
The Australian marathon racing calendar has a few stand out events, ones that are long running, and have helped create the sport in Australia. Some racers even refer to them as our ‘classics’. On 7-8 November, the Camelbak Highland Fling will transform Bundanoon into a small town of mountain bikers. One of the longer running […]
Flight Centre Epic joins Maverick Series – Kowalski goes… where?
The Maverick Marathon Series has announced announce its return in 2015, with entries into the first round Capital Punishment and second round Giant Odyssey already open and filling up. The big news is that 2015 also sees the inclusion of Queensland’s Flight Centre Epic, and that the Kowalski Classic has chosen to not be part of the […]
Naomi Hansen Signs Off: Camelbak Highland Fling 2014
The Camelbak Highland Fling is the final race of the 2014 Maverick Series and my final mountain bike race for a while… I am not one to say never again but it will be a little while. I first raced the Highlang Fling in 2012 in the 100 mile category and although the distance was […]
One last Fling for the year
I woke up yesterday morning insisting that I was not going to race the Highland Fling. I’d had no sleep. I was clearly getting tonsillitis (again). I still had Croc Trophy saddle sores that refused to heal. I hadn’t ridden my bike for a fortnight. I’d dropped from the elite 110km race to the 55km […]
Who to watch at the 2014 Camelbak Highland Fling
The race that captures the attention of the endurance crowd in the south east corner of Australia is fast approaching – in fact it is just days away! Once the fuss about the Melbourne Cup has settled, the talk of favourites about the real race that counts begins. On November 9th, the 10th Highland Fling […]