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February 25, 2024 By Mike Blewitt Leave a Comment

Henderson and Lane-Welsh snare 2024 Otway Odyssey victories

On a day for the history books, the Otway Odyssey delivered another epic race of high quality, hard racing on Saturday 24 February, 2024 at the 18th edition of the event in Forrest, Victoria. The early starts saw the elite women onto the 100km course first, with a truly formidable line up. With World Cup star […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Forrest, MarathonMTB, mountain bike, MTB, otway odyssey, Rapid Ascent, XCM

September 11, 2023 By Mike Blewitt Leave a Comment

Otway Odyssey returns for 18th edition in 2024

If you think of mountain bike marathons in Australia, only a few come to mind as long-running events that still offer unique experiences for Australian mountain bikers or those visiting from further afield – and the Otway Odyssey is one of them. Event promoter Rapid Ascent have just announced that entries for the 2024 Otway […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Forrest, MarathonMTB, mountain bike, MTB, otway odyssey, XCM

February 25, 2023 By Mike Blewitt Leave a Comment

Mullens and McConnell win 2023 Otway Odyssey

Peta Mullens Otway Odyssey

There aren’t many certainties in mountain bike racing, but a few ring true for the Otway Odyssey: you can’t under estimate the course and the race’s difficulty – and you shouldn’t bet against Peta Mullens. Forrest, in Victoria has welcomed riders to the Otway Odyssey MTB Marathon since 2007. The event’s high standard is a […]

Filed Under: Reports Tagged With: Bike, dan mcconnell, Forrest, MarathonMTB, mountain bike, MTB, otway odyssey, Peta Mullens, XCM

February 26, 2022 By Mike Blewitt Leave a Comment

McConnell and Johnston win 2022 Otway Odyssey

Today, February 26th, the 16th edition of the Otway Odyssey took place in Forrest, Victoria. This marathon quickly became a ‘must-do’ on the domestic marathon scene in Australia, with the iconic point to point route from Apollo Bay to Forrest quickly earning fans from around the country due to the tough nature and honest racing […]

Filed Under: Reports Tagged With: Bike, biking, Brendan Johnston, Forrest, MarathonMTB, mountain bike, MTB, otway odyssey, Rebecca McConnell, XCM

December 15, 2021 By Mike Blewitt 1 Comment

#protips for the Otway Odyssey

Otway Odyssey, Forrest, Marathonmtb, bike, mountain bike Mullens. Photo: Richie Tyler

Don’t miss these #protips for success at the 2022 Otway Odyssey.

Filed Under: Features Tagged With: Bike, biking, Forrest, Imogen Smith, Justin Morris, MarathonMTB, mountain bike, MTB, otway odyssey, Peta Mullens, Rapid Ascent, sam fox, Victoria, XCM

November 30, 2021 By Mike Blewitt Leave a Comment

2022 Otway Odyssey back to Forrest

The Otway Odyssey is one of the longest running marathon mountain bike events in Australia, with a winner’s circle that has many elite names. With the 15th edition in 2021, Rapid Ascent took the Odyssey back to its roots and the original start at Apollo Bay, on the beautiful Great Ocean Road. Catch our Otway […]

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February 23, 2020 By Justin Morris Leave a Comment

Nankervis gets redemption at Great Otway Gravel Grind!

The Great Otway Gravel Grind that happens the day after the famous Otway Odyssey is quickly becoming a drawcard event in itself. For many it makes a long trip even more worthwhile with the opportunity to attain 2 days of quality racing. Which from a training perspective is hugely beneficial to any rider training for […]

Filed Under: Reports Tagged With: Forrest, Gravel, Gravel Grind, great otway gravel grind, Otway, otway odyssey, Peta Mullens, Rapid Ascent, Tasman Nankervis, Trekky, Victoria

February 22, 2020 By Justin Morris Leave a Comment

Hucker & Mullens win 14th Odyssey preceding big news for the 15th edition!

The Otway Odyssey has long established itself as one of the premier XCM events on the Australian calendar. Many other races have been and gone since this race has continued to evolve. The 2020 edition was an encouraging sign of the health, quality and depth of the XCM scene in Australia with a big entry […]

Filed Under: MarathonMTB.com, Reports Tagged With: Australian XCM, Australian XCM Championships, Cameron Ivory, Forrest, Otway, otway odyssey, otway ranges, Peta Mullens, Rapid Ascent, Robbie Hucker, Trekky, Victoria, XCM

December 17, 2019 By Mike Blewitt Leave a Comment

Everything you need to know about the Otway Odyssey

The Otway Odyssey is one of a handful of classic mountain bike marathon races left on the calendar. These events are challenging, use a course that isn’t based on repeated laps, and they create deserving winners year on year. Do well at one of these events and people take notice. The Otway Odyssey in Forrest, […]

Filed Under: Features Tagged With: Bike, biking, Forrest, GOGG, great otway gravel grind, MarathonMTB, mountain bike, otway odyssey, otway ranges

January 22, 2019 By Mike Blewitt Leave a Comment

7 things you should know about the Otway Odyssey

Related Event: Otway Odyssey

In a time when Australia is losing some classic marathon races, our National Championship is a glorified XC race run on laps in a bikepark, and there is increasingly less focus on elite athlete development from the governing body – it’s worth giving credit where credit is due. One part of that is appreciating how […]

Filed Under: Features Tagged With: Bike, Forrest, Gravel, Gravel Grind, MarathonMTB, mountain bike, otway odyssey, Rapid Ascent, Victoria

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