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, […]
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 […]
The 2nd Great Otway Gravel Grind (GOGG) treats riders to a 2nd day of racing in the Otways.
Related Event: Great Otway Gravel Grind
After a stellar Otway Odyssey XCM race on the Saturday promoters Rapid Ascent have made the classic XCM race part of a weekend of solid racing or riding in the beautiful Surf Coast region aside the Great Ocean Road in Australia. Defending champion Peta Mullens (Bendigo) and Jay Vine (Canberra) have taken top honours to […]
Nankervis and Mullens on fire in Forrest at Otway Odyssey
Related Event: Otway Odyssey
The Otway Odyssey started in 2007 as an epic event starting opposite the Surf Club in Apollo Bay and climbing up to the Otway Ranges. The course took riders through the trails around Forrest and beyond, before dropping them, with a lot of fatigue, back to Forrest for the race’s finish. Since 2013, the race […]
XCM revisited- A return to the Otway Odyssey!
Related Event: Giant Odyssey
After a 3 year break from XCM racing and an 18 month hiatus from racing in general, I was excited to get back the ‘eye of the tiger’ at one of my favourite events on the Australian MTB calendar- The Otway Odyssey. I always had painful yet fond memories of this race and the 2016 […]
2015: A Giant Odyssey
“I like the town of Forrest, and I really like what the Forrest trails do for the sport of Mountain Biking. This event is also the best yardstick out there for running a great event. I hear that next year is the 10th year as well, so I think it could really be harder than […]
Giant Odyssey set for new date in 2015
If ever there is an Australian XCM race worth changing your plans for, it would be our most respected mountain bike event – the Giant Odyssey Mountain Bike Marathon. In 2015, the race will take over the trails of Forrest, Victoria, on Saturday 21 March 2015. From the first race in 2007, the Giant Odyssey […]