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February 27, 2018 By Justin Morris Leave a Comment

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 […]

Filed Under: Reports Tagged With: Australian MTB, Forrest, GOGG, Great Ocean Road, Otway, otway odyssey, Rapid Ascent, Victoria

February 25, 2017 By Mike Blewitt Leave a Comment

Nankervis and Mullens on fire in Forrest at Otway Odyssey

Related Event: Otway Odyssey
Otway Odyssey, Forrest, Marathonmtb, bike, mountain bike Nankervis. Photo: Richie Tyler

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 […]

Filed Under: Reports Tagged With: focus bikes, Forrest, marathon mountain bike, MarathonMTB, otway odyssey, Peta Mullens, XCM

February 25, 2016 By Justin Morris Leave a Comment

XCM revisited- A return to the Otway Odyssey!

Related Event: Giant Odyssey
Giant Odyssey, Justin Morris

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 […]

Filed Under: Diaries Tagged With: Forrest, Giant Odyssey, Odyssey, XCM

April 7, 2015 By Wil Barrett Leave a Comment

2015: A Giant Odyssey

Forrest trails at the 2014 Giant Otway Odyssey. Photo Rapid Ascent

“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 […]

Filed Under: Features, Photos Tagged With: Forrest, Maverick, Odyssey, XCM

July 17, 2014 By Mike Blewitt Leave a Comment

Giant Odyssey set for new date in 2015

Forrest trails at the 2014 Giant Otway Odyssey. Photo Rapid Ascent

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 […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Forrest, Singletrack, XCM

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