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June 23, 2023 By Mike Blewitt Leave a Comment

Bike check: Mike Blewitt’s Factor LS for the Devil’s Cardigan

Mike Blewitt Factor LS Gravel bike

Here at MarathonMTB.com we’ve realised there is a lot of crossover between the training, racing, and outlook of marathon events and gravel events. And that’s why along with Justin Morris and Imogen Smith, I’m mixing in a few gravel events this year. Having used a Norco Threshold for cyclocross racing, road racing, training and gravel […]

Filed Under: Tech Tagged With: devils cardigan, factor bikes, factor LS, Gravel, gravel bike, MarathonMTB, Maxxis, Mike Blewitt, shimano GRX, Tasmania

June 6, 2023 By Justin Morris Leave a Comment

Unbound Gravel a marriage of XCM & Road Racing?

Team rider Justin Morris parked the MTB to tackle likely the most famous gravel race in the world, the Unbound in Kansas, USA. Hear about his dissection of the race from an MTBer and Roadie angle.

Filed Under: Reports Tagged With: carolin schiff, Dirty Kanza, Gravel, gravel bike, Gravel Grind, gravel racing, Justin Morris, Keegen Swenson, MarathonMTB, Unbound, Unbound Gravel

June 6, 2023 By Ben Thomas Leave a Comment

Ranxo Gravel: Searching for the perfect gravel

Whilst gravel headlines are all about a certain race over in America big things are happening over here in Europe, that includes Ranxo Gravel by Klassmark which is part of the UCI World Gravel Series

Filed Under: Reports Tagged With: Gravel, Klassmark, Ranxo Gravel, Spain

June 2, 2023 By Imogen Smith Leave a Comment

Goosebumps and Gravel – The Sunday Creek Classic

On Wednesday I picked up my first ever gravel bike, a sweet little Trek Checkpoint SL 5. On Thursday I rode it up and down Mt Coot-tha. It seemed fine. So on Saturday I raced it for the first time, driving it up to the cute town of Kenilworth for The Sunday Creek Classic. The […]

Filed Under: Reports Tagged With: Gravel, Imogen Smith, MarathonMTB, mountain bike, MTB, sunday creek classic

September 28, 2022 By Ben Thomas Leave a Comment

Alternative racing for the win: National Gravel Champs

Alternative races give you the opportunity to leave behind the normal pressures of the race season. It’s like how we first start cycling, zero pressure, pure fun, just how it should be. At these races you can just have fun laying down some big watts and not care about the end race result.

Filed Under: Reports Tagged With: Gravel, gravel racing, UK

September 1, 2022 By Ben Thomas Leave a Comment

Racing Gravel in Belgium, the Heartland of Cycling

The new UCI Gravel Series comes as gravel cycling continues its rise in popularity, gravel is very much the buzz word this year. What better way to experience the growth of gravel than heading to the heartland of cycling, Belgium, for the seventh round of this new headline race series. After a long journey from […]

Filed Under: Reports Tagged With: Ardennes, belgium, Gravel, gravel bike, gravel racing, UCI

May 18, 2022 By Justin Morris Leave a Comment

Lessons learnt from gravel racing

Gravel racing has taken the cycling world by storm over the past decade. Events appeal to a broad range of cyclists from former pro tour roadies to novice riders wanting a massive physical challenge paired with a fun event experience. Is gravel racing simply a road race on a dirt road or is it a […]

Filed Under: Features Tagged With: Bike, biking, coaching, Gravel, gravel racing, Justin Morris, MarathonMTB, Mind Matters Athlete Coaching, SPD, XCM

October 17, 2021 By Justin Morris Leave a Comment

King Island: An untapped cycling gem

Team rider Justin Morris recently took to the remote island of King Island with his CX bike to explore what the island had to offer,

Filed Under: Diaries, MarathonMTB.com Tagged With: Cycle tourism, Gravel, Norco Threshold, Tasmania, Travel, Victoria

July 4, 2021 By Justin Morris 1 Comment

The Devils Cardigan gravel race sets the scene in Tasmania with epic course and conditions!

Gravel racing has been taking the US cycling scene by storm for a few years now. With the ascension of a now world renowned races such as Unbound Gravel (formerly Dirty Kanza) gravel racing in parts of the northern hemisphere has become a legitimate professional discipline and arguably trumping in popularity the traditional road racing […]

Filed Under: Reports Tagged With: Blue Derby, Derby, devils cardigan, endurance, Enduro, Gravel, Gravel Grind, groad, Justin Morris, MTB Tasmania, nathan earle, Road, Road Racing, Tasmania, XCM

February 21, 2021 By Sam Fox Leave a Comment

Great Otway Gravel Grind wraps up the Otway weekend

The Great Otway Gravel Grind is, in my opinion, what makes the Oddysey weekend such a worthwhile event, and sets it apart from any other racing in Australia. After a hard day on Saturday racing the 100km MTB marathon, most riders returned to Apollo Bay, and enjoyed celebratory beers and chat to their mates, with […]

Filed Under: Reports Tagged With: GOGG, Gravel, Gravel Grind, great otway gravel grind, Otway, otway odyssey, Rapid Ascent, sam fox, Tasman Nankervis, Victoria

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