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January 24, 2025 By Mike Blewitt Leave a Comment

Gear up for the Great Otway Gravel Grind!

Rapid Ascent’s off-road weekend in Forrest, Victoria, is back again in 2025. With the Otway Odyssey taking centre stage on Saturday 22nd February, the following Sunday is all about gravel. The Great Otway Gravel Grind (GOGG) was launched in 2017, with two event distances on the gravelled forest roads between Forrest and the Great Ocean […]

Filed Under: Features Tagged With: biking, GOGG, Gravel, great otway gravel grind, MarathonMTB

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

December 17, 2020 By Mike Blewitt 1 Comment

Roxsolt Liv SRAM coming to the Otways

There’s no doubt that the Otway Odyssey and Great Otway Gravel Grind (GOGG) making one of the best weekends of offroad riding and racing in Australia. This week, Team Roxsolt Liv SRAM – Australia’s only UCI Continental Women’s Team – have announced that they will be racing the two events in Forrest Victoria on the 20-21 […]

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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

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

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