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September 14, 2017 By Imogen Smith Leave a Comment

End of the beginning: Imo races the Flight Centre Epic

Related Event: Flight Centre Epic
Epic women's elite podium

Last year when Queensland’s biggest and oldest MTB marathon, the Flight Centre Epic rolled around, I had recently returned from World XCM Championships and had had some time off. It had also been raining. The prospect of pedalling through thick black mud for five hours held little attraction for me, and Mike and I sat that […]

Filed Under: Reports Tagged With: Epic, flight centre, Hidden Vale, marathon mountain biking, mountain biking, MTBA, national xcm, pacing, recovery, strategy, XCM

July 11, 2017 By Imogen Smith Leave a Comment

Backing up at the Hidden Vale Giant 3plus3

Returning to racing Recovering from injury has taken longer than I’d hoped (you can read more about what happened in my last blog), but I finally got rid of my walking stick about five weeks ago and got the all-clear to start some strength work on my weak left arm and shoulder, so it’s time […]

Filed Under: Reports Tagged With: endurance, Epic, giant 3+3, Hidden Vale, MarathonMTB, mountain bike, mountain biking, Racing, recovery, XCM

September 16, 2013 By Mike Blewitt Leave a Comment

Blair and Willett claim Flight Centre Epic Titles

Now celebrating its 11th year, the Flight Centre Active Travel Cycle Epic mountain bike marathon also attracted a record crowd out to Spicers Hidden Vale, Queensland on 15th September. Queenslander Jodie Willett continued her dominance in the women’s section of the Epic while national champion Andy Blair and two-time winner Jason English fought out a titanic […]

Filed Under: Reports Tagged With: Andy Blair, Epic, Hidden Vale, Jason English, MTB

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