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September 2, 2023 By Justin Morris Leave a Comment

Top 5 mountain bike races that no longer exist

What race do you miss the most? Team rider and contributor Justin Morris reflects on some of the races we longer get to pin a number on for.

Filed Under: Features Tagged With: cape epic, Croc Trophy, Crocodile Trophy, Highland Fling, MarathonMTB, mountain bike, MTB, pioneer, Stage Race, UCI, XCM

November 13, 2017 By Justin Morris Leave a Comment

Race Report – The Final Highland Fling

Related Event: Highland Fling
Highland Fling MarathonMTB

The Highland Fling has, over the past 13 years, become a staple and a classic event on the Australian MTB calendar. The 120km jaunt through the singletrack, forestry roads and farm tracks of NSW’s Southern Highlands has attracted tens of thousands of competitors from around the country and the globe over its existence. Due to […]

Filed Under: Reports Tagged With: Bike, Highland Fling, marathon, MarathonMTB, mountain bike, MTB, Racing, XCM

November 13, 2016 By Mike Blewitt Leave a Comment

Flinging into the deep end at the Highland Fling

Related Event: Camelbak Highland Fling

Photos by Zoe Binder and Richie Tyler The Australian marathon mountain bike calendar has swollen to bursting point, and not every event cuts it. But the Highland Fling has always been amongst the biggest and the best in the country. Rolling into Bundanoon yesterday afternoon, it was easy to be reminded why. Racers and their […]

Filed Under: Reports Tagged With: Highland Fling, MarathonMTB, MTB, Race, Subaru, XCM

November 10, 2016 By MarathonMTB Leave a Comment

Andrew Blair’s form guide for the Highland Fling

Related Event: Camelbak Highland Fling

This form guide for the Highland Fling has been provided by Swell-Specialized racer Andrew Blair. It’s November again. That means daylight saving has started, the weather is getting nice, and of course the Highland Fling is just around the corner! As always the field is very strong. Looking through the start list there are a […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Fling, Highland Fling, MarathonMTB, MTB, XCM

September 28, 2016 By Mike Blewitt Leave a Comment

The marathon journey that is the Highland Fling

Related Event: Camelbak Highland Fling

When marathon races started developing in Australia about 15 years ago, they were very different to how they are today. The majority were point-to-point events, through farmland, country dirt roads, singletrack, quad bike trails and undeveloped animal trails. The mountain biking experience was raw, and riders often had to negotiate gates, creek crossings, and long […]

Filed Under: Features Tagged With: Bike, Fling, Highland Fling, journey, marathon, MarathonMTB, mountain bike, Wild Horizons

November 11, 2013 By Matt Page 1 Comment

Matt Page’s Blog: The Highland Fling 100 Mile

I am sure Bundanoon was a popular search location for all the weather websites last week and despite checking at least 4, they were all in agreement: The 8th running of the CamelBak Highland Fling was going to be a wet one and possibly for the first time in the events history? Saturday’s events escaped […]

Filed Under: Reports Tagged With: Highland Fling, Matt Page, Pivot Bikes, Welsh cakes, XCM

November 8, 2013 By Mike Blewitt Leave a Comment

Women’s Field halved at Highland Fling

A spent but successful Jenny Fay at the finish line.

Although the Elite women’s field had already shrunk at the 2013 Camelbak Highland Fling in comparison to 2012, injury and illness have halved the Elite women’s field, as Jenny Fay (Swell-Specialized) and Imogen Smith (Subaru-MarathonMTB.com) have had to withdraw from the Fling, perhaps one of the most prestigious Marathon races in Australia. “I’m disappointed to […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Buckled, Highland Fling, marathon, Race, Women, XCM

July 1, 2013 By Mike Blewitt Leave a Comment

Highland Fling Entries Open!

Entries for the 2013 Camelbak Highland Fling open on Juy 1st, 2013. Whether you’re a mountain bike racing veteran, or new to the scene, the CamelBak Highland Fling is the race to mark on your riding calendar. Not only will you have the chance to compete alongside Australia’s top elite riders, but you’ll experience a […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Australia, Highland Fling, MTB, XCM

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