This summer, the JetBlack Wild Wombat heads south to make brand-new mountain bike event on the NSW South Coast. On December 1st both Team and solo categories will take part in a classic 12-hour format event, but race organisers Rocky Trail Entertainment have something unique to offer as well – as usual! The all-new ‘Wild […]
English and LeMaitre win JetBlack 24hr titles!
For the first time in it’s 10-year history, the JetBlack 24 Hour with its JetBlack 6+6 Hour offspring took place at Rydal Showgrounds near Lithgow on 3+4 March 2018. In the men’s 24 hour solo competition, it was the race favourite and multiple 24-hour Solo World Champion Jason English from Newcastle who claimed his seventh […]
Moffitt and Burtonwood take JetBlack 24 crowns
The ninth edition of the JetBlack 24 Hour race took place at Awaba MTB Park on the weekend, a change from the previous events closer to Sydney. Sam Moffitt took out the 24 Hour Solo Men’s title and Jemma Burtonwood from Nambucca Heads claimed the women’s win. Despite a grim weather forecast and challenging conditions with […]
Who to watch at the JetBlack 24hr
This post has been written by Ed McDonald Awaba has long held a privileged spot as one of Australia’s best riding destinations. An accessible distance from Sydney and Newcastle, it boasts spectacular trails set in the foothills of the Watagan ranges, with the flowing berms and gullies of Salad Bowl, rocky descents, the treacherous Murderhorn, […]
2017 JetBlack 24hr heads to Awaba
In a move that should create plenty of excitement in mountain biking circles, Rocky Trail Entertainment have announced that the 2017 JetBlack 24 Hour race will move to a new venue for the event – all the way to Awaba Mountain Bike Park in Olney State Forest near Newcastle. Running over 18-19 February in 2017, […]
Jason English adds another JetBlack 12 Hour Solo victory to his palmares
All photos thanks to Girophoto. The JetBlack 12 Hour event has established itself as one of the major endurance mountain bike races in NSW since 2009 and for the second time it was held at James Estate Winery in the Upper Hunter Valley on the weekend. The big favourite, 24 Hour Solo World Champion Jason […]
JetBlack Whisperdrive ridden and rated
I’m lucky here in Australia to be able to ride outdoors year-round, but each summer I’m reminded that the main winter sport for my cousins from the Northern Hemisphere is not cyclocross or snow-shoeing, but the solitary abuse of the home trainer in their lonely basements, garages and – for those lucky enough to live […]