The organisers of the 2018 Lasseters Easter in the Alice (LEITA) say that they keep the best trails for last. And after racing Stage 3, I’m inclined to agree. With another start at the Telegraph Station, today we were rolling out behind a neutral car back towards the highway, before a hard right hand turn […]
Ivory and Beck defend on Stage 2 at LEITA
Related Event: Easter in the Alice
After a deceptively tough Stage 1 at the 2018 Lasseters Easter in the Alice, racers lined up again for a much different Stage 2 at the historic Telegraph Station this morning for a 7am start. While this was the first building in Alice Springs, and the site of the original spring, since then the Telegraph […]
James Downing: For the love of Alice Springs
Related Event: Lasseters Easter in the Alice
Some places are on our personal race calendars as we have them as a major target. Others are there as you know they always draw a big field, or because you’ve arranged to try something new with friends. Some places make it just because the riding, and racing, ar exceptional. Everyone has their own choices […]
Five reasons Alice Springs is worth the trip
Related Event: The Redback
While Alice Springs might be the closest town to every beach in Australia, it’s also prohibitively far from all the nation’s capital cities. For many of us, this means a longish flight or maybe two; it means a fair bit of holiday budget sunk into airfares and accommodation; and it means we might think twice […]
Blair and Smith win MTBA XCM Round 2
Related Event: Easter in the Alice
The second round of the Mountain Bike Australia (MTBA) XCM Series ran today as stage one of the Lasseters Easter in the Alice Mountain Bike Muster. The ‘Bunny Buster’ is a 90km trek through the rough, rocky, and often flowy singletrack of Alice Springs, in the Northern Territory. 2015 XCM Series champion Andrew Blair was triumphant […]
Jongeward and Blair win 2015 Easter in the Alice
Related Event: XCM Series: Easter in the Alice
Thanks to Bob Taylor and Ben Gooley for the use of their images. Cooler temperatures greeted riders this morning as they lined up for the last stage of Lasseters Easter in the Alice stage race. Having endured desert weather of soaring temperatures and low humidity for the last two days, light cloud cover and temperatures in […]
Lasseters Easter in the Alice: Day Two
Related Event: XCM Series: Easter in the Alice
All photos thanks to MTBA President Russ Baker. Day two of the Lasseters Easter in the Alice was a split stage. You either love them or hate them. The need to go “full gas” twice in one day is by no means beyond the capabilities of a trained cyclist – but it’s a mental load. […]
Jongewaard and Blair blitz Alice Springs
Related Event: XCM Series: Easter in the Alice
Alice Springs has a special place in Australian mountain biking. It’s known as the home of the Rapid Ascent Redback (nee ICME) and now the Lasseters Easter in the Alice too. Two stage races, at different times of the year, one town, and about 300km of singletrack. Alice Springs trails have had a lot of […]
Mountain Biking in Alice Springs
In Easter April 2014, two of our Subaru-MarathonMTB.com racers visited Alice Springs for the Easter in the Alice MTB Stage Race. More than that, Mike and Imogen made a holiday out of it. Hot air ballooning, camel rides, desert trips, quad bikes – there was lots to do in the red centre. Visiting the Northern […]
Lasseters Easter in the Alice launches Telegraph Station Trails
Alice Springs, in the Northern Territory, Australia, has long been known as a tourism destination. It’s on the map for grey nomads, backpackers, and 4WD enthusiasts alike. Plenty of Australian mountain bikers have known about it as well, thanks to the Central Australia Bike Challenge, that became the Red Centre Enduro and now the Ingkerreke […]