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August 25, 2022 By Ben Thomas Leave a Comment

British National Marathon Championships

This would be the first National Marathon Championships I’ve done since 2013 or 2014 where I’ve not seen myself as the favourite to win. After winning in 2015, 2016, and 2019 a lot has changed. I’m married, dad to an amazing toddler, and the coaching business has gone from a small startup to a full […]

Filed Under: Reports Tagged With: MarathonMTB, mountain bike, MTB, National Championships, XCM

March 16, 2021 By Sam Fox Leave a Comment

National XCO titles

For an Australian XCO racer, the National Championships is the biggest race of the year, I have been trying to take the green and gold for 8 years, and have had nothing else on my mind for the last 12 months. This might seem obsessive, and it probably is, but everyone gets into sport for […]

Filed Under: Reports Tagged With: MarathonMTB, Maydena, mountain bike, National Championships, sam fox, Shimano XTR, Tasmania, XCO

October 7, 2020 By Ben Thomas 1 Comment

BeMC Marathon – A yearly pilgrimage

My love affair with the Belgian Ardennes continues, it hasn’t always been a kind relationship, so many times this place has inspired and then demolished dreams. Each May we make our pilgrimage to the area to battle around these beautiful hills, it’s a trip I’ve been making for around six years for marathon races and […]

Filed Under: Reports Tagged With: Belgian Mountain Bike Challenge, belgium, BeMC, marathon mountain bike, Mud, National Championships

August 10, 2019 By Ben Thomas Leave a Comment

Beyond Expectations: British Marathon Championships

It’s been an amazing year with two 2nd places at the UCI World Marathon Series (Roc d’Ardenne and Alps Bike Festival), third place at Raid Evolenard, a 5th and 6th at BeMC and now the National Marathon Championship title. Hard work pays off! Since winning the title back in 2015 and 2016 the event moved […]

Filed Under: Reports Tagged With: British Cycling, marathon mountain biking, National Championships

April 29, 2019 By Justin Morris Leave a Comment

Sibling rivalry decides Bendigo Golden Triangle Epic whilst Viotto powers away to strong win

The Victorian regional city of Bendigo again put on a show hosting one of the highest regarded XCM races in Australia. In 2019 the marathon has been recognised as a ‘tier 1’ event in the MTBA national cup. Meaning the highest offering of national ranking points was on offer to the riders in the 100km […]

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March 23, 2016 By Justin Morris Leave a Comment

XCO club racing – the heart of mountain biking!

Many of us who have taken to the sport of bike racing, be it in the discipline of road, track or any of the various mountain bike variations now available will likely always remember their first ever race. For most of us; from Julien Absalon to your regular club B grade racer this was likely a local […]

Filed Under: Diaries Tagged With: Club racing, MarathonMTB, motivation, mountain biking, National Championships, Training, XCM, XCO

November 20, 2014 By Mike Blewitt Leave a Comment

Jason English ready to defend his National Solo 24hr Title

Australia’s official Solo 24 Hour Mountain Bike National Championships will be held at The Australian Botanic Garden, Mt Annan near Sydney on 29-30 November 2014. The Championships are an annual event sanctioned by Mountain Bike Australia, the governing body for the sport in Australia. In 2014, the event will be presented by Rocky Trail Entertainment, who […]

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March 8, 2014 By Mike Blewitt Leave a Comment

Henderson and McConnell win Australian XCO Elite titles

The township of Bright, in Victoria, Australia, is over run by cyclists this March long weekend. With top Australian mountain bikers flooding the town for the Subaru National MTB Championships, and masses of road cyclists staying here before the 3 Peaks road event, there’s barely a spare bed in town. Today, the Elite men’s and […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: National Championships, XCO

November 4, 2013 By Mike Blewitt Leave a Comment

Subaru Australian MTB Championships head to Bright

Cycling Australia and the Alpine Shire are thrilled to announce that Australia’s biggest mountain bike event is digging into the foothills of the Victorian Alps. Bright in Victoria will host the Subaru Australian Mountain Bike Championships in 2014 and 2015. Long the season’s focus of elite and amateur riders throughout the country, all roads now […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Alpine, Bright, MTB, National Championships, Victoria

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