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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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January 16, 2018 By Imogen Smith Leave a Comment

XCO National Series Round 3 and 4 – inferno on the Commonwealth Games Course

I arrived early for Round Three of the Australian XCO National Series at the Commonwealth Games course at Nerang and watched the junior men race. By 8:30am it was already over 32 degrees and very, very humid. The field was completely devastated by the heat, many youths ending up in the first aid tent. I […]

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December 21, 2017 By Mike Blewitt Leave a Comment

Take a look at the stages for Lasseters Easter in the Alice

Related Event: Lasseters Easter in the Alice
Easter in the Alice LEITA Alice Springs XCM (c) Tim Bardsley-Smith

There is a time and a place for stages races to be long, epic stages back to back. But thankfully, that’s not what Lasseters Easter in the Alice is about. The three days of mountain bike racing in Alice Springs is a mix of a long marathon, with two shorter days filled with challenging, hand-built […]

Filed Under: Features Tagged With: Alice Springs, biking, easter in the alice, explore, Lasseters, MarathonMTB, mountain bike, National Series, XCM

December 11, 2017 By Imogen Smith Leave a Comment

All Orange no lemon

MarathonMTB Orange XCO Imogen Smith

It’s always exciting to see a National Series kick off. It signals the beginning of summer, and a time when riders can start to measure their form against the best and work out their goals and plans for the rest of the season. It’s a time to get some payback for all the pre-season training […]

Filed Under: Reports Tagged With: Imogen Smith, MarathonMTB, mountain bike, National Series, Norco, NSW, Orange, Subaru, XCO

September 26, 2017 By Mike Blewitt Leave a Comment

2018 Australian XCM Series revealed

Easter in the Alice LEITA Alice Springs XCM (c) Tim Bardsley-Smith

Mountain Bike Australia (MTBA) have just confirmed the dates and venues for the 2018 National XCM Series. Next year the series is trimmed down to five events, including the National Championship, in a bid to have more riders attend more of the series, according to MTBA CEO Shane Coppin. “We really hope this condensed series […]

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January 29, 2017 By Mike Blewitt Leave a Comment

National XCO Racers back up in Armidale

Armidale’s University of New England campus hosted its second round of the National XCO Series today on a day that began with perfect sunny skies but gave way to brief storms in the afternoon. Today’s track included some elements of yesterday’s course, with the same start loop and a few early trails in common, but […]

Filed Under: Reports Tagged With: armidale, MTBA, National Series, Racing, XCO

January 28, 2017 By Imogen Smith Leave a Comment

Henderson and Ivory conquer Armidale

XCO Armidale

Armidale, halfway between Sydney and Brisbane in the northern tablelands of NSW, hosts this weekend’s Australian XCO National Series double header (rounds three and four). Double-headers are appearing more and more frequently on the XCO calendar in Australia, a welcome strategy for keeping costs down as riders travel immense distances to race in our largely empty […]

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December 16, 2015 By Mike Blewitt Leave a Comment

MTBA announces 2016 Cyclocross National Series

Lisa Jacobs Destelbergen Cyclo Cross

Cyclocross has become the lost cousin in Australian cycling. If you’re reading this somewhere outside of the world’s largest island, you’ll probably be chuckling, wondering how cyclocross races can run in Australia. Do we have to race kangaroos? Wrestle a sheep? Is it too hot? Do we even have mud? While I can attest that […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: cross, CX, MTBA, National Series

November 2, 2015 By Imogen Smith Leave a Comment

National XCM Series goes out with a Blast

Related Event: XCM Series: Bayview Blast

Waking up in your own bed on race day is a pretty rare thing, and this weekend’s Bayview Blast, held just 45 minutes from my Brisbane home, was the first national-level race this year that’s afforded me the privilege. On the other hand, being pretty spoiled for good singletrack really close to home (about a […]

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July 31, 2015 By Mike Blewitt Leave a Comment

Australian National series heads to East Gippsland

The MTBA National Series isn’t that far off, and with one of the early rounds unconfirmed, it’s exciting to hear that a venue has now been announced after the You Yangs dropped off the list a month ago. Mount Taylor in East Gippsland, Victoria, will co-host the round with Mountain Bike Australia from the 27-29th […]

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