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February 21, 2021 By Sam Fox Leave a Comment

Great Otway Gravel Grind wraps up the Otway weekend

The Great Otway Gravel Grind is, in my opinion, what makes the Oddysey weekend such a worthwhile event, and sets it apart from any other racing in Australia. After a hard day on Saturday racing the 100km MTB marathon, most riders returned to Apollo Bay, and enjoyed celebratory beers and chat to their mates, with […]

Filed Under: Reports Tagged With: GOGG, Gravel, Gravel Grind, great otway gravel grind, Otway, otway odyssey, Rapid Ascent, sam fox, Tasman Nankervis, Victoria

February 20, 2021 By Sam Fox 1 Comment

McConnells conquer Otway Odyssey

A huge field of riders took to thr trails that make up one of Australia’s most respected (and toughest!) mountain bike races at the Otway Odyssey MTB Marathon on Saturday 20 February, 2021. Olympic representatives’ Dan McConnell and Bec McConnell were the first male and female to conquer the 100km, branding themselves in the history […]

Filed Under: Reports Tagged With: Bec Henderson, dan mcconnell, McConnell, Otway, otway odyssey, otway ranges, sam fox, samara sheppard, Trekky, Victoria, XCM

February 17, 2021 By Mike Blewitt Leave a Comment

The Otway Odyssey is go!

Rapid Ascent have confirmed that the Otway Odyssey Mountain Bike Marathon and Great Otway Gravel Grind events are proceeding as planned this Saturday 20th and Sunday 21st February at Forrest, Victoria. This go ahead is based upon the public advice given by Victorian Premier Dan Andrews at the press conference this morning. There are a couple of changes required, […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: MarathonMTB, mountain bike, otway odyssey

January 11, 2021 By Mike Blewitt Leave a Comment

Otway Odyssey – a look back to the start

In 2007, there was a new race on the calendar – the Otway Odyssey. A 100km race was scheduled to start on the Great Ocean Road at Apollo Bay, and climb up and over the Otway Ranges towards the town of Forrest, where the old logging roads and new singletrack would be tackled, before finishing […]

Filed Under: Diaries Tagged With: Bike, MarathonMTB, mountain bike, otway odyssey, Rapid Ascent

December 17, 2020 By Mike Blewitt 1 Comment

Roxsolt Liv SRAM coming to the Otways

There’s no doubt that the Otway Odyssey and Great Otway Gravel Grind (GOGG) making one of the best weekends of offroad riding and racing in Australia. This week, Team Roxsolt Liv SRAM – Australia’s only UCI Continental Women’s Team – have announced that they will be racing the two events in Forrest Victoria on the 20-21 […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: great otway gravel grind, MarathonMTB, otway odyssey, Peta Mullens

October 13, 2020 By Justin Morris 1 Comment

MarathonMTB Team Camp 2020 – down in Tasmania

With restrictions of movement and cancellation of events in 2020 race days for our team have been few and far between. Myself and Mike Blewitt were able to race and report from the Arabian Epic- Jordan in February. Following that the classic Otway Odyssey weekend in Victoria and MTBA XCO national championship were the last […]

Filed Under: Features Tagged With: arabian epic series, Blue Derby, Derby, dragon trail, dragon trail MTB, Jordan stage race, Justin Morris, Maddog, MarathonMTB, MTB Tasmania, otway odyssey, sam fox, St helens, Tasmania

October 6, 2020 By Mike Blewitt Leave a Comment

2021 Otway Odyssey returns to Apollo Bay

One of the best parts of marathon distance mountain bike racing is going somewhere. Anyone who wants to ride for a long time may get frustrated by going in loops, and maybe that’s why 24 Hour solo racers are a breed of their own! Some of the best mountain bike races are single loops, or […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: bike race, Gravel Grind, MarathonMTB, mountain bike, otway odyssey

February 23, 2020 By Justin Morris Leave a Comment

Nankervis gets redemption at Great Otway Gravel Grind!

The Great Otway Gravel Grind that happens the day after the famous Otway Odyssey is quickly becoming a drawcard event in itself. For many it makes a long trip even more worthwhile with the opportunity to attain 2 days of quality racing. Which from a training perspective is hugely beneficial to any rider training for […]

Filed Under: Reports Tagged With: Forrest, Gravel, Gravel Grind, great otway gravel grind, Otway, otway odyssey, Peta Mullens, Rapid Ascent, Tasman Nankervis, Trekky, Victoria

February 22, 2020 By Justin Morris Leave a Comment

Hucker & Mullens win 14th Odyssey preceding big news for the 15th edition!

The Otway Odyssey has long established itself as one of the premier XCM events on the Australian calendar. Many other races have been and gone since this race has continued to evolve. The 2020 edition was an encouraging sign of the health, quality and depth of the XCM scene in Australia with a big entry […]

Filed Under: MarathonMTB.com, Reports Tagged With: Australian XCM, Australian XCM Championships, Cameron Ivory, Forrest, Otway, otway odyssey, otway ranges, Peta Mullens, Rapid Ascent, Robbie Hucker, Trekky, Victoria, XCM

December 17, 2019 By Mike Blewitt Leave a Comment

Everything you need to know about the Otway Odyssey

The Otway Odyssey is one of a handful of classic mountain bike marathon races left on the calendar. These events are challenging, use a course that isn’t based on repeated laps, and they create deserving winners year on year. Do well at one of these events and people take notice. The Otway Odyssey in Forrest, […]

Filed Under: Features Tagged With: Bike, biking, Forrest, GOGG, great otway gravel grind, MarathonMTB, mountain bike, otway odyssey, otway ranges

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