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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

February 23, 2019 By Imogen Smith Leave a Comment

Imogen Smith’s Otway Odyssey recap

Otway Odyssey MarathonMTB

I’ve never done the Otway Odyssey – weird, because it’s one of Australia’s best-known races. There’s just always been some clash that’s kept me away in the past, so this year was my first go. A few aspects of the race sounded pretty interesting to me: It’s known for its longclimbs, crazy good singletrack, and […]

Filed Under: Diaries Tagged With: biking, Brendan Johnston, holly harris, Imogen Smith, MarathonMTB, mountain bike, otway odyssey, Singletrack, Victoria, XCM

January 22, 2019 By Mike Blewitt Leave a Comment

7 things you should know about the Otway Odyssey

Related Event: Otway Odyssey

In a time when Australia is losing some classic marathon races, our National Championship is a glorified XC race run on laps in a bikepark, and there is increasingly less focus on elite athlete development from the governing body – it’s worth giving credit where credit is due. One part of that is appreciating how […]

Filed Under: Features Tagged With: Bike, Forrest, Gravel, Gravel Grind, MarathonMTB, mountain bike, otway odyssey, Rapid Ascent, Victoria

September 10, 2018 By Justin Morris Leave a Comment

Otway Odyssey and Great Otway Gravel Grind bring epic races for mountain bikers this Summer

Related Event: Otway Odyssey

Over a thousand riders are expected to race on some of Australia’s best single track at the 13th annual Otway Odyssey MTB Marathon presented by Focus, with entries for this iconic event opening today. Regarded as one of Australia’s most respected off-road cycling events, the Otway Odyssey delivers an incredible mountain biking experience for riders […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: GOGG, Great Ocean Road, MarathonMTB, Otway, otway odyssey, Rapid Ascent, XCM

February 27, 2018 By Justin Morris Leave a Comment

The 2nd Great Otway Gravel Grind (GOGG) treats riders to a 2nd day of racing in the Otways.

Related Event: Great Otway Gravel Grind

After a stellar Otway Odyssey XCM race on the Saturday promoters Rapid Ascent have made the classic XCM race part of a weekend of solid racing or riding in the beautiful Surf Coast region aside the Great Ocean Road in Australia. Defending champion Peta Mullens (Bendigo) and Jay Vine (Canberra) have taken top honours to […]

Filed Under: Reports Tagged With: Australian MTB, Forrest, GOGG, Great Ocean Road, Otway, otway odyssey, Rapid Ascent, Victoria

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