Mountain bike teams come and go, as do riders, racers and fans. But one unwaivering presence in recent years is that of Trek Racing Australia. On the back of yet another successful year of racing, Trek Racing Australia have announced a financial commitment of $300,000 over the next three years to the Team from their founding and […]
VIDEO: Top Tips for Mountain Bike Racing
This video has been put together by Short Form Media, ahead of the Trans Hajar MTB Race. They go over a few basics to make sure you will get more out of your racing and riding. What would you add? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O58mxOmkDzA&feature=youtu.be
REVIEWED: Maxxis Tread Lite 29×2.1″ Tyre
I have long been a Maxxis fan, with countless hours spent on Crossmarks, Larson TTs, Ikons, Aspens… and of course the Detonator and Re-Fuse road tyres. Riding for the Subaru-MarathonMTB.com Team, I’m lucky to be able to race and train on Maxxis tyres, who are generous sponsors for our riders. One of the new tyres […]
MTBA Announce Six Race XCM Series
At the first Australian Mountain Bike Summit, held at Mt Buller, MTBA CEO Shane Coppin announced many new initiatives that the governing body are working towards for Australian mountain bikers. From making sure we have UCI C1 ranking events to better prepare and equip elite racers for World Cup competition, to increasing the flexibility of […]
Counting the top 10 of 2014
I’ll readily admit that there is still a lot of 2014 left to go. About 10% of it actually. And living in Sydney, Australia, means that it’s actually one of the best times of the year to ride right now. But after the Crocodile Trophy, a few easy weeks have been very much enjoyed, and […]
Racing 2014 Part 1 – My year in numbers
I was too tired to be gleeful when my racing year ended two weeks ago, but now that a bit of time’s passed, I’ve been enjoying looking back on it all, so much that I thought I’d write about it. I’m calling it my racing year, rather than my season, because in Australia, and especially […]
Reviewing the 2014 Maverick Series
The Maverick Series was created to give ‘mountain bikers exactly what they need – a great series featuring key established events conducted over a manageable race calendar’. The inaugural Maverick Series unified four established marathon events across 2 states and a territory, spanning a nine-month time period from March to November. The events incorporated into […]
One last Fling for the year
I woke up yesterday morning insisting that I was not going to race the Highland Fling. I’d had no sleep. I was clearly getting tonsillitis (again). I still had Croc Trophy saddle sores that refused to heal. I hadn’t ridden my bike for a fortnight. I’d dropped from the elite 110km race to the 55km […]
Not racing, gambling. The 2014 Eiger Bike Challenge
After racing Sudety MTB Challenge as a mixed pair, Mike and I had spent some time training in Livigno (pasta, altitude, trails, bikewash. Oh, and freezing rain), then travelled to Grindewald in Switzerland to write about MTB tourism in the area for Australian Mountain Bike magazine and race the Eiger Bike Challenge, a famous Swiss marathon […]
Mogo rewards those who wait
After the heavy rains earlier in the year, a cold and dry winter has made mountain bikers around the country smile – as long as they are able to get out of bed in the dark and cold hours. This Sunday, 20th July, the Finish Line Singletrack Mind Series continues at Mogo on the NSW […]