Now in it’s fifth year, the Chocolate Foot Singletrack Mind series continues to evolve, with two different options for race time, lots of categories, and two great new venues for 2014. Taree will again host the opening event and after the rave reviews about the Kiwarrak State Forest trails, Chocolate Foot is anticipating an impressive […]
Want kudos? Six cycling achievements you can’t post on Strava
Strava changed cycling. Data is no longer the domain of coaches; bragging no longer confined to the coffee shop; and racing is on every day, not just Sundays. I don’t want to discourage anyone from using it, because it’s useful and fun – great for tracking improvement and finding new rides – but If you’re […]
Cyprus Sunshine Cup 2014 – The British Contingent
A week before Cyprus Sunshine Cup we caught up with a few Brits who’ll kick off their race season on the Mediterranean island. Each rider had a very different winter with Imogen Buick battling the British weather, Steve James racing a full cyclocross calendar including the recent World Championships, and the Batchelor brothers escaping to […]
The Rigid Stromlo Project
They say that those who forget history are doomed to repeat it… or to put it another way, you think I would have learned from the last time I was silly enough to try and ride my bike packing rig for 5 long laps of Stromlo. Last year as part of my preparations for Tour […]
Five things every cyclist needs to ride a new city
I feel like I went to sleep and woke up with a new life. There was no magic, though – just a lot of hard work by loved ones. I got sick. One day I was living in Brisbane, the next, Sydney. I grew up in Sydney and left a few years after I started cycling, […]
Stage Races opening, and filling up for 2014
The year is just starting, yet many mountain bikers are setting their goals and booking some big races for the months ahead. Transpyr is one of many races that have shortened their length this year. The Crocodile Trophy is shorter than it used to be, Transalp has dropped to 7 days from 8, and of […]
Mountain Trax – Vauxhall Motors extend and expand for 2014
2014 will see two new athletes join the Mountain Trax – Vauxhall Motors Cycling Team. Isaac Pucci is entering his second year as an Under 23 and his first year in the Elite class has already earned a reputation following his domination of the expert category in 2013 and his Silver Medal performance at the […]
2014 – time to start again
As the days of 2013 draw to a close, and you realise the year that lay ahead is now a memory of used number plates, broken bike parts, tan lines, scars and cherished memories of victory personal and sporting – it becomes time to steel yourself for the agony and the ecstasy of planning the […]
Rocky Trail celebrate 100th event at Mt Annan
The JetBlack 24 Hour mountain bike race was held at the iconic Australian Botanic Garden Mount Annan last weekend. More than 500 racers were at the start of the 100th race hosted by organisers Rocky Trail Entertainment. Brett Bellchambers from Canberra took out the Solo Elite victory ahead of local Jonathan Battle from Campbelltown and […]
Racers Respond to the 2014 National XCO/XCM Series
The announcement by Cycling Australia of the 2014 National Cross Country (XCO) and Cross Country Marathon (XCM) earlier this week came a little later than expected, but timely enough for racers to start planning their 2014 season. After the success of the Real Insurance XCM Series in both 2011 an 2012, Australia’s elite racers and […]