The hub for marathon mountain biking
Australia has a handful of iconic marathon races – races that have a story, an impressive list of victors, and offer something that everyone enjoys – from elite to back marker. The Convict 100 is one of these, and on Saturday 3rd May, 2014, it celebrated it’s 10th anniversary. The Convict 100 has run on […]
With the Convict 100, the final round of the 2014 Real Insurance XCM Series looming, we can cast our eyes over the current standings of the men’s and women’s elite, to ponder what the outcomes may be. The series has 5 rounds, and your best 3 results count. The National Championships had a bonus 10% […]
About a year after the 2013 Australian Marathon Championships visited the Atherton Tablelands, the Real Insurance XCM Series ventured north for it’s 4th Round. Falling on ANZAC Day, and prior to the main events of the Cairns World Cup, no one was certain who would be attending. A home World Cup is a big deal […]
The action from the Real Insurance XCM Series continues this weekend as competitors head to Atherton in North Queensland for the fourth round of the five race series. The Tablelands Classic and will be headlined by women’s series leader and XCM national champion Melissa Anset (VIC), as well as four time world 24 hour mountain […]
The Real Insurance XCM Series is not letting up, with Round 3 right on the back of Round 2 last weekend. Many of Australia’s Elite MTB races headed to Cammeray Waters, where the Wombat 100 is based. The race takes its name from Wombat State Forest, which is about 700 square kilometres size, about an […]
What is it about a series that inspires a rider to enter a collective of events with the view to achieve in both the individual event and the series overall? The fields of XCO and DH have are veterans in series events showcasing on both a state and national forum. The riders are encouraged to […]
Mt Joyce Mountain Bike Park opened in 2011, and the Australian XCM Champs that year would have been the first event to be held on the new trails. They were actually so new, that the venue wasn’t yet open, and racers were almost required to race in long sleeves and with steel capped shoes. That […]
The Real Insurance XCM Series was instrumental in lifting the profile of elite marathon racing in Australia in 2011 and 2012. Tying some of the most well known and readily accessible marathons together, with guaranteed media coverage and good prize money, attracted deeper fields more consistently, and the racing moved up a level. Racers with […]
