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August 12, 2018 By Imogen Smith Leave a Comment

Reef to Reef: The fourth and final stage

MarathonMTB Reef to Reef

And just like that, it’s over! Reef to Reef today finished with a sweet 50-kilometre stage that took in some icons of tropical north Queensland riding: Wetherby Station, The Bump Track, and Port Douglas’s Four Mile Beach. Logistically, this was a tricky one to manage: everyone corralled in the dark at 6am to load bikes […]

Filed Under: Diaries Tagged With: Ironman, MarathonMTB, mountain biking, MTB, reef to reef, Stage Racing, XCM

August 11, 2018 By Imogen Smith Leave a Comment

Reef to Reef stage three

MarathonMTB Reef to Reef

Stage three of Reef to Reef and we’re back. After all the challenges of the last fortnight or so (so sick!), Mike and I finally woke up feeling good. And excited. And not sick! Want to catch up? Check out our reports from Stage 1 and Stage 2 Today was the Queen Stage of the […]

Filed Under: Diaries Tagged With: Bike, camelbak, Imogen Smith, MarathonMTB, mountain bike, port douglas, Queen Stage, reef to reef, Ride Cairns, Stage Racing, XCM

August 10, 2018 By Imogen Smith Leave a Comment

Reef to Reef Stage Two

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After having such a great time yesterday, Mike and I had a pretty average recovery and a revival of dodgy sick symptoms (me especially) and decided (excruciatingly) that it would be wise to sit the second day of Reef to Reef out. This nearly broke our hearts, especially when people started returning from the stage […]

Filed Under: Diaries Tagged With: Cairns, Davies Creek, ExploreTNQ, MarathonMTB, mountain bike, reef to reef, Ride Cairns, Stage Race

August 9, 2018 By Imogen Smith Leave a Comment

Reef to Reef 2018 stage 1

Reef to Reef is finally here! There’s been a fair bit of excitement about this event and it’s understandable. Not often do you get the chance to 1. Race in Cairns in the dead of winter, and 2. Race in a pair in Australia, or even 3. Attend an event in its inaugural year. The […]

Filed Under: Reports Tagged With: Cairns, Ironman, MarathonMTB, mountain bike, Pairs racing, reef to reef, Smithfield, Stage Racing, XCM

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