MarathonMTB.com

The hub for marathon mountain biking

  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Twitter
  • YouTube
  • Home
  • Diaries
  • News
  • Reports
  • Tech
  • Training
  • Features
  • Nutrition
  • Team
    • Team Diaries
  • Consulting Services
  • Event Calendar

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

May 7, 2016 By Mike Blewitt Leave a Comment

Training in the Tropics – Smithfield

Tropical Training Camp Atherton Smithfield Cairns Port Douglas Bump Track MarathonMTB Subaru

Smithfield sits about 20km north of the CBD of Cairns, right at the bottom of the road up to Kuranda. It’s just inland from the beautiful Trinity Beach, and also home to James Cook University. Smithfield is one part of Tropical North Queensland that the infamous Mud Cows called home. Wait – the Mud Cows? […]

Filed Under: Features Tagged With: ExploreTNQ, MarathonMTB, ridecairns, Smithfield, Subaru, Training, XCM

May 5, 2016 By Mike Blewitt Leave a Comment

Training in Tropical North Queensland

Tropical Training Camp Atherton Smithfield Cairns Port Douglas Bump Track MarathonMTB Subaru

With the first round of the 2016 XCO World Cup landing in Cairns on the 24th April, a plan was hatched earlier this year to head up to Tropical North Queensland to support our XCO racer, Sebastian Jayne, on race day and then get a few good days of training in the legs too. Taking a […]

Filed Under: Features Tagged With: Atherton, Cairns, MarathonMTB, Smithfield, Subaru, XCM

October 19, 2013 By Mike Blewitt Leave a Comment

Frendo claims first blood at the Croc Trophy

The 19th Crocodile Trophy started with a cross country race in Smithfield north of Cairns today. More than 80 riders from 15 countries kicked off the race and with an overall race time of 1 h 30:14 min Australian Mark Frendo took out the stage win and elite leader’s jersey with a 1:06.4 min gap […]

Filed Under: Reports Tagged With: Cairns, Croc, FNQ, Frendo, Smithfield

WELCOME TO MARATHONMTB.COM

We deliver the latest information from the world of endurance mountain biking. We hope we can help to inspire and inform your next mountain biking adventure.

Get the latest

Join hundreds of people receiving a weekly digest of endurance mountain biking content. Simply enter your email below.

MarathonMTB.com

RIDE

  • Event Calendar

ABOUT

  • About
  • Contact
  • Team
  • Team Diary

CONTENT

  • Diaries
  • Features
  • News
  • Nutrition
  • Photos
  • Reports
  • Tech
  • Video

LEGAL

  • Terms
  • Disclaimer
  • Privacy Policy

Follow

  • 12,750
  • 3,750
  • 13,500

    Copyright © 2025 XCM Management. All rights reserved.