I found out at the final round of the MTBA National Series, the admittance of defeat may lead to the discovery of success. The Defeat The final National Series round for 2014 had crept up on us like a Bugatti doing 250km/h. It seemed like it was only yesterday we were lining up on the […]
Previewing the XCO course at Echuca
Ahead of the 3rd Round of the Subaru Australian National MTB Series, Sebastian Jayne previewed the course at Moama. Location: Echuca/Moama on the shores of the Murray River Course: The course is fairly flat but as we found out in the Thredbo point-to-point last year, around Lake Crackenback, a flat course doesn’t necessarily make a […]
Sebastian Jayne: The Dizzying heights of the Mt Buller XCO
I’ve been to the dizzying heights of Mt Buller three times before in my short career as a mountain bicyclist. The first time it rained and my clothes got dirty, the second time my bike exploded and the third time only my pedal exploded! Progress! (note: it didn’t actually explode it just broke). I was […]
Maintain Momentum through the Maverick Marathon Series
The Maverick Marathon Series was launched in late 2013, as a response by four key Australian race organisers to provide a coherent Marathon Series in accessible venues for a large portion of Australian mountain bikers. None of the events are new, all are well proven and have their fans. Get points and compare and race your […]
Paluma Push 2013
On the coat tails of our teams amazing efforts in Trans Alp 2013, congratulations again to Imogen and Mike, I was soaking up the sun in North Queensland, Paluma to be more precise. The Paluma Push is a 70km (with a 45km option) point to point marathon run annually by the Townsville Rock wheelers. It […]
Transalp: Building rapport before the race
Part of getting older and more experienced with your riding and racing is recognising your habits and patterns. Be they good or bad, at least when you are aware of your strengths and weaknesses it’s easier to work with or around them. I’m a creature of habit, and from the outside it would seem like […]