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May 7, 2018 By Imogen Smith Leave a Comment

Marathon reflections and XCM dreams

MarathonMTB Imogen Smith Dave Acree

The National XCM Champs in Townsville, held last weekend on 29 April, was a race that had started out a huge goal for me when I planned my season months and months ago but which, as the event approached, ended up being something I was quite relaxed about on the day. The last few months […]

Filed Under: Reports Tagged With: Bike, biking, MarathonMTB, mountain bike, townsville, XCM

May 2, 2018 By Justin Morris Leave a Comment

The Australian XCM championship – Toil rewarded!

Related Event: Australian XCM ChampionshipsAustralian XCM Championships - Townsville MTB Festival
XCM Championships MarathonMTB Justin

The recent Australian XCM Championship was my first ever National Championship in this discipline of cycling. Despite having raced numerous elite national and state titles in road racing and XCO racing I was perhaps more intimidated by the challenge ahead of me at the XCM nationals. Being amongst only 2 riders who opted to take […]

Filed Under: Reports Tagged With: Australian XCM Championships, Brendan Johnston, Cameron Ivory, national xcm, townsville, XCM, XCM Champs

April 29, 2018 By Mike Blewitt Leave a Comment

Beck and Ivory claim 2018 XCM Championships

XCM Champs MarathonMTB bike

The 2018 Australian XCM Championships had a late shift to Douglas MTB Reserve, after too much wild tropical weather meant that Pallarenda wasn’t going to be in serviceable action, the champs would head to a the singletrack-heavy Douglas, with a 17km lap. You can see the course check here. With juniors and open on Saturday, […]

Filed Under: Reports Tagged With: MarathonMTB, townsville, XCM

April 26, 2018 By Imogen Smith Leave a Comment

Australian XCM National Champs course check

MarathonMTB Townsville XCM Champs Course check

MarathonMTB.com flew into Townsville early this year to get the low-down on the new course at Mt Douglas MTB park. National Champs had been planned to take place at the Pallarenda trails closer to town, but A LOT of summer rain left the course in need of considerable maintenance, so the Rockwheelers MTB club made […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: biking, MarathonMTB, mountain bike, MTBA, townsville, XCM, XCM Champs

September 26, 2017 By Mike Blewitt Leave a Comment

2018 Australian XCM Series revealed

Easter in the Alice LEITA Alice Springs XCM (c) Tim Bardsley-Smith

Mountain Bike Australia (MTBA) have just confirmed the dates and venues for the 2018 National XCM Series. Next year the series is trimmed down to five events, including the National Championship, in a bid to have more riders attend more of the series, according to MTBA CEO Shane Coppin. “We really hope this condensed series […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Alice Springs, bayview blast, bendigo golden triangle epic, marathon mountain bike, MarathonMTB, MTB, MTBA, National Series, townsville, XCM

April 30, 2017 By Mike Blewitt Leave a Comment

Henderson and Johnston win 2017 Australian Marathon titles in Townsville

Related Event: Australian XCM Championships - UCI XCM Series
Townsville XCM MarathonMTB mountain bike mike blewitt

On the 30th April, the 2017 Australian Cross-Country Marathon (XCM) titles were hard-fought at Cape Pallarenda in Townsville, Queensland. The event is due to be held for two consecutive years in Townsville, and the initial course we rode in January had some modifications for race day. With the age group and open races decided on […]

Filed Under: Reports Tagged With: Bec Henderson, marathon, MarathonMTB, mountain bike, MTBA, Queensland, Scott bikes, Shimano, townsville, Trek, XCM

April 29, 2017 By Mike Blewitt Leave a Comment

Day 1 at the Australian National XCM Championships

Related Event: Australian XCM Championships - UCI XCM Series
Townsville XCM MarathonMTB mountain bike mike blewitt

Since 2015, the Australian National Cross-Country Marathon (XCM) Championships have been split across two days. This allows less traffic on the course as a short, lap-based event has been used to contest the titles since 2011, as opposed to a traditional point-to-point or big loop marathon. And the 2017 edition in Townsville, Queensland, is no […]

Filed Under: Reports Tagged With: Marathon mtb, MarathonMTB, mountain bike, national championship, Queensland, townsville, XCM

April 28, 2017 By Mike Blewitt Leave a Comment

Who can win the 2017 Australian Marathon Championships?

Related Event: Australian XCM Championships - UCI XCM Series
Subaru mountain bike Imogen Smith

The elite titles for Australia’s 2017 Cross-Country Marathon (XCM) Championship are set to be decided on 30th April. For this year, the XCM Champs have travelled north to Townsville, being run in conjunction with the Townsville MTB Festival for this year and 2018. Townsville is home of the Townsville Rockwheelers mountain bike club (one of […]

Filed Under: Features Tagged With: championship, Championships, dan mcconnell, MarathonMTB, MTB, MTBA, townsville, XCM, XCMChamps

March 29, 2017 By Mike Blewitt Leave a Comment

Course preview: Australian XCM Championships in Townsville

Related Event: Australian XCM Championships
Subaru mountain bike Mike Blewitt

Earlier this year, I was lucky enough to visit Townsville to take a look at the proposed course for the 2017 and 2018 Mountain Bike Cross-Country Marathon (XCM) Championship, which is to be held on the last weekend of April this year in conjunction with the Townsville Mtb Festival. When the venue was announced, I […]

Filed Under: Features Tagged With: Australian XCM Championships, mountain bike, MTB, MTBA, townsville, XCM, XCM Champs

June 10, 2016 By Mike Blewitt Leave a Comment

2017 Australian XCM Championships march north to Townsville

Defying some predictions of a return to Mt Joyce, or even going to Hiddenvale, Mountain Bike Australia (MTBA) has confirmed the Australian Cross Country Marathon Championships will be held in Townsville, Queensland for the next two years – right up north in some of the least populated area of the Australian East Coast. MTBA Chief Executive […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: MarathonMTB, MTBA, Queensland, townsville, XCM

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