Mt Stromlo has been put on the world stage a number of times, with a World Cup, a World Championships, and 24hr champs too. In the heat, many of Australia’s best cross country races did battle in round 4 of the Subaru MTBA National Series today. Bec Henderson was quick to stamp her authority on […]
Mt Stromlo XCO Course Preview
The Subaru MTBA National MTB Series is on again this weekend, and although the downhill racing will take place in Thredbo, the cross-country racing will be on at Mt Stromlo, with Short Track (XCC) on Friday afternoon 6th February, and the Olympic Cross-Country (XCO) on Saturday 7th February. Entries are closing on Monday evening (today!) […]
GALLERY: Photos from the Subaru-MTBA National Rounds
Sure, XCO isn’t marathon racing or stage racing – but if you dabble in some XCO it will improve your marathon racing. And in Australia, two of our strongest elite women XCO racers are also previous XCM Champions – and the same for men really. Here’s a selection of photos from rounds two and three […]
McConnell and Henderson start the Subaru MTBA National Series with wins
The first round of the 2014–15 National MTB Series started with a bang at the You Yang’s MTB Park on Saturday. As always the first round was a whirlpool of intrigue. Questions were raised about the form of each rider. Who was going to be the strongest so early in the season? Dual Olympian Dan […]
REVIEWED: Maxxis Tread Lite 29×2.1″ Tyre
I have long been a Maxxis fan, with countless hours spent on Crossmarks, Larson TTs, Ikons, Aspens… and of course the Detonator and Re-Fuse road tyres. Riding for the Subaru-MarathonMTB.com Team, I’m lucky to be able to race and train on Maxxis tyres, who are generous sponsors for our riders. One of the new tyres […]
Subaru National MTB Series begins in the You Yangs
If it’s summer, it must be time for the Australian National Series. It sometimes seems like a cruel joke to race in the heat of summer, but with such a busy calendar, and a World Cup season to consider, it’s the best time of year for it. Australia’s best mountain bikers will travel to You Yangs […]
How to increase your speed
Marathon racing in summer is wrapping up, with just a couple of events left for the year, notably the Hellfire Cup and Husky 100. But that doesn’t mean you need to hang the bike up (although if you need to, you should). Just about everyone who focuses on marathon racing could be guilty of not […]
Athlete of the Month: James Downing
In a new series of feature interviews, we caught up with fast man James Downing, from Canberra, to talk food, riding, going sideways, and how he managed to score the biggest win of his career at the Flight Centre Epic. Name: James Downing Age: 40 Team: Cannondale-Sugoi Factory Racing Team (athlete and manager) Started Racing: […]
The Valley of the Sun – Vermiglio XC
As well as having the season final of Game of Thrones on, last Sunday also had the Vermiglio round of the international Italian series. The course was up in the Val di Sole valley a bit higher than the location for the world cup rounds. Naturally being in the alps, the course had its fair […]
Nove Mesto World Cup Race Preview
Their food tastes a little different, and I am yet to taste the Czech Republic’s dirt but their single track that weaves across that dirt is some of the best I’ve ridden. Full of roots and natural doubles. It is loads of fun to practice on and should be a great track to race on come […]