This weekend, the Subaru MTBA National Series has reconvened in Pemberton, in south Western Australia, for a double header of XCO racing action. The trails of Pemberton were regarded by many as the best in the series last year, and at the C1 ranked race today, Dan McConnell and Bec Henderson have shown they are […]
The Race Machine – Mt Stromlo
Hugo’s standing in the clock tower with Isabelle, looking over the Eiffel tower. “I’d imagine the whole world was one big machine. Machines never come with any extra parts, you know. They always come with the exact amount they need. So I figured, if the entire world was one big machine, I couldn’t be an […]
McConnell and King back up at Mt Stromlo
In a repeat performance of the opening round of the Subaru MTBA National Series, Dan McConnell and Jenni King took the top steps of the podium in the men’s and women’s elite races at Mt Stromlo today. Dan McConnell had to push his bike over the line to win Round 2 of the 2015/16 National […]
Cicli Olympia announce 2016 teams and changes
In 2016 Cicli Olympia will be present on International circuits, both XC and Marathon, with three excellent teams: the new-born Cicli Olympia Polimedical Team, the renewal G.S. Forestale Olympia Vittoria and the reconfirmed Olympia Factory Cycling Spanish Team. Their targets? The World Championship and the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio. The most exciting news comes […]
Subaru MTBA National Series: Mt Taylor
The 2015 MTBA National Cross Country Series kicked off on the dusty single trails of Mt Taylor this past weekend. Mt Taylor sits inland from Lakes Entrance and, as a new location for the National Series, it provided some exciting racing for the first stop of the 2015/16 season. The course was a simple enough […]
Merida Ninety Six Team 2016: Ride impressions
With offices in Germany, and an uber-strong mountain bike race team starring riders like Gunn-Rita Dahle Flesjå and José Hermida, you’d be forgiven for assuming that Merida was as Euro as Nutella and headbands. Not so. Merida was founded in the early 70s by Taiwanese engineer Ike Tseng who, it is rumoured, was so incensed […]
Australian National series heads to East Gippsland
The MTBA National Series isn’t that far off, and with one of the early rounds unconfirmed, it’s exciting to hear that a venue has now been announced after the You Yangs dropped off the list a month ago. Mount Taylor in East Gippsland, Victoria, will co-host the round with Mountain Bike Australia from the 27-29th […]
Seb Jayne’s 2nd European Chapter
Progression: the process of developing gradually towards a more advanced state. That key word, gradually. A sometimes-frustrating time construct for me to endure. But that ‘more advanced state’ ideal does have a certain ring to it. And if I have to endure something, it might as well be on a bike! The German Bundasliga race, […]
Euphoria in Lenzerheide
Euphoria; a feeling or state of intense excitement and happiness. A feeling of euphoria swept through the event village when the Swiss rider led the race. The dictionary people didn’t use that example, but they probably should have. Although ‘the Swiss rider’ could be easily replaced by the name Nino, and still be fitting! The […]
Seb Jayne: Courmayeur XCO
The small alpine community of Courmayeur is situated beneath the monolithic Monte Bianco peak on the Italian side of the French-Italian border. Towering at some 4810m Monte Bianco, or otherwise known by its less melodic name Mont Blanc, is Europe’s tallest mountain. A suitable location to hold a mountain bike race! Being a ski town, […]