Wildside is arguably the leading multi-day / multi-stage MTB race in Australia, with riders racing through some of  Tasmania’s most picturesque countryside and incredible trails. Wildside is run bi-annually so if you can go this year it is worth getting […]

The NSW South Coast can be an unforgiving place at times, the local weather causing more than a few rescheduled events including this one, originally in August, with flooding rains and closed roads putting paid to that. But the Shoalhaven […]

Mountain bikers know how physically demanding mountain biking can be, in fact some would say it is one of the most comprehensively challenging sports out there. So how can a mountain biker improve on their complete and dynamic fitness without […]

WEEKEND Pro:  Russell Nankervis. Age:  21. Height: 193cm   Build:  Tall and skinny. From: Bendigo, Victoria How would your mates describe your riding style? Most would probably describe my body as all ‘arms and legs’ given my tall shape! In […]

What do you think the best attributes of the club are? RHR’s credo is “It’s no ordinary mountain bike club” and that’s not just lip-service. It’s something we really try to live up to. The club was born out of […]

DAY 5 /// VALDEBLORE – SOSPEL Distance: 62.9km?D+: 1381m?D-: 4031m??  Mavic Trans-Provence Day 5 Right then. This report is going to be short ish. The day has been LONG. The more we type into the night the less it will make […]

DAY 2 /// BARCELONNETTE to VILLARS-COLMARS Distance: 44.5km D+: 1660m D-: 2716m Mavic Trans-Provence 2015 Day 2 Well after yesterday’s race report summary wandering off into the philosophical meaning of maps and landscape we now return to a more fact-based report. (In […]

DAY 1 /// EMBRUN to BARCELONNETTE Distance: 36.0km D+: 1574m D-: 2292m Mavic Trans-Provence 2015 “I am an agnostic on most matters of faith, but on the subject of maps I have always been true believer. It is on the […]