Author Archives: Cait

Autumn adventures

Posted on Sunday 24th November 2013 by Cait

Friends, Autumn colours, dustings of snow, lots of leaves and occasional blasts of hypothermic temperatures. Pre-winter off season adventures on and off road have been fun:

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EWS Finale Ligure

Posted on Wednesday 23rd October 2013 by Cait

What a weekend! Autumn sunshine, dry dusty super technical trails, a rare chance to swim in the sea, awesome food and coffee – Finale Ligure is a close as you can get to paradise so to have the chance to … Continue reading →

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BMC Chauxmont Super D

Posted on Tuesday 8th October 2013 by Cait

At the weekend I raced the BMC Chauxmont Super D in Neuchatel in the french speaking Swiss Jura. 5 times stages over 16km with 2200m descending connected by 19km/1200m liasons and two uplifts. The weather was pretty wet with on … Continue reading →

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Photos – not winter in the Alps yet!

Posted on Monday 30th September 2013 by Cait

The weather has changed and melting hot summer’s days are a thing of the past, but there is still time for some Alpine adventures before the dreaded snow arrives. Photos from some fun enduro rides near Zurich recently: Next up … Continue reading →

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Equinoxx Enduro, Jura CH

Posted on Wednesday 18th September 2013 by Cait

After a 19 hour day on Friday hiking and eating unhealthy German food on our annual work day out in the Black Forest, I had 4 hours sleep before jumping on the train to Delemont in the Swiss Jura for … Continue reading →

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Bluegrass Enduro – Guebwillier

Posted on Monday 2nd September 2013 by Cait

At the weekend I raced in the Bluegrass Classique Enduro series in the pretty Alsasce region of France. There were 5 timed stages raced within a 30km loop which started at the top of a mountain 800m above the town. Stages were … Continue reading →

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Irish Gravity Enduro Championships

Posted on Thursday 15th August 2013 by Cait

Finished 3rd in the Irish Enduro championships. You don’t need big mountains to make great mountain biking. Awesome race and great week hanging out afterwards. Love Dublin! Report on Devil in a dress for the women’s race. Thanks to Action Pictures Ireland … Continue reading →

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Alpine adventure expedition

Posted on Monday 29th July 2013 by Cait

sometimes rides don’t work out as planned. Full story on Devil in a Dress.

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Alps! on & offroad

Posted on Friday 12th July 2013 by Cait

Summer has arrived, the snow has almost disappeared, I’m living for the weekends. Enduro mountain biking in Davos Mountain bike adventure at the Walensee - 2500m climb and straight back down Klausenpass – 29km road climb up to 1900m

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Superenduro Madesimo

Posted on Tuesday 25th June 2013 by Cait

Prologue The race began on Saturday evening with a flat out 40 second sprint as fast as your nerves would let you down a short trail, around a steep berm, through a few concrete corners and finishing with a mad … Continue reading →

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