Author Archives: Cait

Devil in a Dress

Posted on Friday 14th June 2013 by Cait

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Bluegrass Enduro, Mollau France

Posted on Monday 10th June 2013 by Cait

At the weekend I headed to France for the International Bluegrass Enduro race in Mollau, Alsace. The event run by top Enduro rider Jerome Clemenz, entirely took over the tiny little village with the locals doing everything from building trails to … Continue reading →

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Finale Ligure

Posted on Sunday 26th May 2013 by Cait

Finale Ligure is possibly as close as you can get to paradise for mountain bikers. Good weather almost year round, hundreds of mountain bike trails leading down to the sea, great coffee, icecream and lots of really good fresh Italian … Continue reading →

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Metabief Open Enduro

Posted on Wednesday 15th May 2013 by Cait

Following six weeks of inactivity after fracturing my back, the most sensible way to get back up to speed seemed to be entering my first Enduro race. With the promise of a local summer race in sunny France, I met … Continue reading →

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Crash

Posted on Saturday 30th March 2013 by Cait

My life seems to be a bit of a disaster zone at the moment. I got hit by a car on the way home from work last week. A driver didn’t stop at a crossroads where I had right of … Continue reading →

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Competition and a new goal

Posted on Sunday 24th March 2013 by Cait

I might sound like some sort of over competitive psycho but 18 months without racing has confirmed that leisure cycling is just not enough for me. It’s not a cut throat nature or an obsession with winning that drives me … Continue reading →

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Frühlingscup crits – Brütten

Posted on Sunday 17th March 2013 by Cait

Racing in Switzerland in February? you’d have to be mad! The Steiner season kicked of with the Frühlings Cup, a local 3 race crit series with a handicapped start. The first race was 40km in sub zero temperature, surrounded by … Continue reading →

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Finale Ligure

Posted on Sunday 10th March 2013 by Cait

In an attempt to escape the never-ending snowy Swiss winter I spent several days last week riding Enduro trails in Finale Ligure. With almost year round sunshine and mountains that rise straight up from a pretty Italian town on the … Continue reading →

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Women’s skills weekend – Ballinastoe, Ireland

Posted on Friday 8th February 2013 by Cait

Last weekend I was back in sunny Ireland coaching for a women’s mountain bike skills weekend run by the Cycling Ireland Offroad Commission. Nearly 30 women with a variety of experience, skills and fitness signed up and enthusiastically took to … Continue reading →

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Steiner Bäckerei Wetzikon – Argon 18 Cycling Team

Posted on Wednesday 30th January 2013 by Cait

This year I am excited to be representing Steiner Bäckerei Wetzikon – Argon 18 Cycling Team, one of Switerland’s most sucessful Jedermann/Gran Fondo (amateur) road racing teams. With a mixture of nationalities and experiences, the team has a great set … Continue reading →

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