Cait Elliott
Irish Elite Enduro Mountain Bike racer. Cycling and other adventures. Based in Zurich, Switzerland. I am also an architect. Follow @CaitElliott_mtbPersonal Sponsors
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Christmas skids on the islands
My ribs finally healed in time for some hardtail action in Ireland and Scotland over Christmas. So so good. The weather was perfect, the people fun and the trails every bit as good as I remember. Not so stoked to … Continue reading
Irish Gravity Enduro Championships
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
Dublin!
I may live beside the Alps, a dream cycling destination for most people but a trip home for Christmas confirmed what I’ve said before. Ireland is the best place to ride bikes. Seriously. There are so many deadly trails in … Continue reading
Ireland vs Switzerland Part II
My last blog post seemed to raise a few opinions so I’d better explain further. As I said before Ireland and particularly Dublin is one of the best places I know for xc riding and training, with a great cycling … Continue reading
Zürich vs Dublin
I’m starting to get annoyed with people telling me I must be in heaven coming from ‘flat’ Ireland to go mountain biking in Switzerland. Actually not quite. Think of Swiss mountain biking and you think of spectacular mountains, massive climbs … Continue reading
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appreciate your back yard
Proper big mountains, hot weather that lasts all summer and not having to get on a plane every weekend to get a decent amount of competition in a race can make living in Europe look attractive but I haven’t left … Continue reading
Track cycling
On Saturday I took part in Cycling Ireland track training day and to my surprise found it to be great fun. The only track in Ireland is a slightly makeshift affair, outdoors and surfaced with tarmac rather than a fancy … Continue reading
January images
Welcome home from Spain – A foggy, dark day for some drills on country roads in Yorkshire. Rail & Sail – the paupers solution to last minute travel with lots of luggage to Dublin. A 14 hour trip rather than … Continue reading
attacked by ice
Looks pretty? NO, its evil! The crazy cold weather continued this with unusual subzero temperatures in Dublin turning snow from a last week into hard ice and freezing all the puddles. I’ve had to acquire cold weather survival skills – … Continue reading
Training in the snow
The snow didn’t stop after last weekend and a week later there is more snow in Dublin than I’ve ever seen outside of the Alps. The city is in total chaos with public transport not working, streets blocked with snow, … Continue reading