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Bluegrass Enduro – Rombach, France

Posted on Thursday 15th May 2014 by Cait

Fork unlocked, shock unlocked, gears shifted, saddle down, full face on. Ready. 3, 2, 1, Go! Pedal, look ahead, arghh whats that i cant look up, shit forgot to put goggles on and they’re in the way behind my head, … Continue reading →

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Adventures around Frèjus

Posted on Sunday 11th May 2014 by Cait

I spent Easter weekend with friends down in Frèjus in the south of France. Six days of exploring dusty, rocky trails beside the sea. We knew of some trails already but they were a bit xc style and I was … Continue reading →

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Bluegrass Enduro – Dabo, France

Posted on Wednesday 9th April 2014 by Cait

Last weekend was the first round of the Bluegrass Enduro Tour in Dabo, a small village in the Alsace region of France. Having done some of this series last year I was keen to go back, the races are great … Continue reading →

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Spanish Training Camp

Posted on Sunday 16th March 2014 by Cait

Despite the mild winter in Swissland this year there is only so much mud, bike cleaning and kit washing I can take. A week in the Alpujarras in southern Spain was the perfect solution. Epic climbs and even better technical … Continue reading →

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What Winter?

Posted on Monday 17th February 2014 by Cait

It turns out this year there was no need for psyching myself up for embracing snow sports in order to survive a freezing cold snowy Swiss winter, winter has been cancelled. Before Christmas it was cold and snowy but since … Continue reading →

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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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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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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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