Tag Archives: mtb

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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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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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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Switzerland – a country with seasons

Posted on Wednesday 16th January 2013 by Cait

Living in a country with four distinctly different seasons is a new experience for me. The day to day weather is generally more consistent but both summer and winter are more extreme. This takes some getting used to when you’re … Continue reading →

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Italian freeriding

Posted on Monday 3rd December 2012 by Cait

With people accusing me of becoming a roadie I’d better write an overdue report on a few days mountain biking by Lake Como. Rewind to October, warm sunny autumn weather, colourful leaves and dusty trails. When you drop over the … Continue reading →

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