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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WXC team weekend
Last weekend the WXC World Racing and UK teams joined up for a pre-season break in the Scottish borders. There were 18 girls aged 14 to 40s staying at the Rock Uk adventure centre in Newcastleton for a fun, wet … 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
Freeride Spain – part II
‘Google mountain’ – another brilliant ride with a big variety of terrain and lots of spectacular scenery. Long climbs were rewarded with long descents and with 5 of us tearing down chasing each other it was exciting stuff. Someday I’ll … Continue reading
Freeride Spain training camp
It’s a good sign when coming to the end of a 5 hour ride today that all I could think of was how much I was looking forward to doing it again tomorrow! Swapping the cold grey weather for a … Continue reading
More winter weather
Last week deep snow and ice made a return to Dublin causing utter chaos in the city and forcing me to spend more time on a turbo trainer than any sane person would admit to! Training has seemed like more … 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
Snow in Dublin!
All of a sudden winter is well and truly upon us and an incredibly dramatic storm on Friday night left Dublin covered in a blanket of snow for the weekend. So while the roadies sat indoors for hours on their … Continue reading
October – offseason!
October is officially the off season – time to stop hard training and take a break, let the legs recover and catch up on non cycling activities. Initially I enjoyed a rest and some time off the bike, it was … Continue reading
Epic Club Races
World Cups, international races, the nps series etc. are all very well and good, but it’s very difficult to beat the weekly Epic club league race on a Thursday night. From April until September riders from several Dublin mtb clubs, … Continue reading