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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Spanish Training Camp
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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Tagged Alpujarras, cycing, enduro, freeridespain, mtb, spain, training
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escaping to the sun
Under the disguise of a family holiday I escaped for a Christmas pilgrimage of mountain biking and coffee in the Spanish sun last week. We stayed in Lanjaron in the Sierra Nevadas, an area I know well but that gets … Continue reading
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Tagged freeridespain, mountain biking Spain, Ragley Mmmbop, sierra nevadas
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More FreerideSpain photos
I finally got around to sorting out the rest of my photos from Spain. Epic rides make for epic views. I’ll stop going on about it now for my own sanity as much as everyone else’s. Ireland is cool too! … Continue reading
Inspirational images
The coast ride. 1000m climbing, 2000m descending, lots of big rocks, tight switchbacks, technical climbing, loose singletrack, amazing views, roasting hot weather and finishing up with a swim in the Mediterranean sea. Needless to say this is a pretty amazing … Continue reading
A day in Granada
Combining hard training with working as a guide in a place with giant mountains can get pretty tiring and days of can be few and far between, so when one comes I’ve learnt fully make the most of them. Recovery … Continue reading
Life is tough
Last weekend I returned to Lanjaron, one of my favourite places on earth, to spend a few weeks working as a guide for Freeride Spain. Living the dream or what! Yesterday I was on the road bike for the first … 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