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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What Winter?
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
‘real’ Winter
All of a sudden muddy grey autumn turned into sunny cold winter. The snow has arrived and there is plenty of fun to be had. Skiing on a bike in fresh powder is one of the most fun things ever, … Continue reading
EWS Finale Ligure
What a weekend! Autumn sunshine, dry dusty super technical trails, a rare chance to swim in the sea, awesome food and coffee – Finale Ligure is a close as you can get to paradise so to have the chance to … Continue reading
Posted in Enduro, race reports
Tagged enduro, EWS, Finale Ligure, mountain bike, race
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Photos – not winter in the Alps yet!
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
Posted in training
Tagged Alps, enduro, Flumserberg, mountain bike, mtb, Switzerland, Wildspitz, Zurich
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Equinoxx Enduro, Jura CH
After a 19 hour day on Friday hiking and eating unhealthy German food on our annual work day out in the Black Forest, I had 4 hours sleep before jumping on the train to Delemont in the Swiss Jura for … Continue reading
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Tagged delemont, enduro, Equinoxx, Jura, mountain bike, race, Switzerland
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Alpine adventure expedition
sometimes rides don’t work out as planned. Full story on Devil in a Dress.
Posted in Freeride
Tagged Alps, enduro, expedition, explore, freeride, montreaux, mountain bike, Switzerland
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Alps! on & offroad
Summer has arrived, the snow has almost disappeared, I’m living for the weekends. Enduro mountain biking in Davos Mountain bike adventure at the Walensee - 2500m climb and straight back down Klausenpass – 29km road climb up to 1900m
Posted in Enduro, training
Tagged Alps, davos, enduro, klausen, mountain bike, road cycling, Switzerland, walensee
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Superenduro Madesimo
Prologue The race began on Saturday evening with a flat out 40 second sprint as fast as your nerves would let you down a short trail, around a steep berm, through a few concrete corners and finishing with a mad … Continue reading
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Tagged Alps, enduro, Italy, madesimo, mountain bike, race, superenduro
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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
Mallorca – mountain biking
After 4 days of road biking Mallorca nearly turned me into a fully blown roadie, until I hired a mountain bike. Multiply the road riding by ten and you get an idea of how good the mountain biking is there. The … Continue reading