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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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
Posted in Enduro, race reports
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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Frühlingscup crits – Brütten
Racing in Switzerland in February? you’d have to be mad! The Steiner season kicked of with the Frühlings Cup, a local 3 race crit series with a handicapped start. The first race was 40km in sub zero temperature, surrounded by … Continue reading
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Tagged argon 18, cycling, Frühlings Cup, road racing, Steiner, Switzerland, Zurich
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Steiner Bäckerei Wetzikon – Argon 18 Cycling Team
This year I am excited to be representing Steiner Bäckerei Wetzikon – Argon 18 Cycling Team, one of Switerland’s most sucessful Jedermann/Gran Fondo (amateur) road racing teams. With a mixture of nationalities and experiences, the team has a great set … Continue reading
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Tagged racing, rennvelo, road cycling, Steiner, Switzerland, Zurich
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Switzerland – a country with seasons
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
Alpine freeride – Engelberg
The schizophrenic nature of recent blog posts is a good reflection of my life at the moment but the Alps are making it hard to justify being too annoyed about being injured. Lack of racing has left me searching for … Continue reading
Swiss National Day
1st of August is Swiss national day = day off work. Scorching hot sun, big mountains, lots of rocks and a bike. What more could you want in life?! It was an absolute full-body battering all mountain adventure ride with … Continue reading
Swiss road biking
Zürich is a bit of a paradise for road biking, on either side of the lake there is a long, small but steep ridge of hills that you can zig-zag up and down for lots of 10-15 minute climbs. The … Continue reading