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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Mallorca – road biking
With sub zero temperatures and snow hitting Zurich 2 weeks ago the first reaction is to think how much you’d love to jump on a plane to Spain. So I did. Mallorca seems to be the place to go for … Continue reading
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