31 March – 4 April 2017 Last year, these were two separate events, I did the Mont over the weekend, came home on the Monday, and left for MTB camp on the Tuesday. At the time, some of the kids…
The Mont – 2016
I hadn’t ridden in a Mountain Bike Race for a while, and missed the 2015 Mont, so thought I’d have a crack at the 2016 version. I was completely underdone in terms of preparation and fitness, but agreed to join…
The Mont 24 (not) 2014
Let’s start with the awesome video from Chris, then there’s the story below! 2014 NOT Mont from Fuel on Vimeo. SO the 2014 Mont was cancelled! Vans hired, food and beer packed and leave passes were issues by the wives.…
The Mont – 2013
22-25 March, 2013 A regular event on my mountain biking calendar is ‘The Mont’. A team, 24 hour relay race. Some refer to it as the City to Surf of Mountain Biking, which is probably a pretty good description. Riders…
Mont 24 – 2012
23-26 March, 2012 This is the third year in a row that I’ve raced in the ‘Mont 24‘ – a 24 hour mountain bike race held in the sweet single tracks of Canberra. One of the side ‘benefits’ of this…
The Mont, Merry Beach, Yadboro SF
This was a slightly bitter sweet trip. The original plan for these holidays WAS to do the Darling River Run. However the continual floods along the whole Murray / Darling Basin, meant that it was wise to postpone that particular…