Cannonball rego open as Otway returns
Entries to the Cannonball Festival are now open, with the multi-discipline gravity fest set to kick off on December 6.
All-mountain, flow, downhill and pump track racing will be offset by arguably Australia’s biggest whip-off jump comp, with it all being held in and around the village of Thredbo in the NSW Snowies.
The season proper opens on 18 November.
Meanwhile, the Otway Odyssey is back for its 12th year, over the weekend of 24-25 February next year. The 100km has long had a vicious reputation, but now it’s got a new lease on life.
“It’s gone from my most feared XCM to my most loved,” says defending female 100km champ Peta Mullens. “I remember the walking and the mud in the early days!
“Instead of beastly climbs, the track is made up of flowy single track for days; it really is a mountain biker’s marathon with all the sick singletrack! I love the Odyssey.”
Returning for a second year is the Great Otway Gravel Grind, which is designed to give road riders, gravel enthusiasts and recreational riders a scenic but challenging 49km or 97km ride on the Range’s smooth rolling dirt roads.
