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Welcome to Kona Odyssey

What will your odyssey be? To win? Top two hundred? To finish? To just survive?

Will you, like our hero Homer, stand atop the Otway Ranges come February 18th, muddied but triumphant; a two wheeled warrior, conqueror of 100 kilometres of vertiginous climbs, thick swathes of forest and the odd mud monster clawing out from the ferns?

It’s a story only you will be able to tell after signing up for the Kona Odyssey, a marathon mountain bike journey like no other.

This is the one the mountain bike Gods look to, it’s the one they hold up as the biggest two wheel battlefield of all.

The Kona Odyssey.

Ride your way into mountain bike mythology.

Date	Saturday, February 18th, 2012
Location	Great Otway National Park, South-West Victoria
Format	Kona Odyssey 100km - Apollo Bay to Forrest Kona Shorty 50km - Forrest to Forrest Kona Pioneer 15km - Forrest to Forrest

And of course, all good warriors back from battle deserve a good feast and festival – so stash the steed and enjoy plenty of food, entertainment, bike displays, live music and kids’ activities at the finish line.

People of earth, the Gods have ordained
An epic adventure of joy and pain:
Cycle the Otways if you try,
The bravest warriors should survive.

Latest News

World By Cycle project interviews John Jacoby

Thursday, January 26, 2012

John Jacoby’s reputation for ultra endurance (both enduring and inflicting) is without question; after all, he has held multiple world titles in marathon kayaking, multisport and adventure racing. So no wonder a new adventure and education initiative dubbed World By Cycle was keen to catch up with Rapid Ascent's director to talk about the project.

Extended field limit for the 50km Kona Shorty

Monday, January 23, 2012

Rapid Ascent is very happy to announce that we have extended the field limit for the 50km Kona Shorty from 600 riders to 800 riders to allow more riders to take part in this iconic event.

Kona Odyssey champ returns to battle for fourth title

Tuesday, January 17, 2012

Take a look back at the rap sheet - the one worth looking at in the form of the results record - and it's clear that Chris 'Jungleblood' Jongewaard is the man to beat on the Kona Odyssey course come 18th February. He's won every event he's entered on the Otway slopes (2008, 2009, 2011). The first year he didn't compete and 2010 he was unfortunately still legging it on the wind trainer in custody. Controversy surrounding Jungleblood has mostly abated as he's chased World Cup