There is a lot to be said for having the right equipment. The trouble is, what is right for one event or purpose, isn't always right for another. The Camelbak Chase Bike Vest has been really popular not just amongst our … Read More
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Pioneer Prologue-2018 event kicks off in challenging conditions
Cold. It was cold.We got up at 5:10am, which if you’ve just arrived from Australia feels a lot like 2:10am, and bolted some breakfast before heading for the first shuttle up to Coronet Peak, the ski station that … Read More
How to set your bike up for The Pioneer
The Pioneer is just days away, and all in a rush it was time to actually make the changes to the bikes Imogen Smith and I are taking to The Pioneer for 2018. We've both done a number of mountain bike stage races, but … Read More
European XCM Championships hosted by Malevil Cup in 2022
The European Championship will return to the Czech Republic in 2022. The European Marathon MTB Champions will be selected on the trails of the Malevil Cup in Lusatian Mountains, 10 years after the last time.The … Read More
Unrivaled Adventure and African Experience at the K2N Stage Race
Africa; the dark continent. Industrialized South Africa has burst into the mountain bike scene with a lions roar but what about the rest of the continent? Fellow Appalachian Adventurers Thomas Turner and Gordon Wadsworth … Read More
Hellfire Cup Sprint Stage Race Wraps up in Tasmania
The final two days of the Hellfire Cup have wrapped up on the stunning Tasman Peninsula outside Hobart, Tasmania. Friday evening brought with it a rather catastrophic forecast with sever weather warnings given to the … Read More
Action underway at Tasmania’s premier stage race.
The Hellfire Cup now in it's 5th year has quickly become a staple in the Australian MTB stage race calendar. Always attracting a high quality field of racers from across the country. The race is located an easy 45minute … Read More
Avancini and Fumic wrap up Brasil Ride
Current Brazilian MTB marathon champion Henrique Avancini of Cannondale Factory Racing won Brasil Ride for the third time on Saturday. Avancini raced alongside his teammate Manuel Fumic. The duo won the 44-km decisive … Read More
Cory Wallace on winning another WEMBO 24hr World Title
This post was provided by Cory Wallace. Photos by Candace MihalcheonScotland is part of the United Kingdom and covers the Northern third of the Island of Great Britain. Having some bloodlines from Scotland and … Read More
Huber and White take Crocodile Trophy
Urs Huber crossed the line as overall victor for the 5th time of the Crocodile Trophy in Port Douglas over the weekend in one of the closest ever margins in the race's 24 year history. Australia's Sarah White took the … Read More
Always finish the stage race – Cape to Cape lessons.
If I'm honest, when I woke up this morning I really didn't feel like racing the 4th and final stage of the 2018 Cape to Cape. This sounds a bit rubbish but there are a few excuses (I can't call them reasons). It was … Read More