In September, two new Cross Country Marathon (XCM) World Champions were crowned in Graechen, Switzerland. The demanding routes for men and women saw both riders arrive at the finish line solo - the course was truly … Read More
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What bike should you take to the Dragon Trail?
In March 2020, the first Dragon Trail MTB stage race will take place in Tasmania's north-east. With 3 days of mountain biking on world-class trails, there is a fair bit of excitement about the event.Starting in … Read More
CST own the first stage of Tankwa Trek
The global focus of marathon and stage racing currently sits over South Africa, as riders tackle the Tankwa Trek. While it is a prestigious race the Tankwa Trek also works as an ideal step towards the Cape Epic in March. … Read More
Sam Fox joins the MarathonMTB.com Team
For 2020 the MarathonMTB.com Team will expand to four riders. With up to six riders on the team in previous years, 2019 was a smaller team of three riders with Imogen Smith, Justin Morris and Mike Blewitt.Sam raced … Read More
3 Ways To Improve Your Winter Training
Skills and techniqueLong endurance rides can be boring, especially when completing such rides on a regular basis with no social group rides to join. Make your endurance rides more productive or add some structured … Read More
Counting down to Appenninica MTB 2020
There are just six months to go until the second edition of the Appenninica MTB Parmigiano Reggiano Stage Race, and the countdown has started. From July 19th to 25th, 2020, the Emilian Apennines will welcome mountain … Read More
Sizing up the Absa Cape Epic 2020
The Cape Epic is coming, and I am going to be there. The world's most televised mountain bike event. The untamed, the big one, the Tour de France of mountain biking. Call it what you will, I've seen the routes, seen the … Read More
Mountains to Sea, The Madeira Bike Race opening soon
Above the clouds, 1800 meters up and the sun is shining. Visibility is good and there is nothing between rider and a dip and the Atlantic but ribbons of purpose built singletrack. Welcome to the island of … Read More
Snow Bike Festival wraps up
Sunday was loaded with action. Riders got up early that morning to catch the cable car to the top of Rinderberg, which the Bergbahnen especially opened 1 hour before skiers could use it. After the start at more than 2000 … Read More
Beers and Stenerhag victorious at Attakwas
If we can say that the Attakwas Extreme puts a line in the sand for the 2020 endurance mountain bike season, then we can see that Matt Beers and Jennie Stenerhag have shown their cards and made their mark. The pair … Read More
Attakwas Extreme to open 2020 South African MTB season
The attention of the endurance mountain bike world turns to South Africa for the first three months of each year. It isn't just the Cape Epic that brings in a big crowd, but it's the top marathon events and shorter stage … Read More