The Swiss mountain bike superstar Jolanda Neff has just won her first Elite Women's XCO World Title, with a commanding display of technical ability, fitness and race tactics in Cairns, Australia. Although Neff won the … Read More
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Centurion Vaude wrestle back Swiss Epic race lead
Another day, another change in the race lead at the 2017 Perskindol Swiss Epic! The crossing of the bungee swinging bridge at Niouc with a 200 metre high view of the canyon floor was today's highlight for most riders – … Read More
End of the beginning: Imo races the Flight Centre Epic
Last year when Queensland’s biggest and oldest MTB marathon, the Flight Centre Epic rolled around, I had recently returned from World XCM Championships and had had some time off. It had also been raining. The prospect of … Read More
Rain comes into play at the Swiss Epic
In rainy weather the men's field in the Epic format was disarranged today at the Perskindol Swiss Epic. The Swiss BiXS Pro Team with Konny Looser and Oliver Zurbrügg won the stage with a time of 4h 31min and took the … Read More
LaTramun Brings Mountain Biking to Girona
LaTramun will see an increased number of international racers in this the 19th edition of the iconic Mountain Bike Race from Girona, which will take place on October 15th and will have the finish line in the … Read More
Perskindol Swiss Epic takes a flying start
The fourth edition of the Perskindol Swiss Epic kicked off on Monday 11 September 2017 with the prologue in Grächen. The first day’s champions in the men’s category was the Team Centurion Vaude with Daniel Geismayr and … Read More
The seven stages of marathon mountain biking
Like grief, or a long-term relationship, a marathon mountain bike race is a journey through a spectrum of emotions, from joy to despair. Here’s our take on the seven emotional stages of a marathon mountain bike race. 1. … Read More
The Pioneer returns to New Zealand in 2018
One of the events to make a big splash o the marathon stage race calendar in the past two years is The Pioneer. After two gruelling editions in 2016 and 2017, the 2018 dates were delayed, to make sure The Pioneer had the … Read More
3Epic – 2018 Marathon MTB World Championships preview
In 2018 the World Cross-country Mountain Bike Marathon Championships head back to Italy, to a mountainous course in the Dolomites - running alongside the 3Epic event. The 2017 edition has proven to be an excellent … Read More
Stromlo school
Since finishing my PhD earlier this year I’ve gone back to tutoring. Sixty per cent of the academic workforce in Australia is casual, an issue that I’m probably not going to explore in a blog about mountain biking, but … Read More
Beukes brothers on top!
It was a family affair as brothers Matthys and Gerrie Beukes won their respective age categories at the third round of the Madibaz XCO Series at Nelson Mandela University in George on Sunday. Matthys, who finished … Read More