Not a week goes by without another carbon wheel option coming up - although this seems far more common in road cycling than in mountain biking. Still, the options are growing. And you know what? There are lots of really … Read More
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Five of the top events in Germany, Italy, Austria and Czech Republic are again part of the popular international 2019 Mountain Bike Series. Some of the races have already more than 20 years experience and are an annual … Read More
JetBlack Wild Wombat wows riders
The inaugural Jetblack Wild Wombat mountain bike event was held in Mogo on the NSW South Coast on 1 December 2018. The classic 12 hour format included a ‘Wild Solo Challenge’ and the seven-time 24-hour Solo World … Read More
Ramses Bekkenk wins The Munga
On Wednesday morning at 12.00 local time in South Africa, Ramses Bekkenk started The Munga in Bloemfontein and then finished on Friday at 14:30 as winner in Wellington. The race conditions mainly had a headwind over 1070 … Read More
The Pioneer Stage five – Final stage brings a few surprises
Tired legs roll out of Bannockburn This morning we got up before dawn and munched through breakfast in the dark.It’s always unbelievable to me that, given my usual appetite, when we get into the depths of a … Read More
The Pioneer Stage 4 – Mt Difficulty and other difficult climbs
Click.Beep.Click.Beep.Click.Beep.Ok I'm definitely in my smallest gear, but how is that possible? I'll just check again. Beep. Yep. Shit.Getting going again Today Mike and I started Stage … Read More
“That’s one of my hardest days on the bike” – midweek at The Pioneer
Today's stage from Alexandra to Bannockburn looked a little innocuous on paper. 79km, with a couple of big climbs - but all farm track. That's over 20km shorter than Stage 2, but similar climbing, but no singletrack - so … Read More
Pioneer hits the Alex trails for the Queen Stage
Why is it that we only crash when things are great? All those awful, cold, wet grovels where you’d pay good money for a legitimate Out, nothing. Nothing goes wrong. Except maybe a flat tyre, but that’s fixable. Now when … Read More
Queenstown rocks The Pioneer’s first stage
Sure, we all raced a prologue yesterday. We did 20km, got a bit muddy and had some fun. And while it gave us our start position, and settled some nerves, it was but a drop in the ocean for what lay ahead. All that would … Read More
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