On June 1st, the Santa Cruz Blur and Juliana Wilder appeared across news sites and social feeds around the world. If you pay attention to global cross-country racing, you probably weren't that surprised. With French star … Read More
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The Power of Enthusiasm
I am often asked what is the most common personality trait of a successful athlete. Many attitudes come to mind that are conducive to performance but I have rarely committed to one trait to be crucial for success. It is … Read More
Aussies at Swiss Cup in Savognin
Following my first two races, I was keen to put a proper week of training in again and hopefully find some legs before the next race in Switzerland. The first order of business was buying a fan (the mechanical kind, not … Read More
MarathonMTB return to Europe
After over a year since any of the MarathonMTB team were overseas, Sam finally managed to fight through the red tape and escape to a European summer, and his first World Cup season. Well it cost me an arm and a leg, … Read More
The Prospector MTB Stage Race opens entries for 2022
New Zealand has never been short on places for challenging events, and the South Island has often delivered the combination of epic scenery with terrain and conditions to test athletes. Earlier in 2021, the Central Otago … Read More
Seewald and Esusquiza Fischer win Euro XCM Champs
Andreas Seewald and Natalia Fischer Esusquiza are the new European champions after the 2021 Cross Country Marathon (XCM) European Championships. If the Swiss were a bit behind in the men's category, the Swiss women shon … Read More
Singletrack Summer Camp is Alive and Well at the Trans-Sylvania Epic
"Lights, camera, action" - Its GO time for mtb racing in 2021. The Trans-Sylvania Epic is a classic US stage race that has featured some of the finest East Coast trails for more than a decade. But the trails … Read More
Australian National XCM course stats revealed for Dwellingup 100
Earlier this year Auscycling announced that the 2021 Australian Cross-Country Marathon (XCM) National Championships would be contested in Western Australia, within the Dwellingup 100 (D100) event on September 18, 2021. … Read More
Odams and Henderson take honours at the 2021 Convict 100!
Sydney based event promotions company Maximum Adventure put on a stellar show hosting the 2021 Convict MTB race. After weathering the virus storm in 2020 and then having to make last minute course changes due to the … Read More
Convict 100 Bike Check: Justin Morris’ Norco Revolver FS 100
The Convict 100 is one of Australia's longest running XCM racing, after a pandemic induced hiatus in 2020 the event is back tomorrow! With a covid capacity entry limit of 1500 riders reached there will be plenty of … Read More
Appenninica MTB 2021 stage review
With less than six months to until the third edition of Appenninica MTB Stage Race, race courses and profiles have been released for the stage race running from 12-18 September, 2021. The race organisers have worked … Read More