Harsh conditions and the onset of fatigue threatened to bring Matt down. But his racing spirit kept him up, and took him to 9th on GC!
Archives for July 2011
Sudety MTB Challenge: Stage 3
A day that is a shade under 60km, but not without challenges. Milka Trek cover the podium, Mike and Ant finish 6th in the Teams Category.
Craft Bike Transalp 2011 reflections
Stage racing has highs and lows – and Will Hayter, Lionel Richardson, Hans Dielacher and Craig McKeown experienced the whole range at this years Craft Bike TransAlp powered by Nissan.
Matt Page’s Ironbike Blog: Stage Three
Stage 3 had the most climbing so far, but Matt Page has managed to climb up the GC ranking.
Sudety MTB Challenge: Stage 2
From Kraliky to Stronie Slaskie, on what many deem the hardest stage. There were many stage race refresher courses taken today.
Sudety Challenge: Stage One
Stage One was the long one, and Mike and Ant climbed the ladder. Stage Two is the hardest though.
Team Stöckli seal their first ever Transalp title
Celebrations for Stöckli as they take overall victory in Lake Garda. Italy’s Felderer and Cattaneo claim the final stage of Transalp on home soil.
Team Bulls on top in Trento
Platt and Dietsch rule the roost on stage seven, but Stöckli still lead as they defend their overall position with a close second-place finish.
Matt Page’s Ironbike blog: Stage Two
As a stage-race debutant Matt works his way through new territory on stage 2 of Ironbike. After breakfast fireworks (literally) and the longest stage of the race, he’s dancing with a top-10 position.
Matt Page’s Ironbike blog: Stage 1
On the opening stanza of this Italian epic, Matt deals with the drama of downdrafts as he looks to improve on his seventh place finish in the prologue.