Next year will mark the 15th edition of the famed Craft Bike TransAlp powered by Nissan. Starting on July 14, 2012 and ending after eight stages on July 21 by the shores of the Riva del Garda. The race will cover new ground in 2012, including a new start town for the classic race: Oberammergau […]
Archives for October 2011
Saddling up for the SRAM Singletrack Mind round 6
Tate Dogan has made steady progress in Marathon Mountain Bike Races throughout the 2011 season. MarathonMTB.com are excited to have him onboard for 2012, and flying our colours for the rest of 2011. He is currently preparing for the next round of the SRAM Singletrack Mind Series. As the Australian Mountain Bike racing season draws […]
Preparing the Subaru-MarathonMTB.com Team bikes
Sometimes it seems that cyclists (professional or amateur) can be divided for how they see their bicycle. Some see it as a tool of their trade – merely what they need to use to perform a task. Many of us see our bikes as more than this, viewing a bike as a source of pride. […]
Prepping for the heat in Queensland
In this video Subaru-MarathonMTB.com’s Mike Blewitt takes a look at the Camelbak Octane XTC hydration pack which he and teammates Graeme Arnott and Justin Morris will be using at the 2011 Crocodile Trophy. Today the temperature in Cooktown was 28˚C, it looks like the boys are going to need every drop from the Octane’s reservoir.
Milatz upsets Sauser in Roc d’Azur sprint finale
The scenario may have been the same as last year, with a sprint finish, but the players were different this time. After 2:23:36′ winding throughthe dirt paths of the Massif des Maures, German cross country champion Moritz Milatz won his first Roc d’Azur (56 km) beating Christoph Sauser by by a few hundredths of a […]
Sauser and Bigham steal the show at Roc d’Azur
With rainstorms and heat waves, the Roc d’Azur has had its fair share of erratic weather since 1984. But it had never faced the wrath of the winds until now. On Friday the event base in Fréjus was swept by a strong mistral. Faced with the fierceness of the gusts, the organisers had no option […]
The stage is set for 2011 Roc d’Azur
Sticking with tradition, gradients and thrills can again definitely be found at Roc d’Azur. The mountain bikers got to grips with the Maures Mountains, before meeting at the exhibition which opened its doors today: at 12 noon for professionals and 4pm for the general public. 159 participants in the Enduro Roc For the 2011 edition […]
Trans Hungary: A rider’s perspective part 2
Despite what had been a great day on stage two, a pretty uncomfortable night followed. The accommodations were king-like, but just slept terrible. I put it down to the fact that my stomach isn’t really accustomed to all the race food typical of stage racing. This, and my already accumulated fatigue, contributed to that all too familiar feeling of […]
Engen and Strauss join Sauser on DCM Cape Pioneer Trek start list
The world’s best mountain bikers are certainly beginning to take note of the DCM Cape Pioneer Trek (17-22 October) which will start and finish in the town of Oudtshoorn. Christopher Sauser (Specialized), currently the world marathon champion, has already established himself as one of the tour’s stalwarts. The Swiss rider makes it clear that something […]
Entries Open: 2012 Mountains to Beach
Wild Horizon’s Mountains to Beach mountain bike stage race starts on Monday March 4, 2012. Over five days riders will ride 400km from the roof of Australia to the surf beaches of the NSW south coast. It’s a classic route, one that takes you from the the Snowy Mountains and the nearby alpine wilderness areas, […]