The past 12 months or more have been pretty hectic, to say the least. Trying to report on the best Marathon Mountain Bike races and Stage Races from around the globe is a bit of a task – especially if you aim to have a team member or yourself in the event. There have been […]
Archives for December 2011
Path to the Kona Odyssey
Inspired by Pete’s journey to the Kona Odyssey, his first epic marathon, I felt it fitting to compare experiences leading up to arguably Australia’s hardest marathon. Two regular guys taking on the Otway trails in hope of glory. Ok, maybe not the glory associated with winning, but glory of having a great day out on […]
Magic trails and wonderful weather for Singletrack Mind decider
It was the race that no one thought would happen, after being originally scheduled for April then rescheduled for November. Both dates had to be canned after near biblical weather events. But third time proved to be a charm as the Hunter region put on perfect weather last weekend for the final round of the […]
TV time for the Tour de Timor in 2012
Outdoor Channel (Asia), the world leader in outdoor entertainment television, has signed an exclusive pan-regional partnership with Tour de Timor and Government of Timor-Leste that will see Outdoor Channel provide extensive pan-regional coverage of the 2012 Tour de Timor. Outdoor Channel will be broadcasting the event in full High Definition, as over 400 international and […]
The SRAM Singletrack Mind Series Sees Out a Great Year of Racing
If I had a totem animal for the last couple of weeks it would be a horse. Too much fun to choose from each day meant I had been sleeping while standing up. The end of the year seems to have that effect on people and looking around at the Awaba edition of the SRAM […]
Sacrifice and Devotion: How Much?
The following rider diary has been provided by ‘PT’ Brock. Part time employment, full time cycling aspirant. The end of the year is a great time for reflection. We all have thoughts and queiries, both personal and universal, bound to the simple question. How much? I recall reading an article a close friend had written […]
Pick One!
This Rider Diary has been provided by Stuart Spies – who will be riding for the UK based MarathonMTB.com-Repaack Team in 2012 Our sport is strange, I left Johannesburg roughly 10 years ago in no small part to chasing a bit of, well I guess you’d call it a dream. More maybe chasing the romance […]
Entries open for Mountain Bike Challenge Lough Derg
Registration for the second two-day, 4-stage mountain bike challenge in Lough Derg, Ireland have opened, with organisers hoping to build on a successful start to the event in 2011. The event will take place on the weekend of the April 21-22, 2012, with four different stage courses on offer. Last year, 100 riders took on […]
Mountainous challenge for new Herald VW Cycle Tour organisers
A growing demand for professionally organised mountain biking events in the Eastern Cape has seen two entrepreneurs start a dedicated business and take over the reigns of the off-road portion of The Herald VW Cycle Tour. Earlier this year former competitive cross-country riders Brad Jackson and Julie Briggs, both from Port Elizabeth, started Mountain Events […]
Tathra bands together for second edition of its MTB Enduro
Community driven mountain bike event, the Tathra MTB Enduro, will return for 2012, with five races on offer to make sure the whole family can be involved. Registration for the event opened last weekend, with 500 places on offer across the five events – double the capacity of the inaugural running of the race this year. The […]