What is this thing ‘ultra’ I see it all the time, ‘ultra cleaning’ ‘ultra investment’ how about ‘ultra painfull’ ? Yep ULTRA, never before has such a teeny word held such truth, given my sponsors don’t relish my generally ultra colourful language can I just say when MTN National MTB Series organise one prepare for […]
Archives for January 2012
Aussie XCM Series dates announced for 2012
CycleNation together with Real Insurance are excited to announce the event line up for Australia’s biggest Mountain Bike Series, the Real Insurance XCM Series. After a successful inaugural series in 2011 which saw more than 4,500 participants across all of the events, the series is expanding to Victoria with the inclusion of the Wombat 100 […]
That’s how it is in Jozi
Stu Spies is a London based mountain bike, road and cyclocross habitual racer. The pendulum has swung towards all things Marathon Mountain Biking, and he is riding for the MarathonMTB.com-Repack Team in South Africa. Well its been a full month, I’m gearing up for my first Ultra of the year, Barberton, and as is the […]
Gearing up for the new year
When the MarathonMTB.com website first hit my radar I was inspired by and attracted to the way the site and it’s associated race team celebrate mountain biking as a lifestyle: the exciting races on offer, the adventures people have there and the frequent stories they share about these experiences on the web. I wouldn’t have […]
Stan’s NoTubes Oktoberfest
Following the success last year the Oktoberfest will return in full force in 2012 but now with a new supporter. Stan’s NoTubes is taken on the sponsorship for the Oktoberfest and will be on site over the event weekend showing their products as well as helping out with riders keen to jump onto the tubeless train. […]
Jodie Willett: XC and beyond
This feature is a carry on from the first interview with Jodie Willett. Beyond talking about her 2012 season goals and her new sponsor in, Jodie Willett spoke to MarathonMTB.com about Cross Country racing, Marathon Mountain Bike events and Stage Racing. Willett filled us in on her approach for gaining selection for the Australian Team: […]
Ritchey Bristol Bikefest powered by Mercedes-Benz Vito Sport, 9th – 10th June 2012 – Ashton Court, Bristol
In 2012 the Ritchey Bristol Bikefest powered by Mercedes-Benz Vito Sport will return once more to the fantastic event location of Ashton Court, Bristol. But this year the’ve got something new. Tested in the Oktoberfest and given some star ratings the Bikefest will also run on the new and entire Ashton Court trail in 2012. The […]
Going Wild(side) with Rob Parbery
Rob Parbery is a Sydney, Australia, based Mountain Biker who has completed most Australian Mountain Bike Events singlespeed, on a ‘cross bike, fixed – or a combination of all of those. If you have had the chance to relax post-race with ‘Parbs’ and part of the cold selection from his Esky – count yourself lucky. […]
Event news – Australian Marathons are filling fast
Marathon Mountain Bike Racing continues to grow and evolve. While some events draw huge crowds, other draw a smaller number of entrants – but a sign of a good race organiser is their ability to adapt to meet the needs of the racers who make their event. There has been a variety of news coming […]
MTB Tourism: Victoria, Australia
Buller. Forrest. Beauty. Beechworth. The Youies…Places I’ve long dreamed to experience by bike but never quite got there. It was clearly time for a good, long holiday – one that takes in all these places and then some. My partner and I therefore spent the first three weeks of January completely exhausting ourselves with a […]