The crew from Privateer were on the ground in the Arizona desert earlier this month to capture the atmosphere of one of the world’s most legendary 24hr events, the Kona 24hrs of Old Pueblo. Expect to see a beautiful collection of words and images in the next issue of the magazine, including an interview with the […]
Archives for February 2012
Matt Page’s Andalucia Bike Race, Stage 2
Today’s start looked easier judging by the gradient chart, a flattish 12km then into a climb. Strange how it never seems to work out like that? The start was crazy yet again, starting on wide streets, then taking us onto narrower streets where I almost took out Milton because of a very sudden right hand […]
Rocky Trail MTB Cruise 100
With five completed loops, Canberra’s Ed McDonald won the 100 mile event in seven hours, 13 minutes and 25 seconds. With endurance challenges including 100 miles and 100 km, the MTB Cruise 100 event kicked off Rocky Trail’s racing season at Stromlo Forest Park on 25 February 2012. Organisers had linked the vast network of […]
Inside Race Prep
Racing doesn’t always go to plan. My Kona Odyssey sure didn’t – but that’s the sport. If marathons didn’t throw up so many challenges, we wouldn’t get to spend so much time preparing for upcoming events and reflecting on the last one. And besides, the before and after is half the fun. Privateer’s blogsite has […]
Evans fires in Sabie round of UCI Marathon Series
Four-time South African marathon champion, Kevin Evans (Nedbank 360Life) left nothing to chance when he raced to a dominant victory over a strong international field at Round 3 of the South African National Marathon Series in Sabie in the Mpumalanga province on Saturday. The 33-year-old, who has won South Africa’s National Marathon Series title six […]
Matt Page’s Andalucia Bike Race, Stage 1
Matt and Milton Ramos tackle the first stage of the Spanish race, featuring 1,997m of climbing over its 78km course. Starting in the same location as the prologue in the centre of Cordoba as the start of the prologue today was thankfully more appropriate, although it was still crazy. Four kilometres of roads leading us out […]
Capital Punishment: The Series Returns
In less than two weeks, Australia’s premier Marathon Series, the Real Insurance XCM Series, will kick off in the nation’s capital. Suitably, the Capital Punishment Marathon Mountain Bike race traverses across the ACT – taking in the best parts of Kowen Forest, Majura Pines, Black Mountain and Mt Stromlo. This is a classic point to […]
Matt Page’s Andalucia Bike Race, Prologue
The following diary entry has been provided by Wiggle athlete Matt Page. Matt is racing the Andalucia Bike Race with Milton Ramos. Arriving at the start area for about 10am you really couldn’t fault the race organisation. Riders had been seeded (unsure how, as it can’t have been UCI points) with 25 pairs per “box”. […]
‘Hou bene hou!’ (Hold legs hold)
There is nothing quite like the Cape wine region to add something special to proceedings, equally, as many Epic riders will soon find out, is the enjoyment and lift you get from the local communities of the Cape coming out to yell their support as you battle through what for me was a total triumph […]
BC Bike Race turns things up with new chip-timed sections
The BC Bike Race – The Ultimate Singletrack Experience is proud to celebrate its sixth year and announce the 2012 route with the exciting addition of twelve individually chip-timed sections. The 2012 route offers the same smorgasbord of great venues as last year, but will see an all new Day 7 in Whistler and some […]