Temperatures are slowly starting to rise and there is no denying that spring is trying its best to break through. And with spring approaching the 1st round of the Chain Reaction Cycles MTB Marathon Series powered by Mercedes-Benz Vito Sport can’t be far away. In fact we are talking only four weeks from now. […]
Archives for March 2012
Fi’zi:k Antares VS – First Impressions
Writing a review on a saddle in terms of ranking or recommendations is fraught with risk. When you consider that it is being done from a stand point of use for long distance mountain bike events, then is is even riskier. So my ‘review’ of the Fi’zi:k Antares VS saddle needs to be taken as my […]
Problem solving with The Body Mechanic
Previously, MarathonMTB.com spoke to leading Physiotherapist Blair Martin, who runs The Body Mechanic in Sydney, Australia about why it is that amateur cyclists injure themselves. Martin discussed the reasons that many amateur cyclists may find injuries returning, and the minor but consistent changes that should be made to remove or alleviate these problems. The discussion […]
AJ & Anset take out Bike Buller
If there was a trophy for consistency at the long weekend’s Bike Buller MTB Festival presented by Giant, Adrian Jackson would be the shoe-in. The Team Merdia Flightcentre rider rode consistently fast while others around him dropped in and out of competition due to injury concerns and missing out on stages due to late entry. […]
AJ maintains lead going into final stage at Bike Buller
The sold out 5-Hour Brakeburner Enduro provided plenty of frantic racing today, with yesterday’s Stage One winner, Adrian Jackson focussing on classification rather than stage win, whilst the Super-D specialists shone for day two of the Bike Buller Mountain Bike Festival presented by Giant. The placings for the Brakeburner are decided on a compilation of […]
Adrian Jackson dominates Bike Buller opener
Blue skies, groomed singletrack, and mountains welcomed 400 riders for today’s first stage of Bike Buller. The 50km stage was made up of 4 major descents followed by equally steep climbs. To be expected, the pace was hard and fast from the get-go with small groups forming up the first major climb. There was a […]
Jason English makes it 3 from 3 in 2012 Mountains To Beach.
The rain stopped and the sun shined for the final stage, the Ground Effect Surf Safari. Organisers were determined to finish the event at Narooma Surf Beach, but blown out coastal lakes and paddocks a metre deep under water meant much rerouting of the stage. In the end Course Director Wayne Byard, a Narooma local, […]
Early entries rewarded at Bikefest & Octoberfest
In just over three months the Ritchey Bristol Bikefest powered by Mercedes-Benz Vito Sport will get going at the renowned single track heaven of Ashton Court. The entries have been flying in due to the generous offer of our early entry gift, which is still available to riders who sign on in the next month. […]
Capital Punishment: rescheduled
With heavy rains lashing the state of NSW in South East Australia for the past fortnight, two highly popular events had to be postponed. Mid-week, AROC Sport announced the postponement of their Capital Punishment MTB Enduro. And on the evening of Thursday 8th March, the James Williamson Memorial Enduro was also postponed. Thankfully, these aren’t […]
Prizes and surprises in store for UK & Euro Solo 24hr Champs
There’s no doubt 2012 is going to be a great year for sport so we’re pleased to announce the UK and European Solo MTB Championships are once again taking place at Rock UK in Newcastleton on the 7th and 8th April. Now in its third year “24 Hours of Exposure” and last year’s addition of […]