With record breaking rains lashing Southern NSW this past week, both participants and organisers have been on tenterhooks regarding the running of this classic five-day mountain bike stage race, set to start at the top of the chairlift in Thredbo at 8:30am tomorrow morning. It was with good reason that all riders today received an embroidered […]
Archives for March 2012
Tuning up with The Body Mechanic
Cyclists put their bodies through a lot of physical hardship. Many other sports people may find it humerous that a cyclist may injure themselves. As so often, cycling is recommended as a form of recovery sport. But the demands of Marathon Mountain Bike racing and Stage Racing are very intense. Cyclists who persue these disciplines […]
Matt Page’s Andalucia Bike Race, Stage 5
After yesterdays killer stage I was feeling very tired in the evening after and the chest problem that I’ve been been carrying for about 2 months which had got much better since being out in Spain decided to come back with a vengeance and I couldn’t stop coughing. A massage, good meal and an early […]
Matt Page’s Andalucia Bike Race, Stage 4
Today was the Queen stage, or in other words the hardest. It was also the longest and had the most climbing with 2650m gained in the 87km. Most people were dreading today but not me, I was looking forward to it. After IronBike if the climbing figure doesn’t start with a 5 then it doesn’t […]
Cape Pioneer stars give back to South African schools
Cheques to the value of R60,000 were handed over to six schools who hosted Cape Pioneer Trek participants during last year’s race. “It is an honour to donate R10,000 to each of these schools,” said Kevin Evans at a function at Buffelsdrift Game Lodge on Tuesday evening. Evans and teammate David George, both from Team […]
UK and European Solo 24 hour MTB Champs
There’s no doubt 2012 is going to be a great year for sport and SIP events are pleased to announce the UK & 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 […]
Matt Page’s Andalucia Bike Race, Stage 3
The start of today’s 71km (2,055m climbing) stage went back to being farcical. Priego de Cordoba have obviously paid a fair bit to have the race come through the town and wanted to show us every little street there was. Riders were far calmer than previous stages, but the route was just stupid, especially as after 4km […]