As luck would have it this past weekend saw not one but three intrepid MarathonMTB.com’ers take on the Roc Laissagais, a race with a name so unfathomable for my sledgehammer African linguistics that it boiled down to, ‘The Roc’ and so it shall remain! Heavens above, having basically hit the ground running from four solid […]
Archives for April 2012
Feed the Machine: Eating at Stage Races
At a stage race, your legs are pretty crucial. But I would make a case for digestion being pretty much up there with legs in terms of importance to your success. If your stomach packs up and stops doing its bit, life can very quickly become exceptionally uncomfortable. I was recently reminded of this through […]
CRC MTB Marathon Series 2012 – season opener report
The last two years set examples for the 1st event of the year which were difficult to follow and with the 1st event falling onto the Easter weekend there was a certain amount of uncertainty on how the season starter would compare. Luckily though the weather managed to play ball (at least to a certain degree) […]
Matt Duggan’s blog: Who’d of thought?
It’s safe to say I wasn’t expecting what occurred in the 2012 European and UK 24hr Solo MTB Championships this past weekend. I’d said since my mechanical episodesat the TwentyFour12 in 2011 that for my next 24 hour race I’d have two bikes set up identically as I didn’t want lack of equipment to hold […]
Wilmington Whiteface 100: A LT100 Qualifier
The June 17 Wilmington/Whiteface 100k (WW100) racing is set to be bigger and longer than last year’s inaugural event. Organizers have added an additional 12 miles to the race, which is the only Leadville Trail 100 (LT100) qualifier in the northeastern United States. For any racers keen to get a slot into the LT100, this […]
Indigenous rider blazes new trail in MTB enduro
A young Alice Spring Indigenous athlete is blazing a new trail as a role model in a sport not usually known for attracting interest in the broader Aboriginal community. Twenty year-old Hayden Jude will be the first ever Indigenous youth to participate in the Ingkerreke Commercial Mountain Bike Enduro, a multi day stage bike race […]
ABSA Cape Epic: A little bit crazy?
Related Event: ABSA Cape Epic
“One man’s crazy is another man’s adventure” Back to where it all began 10 days ago, in the back of the backie, time to reflect on the ABSA Cape Epic 2012. This is the first year I have arrived with a few days to spare before throwing myself into the daily ABSA Cape Epic routine. […]
Euro 2012 Begins – The Hurt Phase
Roc Laissagais: UCI Marathon Series, Round 2 As you race more you realise how many tiers there are in the sport of Marathon Mountain Biking. Most people will start at club level, with enduro’s, and hopefully get nurtured and supported there. From here, it depends on your locale – maybe you have a regional or […]
MTB ambassadors to be rewarded at BC Bike Race
The BC Bike Race will again team up with Kazimirski Law Corporation to give away entries to the 2012 BC Bike Race for individuals who make a massive contribution to their local mountain bike communities. Launched in 2011, the Kazlaw Community Mountain Biking Award is providing two spots at this year’s BC Bike Race, which organisers […]
Kitting Up For The Weekend
One of the catch 22′s of mountain bike racing in Australia, is that sponsored riders are often riding around in poorer quality kit than enthusiast riders. The reasons for this are mostly due to factors like minimum order numbers, cost, manufacturing times and that the people who are doing the ordering aren’t necessarily the ones […]