A new bike has been received and this year, as previously mentioned, it’ll be a Scott Scale 29er Expert. Being a marathon/enduro winter I’ve decided this is the best type of bike for the job, at this point. Whether this is true is yet to be established and will be found out, through experience, throughout […]
Archives for May 2012
Epic Event: Craft Bike TransAlp – Equipment
Earlier this week we heard from Tim Bateman about some of the choices that need to be made when planning for a paired Stage Race – in this case, the Craft Bike TransAlp. With your hotels booked, you need to make sure you and your bike are ready. Preparing for TransAlp (or similar Stage Races) […]
Jenny Fay – making the Real Insurance XCM Series her own
Jenny Fay (Rockstar Racing) has had a stunning run so far in the Real Insurance XCM Series, taking the wins at the Wombat 100, Capital Punishment, and now the Convict 100. While certainly a force to be reckoned with in years passed, and with many fantastic wins to her name, this three race streak is […]
Research Pathways and the Humble PDF
There’s joke among fellow researchers that mocks the interest others have in their PhD thesis – a sustained piece of writing and investigation that cements a pathway into the academic world. When submitting a hardbound copy to the university library, authors are advised to slip a $50 note into the pages of their work. If, […]
Epic Event: Craft Bike TransAlp – Part One
Having raced TransAlp twice, I’d like to share my experiences with this awesome stage race with the readers of MarathonMTB.com. Logistics So having logged on around the 15 December last year and having secured an entry to the famous Craft-Bike TransAlp MTB stage race, what challenge lies before you ? Keep in mind that as […]
36One Challenge serves up a thrilling finale
The inaugural 36ONE MTB Challenge, held in Oudtshoorn, in South Africa’s Western Cape province last weekend, broke new athletic endurance ground and celebrated the birth of a new format of mountain bike challenge. The 361km race, which followed a relatively circular loop and which had a 36.1-hour cut-off limit, revealed that it is essentially a […]
Etna Marathon sets itself up for Italian XCM Championships
This year’s Etna Marathon will give competitors a taste of the future Italian XCM Championships course, with the latter event to take place there in 2013. With the tricolore jersey up for grabs on the famed slopes next season, the sixth edition of the Etna Marathon has been moved to an autumn date, in tune […]
Australian XCM Championships set for the Capital
The MTBA Marathon Championships are one of three Australian Championships conducted by the MTBA, and this year will be hosted by CORC on June 10th at Stromlo Forest Park in the ACT, just 10km from the City Centre. Stromlo Forest Park was established after the devastating 2003 Canberra Bushfires, gone is the iconic pine forest […]
Kaufmann triumphs in German XCM Championships
Team Bulls were left empty handed at the German XCM Championships, with Markus Kaufmann claiming his first national championship title in Singen, Germany. Kaufmann, of the Vaude Centurion team, triumphed in the 94km (2,200m) race, to finish 13 seconds clear of Robert Mennen (Topeak Ergon Racing Team) and more than 2 minutes clear of Hannes […]
Battle on the Border Road Race
Today is the final day of racing at the Velo Battle on the Border at Salt and being a little intimidated by the 67 strong NRS Women’s field on the tight and technical Criterium track I have elected to sit this one out, both for my safety and theirs. The Velo BOTB is a three […]