I’m not quite sure why but things are rarely straightforward for me. The Bristol Bikefest 2012 was no exception. At first I was riding in a team of 4, entry hadn’t been sorted, so then I wasn’t. After many emails pleading with race organiser I finally had confirmation of my 12 hour Solo Singlespeed entry, […]
Archives for June 2012
Beskidy Trophy: Peters wins ahead of Rood
If the favorite of the race justifies his abandon because the race proved to be way too tough for him, than that speaks volumes for the harshness of the Trophy. His whole team follow suit too. According to his statement, after stage 2, he was not just willing to ‘take the beating’ and didn’t line […]
Australian XCM Champs: Blair and Mullens victorious at Mt Stromlo
When an event is created specifically to be a Championship race, the course and event itself will be up for a lot of scrutiny. The Australian XCM Championships were run today in the Nation’s capital, at the Mt Stromlo Forest Park – site of the 2009 MTB World Champsionships, and 2010 24hr World Championships. Despite […]
Sauser and Landtwing take the overall titles at Trans Germany
The 2012 CRAFT BIKE TRANS GERMANY wrapped up today with a massive final spectacle. Although the old and new Trans Germany title holder Christoph Sauser (SUI) lost some of his advantage on the 78.05 kilometers and 1,731 meters in elevation from Seefeld, Austria, to Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, coming in as eleventh ranked rider (2:49.24,8) of a […]
Beskidy Trophy: Brozka extends in challenging terrain
As the 1st stage has not been that taxing, as far as the track difficulty goes, today, knowing that the route will be more demanding, a lot of attacks went from the start at Bukovica, Czech Republic. The complete course led thorough beautiful Czech Silezian/ Beskid Mountains. The figures called for 80km and 2700m of […]
Beskidy Trophy: Stage One goes to Bzrozka
The kickoff of this years Beskidy Trophy presented itself from a little more softly than its trademark. Already the first couple of kilometers ran on tarmac and that pattern has been more or less characteristic for the laongest part of the 66km long stage. This is most probably more than welcome for the huge presence […]
Sauser and Brandau victorious at Trans Germany Stg2
By bringing home his second consecutive stage win at the 2012 CRAFT BIKE TRANS GERMANY Christoph Sauser has impressively underlined his ambitions for the title three-peat. The Swiss pro from Specialized Racing mastered the 78.39 km and 2,295 meters in elevation from Pfronten, Germany, to Lermoos, Austria, in 3:05.39,1 and was thus about one minute […]
Sauser wins Stage 1 of Craft Bike Trans Germany
Reigning Marathon World Champion Christoph Sauser brought the home best possible start for his mission of securing the three-peat. The main aspirant for the title at the 6th CRAFT BIKE TRANS GERMANY mastered the opening and so-called queen’s stage of this years edition from Sonthofen to Pfronten (73.10 km; 2,759 m Asc) in 3:05.47,6 hours […]
Epic Events: TransAlp Part 3 – Preparations and Expectations
This is the third and final part of an analysis of the Craft Bike TransAlp, by Tim Bateman. You can read part 1 and part 2, covering logistics and equipment. Euro stage race season is upon us, with events like the Alpentour Trophy at Schladming, TransGermany and the Beskidy Trophy providing the entree. These events […]
Terra Australis Course Announced
The course for the 2012 Terra Australis has been announced with the 3 epic stages, a time trial and a new X/C style stage described by the organisers as breathtaking, challenging but achievable. – 3 Epic Stages – Time Trial Stage – XC Stage Operations manager for the Terra Australis, Iain Moore said, “In setting the course we were […]