A whole host of Canadian Elite mountain bikers train in Victoria – whether they live their full time, or visit just to train. With one of the most mild winter environments in Canada, their trails and roads are always open for riding. A whole crew of Elite racers are heading to the Mongolia Bike Challenge […]
Archives for June 2012
Aussie XCM Nats: Pre-race interviews with the quick kids
As the Australian MTB Marathon Championships hit the sweet trails of Stromlo Forest Park this Sunday, excitement is ready to peak as well. The Canberra Off-Road Cycling Club’s reputation for slick event organisation, combined with a course that takes in a huge chunk of the fun trails on offer at the Park, brings with it […]
Coming up: the Beskidy MTB Trophy
It may sound incredible, but there is only one week to go until the start of the 6th edition of the Beskidy stage race. This adventure kicked off for the first time back than in 2007, but every year following different landscapes, tracks as well as details take a huge influence on the level of […]
Trans Germany 2012 Set to Launch
800 mountain bikers from more than 30 countries will line up at the start line in Sonthofen, Germany, this Wednesday, June 6th and thus underline the importance of the four-day stage race in the mountain bike scene again as well as the race’s international reputation. Almost the half of the participants are not from Germany. […]
Justin Morris’ Blog: From Russia with a Message
G’day Mates, Thank y’all for reading this latest blurb from the US of A. Since I last penned a blog many miles in planes, trains, vans, cars, buses and pushies (bicycles) have been covered. The month of May began as a spectator at my first ‘Major League’ Baseball game, with some Aussie and Seppo mates. […]
Second stage win for Periklis, Hynek wins Alpentour Trophy overall
On the fourth and last stage of the 14th Alpentour Trophy across the Hauser Kaibling mountain just like yesterday, the strong Greek rider Ilias Periklis dominated the field over 56 kilometres and 2000m elevation. On the last descent he even got away from the Czech overall winner, Kristian Hynek. Best Austrian today was again rookie […]
Rally di Romagna – Stages Five to Seven
More coverage of the Rally di Romagna from the experienced Robert Matusek, read his report from Stages 1-4 here. Stage 5 Palazuollo – Riolo Terme This is the genuine picture of the Tuscany/Emilia Romagna, just like in the guide books: picturesque, divine countryside, lovely tracks, tranquil places and the much coveted sunshine. Although, the latter […]
Roll up, the Three Ring Circus is coming to town.
If you like racing the groomed trails of the southern highlands, then there are a select number of races that should be on your radar. Outside of club racing, there’s the lap based James Williamson Enduro and historically there has been an 8h Enduro format offered by Chocolate Foot or Rockytrail. With neither Chocolate Foot […]
Greek rider Periklis wins Dachstein stage at 14th Alpentour Trophy
The Greek road and MTB Champion Ilias Periklis dominated the field on today’s third stage of the 14th Alpentour Trophy, with 73 kilometres via the Türlwand Hut and Brandalm the longest leg. Periklis won ahead of the Austrian Alban Lakata who moved up to second place in the general classification due to a mechanical problem […]
Hynek and Bigham win Hill Climb TT at 14th Int. Alpentour Trophy
The Czech festival continues at the 14th Alpentour Trophy in Schladming. Today yesterday’s stage winner Kristian Hynek claims also the second stage, a 16 kilometre time trial with 1,000 meters of elevation up to the Schafalm. It seems this year no rider is able to compete with Hynek, who finished as fourth in his first […]