Chris Pedder is on location in Ornans, France, for the UCI Marathon Mountain Bike World Championships. Thomas Dietsch is a long time wearer of the French Marathon Mountain Biking National Champions Jersey, and races for Team Bulls. Previously, Pedder also spoke to Karl Platt about the World Championships, bike racing, and getting time to race […]
Archives for October 2012
Croc Contenders: Matt Page
After first visiting Australia in 2010 for the 24hr World Championships, Matt Page (Wiggle) is returning in 2012. Not only is he racing the Crocodile Trophy, but also the Scott 24hr Solo beforehand. A gruelling double? Jason English and Cory Wallace will be doing the same. The Croc Trophy has a bit of a reputation […]
joBerg2c attracts global attention
With the number of international riders having more than doubled for next year’s event, the Old Mutual joBerg2c’s reputation is steadily growing in mountain biking circles across the globe. The fourth edition of the nine-day stage race, which starts on April 26 next year, will see 300 teams from at least 16 different countries represented […]
Returning Down Under: Countdown and pro road races
It’s almost a year since I moved back to Belgium after spending 15 months in Australia. It’s been a good year with a lot of time spend on the bike – both mountain and roadie – riding in the Alps, around the Mediterranean and on the cobbles of Flanders. Good times, but both me and […]
Croc Contenders: Mike Mulkens
Over the next fortnight, we will be featuring a quick ‘Q and A’ with some of the contenders for the overall race win at the 2012 Crocodile Trophy. Mike Mulkens is well known at the Crocodile Trophy – and has decided to return to Far North Queensland for another run at the event, which starts […]
The Reality of Racing
Standing on the start line for the Kowalski Classic I was so excited about the race ahead. I’ve been feeling really strong on the bike lately and was looking forward to a good, solid race. I joked with the people next to me about the frosty temps, peeled off my warm down jacket and looked […]
Stu Spies’ Blog: Cross is Boss
In 2012, South African born, London-based bike racer Stuart Spies made UCI Marathon Mountain Bike World Championship qualification a top priority – as long as life allowed it. Starting in South Africa, and ending in Switzerland, he raced many of the UCI Marathon Series to attempt to qualify. He fell short, but is now looking […]
Shimano MTB GP Final at Ourimbah
For the fourth round and series finale of their SHIMANO MTB Grand Prix, organisers Rocky Trail Entertainment summoned about 200 riders to Ourimbah State Forest last weekend. Perfect weather and track conditions meant that riders had travelled from as far as Canberra, Dubbo and Newcastle to collect valuable series points and for podium getters to […]
Hydration 101 – dealing with racing and training in Summer
Summer is here in Queensland and we all know the importantance of correct hydration and fluid replacement while training, racing and during recovery… or do we? When it comes to animals, I have a background in Emergency Medicine and Critical Care so I appreciate that not all fluids are the same and rehydrating a patient […]