The Kona Odyssey has been regarded as one of Australia’s premier Marathon MTB races since the first race in 2007. For me, it had all the ingredients of a truly epic mountain bike marathon. There was a mass start right on the main street of Apollo Bay, and this lead into a big climb that […]
Archives for January 2013
Seasons of pain – in more ways than one
As a veterinarian working on equine athletes I often advise trainers on making decisions in regards to horse health including how long a horse should have to recover from illness or injury. My job as a vet is to try and make them give the horse as much time as needed to get back into […]
Lowveld Quest – Going Solo
News has come through from Mark Meyer, who runs the Lowveld Quest MTB Stage Race (10-13 April) in South Africa. After countless requests to add a solo category – that request has been granted, So if you have not managed to find someone, who wants to spend four days with you. Then you can enter […]
Seasons of Pain and 4hr Enduro
The Seasons of Pain kicks off this weekend in Mt Buller. Top multisport racers will be attending the first of four races of this type, combining a mountain biking and a trail running in the Victorian mountains. The combination of an 8km run, 8km ride, 8km run, 10km ride, 1.5km Sting run at the end […]
Mountaing Biking in Big Mountains: Yak Attack!
Yak Attack is a 10 day mountain bike stage race that takes places in Nepal annually. Coming into the events 7th year, the Yak Attack is credited with being the highest mountain bike race on earth as it reaches the dizzying height of 5416m. Covering approximately 400km over 10 days, the distances aren’t huge, but […]
Extreme World Challenges Trans Nepal 2012
The first ever Trans Nepal, a 5 day mountain bike stage race which links Nepals capital city, Kathmandu and the lakeside tourist enclave of Pokhara via an ancient trade route, got under way on the 27th December under blue skies, from the tourist district of Thamel. The race, that follows the early stages of its […]
SAUSER DEDICATES ATTAKWAS EXTREME CHALLENGE WIN TO STANDER
Motivated by the memory of his good friend, the late Burry Stander, Swiss multiple mountain bike racing world champion, Christoph Sauser, came back from two punctures to win the Attakwas Extreme Challenge in Oudtshoorn, in South Africa’s Western Cape Province on Saturday. Sauser (36ONE-Songo-Specialized) competed as Stander’s teammate for the past four editions the ABSA […]
Stage Racing: Choose your Holiday
Mountain bike racing and riding options continue to expand around the globe – yet having more time off to go and pursue these adventures isn’t always possible. As amateur racers we have to rationalise the time off from work, family and real world commitments. As such, mountain bike races can become holidays. And when the […]
Mountain Trax – Vauxhall Motors Team start 2013
After months of preparation the Mountain Trax – Vauxhall Motors Cycling Team took to the start line for their first race on Sunday 13 January. Resplendent in their new team kit the riders were keen to put on a good show and secure a solid result. Conditions were cold, especially in the wind which picked […]
Stu Spies: Remembering Burry Stander
I don’t know what to say, you start the year pumped and ready then the news of Burry’s death makes its way into your world. Gutted doesn’t quite fully cover it, this was an incredible athlete ripped away from his family and friends and his army of admirers, cruelly, brutally. Road traffic accidents, road rage […]