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There’s barely three weeks to go to one of the biggest stage races on the calendar – the 2013 ABSA Cape Epic. So it’s time for a preview of the race. The race kicks off on 17 March, and runs for eight days, taking in some of the most beautiful areas of South Africa’s Western […]
With AROC Sport breaking the news on Tuesday 19th February that their race, Capital Punishment, would not be part of the Real Insurance XCM Series, many of Australia’s passionate mountain bike racers were taken aback. Together with AROC Sport, Max Adventure pulled the Wombat 100 and Convict 100 out of the series, the Kowalski Brothers […]
As the days reluctantly start to lengthen in London, and the first events of the year start to be weeks rather than months away, it’s time to start getting excited about the 2013 season! And that also means a fury of preparation – training, entering races, building bikes, and also setting some goals. For a […]
There was much anticipation at Forrest 0645 Saturday morning when the elite female field tyred the start line of the new Kona Odyssey 100km course. It was one of the largest and strongest female elite fields I have seen at this, or any other marathon MTB event in Australia. I counted 30 females at the […]
Rapid Ascent have a premier event in ‘The Odyssey’. Every year, the field is impressive, and the racing is top quality. With a hard course from Apollo Bay, into the Otway Ranges and then racing around the single track networks of Forrest – they were onto a good thing. The course ran this way with […]
For 2013 the MTB-Marathon Series has partnered up with long standing supporters SCHWALBE Tyres and Mercedes-Benz Vito Sport to bring four exciting events to the marathon and sportive calendar. For years a loyal partner to the series, SCHWALBE Tyres have stepped up to be the new title sponsor to the events and to bring new […]
The third running of the Rocky Trail 100 attracted a record field size, with almost 300 racers. More impressive than that was the depth of elite riders in the race. Many elite men chose to race the Rocky Trail 100 instead of the 2nd National XC round in Thredbo. Everyone will have their own reasons […]
2013 has seen the launch of a new team on the Australian Mountain Bike scene. The Swell-Specilized Team has combined much of the leading Olympic Cross Country (XCO) and Cross Country Marathon (XCM) talent with leading gravity riders from around Australia. Swell have been involved in Mountain Bike Team sponsorship for quite some time, as […]
Mountain Bike tyres, commuting tyres, road tyres, cyclocross tyres – they are all different beasts yet have many similarities. The key one is that everyone has an opinion on them, and a favourite. Favouritism can be born from exceptional wear life, or traction, price or marketing. But just as we may have favourite tyres, there […]
