Despite Huw Kingstons Highland Fling, held in NSW, being the unofficial National Marathon Champs, the Convict 100, really always feels like the NSW Marathon champs to me. If you race an MTB in the state, you have to be there. It is one of those dates in your calendar that gets marked in first. In the […]
Archives for May 2013
Stewart and MacDonald take joBerg2c laurels
Former champion Neil MacDonald, riding with new partner Brandon Stewart, notched up his second overall victory in the nine-day Old Mutual joBerg2c mountain bike race at Scottburgh on Saturday. The FedGroup-Itec riders completed the 910km journey from Heidelberg in Gauteng to the KwaZulu-Natal south coast in 34:11:05, taking four stage wins in the process. They […]
The Convict 100 : Rocky Business
Related Event: XCM Series: Convict 100
The Convict 100 course is in the beautiful Hawkesbury area with Old Great North Road as its key feature. The road was built by the convicts in the 1800’s to link Sydney with Newcastle, although it was never really used which is good because it’s not the smoothest piece of road around…. Over the last […]
Lady Luck smiles on joBerg2c leaders
Lady Luck smiled on race leaders Neil MacDonald and Brandon Stewart as mechanical problems beset their nearest challengers on the penultimate stage of the nine-day Old Mutual joBerg2c in KwaZulu-Natal on Friday. After a rocky start at MacKenzie Club near Ixopo, the FedGroup-Itec riders overcame a number of obstacles on the 102km stage, which included […]
Knipe, Van Hoovels get lucky seven at joBerg2c
Day seven proved to be the lucky number for Louis-Bresler Knipe and Kevin van Hoovels when they took their second stage win in the Old Mutual joBerg2c mountain bike race in KwaZulu-Natal on Thursday The Contego riders, who are both cross-country specialists, came to the fore on a fast and technical 78km stage from Hazeldene […]
Swell-Specialized clean up at Convict 100
Related Event: XCM Series: Convict 100
Now in it’s 9th year, the Convict 100 has developed into quite a popular marathon. It has a lot going for it, being a short drive north west from Sydney, on terrain that many people ride on, and that isn’t overly technical. Maximum Adventure run a great event, and now that the course has changed […]
Ritchey Bristol Bikefest – only six weeks to go
The Ritchey Bristol Bikefest (8-9 June) is one of the most popular and longest-standing enduro MTB events in the UK, and with good reason. The course, round Ashton Court near Bristol, involves lots of enjoyable singletrack, and there’s a good relaxed atmosphere in the race village. As always with these events, the riders and riding […]
Quebrantahuesos MTB – Stu’s adventures continue
Subaru-MarathonMTB.com racer Stu Spies made the journey out to the second European round of the 2013 UCI marathon series, the Quebrantahuesos MTB, in northern Spain. Here’s how the adventure unfolded. Lets start with few handy race tips, you must know many but here are some refreshers: Race tip #4001: Pay the extra for legroom on […]
Who can win the Convict 100 Marathon?
Related Event: XCM Series: Convict 100
The start of the Convict 100 is less than two days away – thanks to the typical early morning start favoured by Australian race organisers. At 7am this Saturday 4th May, most of Australia’s best men’s XCM racers will be on the line in St Albans. Unfortunately, only a smattering of Elite women are attending […]
Stewart, MacDonald strengthen grip on joBerg2c
Brandon Stewart and Neil MacDonald strengthened their grip on the Old Mutual joBerg2c when they claimed their third stage victory on day six of the mountain bike race in KwaZulu-Natal on Wednesday. The FedGroup-Itec riders completed the 91km stage from Kamberg to Hazeldene farm near Underberg in 3:21:00 to take a comfortable three-and-a-half minute lead […]