Sage Advice from Veteran Stage Racer, Jason Sager, an interview conducted by the Mongolia Bike Challenge. The 2013 Genco Mongolia Bike Challenge presented by Orbea has attracted some of the top stage racers in the world. We asked a select group of experienced, professional riders to share with us their tips and advice as they […]
Archives for August 2013
Justin Morris’ Blog: Europe, The Team and Mateship.
Justin ‘Maddog’ Morris is a professional cyclist with Team Novo Nordisk, and has competed with the Subaru-MarathonMTB.com Team during 2011 and for the 2012 Crocodile Trophy. 2013 has seen him racing around the globe, sneaking time in on his mountain bike when time permits. A big hello from the USA again, after a hectic, nonstop […]
What is it about the Cape to Cape MTB Race?
Australian mountain bikers like the challenge of a stage race. The proof is there multiple times each year, when keen Australian mountain bikers head to South Africa, or Canada, or the USA, or Western Europe, to pursue a riding holiday that focuses on a challenging stage race. This isn’t something that only elite racers do […]
Transalp. The Devil is in the Details
Racing Transalp was a race all the time, not just between the start gun and the finish line. We had a saying, the race isn’t over until you’re in the shower, and it’s fair to say that some of our most gruelling moments came when we tried to find hotels, or negotiate with Italian receptionists, […]
Newy Cogheads: Riding for Heart Kids Challenge
This is the transcript of the discussion between Bill Smith and Andrew Gresham, who started the Newy Cogheads, based in Newcastle NSW Australia. They run a series of group rides around Newcastle, NSW, Australia – and are raising money for the Heart Kids Challenge. Like any group of riders, they are just keen to get […]
Taking your dog to the trails
I am now training with a training mate that smashes me on every steep climb, flies past me on the very technical sections and just stays on my wheel on every descent. And that’s not just because I’m in not such a great shape… She’s pretty fast, loves shredding the trail and jumps way higher […]
Racing the Tour Divide: Strength in Numbers
Last week, we first heard from Sydney-based rider Arran Pearson, about heading off to Banff to start the Tour Divide, and like the route, the story continues… The rest of the first week is pretty much a blur – I spent the first few days just getting used to the riding and was managing to […]
Kowalski Classic – a course preview
Myself and Kyle Ward (Rockstar Racing) were lucky enough to get an invite from Alan, of the famed Kowalski Brothers Trailworks crew, to head into East Kowen forest for a preview the trails they’ve just built for the Kowalski Classic Marathon, and also to sample the first 50km of this year’s course – and after […]
What it takes to be a successful mountain bike stage racer
You might think that being a successful mountain bike stage racer is all about training and fitness. But while these things can help, if you’ve ever participated in these events before, you’ll know that the real race starts when you cross the finish line each day. Depending on where the event is being held, how […]
Martin Loo looks to repeat at the Haanja100
The 10th edition of Haanja100MTB, the toughest MTB-race in Estonia, will this year take part on September 28th in South-West of Estonia, on the Haanja upland. The main race is 100km and consists of 1500m of vertical ascent. There is also an ‘Imperial’ race. This additional race of 100miles consists 2300m of vertical ascent. […]