You know, after Tour Divide its kind of hard to get worked up about 90km. After all, when you’ve ridden more than 230km a day for 20+ days… well, 90km just doesn’t seem that hard. At least that’s what I was telling myself as I was getting organised to drive down to Canberra for the […]
Archives for September 2013
2013 WEMBO Course Finalised
The course for the World Endurance Mountain Bike Organisation (WEMBO) Solo 24hr has been set. The race will be taking place from the 12th to 13th October at Stromlo Forest Park – the site of the 24hr Solo World Championships in 2010. At a length of 16.9km with 397m altitude gain, the trails selected will be a […]
Paul Van Der Ploeg interview: XCE World Champs and Chinese CX
Only two weeks after his amazing win at the 2013 XC Eliminator World Championships in South Africa, Paul Van Der Ploeg travelled to Bejing to be part of the 2013 Qiansen Trophy, the first ever UCI cyclo cross held in China. We caught up with him after the race and had a chat about his […]
Perfect weather on order for Round 3 of the SRAM Singletrack Mind Series
Weather has been a significant factor in the SRAM Singletrack Mind Series throughout 2013 with rain hampering the early rounds while the wind made things challenging for the last round at Nowra. No such problems are expected for Round 3 on 29 September as glorious spring weather is forecast for this weekend at Awaba Mountain […]
Aussie Women Shine in Bejing
After the success of the international cyclo cross races in Tokyo, Japan, the internationalization of the sport continues throughout Asia with the Qiansen Tropy UCI Cyclo Cross in the Chinese capital Bejing. After a week of morning showers, skies cleared on race day and the course dried out from slippery to lightening fast yet dusty […]
Kowalski Classic: Passion Breeds Success
Having now attended many marathon mountain bike races at home and abroad, I have become accustomed at recognising what makes a new race take off. The Australian race calendar is flooded with events, and clashes are frequent. This is not a terrible scenario given how spread out our population is, but it makes it very […]
2013 “Qiansen Trophy” UCI International Cyclo Cross
Tomorrow, the 21st of September, the city of Bejing will host the first ever UCI cyclocross race on Chinese soil. Subaru-MarathonMTB.com rider Roeland Suys joined the Aussies and Kiwis that made the long trip to the 2013 “Qiansen Trophy” UCI Cyclocross Event. Representing Australia are some riders that have made a name for themselves on […]
XTERRA UK : Cold, Wet and very English
After a short 3 weeks in Australia, in which I squeezed in racing another MTB Marathon I found myself back on a plane to the UK. Packed to the max with bike and hand luggage involving everything I needed for the next month or so. What happened to my off season?? A little tired I […]
Overtaking étiquette in Mountain Bike Racing – according to Shippo
There is a huge elephant in the corner of the mountain bike room. He’s been there for a long while, but recently he has started to make a bit of noise. Elephants can do that. The elephant I speak of is the one that pertains to riders of different abilities sharing the very same bit […]
Blair and Willett claim Flight Centre Epic Titles
Now celebrating its 11th year, the Flight Centre Active Travel Cycle Epic mountain bike marathon also attracted a record crowd out to Spicers Hidden Vale, Queensland on 15th September. Queenslander Jodie Willett continued her dominance in the women’s section of the Epic while national champion Andy Blair and two-time winner Jason English fought out a titanic […]