Last week, the focus of a lot of the bike industry was centred on Friedrichshafen, on the Bodensee in southern Germany. In an area that isn’t short on kitsch, it’s a fitting place for one of the annual cycling trade shows. The bike industry must seem pretty quaint and small compared to other industries, but […]
Archives for September 2014
Nowra turns it on for Singletrack Mind Series
This race report has been provided by Fiona Dick for MarathonMTB.com Mother Nature loves to keep riders guessing in the lead up to the annual Nowra round of the Finish Line Singletrack Mind Series with last year’s race firstly postponed due to rain, then delivering dry but windy conditions for the race. Chocolate Foot has […]
Alex Grant Makes it Six at the Park City Point 2 Point in 2014!
This report has been provided by Shannon Boffeli Each edition of the Park City Point 2 Point in Park City, Utah, seems to have it’s own unique defining characteristic. This year it was hero dirt. Two solid weeks of rain leading up to the event packed down the trail surface leaving riders with 72 miles […]
Variety – The key to life
Variety is the key of life. Especially, variety packs of chocolates. But mid-year racing variety is always good to keep things fresh and interesting. Preparation for the Kowalski Classic and races later in the year is going well, with races and rides both on the road and, thankfully, on the dirt. Last weekend was the […]
Kowalski Classic Course Preview
After its Winter hibernation, Australian Marathon racing comes back with a bang in September – with some classic races across most states. Whilst many will claim to be unique, tough, unusual or even ‘full of singletrack’ none of them will match The Kowalski Classic against those four criteria. The Kowalski – both the 50km and […]