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The Absa Cape Epic is truly the most important mountain bike race in the world. But it is not a race that many riders will head to proclaiming themselves to be favourites – there is far too much that can happen. Even though she is one of the most successful mountain bikers of all time, Norway’s […]
The fifth edition of Oman’s Trans Hajar Mountain Bike multi-day stage race kicked off today with an Individual Time Trial in the breath-taking surroundings of Jebel Shams, Arabia’s highest peak (3,028 metres). Leading the pack by 1 minute 40 seconds in the Male Open Category is South African 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic hopeful, James […]
South African brand Momsen Bikes are thrilled to announce the signing of reigning Swedish national XC MTB champion Emil Lindgren to the South African Kargo Pro mountain bike team for the 2015 UCI World Cup XCO season. Kargo Pro is the first African UCI registered mountain bike trade team and with Emil, a top ten ranked podium contender […]
The Trans Hajar is about to start, and seventy-five pro and amateur riders across 18 nationalities will line up at the start of the newly UCI classified 2015 Trans Hajar Mountain Bike Race on Friday 30 January. Leading the international charge is South Africa with 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic hopeful James Reid making his […]
It’s leg day again. Another bike ride, more efforts, all to get those pistons pumping out more horses than a Ferrari. But what is your effort session really accomplishing? An ego trip powered by a Strava flavoured energy drink or a quantifiable training session, directly increasing your performance? Don’t get me wrong; a ‘Trophy’ filled […]
Backpacks can serve a variety of roles. At their most basic, a backpack is for hauling gear. Perhaps as little as what you need for a day at work or university. But perhaps it’s what you need to ride for a day, or hike to Everest Base Camp. A big sac with some adjustable straps […]
‘Fat bikes’, have long been relatively unheard of in my home country of Australia. However, this year I have found myself living in the truly arctic conditions of a town named Traverse City, Michigan. For 5 months of the year here the temperature struggles to rise above 0C! One would imagine this would be no destination […]
Sure, XCO isn’t marathon racing or stage racing – but if you dabble in some XCO it will improve your marathon racing. And in Australia, two of our strongest elite women XCO racers are also previous XCM Champions – and the same for men really. Here’s a selection of photos from rounds two and three […]
The Canberra Off-Road Cyclists (CORC) have announced that they will be running a WEMBO Oceania 2015 Solo 24 Hour Championships at their Easter Solo only event. Majura Pines is the spiritual home for the event, and in its 10th year it will be returning, now that much of the trail work has been completed there […]
This video has been put together by Short Form Media, ahead of the Trans Hajar MTB Race. They go over a few basics to make sure you will get more out of your racing and riding. What would you add? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O58mxOmkDzA&feature=youtu.be
