The Tre Cime di Lavaredo is within the mind of any mountain lover. The outline of those remarkable mountains seen from afar, the ascents, the struggling, the thinner air – and the rush of reaching the top and admiring the stunning views. The Dolomites were a forbidden dream for bikers, but in 2015 this dream will finally come […]
Archives for January 2015
Get set for the AMB 100
Related Event: AMB 100
One of the first races to kick off the Australian Marathon racing season is barely a month away. The AMB 100 will be held at Stromlo Forest Park on February 8th, 2015 – the day after round 4 of the Subaru MTBA National Series. Mt Stromlo is one of the best purpose built mountain bike […]
Mountain Trax-Vauxhall sign new riders for 2015
Mountain Trax – Vauxhall have announced their 2015 rider line up – and Junior Mark McGuire and Under 23 Dylan Kerfoot-Robson join the team for 2015. Isaac Pucci and team manager Ben Thomas will race for the team for another year. Domestically, Mark McGuire made a real mark on the Junior category in 2014 winning the […]
Sonya Looney leaves Topeak Ergon to start her own project
Sonya Looney is a well-known professional ultra endurance athlete, who has traipsed across the globe and graced the podiums of the world’s stage race and 100 mile races over the last 4 years. Sonya has worked with sponsors as an individual athlete as well as managing the business aspects of running a team for 2015. Sonya Looney is the rider […]
A tribute to Burry Stander – from the Cape Epic
Related Event: ABSA Cape Epic
It will forever be remembered as a dark day on the South African cycling calendar: 3 January 2013 – the date one of the sport’s greatest talents was killed. Only 25 at the time, Stander died after being hit by a taxi while training on the KwaZulu Natal South Coast. He had become a household name following his courageous […]
Discover Croatia: 4 Islands MTB Stage Race
For the majority of mountain bikers, travelling to a mountain bike race is about more than just the time you complete the event in, or your position. It is also about the event itself, the atmosphere, the destination, the people… everything that makes up the total experience. A new mountain bike stage race has started […]
Racing in Europe on a Backpacker Budget: Part Two
In the middle of December I reminisced about living overseas, and relishing the opportunity for more travel. More adventure. More racing. But all on a limited budget. That was part one – this is part two. Packing up and heading overseas can always seem like a huge expense. And it isn’t ‘cheap’ – but there […]