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In just over a week’s time the 2015 edition of the Andalucia Bike Race will begin. Mountain Trax – Vauxhall Cycling Team will be updating MarathonMTB.com throughout the race. Andalucia Bike Race begins on February 22nd in Jaen and will end six days later in Cordoba. The route will have three stages in Jaen, one […]
There was a whole lot of noise late in 2014 about the Evocities MTB series. Said to be the richest marathon series in Australia, it left a few die hard racers disillusioned. Since when were lap based races run on time called a marathon? But lap based races have been the bread and butter for […]
It was a big weekend of mountain bike racing in Australia, with a National XCO round at Mt Stromlo, National DH at Thredbo, and the AMB100 marathon as well. As the marathon fell on sunday after XCO on saturday – and both were at Mt Stromlo – many wondered what the “spillover” from one event […]
Mt Stromlo has been put on the world stage a number of times, with a World Cup, a World Championships, and 24hr champs too. In the heat, many of Australia’s best cross country races did battle in round 4 of the Subaru MTBA National Series today. Bec Henderson was quick to stamp her authority on […]
Just like the Giant Odyssey attracts a very strong women’s field in Australia, the Cape Epic can attract a very strong field in South Africa. But there are added complications, as being a pairs race both women will need to find a way to race together if they are from different trade teams, which is […]
The Giant Odyssey is one of the best mountain bike marathons in Australia. Disregard whether you are targeting one series or another, it’s a classic event. Sure, it’s changed with the times and become focused around the trails of Forrest, no longer destroying souls with the climb from Apollo Bay. But that has made it […]
The Swiss Epic attracted some of the very best MTB racers in the World, from XC, to Marathon and Enduro in the first edition in 2014. While there were lots of very special bikes within the field, I caught up with the Topeak-Ergon team to capture Robert Mennen’s Lux CF 29. Robert was racing with Alban Lakata and […]
Mountain bike teams come and go, as do riders, racers and fans. But one unwaivering presence in recent years is that of Trek Racing Australia. On the back of yet another successful year of racing, Trek Racing Australia have announced a financial commitment of $300,000 over the next three years to the Team from their founding and […]
Anyone serious about success at the 2015 ABSA Cape Epic should be competing in a stage race in February. We’ve just seen James Reid and Catherine Williamson win the Trans Hajar stage race in Oman. And now many more elite racers will be heading to the Tankwa Trek. It’s a key part of preparation for […]
I’m lucky here in Australia to be able to ride outdoors year-round, but each summer I’m reminded that the main winter sport for my cousins from the Northern Hemisphere is not cyclocross or snow-shoeing, but the solitary abuse of the home trainer in their lonely basements, garages and – for those lucky enough to live […]
