I like quoting people at the beginning of my writings to take the pressure of writing something gripping in the first paragraph. I think it only fitting that my quote of the day should come courtesy of Colonel John “Hannibal” Smith, being that, “I love it when a plan comes together”. At the end of […]
Archives for March 2015
Prologue on Table Mountain kick starts Cape Epic
Related Event: ABSA Cape Epic
Swiss riders Fabian Giger and Martin Gujan (Novus OMX Pro) caught the major contenders out as they swept into the yellow zebra jersey in Sunday’s Absa Cape Epic Prologue. Most of the big guns kept their powder dry on a day that favoured cross country specialists, but four-times winners Karl Platt and Christoph Sauser were second […]
British XCM Champs return to Selkirk in May
All photos by Ian Linton The 2015 British Mountain Bike Marathon Championships are again to be staged over a challenging 75 km single lap course in the Scottish Borders, as part of the ever popular Selkirk Mountain Bike Marathon open cycling event, on Saturday 2 May 2015. A British Cycling Spokesman said: “We are delighted […]
Henderson and McConnell take XCO Titles
The third day of the Subaru MTBA National Champs had some of the best racing, with U19, U23 and Elite men’s and women’s titles all being decided. The racing was highly competitive throughout the day. Bec Henderson took her second elite national XCO title ahead of Peta Mullens, and Em Parkes won the U23 race […]
Bike Check: Shaun Lewis’ Specialized Epic S-Works World Cup
Related Event: ABSA Cape Epic
With the Absa Cape Epic about to start, the world’s absolute best cross-country and marathon racers are all making their way towards Cape Town, South Africa. The Cape Epic is potentially the most important mountain bike race in the world. That’s objective, but more people probably know who won the last Epic than the last […]
Chamois Cream Shoot Out
If you read MarathonMTB.com, the chances are that you like riding long distances, and pushing yourself in endurance races. While just about any committed endurance cyclist will be used to wearing bike shorts, and probably bibshorts, sometimes that’s not quite enough for complete comfort. Most of us here at MarathonMTB are fans of chamois cream. The […]
First eMarathon to take place in Italy
Since the inaugural Ziener BIKE Festival Garda Trentino powered by Mini, innovation, development and progression have been the keys to success of the three-day mountain bike event. In 2015 and for the first time in history, the growing branch of e-biking finally gets its share with the first ever eMTB Marathon epowered by Bosch presented […]
Recipe: Raw Power Balls
Whole food nutrition is taking the fitness and health world by STORM, and there’s a reason for that. It heals the body. In mountain bike racing, especially endurance and marathon racing, your nutrition is the difference between recovery, performance and your ability to back up your race or training efforts day after day. Whole-foods contain all of the […]
Karapoti Forever
“Today we are visiting a world that would have been forgotten if one day a bike race hadn’t had this crazy idea” Philippe Bouvet, L’Equipe, 2006 – talking about Paris Roubaix All photos by Shailie Pidcock The Spring Classics season is upon us. Races steeped in history are revisited once more. Tenacity chisels out another champion’s […]
Lakes Entrance Epic
Does the family want a holiday but you want a bike race? Well, the Lakes Entrance Epic, run by Alpine Gravity may be your salvation. The second edition of the race will descend on the picturesque seaside locale in Gippsland, Victoria on May 2. The weekend is set up to be a prime family vacation. With numerous family orientated […]