With the veritable explosion of fatbikes, it was only a matter of time until ski resorts adopted fatbikes, and the Snow Bike Festival in Gstaad is an excellent example. Why not cater for another user group? There’s no need for it to feel like a snowboard invasion all over again. The first edition of the […]
Archives for January 2016
Henderson and McConnell on top at Pemberton
This weekend, the Subaru MTBA National Series has reconvened in Pemberton, in south Western Australia, for a double header of XCO racing action. The trails of Pemberton were regarded by many as the best in the series last year, and at the C1 ranked race today, Dan McConnell and Bec Henderson have shown they are […]
Old Mutual joBerg2c up the ante for Mixed category
The major paired marathon stage races around the globe have settled on 4 or 5 race categories: Men’s, Women’s, Mixed, Masters, and sometimes Grand Masters (50+ per rider). While men’s teams have often received the most attention and prize money, women’s teams are often now on equal prize money. Organisers of the Old Mutual joBerg2c have […]
Glacier 360° in Iceland – new event for 2016
Registration for Iceland’s first ever XC multi-day marathon stage race, the Glacier 360° in Iceland, opened January 15th 2016. This one of a kind race will be held August 16th – August 19th 2016, finishing off with a bikers bonanza party in Reykjavík on August 20th. Iceland isn’t yet known for mountain bike stage races […]
The best value mountain bike stage races
Mountain bike racing and riding can take you around the globe. I have used mountain biking as an excuse to travel for about 10 years, thanks to a highly infectious travel bug bite after a long around the world adventure when I was 6. And sure, while I’m away from home I long for my […]
Val di Sole Marathon – and more in 2016
The Val di Sole is a popular destination for the snow season, and for mountain biking. The valley of the sun beckons keen outdoors people in all seasons. And in 2016 they have a big year. Not only will the Val di Sole host the Downhill World Championships and Masters XCO/DH World Championships in September, they also […]
Back to Bendigo for the Golden Triangle Epic in 2016
The Bendigo Mountain Bike Club has announced the 11th edition of the Golden Triangle Epic -taking place on Saturday the 16th of April. It’s rumoured that the event will also be the third round of the yet-to-be-announced 2016 MTBA XCM Series, coming after the Easter in the Alice, and presumably before the Convict 100. Record numbers […]
Berg and Bush set for 2016
Grindrod Bank have secured the title sponsorship of one of KwaZulu-Natal’s premier multistage mountain bike races, the Berg and Bush. “We are delighted that we were invited to become more involved in this event,” said Grindrod Bank managing director David Polkinghorne, in the wake of the financial institution coming on board as presenting sponsor during […]
A mountain biker’s National Road Champs
With a fairly quite January on the mountain bike front, I thought it would be good to have a go at the Elite Men’s Road National Champs this past weekend. Something to aim towards is always good and with the endurance focus of this time period it would make for a suitable goal. Training since […]
Win an entry to the Snowies MTB Festival!
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One of the most exciting mountain bike stage races to launch recently has been the Snowies MTB Festival. Running over 3 days in the New South Wales Snowy Mountains, the event doesn’t travel ultra distances, or demand lots of time off work. But what it does offer is 5 stages of racing over 3 days, […]