In the whole lead-up to this trip to Europe, I’ve focused more on the Roc des Alpes Marathon than the actual World Champs race. To be held a week before Worlds, I knew that if I was ever to have a chance at getting a podium in a UCI Series marathon in Europe, the Roc […]
Archives for June 2016
Evocities MTB Series – Round Two in Albury
Related Event: Evocities MTB Series: Albury 6hr
Exploring new places to ride a bike can be an exciting adventure but where do you start? Maybe word of mouth, some innocent stalking on the internet through Strava, or just picking a random town on a map and hoping there are trails there. Luckily there is a way to get a guided tour of […]
The damage and repair of Imogen Smith’s Norco
Being able to repair a bike on the road, or on the trail, takes some luck, preparation and hopefully some calm thinking. A couple of weeks ago, I posted about the spare parts and tools that Imogen Smith and I would be taking to Europe for three races across France and Switzerland. The selection was […]
Bigham and Paez repeat at Sellaronda Hero
Related Event: Sellaronda Hero
Leonardo Paez has triumphed in the seventh Sellaronda Hero in the Südtirol Dolomites: the mountain biker from the Olympia Polimedical team won in the 86 kilometre race (making it the fourh time he has won the race), leaving Markus Kaufmann from team RJC Ravensburg in second and third home was Daniele Mensi from Top Race Team ASD. In […]
Stiebjahn and Parra Sierra cinch Bike Four Peaks
Related Event: Protective Bike 4 Peaks
By winning the last of four stages Simon Stiebjahn has impressively underlined why he is the undisputed champion of the 2016 Protective BIKE Four Peaks. The Stuttgart native mastered the final stage in Kirchberg in Tyrol (49km, 2,011m) in 2:21.39,3 hours relegating overall second place Luis Mejia to second place with Austria’s Christoph Soukup of Team Texpa […]
Stiebjahn looks set to secure Bike Four Peaks title
Related Event: Protective Bike 4 Peaks
By winning his third consecutive stage at this year’s Protective BIKE Four Peaks Simon Stiebjahn of Germany looks set to take home the 2016 title. The Team Bulls athlete finished the 50.62 km long course around Kirchberg in Tyrol (2,091 m), which had the end of the timing at the exit of the famous Lisi-Osl-Trail, in 2:17.57,0 […]
Young Bull Stiebjahn leading Bike Four Peaks
Simon Stiebjahn clinched the opening stage of the 2016 Protective BIKE Four Peaks, mastering the 58.59 km and 1,886 metres of climbing from Leogang to Saalfelden in 2:19.53,0 and securing the Yellow Jersey of the overall leader with an advantage of 1.31 minutes on Christoph Soukup and Luis Mejia. All three racers had already played […]
Vaude Trans Schwarzwald 2016
The Black Forest in Germany’s south west corner offers an incredibly vast array of riding options that are all accompanied by beautiful vistas of classic German hamlets and rolling hills. Offering participants a guided tour through the region between 10 and 14 August is the Vaude Trans Schwarzwald MTB Stage race. Although less ‘guided tour’ […]
Preparing for the XCM World Championships
I had intended to write about the lead-up to World Champs each week for a month beforehand, but life has got in the way of that plan. I’ve had a pretty eventful fortnight or so now, with Worlds just a week-and-a-half away, I’m afraid I’m going to have to squeeze it all in to a […]
The Pioneer releases a new course for 2017
Related Event: The Pioneer
The inaugural running of The Pioneer in 2016 was a fantastic, sunny week in New Zealand’s Southern Alps. Tracing and then traversing the mountain chain from Christchurch down to Queenstown, the early adopters this year were treated to a warm welcome to the newest marathon stage race in Oceania the Southern Hemisphere. The course was… […]