Top three in the elite men’s, first and second rank in the women’s. That’s the Austrian answer to last year’s Italian triple at the Alpentour Trophy, which had its big finale today in Schladming with a time trial onto the Planai Mountain. Daniel Geismayr wins overall ahead of Hermann Pernteiner and Alban Lakata; Christina Kollmann […]
Archives for June 2017
Alpentour Trophy: Mensi wins Hauser Kaibling stage
The “King of the Mountain”, Daniele Mensi won today’s third stage at the Hauser Kaibling mountain ahead of Austrians Hermann Pernsteiner and Daniel Geismayr, who defends his overall lead in the 2017 Alpentour Trophy. The Dutch National Champion Hans Becking came in fourth ahead of Italian Cristian Cominelli. In the women’s Angelika Tazreiter won the stage ahead of […]
Alpentour Trophy: Geismayr takes the lead
Four Austrians were among the first five place getters – that´s the red-white-and-red result of today’s second stage at the Alpentour Trophy. The newly crowned Marathon National Champion Daniel Geismayr claimed the stage win and takes over the race lead. Double World Champion Alban Lakata was second ahead of Hermann Pernsteiner. The Italian Christian Cominelli […]
Sabine Spitz on high alert for Singen
Sabine Spitz is not only a local hero at the UCI Mountain Bike Marathon World Championships in Singen, Germany, but also one of the serious contenders for a medal. Sabine Spitz at 45 is still one of the top women in mountain biking, both cross-country and marathon. The three times Olympic medal winner had several appearances […]
Alpentour Trophy: Stiebjahn wins Giglach Lakes Stage
The 26-year old German racer Simon Stiebjahn won today´s first Giglach Lakes stage at the 19th Alpentour Trophy ahead of the two Autrians Hermann Pernsteiner and Daniel Geismayr. Alban Lakata came in fourth and KOM winner Daniele Mensi (ITA) finished in fifth place. In the women´s, last year´s winner Christina Kollmann won ahead of fellow Austrian Angelika […]
Polished Performance – Jelenia Gora Bike Maraton
Eastern Europe has an abundance of quality races such as Bike Maraton Jelenia Gora. MarathonMTB are big fans of the racing here, it’s about time the delights of racing in Poland and Czech Republic where better known. Bike Maraton have a series of 12 events with the Jelenia Gora round also holding UCI World Marathon Series […]
Big hitters line up for 2017 Alpentour Trophy
For four days World, Olympic and National Champions from 30 countries will be competing for UCI points and a lucrative sum of prize money in the Schladming Dachstein region. Everyone is awaiting the big revenge race by mountain bike ace Alban Lakata: the double marathon World Champion lost last year’s edition of the race on day two […]
How to pack your bike for plane travel
I have travelled with my own mountain bike to countless mountain bike races and riding destinations over the past 14 years. Bike hire is always an option, but if you’re going to compete, or do more than riding for a few days in one place – taking your own bike makes more sense. I’ve used a […]
Cory Wallace wins WEMBO 24 hour solo title!
Related Event: WEMBO 24hr World Championships
For the first time in history, an Italian rider has taken the top step in the Elite category. Gaia Ravaioli, from Genoa, has been crowned Solo 24 Hour Mountain Bike World Champion, alongside Cory Wallace, from Canada, who finally wins the WEMBO title after an eight-year-long chase. Hundreds of athletes take part in the WEMBO Championships once […]
Survivor contestant takes aim at Liberty Waterberg Encounter
Self-confessed adventure addict, Letshego Zulu, has earmarked the three-day Liberty Waterberg Encounter mountain bike race as her next personal challenge. The former Survivor South Africa contestant from Johannesburg said she was amped for her debut in the Waterberg event, which takes place near Bela-Bela in Limpopo from June 9 to 11. “I’ve looked at the […]