Ben Thomas manages and races for Mountain Trax – Vauxhall Motors Cycling Team, and is chasing qualification for the 2015 XCM World Championships. This weekend the second European UCI Marathon World Cup of 2015 took part in Spilimbergo, Italy. Part of the Tilement Bike Marathon the UCI race would cover 2600 metres of climbing over […]
Roc Laissagais UCI World Marathon Series
This past weekend Roc Laissagais hosted the first European round of the 2015 UCI Marathon World Cup Series. The event takes place in Laissac which is a small village about 30 minutes east of Rodez. Laissac is in the Aveyron region which is located in the north of the Pyrenees region of southern France […]
Andalucia Bike Race Stage 6
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Andalucía Bike Race’s fifth edition finished today in Cordoba, the city hosted the last two of six stages. In both the men and females the final result depended on today´s performances, with the leaders tightly packed on GC, and only 55 kilometers left to race. With the distance so short it was always going […]
Andalucia Bike Race Stage 5
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In the first stage from Cordoba, Romero and Leao Pinto won another stage. However the minutes they lost in stage 3 mean they still have a deficit to make up on the general classification. The Topeak Ergon Team of Alban Lakata and Kristian Hynek who finished today sprinting with the Portuguese pair now move into […]
Andalucia Bike Race Stage 4
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Today was the transition stage at Andalucia Bike Race, with the start and arrival in Mancha Real. A very technical and short stage at just 51 kilometres. Pedro Romero and Luis Leao Pinto who are riding as a pair for the first time at Andalucia Bike Race, have now not only won the two […]
Andalucia Bike Race Stage 3
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Today Andalucía Bike Race passed its halfway point, celebrated with one of the hardest stages. 75 kilometers and 3.071 meters of climbing challenged the 704 participants. Today was the last start from Jaen, as tomorrow the stage will take its start and finish in Mancha Real. Tiago Oliveira and David Rosa, from the Selección […]
Andalucia Bike Race Stage 2
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Pedro Romero and Luis Leao Pinto are showing they are stronger than ever. They both took part in previous editions of Andalucia Bike Race, but this is their first performance as a pair and results can´t be better having won the first two stages of this years event. Todays winner didn’t have it easy having […]
Andalucia Bike Race Stage 1
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Andalucia Bike Race 2015 had no easy introduction, stage 1 covered 89 kilometres and over 3000 metres of climbing. The route would challenge all 748 participants and the results reveal many surprises. The day began under cloudy skies but the racing was hot from the gun, the riders eager to win had seemingly forgotten what […]
Andalucia Bike Race, the start of the 2015 European Season
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2015 is shaping up to be a big year for marathon racing and tomorrow the European season begins. Almost all the big teams are here at Andalucia Bike Race aiming to start the year with a win. The buzz around the arena in Jaén today was bigger than ever before. The highly competitive entry list […]
Quality Field Gathers For Andalucia Bike Race 2015
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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 […]