It is now just over two months until the start of the 15th edition of the AlpenTour Trophy. This is a gem of a stage race, shorter than it’s more epic partners like the eight-day TransAlp, it nevertheless delivers a challenging and rewarding experience for amateurs and professionals alike. Based entirely out of the Tyrolean […]
XCM World Championships 2012 – Periklis and Langvad dominate
“In a hard-fought race over an extremely tough, muddy, slippery course, and run off in near-constant rain, Urs Huber has claimed the title of Marathon World Champion 2012. An unfortunate Christoph Sauser took second after an untimely mechanical left Huber alone in front. Alban Lakata rounded out the podium in third place. In the women’s […]
Meet Team Bulls – Friedemann Schmude, Team Manager
MMTB: So you have the trauma of getting all of these guys over to every race – do they appreciate it? FS: Yes, for sure. I mean, it’s not a “hey, thankyou” after every single race, but yeah, they definitely appreciate it, and there are situations where your efforts are paid back tenfold. MMTB: What’s […]
Marathon World Championships Preview
With the UCI Mountain Bike Marathon World Championships set to kick off in Ornans, France in less than twelve hours, MarathonMTB.com takes a look at those we expect to make the race in the men’s and women’s fields respectively. Men With two former world champions (Alban Lakata and Massimo de Bertolis) and the current world […]
Meet Team Bulls – Karl Platt
MarathonMTB.com correspondant Chris Pedder is on location in Ornans, France, ahead of the UCI Marathon Mountain Bike World Championships. While also working for Team GB, Pedder found time to sit down and talk to one of the the strongest Marathon and Stage Racers around – Karl Platt (Team Bulls) who will be representing Germany at […]
Meet Team Bulls – Thomas Dietsch
Chris Pedder is on location in Ornans, France, for the UCI Marathon Mountain Bike World Championships. Thomas Dietsch is a long time wearer of the French Marathon Mountain Biking National Champions Jersey, and races for Team Bulls. Previously, Pedder also spoke to Karl Platt about the World Championships, bike racing, and getting time to race […]