Christoph Sauser and Max Knox of 36One-Songho.Info repeated their victory of 24-hours earlier with yet another impressive stage win on day three of the DCM Cape Pioneer Trek. The pair broke away from “all the usual suspects” to consolidate their comeback campaign on the overall classification – which was dented significantly by their comedy of […]
Platt turns the table on Stander in Langkawi
Team Bulls rider Karl Platt reversed the result of the opening stage of the 2011 Langkawi International MTB Challenge to snatch the overall lead from South Africa’s Burry Stander. Platt closed out the cross-country stage of the event in 1:30:26, with Stander (Specialized Factory Racing) finishing two minutes later. Johnny Cataneo of Full-Dynamix finishing third, […]
Huber too strong in Queensland
It took only the imposing to Mount Baldy at the beginning of the stage for Swiss marathon champion Urs Huber to gain a significant gap on the first day of racing at the 2011 Crocodile Trophy. For the rest of the stage, some 70 lonesome kilometers, he was able to keep and even to increase […]
Rain again lashes Croc Trophy, but racing begins
Torrential rain hit the Crocodile Trophy for a second day in a row on Wednesday, creating havoc for race organisers who were able to re-route the course in order to allow racing to begin after Tuesday’s neutralised stage. The downpour meant that communication of stage results is likely to be delayed until tomorrow, however we […]
Sauser and Knox hit back in South Africa
By winning the second stage of the DCM Pioneer Trek, Max Knox (Ghost) and Christoph Sauser (Songo.info) proved that you can’t keep a good team down. In what is undoubtedly one of the tour’s toughest stages, they managed to ride away from the rest of the riders with a display of almost faultless mountain biking. […]
Brentjens out of Crocodile Trophy
For two months it hadn’t rained in Cairns. And then on the opening day of the 17th Crocodile Trophy, not only did it start to rain, but torrential downpours lashed across the Cairns and Tablelands Regions. With riders battling nature’s forces, Olympic Champion and last year’s runner up Bart Brentjens withdrawing from the race due […]
Stander takes control at Langkawi MTB Challenge
South Africa’s Burry Stander (Specialized Factory Racing) claimed the opening stage of the 2011 Langkawi International MTB Challenge ahead of the Team Bulls pair of Karl Platt and Thomas Dietsch. Stander prevailed in a sprint to the line with Platt, with the two closing out the stage in 2:24:20. French champion Dietsch finshed two minutes in arrears […]
Cobras and romance on the trail in South Africa
Thanks to mountain biking, Ischen Stopforth (Bizhub) is turning into a real wildlife expert. Two weeks ago, during the MTN Ride Crater Cruise, she learned that red hartebeest can run very fast when frightened and on Monday, during the first stage of the DCM Cape Pioneer Trek, the lesson she learned was that first impressions […]
Huber targets “three-in-a-row” at magical Crocodile Trophy
Over ten days and more than 1,200 kilometers across the rainforests and outback of North Australia more than 90 mountain bike riders are ready to fight against each other and their inner demons in a demanding ten day race through the difficult terrain of Far North Queensland. The 17th Crocodile Trophy will see a new […]
Capital Punishment MTB Enduro entries open Thursday
Organisers of the 2012 Capital Punishment MTB Enduro have announced that entries for the event will open this Thursday October 20 at 9am. The point-to-point mountain bike race links Canberra’s best single tracks from Kowen Forest, Majura Pines and Stromlo Forest Park. The event, which offers 50km and 100km variants, will take place on March 17, […]