The organisers of the Craft BIKE Transalp powered by Sigma have announced that the 2016 event will take place from July 17 to July 23 next year. The announcement comes just weeks after the 2015 event was raced and won by a dominant Team Centurion-Vaude. A true classic in the mountain bike marathon and stage […]
Whyte 29-C: Long-term Review
Related Event: Mongolia Bike Challenge
I’m getting on a plane to Mongolia next month and I’m taking Whyte’s 29-C with me. I’m approaching the Mongolia Bike Challenge with a heady mix of apprehension and excitement. The race is 856km. Based on some (rough) guess work, I’ll spend upwards of 40 hours of my time in Mongolia on board the 29-C. […]
Shimano XTR M9000: Long Term Test
Shimano’s XTR has had a big 12 months. The introduction of the Di2 version of the group amid (justified) fanfare last year came just after the introduction of the M9000 groupset – Shimano’s first 11-speed mountain bike group. I’ve had the pleasure of living with the latter addition for five of those months. Specifically a 1×11 (32T/11-40T) […]
Paez victorious on brutal Alpentour opener
Related Event: Alpentour Trophy
Colombia’s Leonardo Paez arrived at the end of the opening stage of the 17th Alpentour Trophy battered and bruised, but emerged victorious as he claimed honours in Planai Stadium, Austria. Hot temperatures combined with still-drying mud sections provided plenty of challenges for competitors. Stage winner Paez himself wasn’t exempt from the carnage, suffering a number of […]
Whyte 29-C: The Mongolia Bike Challenge Bike Build
Related Event: Mongolia Bike Challenge
At 856km, the Mongolia Bike Challenge covers some serious mileage. Sitting down to consider the nature of the course, which includes vast tracts of double track trails as well as some 13,400m of climbing, Mike and I had forever enjoyable task of putting together a bike for me to take on the Challenge. Enter the […]
ABSA Cape Epic 2015 LIVE COVERAGE
Related Event: ABSA Cape Epic
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ABSA Cape Epic Announces 2015 Contenders
Related Event: ABSA Cape Epic
The World’s premier mountain bike stage race the ABSA Cape Epic today announced the teams that are expected to battle it out for victory when the 2015 race kicks off in Cape Town, South Africa on March 15. As always, the event has drawn the best-of-the-best across mens, womens and masters racing categories. Returning champions […]
Croc Trophy Diary: Taking stock in Irvinebank
It’s not often in a stage race that you find yourself with nothing to do. But here I am, sitting in a shady spot with the sound of the wind in the trees, birds, and hammering in my ears. Camping has its advantages. After enjoying myself far too much yesterday, I decided that today, the […]
Australian Mountain Bike Season ready for expansion
Mountain Bike Australia (MTBA) has announced the details of the Subaru Australian Mountain Bike Series for 2014-2015 and 2015-2016. The series gives Australian riders the opportunity compete for the title of National Series Champion, as well as accruing UCI points toward international representation. Following on from the 2014 Series – which saw an was conducted […]
Marathon Mountain Bike World Championships 2014 Live Stream
For the first time ever video coverage of the 2014 Marathon Mountain Bike World Championships 2014 will be streamed live across the world on Sunday 29th June from Pietermaritzburg, South Africa. It will be an interesting challenge for the crews as they cover the longer form race and the action within. You can watch the stream […]