Harsh conditions and the onset of fatigue threatened to bring Matt down. But his racing spirit kept him up, and took him to 9th on GC!
Matt Page’s Ironbike Blog: Stage Three
Stage 3 had the most climbing so far, but Matt Page has managed to climb up the GC ranking.
Team Stöckli seal their first ever Transalp title
Celebrations for Stöckli as they take overall victory in Lake Garda. Italy’s Felderer and Cattaneo claim the final stage of Transalp on home soil.
Team Bulls on top in Trento
Platt and Dietsch rule the roost on stage seven, but Stöckli still lead as they defend their overall position with a close second-place finish.
Matt Page’s Ironbike blog: Stage Two
As a stage-race debutant Matt works his way through new territory on stage 2 of Ironbike. After breakfast fireworks (literally) and the longest stage of the race, he’s dancing with a top-10 position.
Matt Page’s Ironbike blog: Stage 1
On the opening stanza of this Italian epic, Matt deals with the drama of downdrafts as he looks to improve on his seventh place finish in the prologue.
Analysis: Real Insurance XCM series men’s standings
With three rounds (and three opportunities to score points) the overall result of the Real Insurance XCM series is far from decided. CycleNation takes a look at the contenders.
Ironbike Preview: Matt Page to contest for the first time
A race where you only now the course once you have started? Now that’s a challenge. Matt Page has found a cracker of an event for his first MTB Stage Race
Craft Bike TransAlp: Stage 5
Urs Huber and Konny Looser clinch shortened 5th stage in sprint duel. Snow storm forces organizers to shorten the course. The amazing Miessgang/Neumann duo extend lead in women’s class
Salzkammergut Trophy: Vaughan Caseley’s return to pedaling in anger
While it wasn’t quite 119.5km ‘off the couch’, Vaughan’s return to Marathon racing certainly wasn’t an easy re-introduction to the sport. But experience paid off and he made it through – in good spirits no less!