With less than a month until start of the fourth Tour de Timor, Mr Fidelis Manuel Leite Magalhães, Chief of Staff of the Office of the President has introduced a number of the Timor-Leste riders who are currently training for Asia’s hardest mountain bike challenge. Talking about the upcoming race Mr. Magalhães said “It is […]
Is this the world’s most popular enduro?
The Park City Point 2 Point (PCP2P) returns to the Wasatch Back for the fourth year in a row this Labor Day Weekend on Saturday, September 1. As the premier endurance event of the West, the PCP2P is the only sanctioned National Ultra Endurance Series with a distance shorter than 100 miles. Featuring thigh-busting climbs […]
Severe weather alters Mongolia Bike Challenge
Racing resumed today at the 2012 Mongolia Bike Challenge presented by Orbea after a day of severe weather conditions cancelled yesterday’s eighth stage. It was hot and dry on the 105 kilometer course that took riders from their lush grassland camp into the pre-desert that separates the mountains from the Gobi Desert. Barry Wicks (Kona) […]
A day of rest for the Mongolia Bike Challenge
Today athletes rested and recuperated next to the Tamch River after seven epic stages of racing at the 2012 Mongolia Bike Challenge presented by Orbea. Yesterday saw the stage shortened due to severe weather conditions in the mountains. Results have been adjusted based on arrival at the second GPM. Athletes not reaching this point before […]
Mongolia Bike Challenge heads into the hills on stages 5, 6, 7
A fast day through the desert for the fifth stage of the 2012 Mongolia Bike Challenge presented by Orbea. Leaving from the Ongi River Camp, racers rode through the African Savanna-like landscape to Guchin Us on the edge of the Gobi Desert. The Mongolian National Team rider, ‘Tugu’, flew off the front of the pack […]
Mongolia Bike Challenge: Stages 3 & 4
Stage three of the 2012 Mongolia Bike Challenge presented by Orbea proved to be another exciting day of racing. The sun shone brightly on the long line of riders making their way through the semi-arid grasslands and pre-desert landscape. Riders faced four significant climbs over the 112 kilometer course starting in the Undur Sant Uul […]
Tuulkhangai scores local win at Mongolia Bike Challenge
Racers found their rhythm today during the second stage of the 2012 Mongolia Bike Challenge presented by Orbea. Spirits were high this morning as the weather gods shone brightly on the Tuul River Camp. MBC 2012 – Stage Two on Pinkbike The day’s 120 kilometer course featured rolling grasslands with a number of significant climbs […]
Cory Wallace wins Mongolia Bike Challenge opener
It was an epic start to the 2012 Mongolia Bike Challenge presented by Orbea as the skies opened and the downpour began. A front group quickly formed, keeping their exposure as they headed into the Mongolian countryside on what quickly became muddy double track. MBC 2012 – Stage One on Pinkbike Team Kona looked strong […]
Contenders ready for 2012 Mongolia Bike Challenge
The 2012 Mongolia Bike Challenge presented by Orbea gets under way this Sunday, with the race running from July 28 to August 11. The event is an epic, 10-stage mountain bike race in the Land of Genghis Khan. It starts in the heart of the Mongolian capital, Ulaan Baator, and continues for 1400 kilometres to […]
Transalp: Lakata and Mennen crowned 2012 champions
Alban Lakata (AUT) and Robert Mennen (GER) have claimed victory at the worldwide well-respected mountain bike stage race Craft Bike Transalp. Team Topeak Ergon Racing secured their first Transalp title by coming in second on the 75.10 km long final stage (1,778 meters in elevation) of the eight-day event (3:09:47.7). The Austrian-German pairing mastered the […]