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July 15, 2020 By Mike Blewitt Leave a Comment

Brasil Ride 2020 is postponed to 2021

Brazil Ride MTB MarathonMTB

There is little chance that any of us will forget 2020, and it is a year that will remain in the history books. Since the middle of March, sporting events and public events of almost any kind have been cancelled or postponed due to the COVID-19 global pandemic. From the Cape Epic, to Transalp, Alpen […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Brasil Ride, brazil, COVID-19

July 15, 2020 By Mike Blewitt Leave a Comment

Brentjens and Limburg Cycling unite

1996 Olympic Mountain Bike Champion Bart Brentjens has entered a partnership with his team and the platform for cycling in Limburg (the most southern province of the Netherlands) for recreational sports, events, infrastructure and promotion. What does the professional mountain bike team CST PostNL Bafang Mountain Bike Racing Team offer the platform? Quite a lot! […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: bart brentjens, limburg, mountain bike, mountain bike team

July 8, 2020 By Mike Blewitt Leave a Comment

Why it’s time to enter the next bike race.

The last bike race I did was the Arabian Epic Series Jordan Stage Race. I flew in and flew out, nursing a few niggles from a silly crash before leaving, which made it all a little uncomfortable on long haul flights! It was probably in the following weeks that I truly realised what an amazing […]

Filed Under: Diaries Tagged With: Bike, biking, covid 19, MarathonMTB, mountain bike stage race, mountain biking, MTB, Travel

July 1, 2020 By Mike Blewitt 1 Comment

Scott-SRAM to the Swiss Epic

In a year that will be remembered for different reasons by everyone, elite athletes have had a serious shift in their goals. With Tokyo 2020 becoming Tokyo 2021 (maybe?), the Cape Epic being cancelled, and the XCO World Cup being crammed into two months lots of athletes are overhauling their race calendars. With the Swiss […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: epic series, MarathonMTB, mountain bike, nino schurter, scott-sram, Swiss Epic

June 26, 2020 By Mike Blewitt Leave a Comment

Bike Check: Norco Revolver Hardtail team builds

With two new Norco Revolver hardtails added to the MarathonMTB.com service course, it is worth asking what role does a hardtail play in the mountain bike world? The humble hardtail is often seen as the bike for beginners, for family riders, and for ‘cross-country’. A hardtail can also be seen as a race-only bike, a […]

Filed Under: Tech Tagged With: EIE carbon, Fox suspension, Imogen Smith, MarathonMTB, Mike Blewitt, mountain bike, norco revolver hardtail, Shimano, Shimano 12 speed, Shimano Deore XT, Shimano XTR

May 25, 2020 By Mike Blewitt 1 Comment

An insider’s guide to WEMBO 24 hour racing

Racing a 24 hour mountain bike race in the solo category can be anything from a New Years resolution, a dare from a mate, a personal goal, or a professional accomplishment. But the challenge of riding your mountain bike isn’t diminished, not matter the reason for you to sign up to a solo 24 hour […]

Filed Under: Features Tagged With: 24 hour solo, 24 solo, armidale, Australia, Bike, Cory Wallace, kate penglase, MarathonMTB, mountain bike, new south wales, Travel, WEMBO

May 20, 2020 By Mike Blewitt 1 Comment

Dragon Trail MTB

Anyone can see that around Australia, the marathon scene is shrinking. Some of the classics keep fighting on, but the demand for single day 100km races is not what it used to be. And given the costs involved for a one day event it is understandable. Time off work, entry, accommodation, maybe airfares as well […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Bike, biking, dragon trail, dragon trail MTB, MarathonMTB, mountain bike, MTB, Stage Race, Tasmania, Travel

May 15, 2020 By Mike Blewitt 1 Comment

My favourite event: Transalp

As we move into a year unlike no other, being able to travel the world and race your bike seems like such a luxury! I don’t think I ever took it for granted, but as each week passes I’m left thinking about what race I’d really like to do, or do again. I also think […]

Filed Under: Diaries Tagged With: Blog, Diary, MarathonMTB, Mike Blewitt, mountain bike, Stage Race, Transalp

May 13, 2020 By Mike Blewitt 1 Comment

Cape Epic 2021 entries open soon

After the last minute cancellation of the 2020 Cape Epic, the world has had a succession of huge changes. The Olympics have been postponed, millions have lost jobs, hundreds of thousands of lives have been lost, and economies have dived into recession. However, there have been positives. They may not outweigh the negatives, but there […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: cape epic, covid 19, MarathonMTB, mountain bike, MTB, News, south africa, Stage Race

May 4, 2020 By Mike Blewitt Leave a Comment

Train with MarathonMTB.com for the Convict 100

Convict 100 MarathonMTB Photo: @mozimage

So far the year 2020 has thrown up challenges around the world. The world of sport has been upended, but in some countries events have been able to reschedule, allowing us mountain bikers to set goals for later in the year. Goal setting is a key part of motivation, and a positive goal to train […]

Filed Under: Training Tagged With: Bike, Convict, Convict 100, Justin Morris, marathon mountain bike, MarathonMTB, Mind Matters Athlete Coaching, mountain bike, mountain bike training, NSW, Training, XCM

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