Many of us make New Year resolutions, and even a few of us keep them. The intentions are always so good, and are typically based about doing something for yourself, or others. You could even say they are about becoming a better person. So with that in the back of my mind, I have been […]
Crocodile Trophy gains UCI S1 ranking
The Crocodile Trophy is the oldest mountain bike stage race in the world and in 2014 will celebrate its 20th anniversary. In honour of this jubilee and major milestone for the event, its organisers decided to join the UCI. The most adventurous mountain bike stage race in the world will become a UCI race with […]
2014 – time to start again
As the days of 2013 draw to a close, and you realise the year that lay ahead is now a memory of used number plates, broken bike parts, tan lines, scars and cherished memories of victory personal and sporting – it becomes time to steel yourself for the agony and the ecstasy of planning the […]
More trails for Mt Buller
Growing up I only ever saw pristine trails in older copies of mountain biking magazines from the US. What was around me was rocky fire trail and walking trails with endless stairs and grumpy people on them. The 90’s on a beater bike in the Hawkesbury Sandstone Basin was a tough MTB upbringing. My first […]
MTBA announce direction of the Australian National Series
Mountain Bike Australia announced that the 2014 National Mountain Bike Series will be brought back under MTBA control and delivery. “This provides a great opportunity for MTBA to engage with our clubs and our members to ensure that a series is delivered which meets the needs of mountain bikers while providing top-level competition for our […]
2014 Transalp Route – A Tyrolean Traverse
Race Organisers have announced the Craft-Bike Transalp course for next summer. From July 20 through to 26, 2014, the route will go past well-known stage towns whilst also providing a varying and extremely exciting route due to the arrangement of the stage towns and new trails that are going to be used. Transalp has always […]
Rocky Trail celebrate 100th event at Mt Annan
The JetBlack 24 Hour mountain bike race was held at the iconic Australian Botanic Garden Mount Annan last weekend. More than 500 racers were at the start of the 100th race hosted by organisers Rocky Trail Entertainment. Brett Bellchambers from Canberra took out the Solo Elite victory ahead of local Jonathan Battle from Campbelltown and […]
Stage Racing: A Greek Odyssey
Everyone at MarathonMTB.com feels that a mountain bike stage race can be one of the best ways to see a country, or a region, or a specific mountain range. Mountain bikes can take you places. They are a tool for a journey. While that may just be for post work escapism it can also be […]
Finale of Singletrack Mind Series goes off at Orange
Having been one of the most popular rounds of the 2012 SRAM Singletrack Mind Series, promoter Chocolate Foot decided that the trails in Kinross State Forest near Orange would make the perfect finale to the 2013 series and they didn’t disappoint. As weather events affected the series all year, it was of great relief to […]
Introducing the Maverick Marathon Series
Some of Australia’s most popular mountain bike marathon events have joined forces to create a new MTB series. It has been announced that a new event series will launch to capture the essence of mountain biking and encourage participation at all levels from Elite riders to weekend warriors and juniors. mav-‐er-‐ick: an Individual, who’s maybe a […]