Part One: Who? It is now just a week away from the 2013 UCI Marathon Mountain Bike World Championships (XCM Worlds to be more succinct). The XCM Worlds differ a little from any other Marathon, as this is when racers are representing their nation. Their colours are that of their country, not of their trade […]
Paez and Bigham triumphant at Sella Ronda Hero
In what could well be one of the most picturesque regions in the world for a Marathon MTB race, the Val Gardena showed all it’s beauty and difficulty today in the 4th Sella Ronda Hero. Although this is only the fourth time the race has been run, the organisers have created a highly popular, well […]
Original Tracks to be used at Sella Ronda Hero
The original tracks of the Südtirol Sellaronda HERO over 62 km/3,300 m climb and 84 km/ 4,300 m climb are re-established thanks to the valuable assistance of the mayor of Selva/Wolkenstein, the municipality of Arabba, the forest ranger office, the many volunteers and the warm weather. The announcement was made today by the organizers of […]
Marathon Goals for the Australian Winter
For those that don’t live in Australia, it may seem comical that we complain about cold temperatures and other typical winter conditions. Although we don’t have months of snowpack, we do still have single digit temperatures (and lower), cold rain, wind, and the worst – short day light hours. So just like in the Northern […]
Alpine Roadtrips: All Hail the Vehicle!
The reasons and desires that push me towards road trips with my mountain bike are often not truly realised, and sometimes irrational to onlookers. More on this later in the week. Since 2007 I have spent between 5 and 15 week blocks in Europe, living out of a ‘suitcase’. Truth be told it has more […]
Carl Friberg wins Roc Marathon in La Clusaz
The warm sun shining above La Clusaz presided over the second day of the Roc des Alpes, which was spiced up by a great variety of races (rides, downhill, children’s races, marathon…). The highlight of the day, the 82 km long Roc Marathon, fell into the hands of Swede Carl Friberg, a usual fixture in […]
Dolomiti Superbike introduces new course
In less than a month, the 19th Südtirol Dolomiti Superbike will take place. The mountain bike marathon in Alta Pusteria is the eighth race on the UCI Marathon World Series and commences on Saturday July 6th. In order to meet the regulations of the International Cycling Union, the organizing committee had to establish an additional […]
Sauser and Loevset take BIKE Four Peaks Titles
The inaugural BIKE Four Peaks wrapped up with the third stage win taken by the dominating mountain biker of the past four days. Well deserved title winner Christoph Sauser (SUI) impressively underlined his strength mastering the due to the bad weather conditions over the past days adapted routing from Kaprun to Neukirchen (72.07 km, 1,804 […]
Kaess wins Stage 3 at BIKE Four Peaks
Three time German Champion Jochen Kaess has clinched the third stage of the 2013 BIKE Four Peaks. The 32-years-old Centurion-Vaude racer crowned his long solo ride on the 82.12 km and 2,440 metres in elevation from Kirchberg to Kaprun in 3:33:15.1 hours, but missed to improve to the top-3 in the overall ranking by just […]
Sauser extends lead at BIKE Four Peaks
Two-time World Champion Christoph Sauser (SUI) has also secured victory on the second stage of the BIKE Four Peaks which led from Lofer to Kirchberg today. The leader of the men’s classification mastered the 75.35 km and 2,514 metres in elevation from the Salzburg country side to Tyrol in 3:11:01.3 hours thus extending his lead […]