The hub for marathon mountain biking
The ABSA Cape Epic camp woke to cold temperatures and a heavy dew in Citrusdal this morning. This was far removed from what all racers would experience today. The temperature was already starting to lift before the 7am start, and the heat from the pace came soon after. There is an air of familiarity in […]
Stage racing is a fantastic way to experience the sport of Marathon mountain biking. You get to race hard every day, ride in some amazing locations, and meet like minded people from around the globe. At the ABSA Cape Epic, this experience is elevated beyond what you could ever expect. Today, the Prologue was raced […]
British Cycling have announced that the 2013 British MTB Marathon Championships are to be staged in the Scottish Borders, as part of the Selkirk MTB Marathon, on Saturday 8 June over an 80 km single lap course. This location also hosted the 2012 British Marathon Championships, and it was deemed a great race by most. […]
The 10th ABSA Cape Epic is just days from starting – but those with a season plan will also have an eye on what is beyond the HCS ranked Stage Race in the Western Cape. Mountain Bike Stage Races can be all consuming events, especially at one as prestigious and arduous as the Cape Epic. […]
The 3rd James Williamson Enduro Challenge was raced in the Southern Highlands on Sunday 10th March. Now in it’s third year – the race celebrates the life of the late James Williamson. ‘Willo’ passed away in his sleep while at the Cape Epic mountain bike stage race, on 23rd March 2010. The event is not […]
Big Hill Events will be running the 4th Marathon Challenge; which started with the huge Australian Marathon Championships in 2010. Each year the event has had fantastic reviews, with great marshals and fully stocked European Feed Zones. The course has attracted all different riding abilities from elite riders to local mountain bike riders – all […]
A week on from AROC Sport announcing that neither their Capital Punishment race, or the Wombat 100, Convict 100, Kowalski Classic or Highland Fling would be part of the Real Insurance XCM Series, mountain bike racers and teams in Australia have been asking a lot of questions. Unfortunately, despite contact with various sources, there is […]
Renay Groustra of South Africa and Daniel Gathof of Germany won the third and final stage of the Rocky Mountain Garden Route 300 mountain bike race in Knysna on Sunday to secure a comfortable overall victory. The Rocky Mountain-RSA Web team’s time of 3:10:11 over the final 80km was two seconds faster than that of stage-one […]
Less than five months prior to the start of the Craft Bike Transalp powered by Sigma 16th edition, another sponsor has announced to support the mountain bike classic. As of now, Multipower Sportsfood will be part of the stage event’s co-sponsor pool. “We are proud that Multipower Sportsfood and thus a proven expert on nutrition […]
South Africa’s Renay Groustra and German team-mate Daniel Gathof claimed the 115km second stage and overall lead of the Rocky Mountain Garden Route 300 mountain bike race in Knysna on Saturday. In a reversal of fortune, the Rocky Mountain-RSA Web duo came good on a stage that included 2 400m of climbing to comfortably overhaul Bridge’s overnight […]
