It seems not long ago the news that Cadel Evans and George Hincapie would race the 2017 ABSA Cape Epic had plenty of people talking. Would they win their age group? How would they go overall? And didn’t the Cape Epic ban riders with previous doping offences? Why Hincapie was allowed to race the Cape […]
TransCape lands a major sponsor for 2018
South Africa is the land of mountain bike stage races, and one of the top events, the TransCape, has received a major boost with the news that Liberty will be the title sponsor from 2018. This is another breakthrough for the seven-stage race, which recently received UCI status and takes cyclists on a 614km challenge […]
Mountain bike tips for road riders
It’s inevitable – in time many road riders find the pursuit of pavement pounding on narrow tyres a little… plain. The enlightened cyclist chooses to ride both on road and off, and if you’ve seen the way and want to expand into the world of dirt, we’re here to help. Mountain biking has a slightly […]
James Downing: For the love of Alice Springs
Related Event: Lasseters Easter in the Alice
Some places are on our personal race calendars as we have them as a major target. Others are there as you know they always draw a big field, or because you’ve arranged to try something new with friends. Some places make it just because the riding, and racing, ar exceptional. Everyone has their own choices […]
BC Bike Ride entries are about to open for 2018!!
If there is a mountain bike stage race that is on just about every mountain biker’s bucket list, it’s the BC Bike Race. Known for the most sensational, technical trails, event services that are second to none, and just being a damn good bike race, this seems to be the one event just about every […]
Sudety MTB Challenge 2018 course is revealed
Related Event: Sudety MTB Challenge
The route for the 2018 Sudety MTB Challenge has been revealed. The event team have been working tirelessly to combine three major changes for the race in 2018. Firstly they wanted to decrease the number of race towns that the race visited, but without compromising the quality of trails in each stage. Secondly the organisation […]
A season on Shimano XTR Di2
Since 2012, the MarathonMTB.com Team riders have predominantly run Shimano group sets. Usually a mix of XT and XTR parts, mixed for the best combination of price, weight, performance and durability. Favour fell to parts from Shimano due in part to their parts availability when away from home, especially in Europe. Personally, I’ve aimed to […]
WEMBO 2019 heads to Brasil!
Breaking the mould, WEMBO has partnered with Roma Sports to hold the WEMBO World Solo 24 Hour Championships in Costa Rica MS in July 2019. Roma Sports is best known for their 24 Hour and Brasil Ride events, and Mario Roma is also well known throughout mountain biking as a competitor in stage races all over the world […]
How to service Shimano SPD clipless pedals
There are very few items on a mountain bike which you can just set and forget. And if something was to come pretty close, it would be the higher range Shimano SPD clipless pedals, notably from the M540 up to the Shimano XT and XTR models. Save for a bit of a clean up and […]
The Pioneer 2018 course is revealed!
Related Event: The Pioneer
After postponing the 2018 Pioneer in May 2017, many feared the worst. Had a new, epic marathon stage race landed in the Oceania region to only run for 2 editions? Having raced both editions it was clear – they were hard. The climbing, the surface, the conditions – it was a true challenge to get […]