Here at MarathonMTB.com we have ridden, tested and raced a whole variety of carbon mountain bike wheels over the past few years. From ENVE, to Kappius, NoTubes Valor, TWE, Light Bicycle and Nextie. Don’t miss our first look at the new flyweight RM29C06 rims from Light Bicycle. From pre-built wheels through to custom builds like […]
3Epic – 2018 XCM World Championships returns to the mountains
After the flat out and fast race in Singen in 2017, the 2018 cross-country marathon (XCM) World Championships head back to the hills. And not just any hills, but to the Italian Dolomites where the race is attached to the 3Epic. The Dolomites have mountains that rise steeply from alpine meadows, towns nestle in the […]
Why ride and race in Alice Springs?
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Here at MarathonMTB.com we have a soft spot for Alice Springs. With over a dozen visits between the whole Subaru-MarathonMTB.com Team over the past decade, we are repeat offenders when it comes to visiting the Red Centre to ride (and race) our mountain bikes. We often get asked what draws us back, why go again […]
Avancini and Novak win the 8th Brazil Ride!
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Brazilian Henrique Avancini and Czech Jiri Novak won the 8th edition of Brazil Ride, the biggest mountain bike stage race in the Americas, finishing 5min12 ahead of Italians Michele Casagrande and Fabian Rabensteiner. With this win, Novak has reached the highest place in the winners gallery on the open category, being the first cyclist to […]
Avancini and Novak regain lead at Brazil Ride
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With a cross-country stage plan for day 6 of Brazil Ride, many bet there would be a reversal of the changes on general classification. Despite Italian Fabian Rabensteiner’s win, in 1h29min08, Henrique Avancini, fourth of the day, and Jiri Novak, second, snatched the yellow jersey from the Italians, since Michele Casgrande finished fifth, approximately two […]
Who can win the 2017 Cape to Cape
The 2017 Cape to Cape has been running like clockwork. About 1800 riders have descended into the red dirt, loam, sand and limestone trails of Margaret River, for the 4 stages of racing. Brendan Johnston is leading Open Men and Samara Sheppard is leading Open Women. But, there’s 50km still to go and nothing is […]
Another day, another winner at Brazil Ride
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For the fifth time in 2017, a different team has won a stage in the eighth edition of Brasil Ride 2017, this time Italians Michele Casagrande and Fabian Rabensteiner decided the win in the final meters, with the two podium contenders crossing, together, the finish line in Arraial d’Ajuda, Porto Seguro. In third, Avancini and […]
Trek Selle San Marco make a move on Brazil Ride
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The fourth stage of Brasil Ride, the Queen Stage, was a pool of emotions in the region of Guaratinga, in the South of Bahia. Just as in the previous days, the 100-kilometre stage had a new winning team, and a new duo to wear the yellow jersey – showing the high, balanced level of the […]
Avancini and Novak take control of Brazil Ride
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The third stage of Brasil Ride resulted in a new leadership in the Open category, as during the eighth edition of the biggest mountain bike stage race in the Americas. Riding 74 kilometers among the mountains in Guaratinga, the stage saw winners Brazilian Henrique Avancini and Czech Jiri Novak defining their victory in the final […]
Ferreira and Silva on top at Brazil Ride
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The second stage of Brasil Ride resulted in a new leadership in the Open category, during the eighth edition of the main mountain bike stage race in the Americas. More than four minutes ahead of the runner-ups in the 130-kilometre route between Arraial d’Ajuda and Guaratinga, Portuguese Tiago Ferreira and José Silva are definitely podium […]