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September 12, 2017 By Mike Blewitt Leave a Comment

Perskindol Swiss Epic takes a flying start

MarathonMTB Bike Swiss Epic

The fourth edition of the Perskindol Swiss Epic kicked off on Monday 11 September 2017 with the prologue in Grächen. The first day’s champions in the men’s category was the Team Centurion Vaude with Daniel Geismayr and Jochen Käss, who completed the 18km track in the fast time of 52 minutes and 20 seconds. For the women, […]

Filed Under: Reports Tagged With: Bike, marathon, mountain bike, MTB, Stage Race, Swiss Epic, Switzerland

September 9, 2017 By Mike Blewitt 1 Comment

Bike Check: Jolanda Neff’s Kross Level

Jolanda Neff Kross bike MarathonMTB hardtail SRAM

The Swiss mountain bike superstar Jolanda Neff has just won her first Elite Women’s XCO World Title, with a commanding display of technical ability, fitness and race tactics in Cairns, Australia. Although Neff won the XCM World Championships in 2016, this is her first elite title in XCO, which is her main discipline. She’s just […]

Filed Under: Tech Tagged With: Bike, BIke Check, Cairns, dropper post, Hardtail, Jolanda Neff, Kross, mountain bike, Neff, Switzerland, XCO

September 6, 2017 By Mike Blewitt Leave a Comment

The Pioneer returns to New Zealand in 2018

One of the events to make a big splash o the marathon stage race calendar in the past two years is The Pioneer. After two gruelling editions in 2016 and 2017, the 2018 dates were delayed, to make sure The Pioneer had the right mix of route and timing. And today, The Pioneer is back, […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Bike, MarathonMTB, MTB, New Zealand, pioneer, queenstown, Stage Race, the pioneer, XCM

September 3, 2017 By Mike Blewitt Leave a Comment

3Epic – 2018 Marathon MTB World Championships preview

3Epic XCM World Championships mountain bike marathonmtb

In 2018 the World Cross-country Mountain Bike Marathon Championships head back to Italy, to a mountainous course in the Dolomites – running alongside the 3Epic event. The 2017 edition has proven to be an excellent preview for the organisers, racers and fans. Italian Samuele Porro (Team Trek Selle San Marco) just won the 2017 edition of the […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: 3epic, Bike, dolomities, Hynek, Kollman, Lüthi, MarathonMTB, mountain bike, Porro, UCI, World Championships, XCM Champs

August 30, 2017 By Mike Blewitt Leave a Comment

Beukes brothers on top!

Matthys Beukes MarathonMTB bike mountain bike

It was a family affair as brothers Matthys and Gerrie Beukes won their respective age categories at the third round of the Madibaz XCO Series at Nelson Mandela University in George on Sunday. Matthys, who finished third at the SA National MTB Championships last month, said he woke without plans of racing but the enticing […]

Filed Under: Reports Tagged With: beukes, Bike, MarathonMTB, mountain bike, MTB, pyga, south africa

August 26, 2017 By Mike Blewitt Leave a Comment

Rocky trails at the Shimano MTB GP

Shimano MTB GP Rocky Trail Stromlo MarathonMTB mountain bike

It’s been a while since I put a number on at one of the Rocky Trail Entertainment Shimano MTB GP events. But even since moving to Brisbane two years ago, it’s always great to get to one of the events run by the Martin and Juliane Wisata, who make up the husband and wife event […]

Filed Under: Diaries Tagged With: Bike, Canberra, MarathonMTB, Mt Stromlo, MTB, Rocky Trail, Shimano

August 23, 2017 By Mike Blewitt Leave a Comment

Reflections on the Grand Raid

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Grand Raid Switzerland MarathonMTB MTB Ben Thomas

Grand Raid BCVS is arguably the biggest one day classic in mountain bike marathon racing. It’s an event I’ve always wanted to compete in, 125km from Verbier to Grimentz with over 5000m of ascent through the beautiful Swiss mountains. This year was the event’s 28th edition. I don’t get nervous about too many races but […]

Filed Under: Reports Tagged With: Ben Thomas, Grand Raid, MarathonMTB, mountain bike, MTB, Sauser, Swiss, Valais, Verbier, XCM

August 16, 2017 By Mike Blewitt Leave a Comment

Beers and Hammond secure Trans Baviaans

Trans Baviaans MarathonMTB mountain bike

Matt Beers and Tim Hammond of Spot Africa Ryder Red E held off a late challenge from Team Bianchi to take overall victory at the 14th edition of the Trans Baviaans Mountain Bike Race which finished in Jefferys Bay this weekend. The 230 kilometre non-stop race from Willowmore in the Karoo to Jeffreys Bay on the […]

Filed Under: Reports Tagged With: Enduro, MarathonMTB, mbike, mountain bike, MTB, south africa, trans baviaans, XCM

August 5, 2017 By Mike Blewitt Leave a Comment

Elite field set to smash Trans Baviaans record

Trans Baviaans MTB Race MarathonMTB

With the trail conditions better than they have been in years and with a stacked field of elite riders, including three teams containing previous record holders, the 2017 Trans Baviaans could be the fastest yet. Now in its third year of the two event, over consecutive weekends, format the country’s top ultra-endurance mountain biking specialists […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Bike, MarathonMTB, MTB, south africa, Stage Race, trans baviaans, XCM

August 1, 2017 By Mike Blewitt Leave a Comment

Re-live the 2017 Rumble in the Jungle

Rumble in the Jungle MarathonMTB MTB Stage Race Sri Lanka

The 2017 Rumble in the Jungle took riders through the wilds of Sri Lanka. From tea plantations, to villages and mountain passes. Four days of racing gave riders a rich experience of Sri Lankan life and customs, plus a whirlwind tour of the areas they passed through. The 2018 dates have been set for the […]

Filed Under: Video Tagged With: Cory Wallace, MarathonMTB, mountain bike, MTB, rumble in the jungle, sri lanka, sri lankan airways, Stage Race

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