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For the first time in history, an Italian rider has taken the top step in the Elite category. Gaia Ravaioli, from Genoa, has been crowned Solo 24 Hour Mountain Bike World Champion, alongside Cory Wallace, from Canada, who finally wins the WEMBO title after an eight-year-long chase. Hundreds of athletes take part in the WEMBO Championships once […]
Self-confessed adventure addict, Letshego Zulu, has earmarked the three-day Liberty Waterberg Encounter mountain bike race as her next personal challenge. The former Survivor South Africa contestant from Johannesburg said she was amped for her debut in the Waterberg event, which takes place near Bela-Bela in Limpopo from June 9 to 11. “I’ve looked at the […]
It is almost summer in Europe, and the trails scouts for the Perskindol Swiss Epic have had access to many trails in the warm spring weather. So much of the route has been set, and is ready to be confirmed. More details on each stage will follow in the coming weeks. The 2017 Perskindol Swiss […]
Today, Mountain Bike Australia (MTBA) announced who will be in the Australian Team to represent Australia at the 2017 Cross-Country Marathon (XCM) Mountain Bike World Championships, which will be held in Singen, Germany on 24-25 June. The riders who confirmed their selection are: Elite Women Briony Mattocks (NSW) Elite Men Murray Spink (VIC) Michael England […]
400 athletes, 30 countries: all continents are represented at the start line of what is going to be the biggest and most important 24 hour mountain bike event ever raced! Figures are such they will make your legs shake with emotion. From the 2nd to the 4th of June, the 24H of Finale is about […]
Simon Stiebjahn and Urs Huber have caused a stir at the 2017 Ziener BIKE Festival Willingen wrapping up the long distance of the Rocky Mountain BIKE Marathon with a photo finish decision. After 130.04 km and 3,476 metres of climbing in the saddle it was the German to outsprint his Swiss Team Bulls teammate taking […]
The 2017 World Cup season is about to start, and we caught up with the BMC team in April at a training camp, and looked over the two bikes that Swiss racer Lukas Fluckiger can choose for his races in 2017. BMC have a refined range, with the 100mm travel Fourstroke, and also the […]
Ever since Shimano XTR M9000 and XTR Di2 were released in 2014, riders, bike mechanics, and tech gurus have been weighing up the benefits and disadvantages of each system. And this has also involved, quite literally, weighing the components of each system as well. I have been a long-time user of Shimano’s XTR components, with […]
If I think back, I remember buying an 11-28 7 speed cassette for my rigid chromoly mountain bike. I was pretty happy to stick to that size even when the 11-30 was available as my Sugino cranks had a 20t little ring after all. Times change, and with the advent of 1×11 (and 1×12) gearing […]
On the 30th April, the 2017 Australian Cross-Country Marathon (XCM) titles were hard-fought at Cape Pallarenda in Townsville, Queensland. The event is due to be held for two consecutive years in Townsville, and the initial course we rode in January had some modifications for race day. With the age group and open races decided on […]
