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April 29, 2017 By Mike Blewitt Leave a Comment

Day 1 at the Australian National XCM Championships

Related Event: Australian XCM Championships - UCI XCM Series
Townsville XCM MarathonMTB mountain bike mike blewitt

Since 2015, the Australian National Cross-Country Marathon (XCM) Championships have been split across two days. This allows less traffic on the course as a short, lap-based event has been used to contest the titles since 2011, as opposed to a traditional point-to-point or big loop marathon. And the 2017 edition in Townsville, Queensland, is no […]

Filed Under: Reports Tagged With: Marathon mtb, MarathonMTB, mountain bike, national championship, Queensland, townsville, XCM

April 28, 2017 By Mike Blewitt Leave a Comment

Who can win the 2017 Australian Marathon Championships?

Related Event: Australian XCM Championships - UCI XCM Series
Subaru mountain bike Imogen Smith

The elite titles for Australia’s 2017 Cross-Country Marathon (XCM) Championship are set to be decided on 30th April. For this year, the XCM Champs have travelled north to Townsville, being run in conjunction with the Townsville MTB Festival for this year and 2018. Townsville is home of the Townsville Rockwheelers mountain bike club (one of […]

Filed Under: Features Tagged With: championship, Championships, dan mcconnell, MarathonMTB, MTB, MTBA, townsville, XCM, XCMChamps

April 25, 2017 By Mike Blewitt Leave a Comment

The AMB100 – a race that has come of age

AMB100 marathonMTB mountain bike Mt Stromlo. Photo: Robert Conroy

Rocky Trail Entertainment have a vast array of events, and play a key role in others. Their Shimano MTB GP Series has helped plenty of riders get the taste for competitive events, and are a proving ground for endurance riders around New South Wales and the ACT. But their lap-based marathon race at Mt Stromlo, […]

Filed Under: Reports, Team Diary Tagged With: AMB100, Canberra, MarathonMTB, mountain bike, Mt Stromlo, MTB, XCM

April 24, 2017 By Mike Blewitt Leave a Comment

Woolcock and Kruger cruise to maiden Winelands triumph

Winelands MTB MarathonMTB

Seasoned professionals Waylon Woolcock and HB Kruger captured the overall title in the three-day Liberty Winelands Encounter mountain bike race at their first attempt today after setting the pace from day one. Using the same strategy as before, the BCX duo were again able to build up a lead during the first half of the 48km […]

Filed Under: Reports Tagged With: Bike, MarathonMTB, mountain bike, MTB, south africa, Stage Race, Winelands, XCM

April 20, 2017 By Mike Blewitt Leave a Comment

Jolanda Neff targets XCM repeat in Singen

Jolanda Neff XCM MarathonMTB

Jolanda Neff  has announced her start at the UCI Mountain Bike Marathon World Champions in Singen. On 25th of June, the Swiss mountain bike star wants to use the experience she made, when she lost the finish at the European championships at the Hegau Bike Marathon in 2015 and defend the world title she won in […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Bike, jolanda nedd, MarathonMTB, mountain bike, MTB, singen, XCM

April 17, 2017 By Mike Blewitt Leave a Comment

Bike Check: Adam Cooper’s Orbea Oiz

Orbea Oiz Adam Cooper MarathonMTB

Adam Cooper is a Canberra based mountain biker, and it is fair to say his bikes are often the best-finished, and best looking, in the field. From running an S-Works Epic with a SRAM XO 7 speed DH group set, to a ridiculously light OPEN hardtail, and now to this Orbea Oiz – Cooper’s bikes […]

Filed Under: Tech Tagged With: BIke Check, davy sprocket, MarathonMTB, mountain bike, MTB, Orbea, orbea oiz, SRAM, tune

April 12, 2017 By Mike Blewitt Leave a Comment

Shimano MTB GP heads to Rydal

Round 2 of the Shimano Mountain Bike Grand Prix Series transformed the Rydal Showground into a vibrant cycling event centre. Riders from all over NSW and the ACT took part in the four and seven hour competitions that were held for the first time on the home tracks of the Central Tablelands MTB Club. Trent […]

Filed Under: Reports Tagged With: Australian MTB, MarathonMTB, Rocky Trail, Shimano

April 7, 2017 By Mike Blewitt Leave a Comment

The Convict 100 – the marathon that doesn’t make sense

Related Event: Convict 100 - Sydney's marathon mountain bike race
Convict 100 XCM MarathonMTB mountain bike

At the start of this year, we published a post outlining the ingredients that make for a great marathon MTB race. One of the stand out components is the route – it needs to be challenging and interesting, and you’d also expect there to be singletrack. So how come, the Convict 100 has no singletrack, and […]

Filed Under: Features Tagged With: Bike, Convict, Convict 100, marathon mountain bike, MarathonMTB, MTB, sydney, wiesmans ferry, XCM

April 7, 2017 By Mike Blewitt Leave a Comment

TransCape MTB sets new route for 2018

TransCape

Organisers of the TransCape mountain bike race have enlisted Cape Epic route designer Pieter van Wyk to ensure the 2018 route is a fun yet technical challenge. The seven-day event, driven by Volvo Cars South Africa, will take riders on a picturesque 614km journey between Knysna and Franschhoek in the Western Cape from February 4 […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: cape epic, MarathonMTB, MTB, south africa, Stage Race, TransCape, TransCape MTB

April 6, 2017 By Mike Blewitt Leave a Comment

MTB legends reveal background to 5 person podium

Have you ever wondered why UCI World Cup mountain bike events have a five-person podium instead of the traditional three? When we look at just about any road or cyclocross event, it’s just a 3 person podium. So why are there 5 steps on a World Cup podium? Two legendary riders taking part in the […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: bart brentjens, cadel evans, cape epic, mountain bike, MTB, Podium, World Cup

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