Entry lists for the 2016 XCM World Championships have been published, and as the race falls just one week ahead of the XCO World Championships in Nove Mesto, Czech Republic, you might expect the start lists to take a different shape. And in a way, they have. While some XCO racers are steering clear, others […]
Jolanda Neff to race UCI XCM World Championships
With the UCI Cross-Country Marathon (XCM) World Championships falling just one week ahead of the Cross-Country World Championships, you could expect the start lists in the XCM Worlds to be somewhat diminished with the premier cross-country discipline taking place in Nove Mesto in early July. However, not only have Annika Langvad and Jaroslav Kulhavy announced […]
The damage and repair of Imogen Smith’s Norco
Being able to repair a bike on the road, or on the trail, takes some luck, preparation and hopefully some calm thinking. A couple of weeks ago, I posted about the spare parts and tools that Imogen Smith and I would be taking to Europe for three races across France and Switzerland. The selection was […]
Bigham and Paez repeat at Sellaronda Hero
Related Event: Sellaronda Hero
Leonardo Paez has triumphed in the seventh Sellaronda Hero in the Südtirol Dolomites: the mountain biker from the Olympia Polimedical team won in the 86 kilometre race (making it the fourh time he has won the race), leaving Markus Kaufmann from team RJC Ravensburg in second and third home was Daniele Mensi from Top Race Team ASD. In […]
Stiebjahn and Parra Sierra cinch Bike Four Peaks
Related Event: Protective Bike 4 Peaks
By winning the last of four stages Simon Stiebjahn has impressively underlined why he is the undisputed champion of the 2016 Protective BIKE Four Peaks. The Stuttgart native mastered the final stage in Kirchberg in Tyrol (49km, 2,011m) in 2:21.39,3 hours relegating overall second place Luis Mejia to second place with Austria’s Christoph Soukup of Team Texpa […]
Stiebjahn looks set to secure Bike Four Peaks title
Related Event: Protective Bike 4 Peaks
By winning his third consecutive stage at this year’s Protective BIKE Four Peaks Simon Stiebjahn of Germany looks set to take home the 2016 title. The Team Bulls athlete finished the 50.62 km long course around Kirchberg in Tyrol (2,091 m), which had the end of the timing at the exit of the famous Lisi-Osl-Trail, in 2:17.57,0 […]
Young Bull Stiebjahn leading Bike Four Peaks
Simon Stiebjahn clinched the opening stage of the 2016 Protective BIKE Four Peaks, mastering the 58.59 km and 1,886 metres of climbing from Leogang to Saalfelden in 2:19.53,0 and securing the Yellow Jersey of the overall leader with an advantage of 1.31 minutes on Christoph Soukup and Luis Mejia. All three racers had already played […]
The Pioneer releases a new course for 2017
Related Event: The Pioneer
The inaugural running of The Pioneer in 2016 was a fantastic, sunny week in New Zealand’s Southern Alps. Tracing and then traversing the mountain chain from Christchurch down to Queenstown, the early adopters this year were treated to a warm welcome to the newest marathon stage race in Oceania the Southern Hemisphere. The course was… […]
Austrians double up at Alpentour Trophy time trial
Christina Kollmann and Hermann Pernsteiner from Austria are today’s elite stage winners at the time trial onto the Planai mountain. Kollmann, originally from the Schladming region and now based in Upper Austria, secures herself also the overall race title at the Alpentour Trophy 2016. After a green-white-red stage win series on the days one, […]
Italians on top at Alpentour Trophy
Related Event: Alpen Tour Trophy
The dominance by the Italians continues at the Alpentour Trophy on day three. After a second place on Thursday, the Italian Daniele Mensi took line honours on the Queen Stage via the Dachstein mountain and the Italian overall winner from last year, Tony Longo keeps his race lead ahead of tomorrow’s time trial onto the Planai mountain […]