On the first weekend of March, the final round of the Subaru MTBA National Series was run in Toowoomba, about an hour and a half inland of Brisbane, in Queensland. With four riders spread over 3 states on the Subaru-MarathonMTB.COM Team for 2016, it’s pretty rare that paths cross many times through the year, given […]
Short work on the short track at Toowoomba
The short track (XCC) fell final day of cross-country racing at the Subaru MTBA National Round in Toowoomba this weekend. While not as popular as XCO, the shorter discipline is high on action – as well as burning muscles and lungs after the previous days hard efforts. Arriving in time to just catch B grade men, […]
McConnell and Henderson seal the Subaru MTBA XCO series
The final round of the Subaru MTBA Mountain Bike Series ventured north for a C1 ranked race in Toowoomba this weekend. With the XCO racing on Saturday, and DHI on Sunday, there were hot and dusty riders all over the mountain. With start times a little later than usual, the Elite women started at 10am, […]
Rebello and de Groot take the 2016 GR300
Momsen Factory Racing’s Dylan Rebello and Team Ascendis Health’s Robyn de Groot completed stage and general classification victories in very different styles on Stage 3 of the 2016 GR300. Rebello road his heart out to drop the chasing pack having been outsprinted on Stages 1 and 2 by Craig Boyes, while de Groot had done […]
Australian XCM Championship schedule announced
Last week, Mountain Bike Australia (MTBA), announced the schedule for the upcoming 2016 Australian XCM Championships in Derby, Tasmania. In 2014, MTBA committed to holding the race in Derby for two consecutive years. Last year, the rugged course on the Blue Derby trail crowned Brendan Johnston and Jenny Blair as Australian National Champions. In 2016, […]
Boyes and de Groot Claim First Stage of the GR300
Stage 1 of the 2016 GR300 and GRLite kicked off in fine style, on a beautiful Knysna morning, with a neutral zone cruise through town before racing got underway with the Ultimate Cycling Knysna Simola Dash. After 80km of racing with 1 650m of climbing the first stage was won by Craig Boyes in a […]
400 sign up for Salzkammergut Trophy Extreme
Related Event: Salzkammergut MTB Trophy
July 9th, 2016 has been saved in many marathon racing calendars for close to a year. The 19th edition of the Salzkammergut Trophy has more than 1300 entries so far, 400 for the extreme distance! More than 4.000 mountain bikers from more than 40 nations are expected again to tackle the seven different distances. Those who register […]
James Williamson Memorial: Johnston and Sheppard take solo wins
Related Event: James Williamson Enduro Challenge
Today was the 6th running of the James Williamson Enduro Challenge, an event that has been held in memory of James after he passed away at the 2010 Cape Epic. Proceeds from the popular race are used to support a range of activities to develop junior mountain bikers in New South Wales and the ACT […]
Nino Schurter – The Hunt for Glory
It’s winter time in Europe, and many European and North American professionals will be undertaking training camps in Mallorca, or Tenerife, or South Africa. Some will even choose to be skiing before getting start on their specific fitness. Nino Schurter has just released his latest video that showcases his training and racing on his path […]
Bike 4 Islands sells out!
The world of marathon mountain biking and stage racing is ever expanding, and the beauty of the sport is the opportunity for travel and exploration – alongside some competitive racing. Stage races are perhaps the best chance for this, with multiple days allowing a more complete look at the area the race is in, and […]