Pieter Seyffert and Chloe Bateson have emerged as the overall male and female champions in the inaugural Bestmed National Mountain Biking Series, which drew to a close earlier this month. Seyffert (Altech-Autopage) won both the Lost City MTB Challenge and Satellite MTB Classic en route to series victory, while Bateson won the 25km Ballito […]
The Munga – revisited
Last year shockwaves went around the world, with news that a mountain bike race was offering one million dollars prize money. ‘The Munga‘ immediately captured interest from racers, armchair enthusiasts, and people’s Facebook feeds. How could a race no one had heard of offer so much prize money? Details on the event were scarce, but […]
Sauser returns to Cape Epic with Sipho Madolo
Related Event: ABSA Cape Epic
Christoph Sauser is an absolute legend in mountain biking, with performances that have dominated Olympic cross country, marathon racing, stage racing – and being an all-round mountain man on his infamous freeride tours. Although he officially retired after the XCM World Championships this year – no one seems to have told Sauser what that […]
Transalp announces 2016 route
Related Event: Craft BIKE Transalp
The Transalp MTB stage race is a classic event for mountain bikers in love with mountains. It’s traveres the Alps from North to South, and is a real journey as you race from Germany to Italy, usually… Just a few weeks prior to the official registration start for the 2016 BIKE Transalp powered by Sigma, […]
Snow Bike Festival heads to Gstaad
The second edition of Europe’s first Snow Bike Festival will take place in Gstaad from January 22 –24, 2016 and will feature a 3 Day Stage Race, Eliminator Night Race, Fun Ride, Snow Bike Party & Fat Bike EXPO. Gstaad, Switzerland is becoming known as the destination of choice for fatbiking in Europe. The picture perfect […]
Hellfire Cup: The best race I’ve never done
I’ve heard a lot of stories about the Hellfire Cup – I’ve edited or published many of them. I’ve also heard a lot of asides from riders about the Hellfire Cup. I heard the first year was pretty hard going, as the near biblical volumes of rain tore the event site apart, and much of […]
Wilkinson, Du Toit take muddy wins at Ballito Expedition
Days of much-needed rain on the KwaZulu-Natal north coast left the trails around Sugar Rush Adventure Centre awash with mud for the Bestmed Ballito Expedition, on Saturday. But the swampy conditions were not enough to deter those hardy mountain bikers who took on the 50km feature race, which was won by 19-year-old Matt Wilkinson in […]
2016 Bike Odyssey heads to the sea
The village of Gravia is replaced by the village of Ano Chora in Mountainous Nafpaktia at an altitude of 1,060m. Located in the middle of an amazing forest of fir and chestnut trees that penetrate to the village. It is an area that is very special and unique in Greece and has fairly characterised as […]
Andalucia Bike Race rego open – and Masters Women have a category.
Related Event: Andalucia Bike Race
In Spain, the stage racing season starts early. The Andalucia Bike Race has quickly become more than an early season form finder. It’s high paced, high stakes racing for many of the world’s elite marathon, cross-country and stage racers. The sixth edition of Andalucía Bike Race has opened for registration until the 31st of January […]
Protective Bike Four Peaks Registration Opens November 24
Related Event: Protective Bike 4 Peaks
The Protective Bike Four Peaks has turned into a mini-Transalp, selecting some of the best locations for trails and racing in the Alps. In 2016, the race is likely to get easier for supporters and race organisers alike. After this year’s trip to Carinthia the race will return to Salzburg and Tyrol in 2016 again. However, unlike […]