The Swiss Bull, Urs Huber, claimed today’s stage win at Lake Tinaroo ahead of Denmark’s National Marathon Champion Sören Nissen and yesterday’s winner, Nicholas Pettina (ITA). The Australian XCM Champion Brendan Johnston finished in fourth with double-Crocodile Trophy winner Ondrej Fojtik from the Czech Republic. The Australian elite female, Sarah White, increased her race lead […]
Crocodile Trophy: Pettina and White snare leader’s jerseys in Smithfield
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The Italian Nicholas Pettina has won the first stage of the Crocodile Trophy with a respectable lead of 3:18.07 minutes at Smithfield MTB Park in Cairns ahead of Urs Huber from Switzerland and the Australian Brendan Johnston. It was a hot start to the nine-day mountain bike stage race in Tropical North Queensland and the local […]
Transpyr reloads for its seventh edition
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After six editions, the Transpyr stage race has continued to grow into a better and more exciting experience crossing the Pyrenees from coast to coast, and this year the organisation proposes important novelties. In the words of the organization, “Transpyr Coast to Coast participants are extraordinary heroes who will face and enjoy a unique mission, […]
2016 Absa Cape Epic Route Announced
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The 2016 Absa Cape Epic route has been revealed and will contain more singletrack than ever before in the race’s 12-year-history. A total of 110km of the 647km route will be made up of singletrack trails as the eight-days of riding takes riders from Table Mountain to Tulbagh, Wellington, Stellenbosch and Durbanville. Although the 647km […]
Racers assemble in Tropical North Queensland for the Crocodile Trophy
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There is just one week to go before the 21st Crocodile Trophy kicks off in Tropical North Queensland. The Crocodile Trophy is Australia’s and the World’s oldest and most iconic mountain bike stage race. Since 2014, it has been endorsed by the International Cycling Federation (UCI) with the “S1” ranking and offers valuable points to participants towards […]
The Pioneer offers 3 Day Traverse
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The Pioneer MTB stage race has captured the attention of mountain bikers around the globe – but eight days of paired racing doesn’t work for everyone. Race organisers have launched a new 3-day MTB stage race option as part of the Pioneer 2016 event. ‘The Pioneer 3 Day Traverse’ is a shorter stage race option for those […]
Kevin Vermaak set to tackle the Absa Cape Epic
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After 12 years of being the man behind the Absa Cape Epic founder Kevin Vermaak is going to experience his race from a new perspective – on a bike. Since its launch in 2004 Vermaak has grown the eight-day stage race from what was effectively a one-man operation into one of the world’s leading mountain […]
Shimano MTB GP final launches new trail in Picton
The Shimano MTB GP has come to a close for 2015, but not without a bang! Round six of the four and seven hour endurance mountain bike series was held at Mowbray Park Farm and on their 9km trail through picturesque bush and farm land with stunning views of the Wollondilly Shire. More than 1,200 laps were […]
Long term review: Shimano XC90 SPD MTB shoes
Shimano have been in the mountain bike shoe game a while. In fact, they are celebrating 25 years of the SPD (Shimano Pedaling Dynamics) system this year, which gives you a good understanding of their time in the game – that’s not much less time than production mountain bikes have been around. In late 2013 Shimano […]
Six days in the Valais – the Swiss Epic highlight video
The 2015 Perskindol Swiss Epic has come and gone, with new category winners, hard fought battles, countless corners shredded, carved and railed, and much food and drink consumed. Let’s not mince words here – the Swiss Epic is a premium stage race that offers one of the best mountain biking, and racing, experiences out there. […]