On the first day of the 18th Craft BIKE Transalp powered by Sigma, Karl Platt and Urs Huber have stormed into the yellow jerseys. After 101.88 km and 2,260 m of climbing from Ruhpolding, Germany to Saalfelden/Leogang, Austria and 3:29.34,1 hours in the saddle, Team Bulls 1 came out victorious of a sprint finish for the stage win […]
500 Transalp teams set to power out of Ruhpolding
Related Event: Craft BIKE Transalp
The 18th edition of the Craft BIKE Transalp powered by Sigma will kick off at 9 AM on the main street (Hauptstraße) in Ruhpolding, just in front of Cafe Heigermoser. About 500 teams of two will take up the challenge of crossing the main ridge of the Alps within seven days. The first day of Transalp […]
Marco Fontana unveils new Northwave Extreme XC shoe
Northwave aren’t a new name in cycling shoes. They have earned the confidence of the big names in mountain biking and won plenty of World and European titles. In a partnership with Michelin, they have released the Michelin Extreme XC – raising the bar again with a brand-new outsole, designed by Northwave in cooperation with Michelin Technical Soles. Among […]
Jason English adds another JetBlack 12 Hour Solo victory to his palmares
All photos thanks to Girophoto. The JetBlack 12 Hour event has established itself as one of the major endurance mountain bike races in NSW since 2009 and for the second time it was held at James Estate Winery in the Upper Hunter Valley on the weekend. The big favourite, 24 Hour Solo World Champion Jason […]
Tiago Ferreira and Christina Kollmann win Dolomiti Superbike
Two weeks after the XCM World Championships, many of the world’s elite rolled around the corner for the classic Italian marathon – the Dolomiti Superbike. Over 5500 riders lined up for the race – a new record. The Portuguese Tiago Ferreira and the Austrian Christina Kollmann won the 21st edition of the Südtirol Dolomiti Superbike. […]
Ride Cairns app launches for Tropical North Queensland
One of the hardest things about visiting somewhere new for a riding holiday, or training ahead of an event, is finding the trails! You can be tantalisingly close, and just miss them. Or even worse, you might find them, but always wonder – did you ride the best trails? Of course, if you ride with a […]
Kaufmann and Kaess target Transalp hat-trick
Related Event: Craft BIKE Transalp
In 17 editions of the Craft BIKE Transalp powered by Sigma, no team has managed to win the seven-day mountain bike stage race three times in a row. But that’s exactly what Markus Kaufmann and Jochen Kaess of Centurion Vaude are going for: the hatrick. The 2013 and 2014 winners have successfully overcome their early […]
Racing in the heart of the Alps – the Alta Valtellina Bike Marathon
At 86 km and with more than 3,000 metres of climbing, the Alta Valtellina Bike Marathon on July 26th sounds like a quality MTB adventure. Starting in Valdidentro, weaving through the Stelvio National Park around Bormio’s picturesque region with historical sites and azure blue lakes, the race is full of epic scenery. A shorter but still intense […]
Marathon elite head to Dolomiti Superbike – along with 5500 others
Earlier this week, the record for entries at the prestigious Dolomiti Superbike was broke, and 5509 riders will contest the classic marathon in the Sudtirol. Both routes, the long distance of 113 km with 3,357m climbing and the short distance of 60 km with 1,785m climbing are running clockwise through five villages in Alta Pusteria: Villabassa, Braies, Sesto, San Candido […]
GoPro launch HERO4 Session
Never one to sit back and look at their market domination, GoPro have released their Session range of POV cameras. It’s their smallest and lightest camera yet, but still boasts 1080p60 video capability and 8MP photos, all in a strong and waterproof (to 10m) design that negates the need for a housing. While the recent […]