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It was a big weekend of mountain bike racing in Australia, with a National XCO round at Mt Stromlo, National DH at Thredbo, and the AMB100 marathon as well. As the marathon fell on sunday after XCO on saturday – and both were at Mt Stromlo – many wondered what the “spillover” from one event […]
Mt Stromlo has been put on the world stage a number of times, with a World Cup, a World Championships, and 24hr champs too. In the heat, many of Australia’s best cross country races did battle in round 4 of the Subaru MTBA National Series today. Bec Henderson was quick to stamp her authority on […]
Just like the Giant Odyssey attracts a very strong women’s field in Australia, the Cape Epic can attract a very strong field in South Africa. But there are added complications, as being a pairs race both women will need to find a way to race together if they are from different trade teams, which is […]
The Giant Odyssey is one of the best mountain bike marathons in Australia. Disregard whether you are targeting one series or another, it’s a classic event. Sure, it’s changed with the times and become focused around the trails of Forrest, no longer destroying souls with the climb from Apollo Bay. But that has made it […]
Mountain bike teams come and go, as do riders, racers and fans. But one unwaivering presence in recent years is that of Trek Racing Australia. On the back of yet another successful year of racing, Trek Racing Australia have announced a financial commitment of $300,000 over the next three years to the Team from their founding and […]
Anyone serious about success at the 2015 ABSA Cape Epic should be competing in a stage race in February. We’ve just seen James Reid and Catherine Williamson win the Trans Hajar stage race in Oman. And now many more elite racers will be heading to the Tankwa Trek. It’s a key part of preparation for […]
Having spent five days in the saddle covering an all-new 400-kilometre route and tackling 10,000 metres of climbing, South African Team RECM rider, James Reid, has won the 2015 Trans Hajar Mountain Bike Race by a massive 12 minutes 58 seconds. British rider and Former Cape Epic winner, Catherine Williamson, added another title to her […]
The penultimate day of the UCI classified Trans Hajar Mountain Bike Race produced a new stage winner, South African rider Renay Groustra. Groustra has been gaining form throughout the Oman based stage race, finishing in the top ten every day, even after puncturing on day three. Today, Groustra made a break with Team RECM rider […]
The Subaru MTBA National MTB Series is on again this weekend, and although the downhill racing will take place in Thredbo, the cross-country racing will be on at Mt Stromlo, with Short Track (XCC) on Friday afternoon 6th February, and the Olympic Cross-Country (XCO) on Saturday 7th February. Entries are closing on Monday evening (today!) […]
With his team mates riding strongly back home in the National MTB Series, South African Team RECM rider, James Reid, racked up his third consecutive stage win, but today’s victory was far from easy after he broke a spoke on the first descent of the stage. Team TIB Insurance rider, Andrew Hill (RSA), tried to take […]
