The Trans Hajar is a mountain bike stage race that takes place in the highest mountain range of the Sultanate of Oman. Covering 400 kilometres and 10,000 metres of climbing over five days. Now in its fifth year, the race is celebrating a new course taking in epic scenery, challenging climbs and descents and some custom […]
Subaru National MTB Series begins in the You Yangs
If it’s summer, it must be time for the Australian National Series. It sometimes seems like a cruel joke to race in the heat of summer, but with such a busy calendar, and a World Cup season to consider, it’s the best time of year for it. Australia’s best mountain bikers will travel to You Yangs […]
VIDEO: Craft Bike Transalp 2015
Here are MarathonMTB.com we are all fans of the classic stage race that is Transalp. Perhaps it’s a love-hate relationship. None of us live in the Alps, and therefore a stage race that is so demanding in terms of climbing is a difficult proposition. But all of our riders also live on islands, and there […]
MTBA Announce Six Race XCM Series
At the first Australian Mountain Bike Summit, held at Mt Buller, MTBA CEO Shane Coppin announced many new initiatives that the governing body are working towards for Australian mountain bikers. From making sure we have UCI C1 ranking events to better prepare and equip elite racers for World Cup competition, to increasing the flexibility of […]
Bike Buller open Australian Alpine Epic Trail
Long trails in high places are not unique. Mountain bikers in North America have the luxury of countless miles (and kilometres) of singletrack in some pristine environments. Be they in alpine resorts, or just on high plains, or even at sea level actually… it’s there. Often multi-use, or historical trail, but it’s there. A huge […]
Transalp announce 2015 route: 5 new stage towns
Registration for the 18th Craft BIKE Transalp powered by Sigma, is opening on December 9th, and race organisers have just announced the route for 2015. In 2015, the routing provides five new stage towns, a huge change compared to recent years. Besides the town of Ruhpolding, which will host the start of the race on July 19th, […]
VIDEO: Racing the Roc Laissagias
The Roc Laissagais has become a fixture on the international XCM scene – and due to the demanding nature of the course, and the quality of the organisation, it has secured the rights to hold the 2016 XCM World Championships. Having raced there in 2012, I have experienced the mud, the speed of club level […]
Rock&Road: Road vs MTB
Wild Horizons have run events for adventure-curious Australians for 20 years. They have focused on mountain bike events, including the CamelBak Highland Fling, one of Australia’s largest and longest running mountain bike marathons. “Across the years we’ve noticed that the once clearly distinguished lines between being a ‘roadie’ and a ‘mountain biker’ have somewhat blurred […]
Redback to hit Alice Springs this August
Stage racing in Central Australia is not a new thing. I remember jealously watching team mates and friends pack up their bags 10 years ago to head out for a stage race at Alice Springs, and they came back raving about raw trails, an amazing event vibe, and thorns. Alice Springs has hosted various iterations […]
4Shaw Wins Hellfire Cup Overall
Stage 6 of the Avantiplus Hellfire Cup is an optional night event at the end of Day 3 – it’s an XC dash for cash over 9km. This has the first man and woman across the line racing for $1,000 each from Laser Electrical and bragging rights as the King & Queen of Kellevie for […]