Word has just spread that The Munga, the 1000km, single-stage mountain bike race has had postpone their inaugural race, set for 3 December 2014 across the Karoo in South Africa. “The Munga offers more than just a race, it’s a test against the toughest of external elements – and today we face one of the […]
Bike Check: Imogen Smith’s Bianchi Methanol 29 FS
It wouldn’t be long ago that many would say to take a hardtail to the Crocodile Trophy. That’s not to say you can’t, or shouldn’t. But for the 20th Crocodile Trophy, this mountain bike race has more trails in it than ever before. And comfortable can be fast, especially over 9 days. Although Subaru-MarathonMTB racer […]
Yuki Ikeda – The Croc Trophy Warrior
The 20th Crocodile Trophy is now less than a week away. As is typical for an internationally renowned stage race, quality riders are flooding in from around the world. One of those is Yuki Ikeda, visiting Australia for the first time, just to race his bike. The Basics Name: YUKI IKEDA Age: 34 Home Town: […]
Perskindol Swiss Epic 2014 Highlight Video
The 2014 Perskindol Swiss Epic captured the minds of mountain bikers around the globe. Six days of racing in the Valais region, along ancient trails that traversed huge mountains and joined the stage towns of Verbier, Leukerbad, Grachen and of course Zermatt. Matt Page and Stu Spies raced for MarathonMTB.com, and covered the races here: […]
Andalucia Bike Race Prepares for 5th Edition
In a four year life, the Andalucía Bike Race has accomplished significant results that set it as one of the major mountain bike stage races in the World and leader in Spain. Ranked by the International Cycling Union (UCI) as a first class event (since 2013), it has shared out €60 000 prize money, hosted […]
Bram Rood wins Dutch XCM Title
This weekend Bram Rood won his first national title mountain bike marathon. After just missing out on the title in 2011 with a second place, this year the KMC-Mitsubishi-Koga rider triumphed. Right from the start of the race, Rood shared the –initially large- lead group with favourites like Lars Boom, Jeroen Boelen and Bas Peeters. […]
Cory Wallace – Future Crocodile Trophy King?
Many of you will be familiar with Cory Wallace – the Canadian woodsman who fells trees in the Yukon in winter, and races his bikes in the summer. The Kona factory rider has been on the up for a long time, increasing the calibre of his wins from year to year. In 2014 alone, Wallace […]
Thomas Dietsch wins 7th French XCM Title
Thomas Dietsch (Team Bulls) has won for the fourth time in a row, the French marathon championship. During an exciting race of 84km the tall French racer from Alsace raced against strong French competition and secured his overall seventh national title on the marathon distance. The UCI MTB Marathon Series race ran concurrently, and Dietsch came in third […]
2015 Bike Buller fills out
Rapid Ascent have just announced that the 7th Bike Buller MTB Festival has expanded to 14 mountain bike events in the one long weekend. Plus a trail run in there for the multi-sporters out there. The race will be taking place at Mt Buller Victoria, 7-9 March 2015, and utilises a lot of the best purpose built […]
Tankwa Trek Route Tweaked for 2015
Ask any finisher of the DUTOIT Tankwa Trek mountain bike stage race what stands out about the event and virtually every answer will include references to the race route, which is dramatic, varied, stimulating, suprising and, most importantly, rewarding. The third edition of the three-day race will take place from 13-15 February 2015 and once […]