The 20th Crocodile Trophy starts in just one month, and there has been a late change to a stage start/finish for the tail end of the race. While it has already been announced that the Croc will finish in Port Douglas, the resort north of Cairns, the stage locations have become just a little bit […]
Mongolia Bike Challenge 2014 Video Recap
The Mongolia Bike Challenge has finished for another year, and Cory Wallace has almost been made a Khan in the country – given he has now won the last three races. The adventure based MTB race lasts seven days and covers 900km, but is subject to the vagaries of the weather on the plateaus. But […]
The Munga Announces Pro Rider Entrants
The race that has all sorts of endurance cycling enthusiasts and racers talking is The Munga. With a prize purse of $USD1 000 000, a long point to point format, and the wild country of South Africa to race across, it’s a captivating proposition. Today, the Munga have announced a number of top riders that have […]
Shimano MTB GP To Be Decided in Canberra
The fifth and final race of this year’s Shimano Mountain Bike Grand Prix Series will summon more than 300 racers to Canberra’s Stromlo Forest Park this Saturday. Organisers from Rocky Trail Entertainment expect a thrilling conclusion to the popular cross-country racing series that has seen a good 1500 riders cross their finish line since March. For […]
Swiss Epic: Chasing the Cape Epic?
Related Event: ABSA Cape Epic
The Swiss Epic starts on September 15th – now just days away! The announcement in 2013 was eagerly greeted by mountain bikers around the globe, as those who have been know the quality of the singletrack that Swizterland offers. The trails aren’t purpose built bikepark boulevards, but instead they are narrow, well made walking trails […]
Record International Field Heading To Cape Pioneer Trek
South Africa is climbing out of winter, and momentum is building for the 2014 Bridge Cape Pioneer Trek mountain bike stage race as almost 400 riders from 15 countries have secured their entries, with a number of top names confirmed on the start list. The seven-day race starts on 12 October 2014, covering a distance of […]
Marathon Racing Bling at Eurobike – Part 2
Last week, the focus of a lot of the bike industry was centred on Friedrichshafen, on the Bodensee in southern Germany. In an area that isn’t short on kitsch, it’s a fitting place for one of the annual cycling trade shows. The bike industry must seem pretty quaint and small compared to other industries, but […]
Sauser and Landtwing win National Park Bike Marathon
In late August you could often be forgiven for thinking summer was well and truly over in the Swiss Alps. Last weekend, the Grand Raid was raced in clear but very cold conditions, and this weekend, the 13th National Park Bike Marathon, in the Graubunden region of Switzerland. The race gets it’s name as it […]
Marathon Racing Bling from Eurobike – Part 1
The 2014 Eurobike show had certain highlights – new colours, e-bikes and fatbikes. There has been a lot of refinement in the ranges and offerings from many manufacturers, but overall, it’s general improvements more than ground breaking new technology for Marathon and Stage Race mountain bikers. Here are a few of our favourite items that […]
Hellfire’s a Coming – 2014 Hellfire Cup Entries close soon
The Hellfire Cup made quite a stir in 2013, being first postponed by fire, and then ravaged by floods on the new date! The organisers were ruffled, but not ruined. And for 2014 the Mountain Bike Stage Race with the festival atmoosphere is heading back to Tasmania for another four days of racing and entertainment. […]