The hub for marathon mountain biking
Australia’s most popular marathon stage race, Cape to Cape, is set to kick off this Thursday 22 October. Set in Western Australia’s gorgeous Margaret River region, it’s famous for beautiful scenery and a relaxed vibe. The fantastic (equal) prize money and fabulous trails also attract some of Australia’s top talent. For Australia’s Elite Cross Country […]
Last year, the World Marathon MTB Championships in South Africa started slowly with me hovering around the top-50 before I put in a top-10 time in the 2nd half of the race to finish 20th. This year, my goal for the Worlds was to improve my start and the overall result against a stiffer field. This […]
Words: Harlan Price Photos: Margus Riga, Dave Silver, Erik Peterson, Todd Weselake “That was the best yet. Fantastic last trail, Expresso, just brilliant. I heard someone say everything is rollable so I just rolled everything. Rode it blind. It’s really what I came here for. If I have the energy I’ll do it again […]
This post has been supplied by Australian XCM Champs representative Sarah Riley, tracking her journey from race supporter, to international mountain biker. You can follow Sarah on Twitter: @sarahriley80 The day after the biggest race of my life I am still trying to process the enormity of what I achieved. To finish 46th at […]
This post has been provided by Robert Wardell, of Dirtschool.co.uk Full results are available online. The Selkirk Marathon is a recent classic of the British endurance mountain bike scene. A single 75km lap through the hills and valleys of the Scottish Borders with around 2,500m of climbing. The trails offer a mixture of old school […]
Review by Tom Arch, photos by Wil Barrett While the mountain bike market is continually being divided into more and more specialised gear each season, not all of us have the room (or the money) to have a garage filled with multiple bikes and different types of apparel for each day of the week. Sometimes […]
Jason English and Tory Thomas have won the Mountain Bike Australia (MTBA) 2014 Australian Solo 24 Hour Mountain Bike Championships at the Mt Annan Botanical Gardens in New South Wales this weekend. Riders faced exceptionally challenging conditions on a technical 9.8 kilometre trail, exacerbated by temperatures that climbed above 30 degrees for long periods on […]
The time trial course on day 3 starts after riders roll out of the village in a 6km cruise stage to the time trial start on the Marchweil property. Special access to the stunning private property has been arranged for the Hellfire Cup which follows the coast and is below the event’s namesake Hellfire Bluff. The […]
Carl Jones has just won the Whaka 100, but that is only half the story as he also smashed his own race record for the toughest mountain bike race in New Zealand by 13 minutes to finish in a sensational 4 hours 31 minutes. And the local hero was nursing a bad dose of ‘flu. […]
This feature has been compiled by University of Canberra student Andrew Nardi. From elite to casual mountain bikers, the Scott/CORC 24-hour mountain bike race will bring together a range of cyclists in the Canberra community. The event will test the endurance of solo riders and teams as they strive to race around Mount Stromlo for 24 consecutive […]
