With the explosion of 29″ wheeled mountain bikes over the past two years, more mountain bikers who may not have been sure on the change have made the switch. Some like it, some love it, other riders aren’t too fussed on the difference. At the recent JetBlack WSMTB 12hr in August, Gary Harwood had the […]
Grant and Carey victorious in Park City P2P
Reported by Shannon Boffeli PARK CITY, Utah (September 5, 2012) – At the fourth annual Park City Point 2 Point (PCP2P) racers were awoken by lightning and heavy rain. Starting at 5 that morning monsoonal rains drenched the bone-dry Park City Point 2 Point racecourse. While the rain and lightning came down, race officials prepared […]
On the Horizon: Park City Point 2 Point
The Park City Point 2 Point (PCP2P) returns to the Wasatch Back for the fourth year in a row this Labor Day Weekend on Saturday, September 1. As the premier endurance event of the West, the PCP2P is the only sanctioned National Ultra Endurance Series with a distance shorter than 100 miles. Featuring thigh-busting climbs […]
Hellfire Cup: Stage Racing in Tasmania
Entry for the Avanti Plus Hellfire Cup has opened. This is an event in an awesome area with awesome trails, awesome prizes, catering and entertainment. It’s more than a race it’s a festival of bike! Get on it. Here’s the basic lowdown. Check the website for more info. Prizes: First General Classification pair overall gets $12,000 […]
Montane Kielder 100. And a 50!
Four years after its first outing the Montane Kielder 100 is now a firm favourite with endurance mountain bikers and is still the only 100 mile single lap race on the British calendar. Taking place in Kielder forest on Saturday 15th September, this year will also see the introduction of a stepping-stone distance, the Montane […]
Matt Duggan’s Blog: An eventful few days…
With the weekend prior to the Black Mountains 3 Day mainly consisting of dragging my bike through a field of mud at ‘Mountain Mayhem’, it’s safe to say I was certainly looking forward to actually riding my bike for a change. Arriving at the campsite Friday evening for the time trial, I was keen to […]
Shaun Lewis shows his class, Sprinting to 3rd Real Insurance XCM win
Shaun Lewis (Rockstar Racing) reclaimed the lead in the Series by taking his 3rd win in 4 events at this past weekends Stevens Bikes Husky 100’ker. The 4th leg of the 6 event Real Insurance XCM Series visited the beautiful town of Callala Beach. The riders were greeted by the most perfect day the Husky […]
Brownie Points Burner
In 2012, the Brownie Points Burner moves to Taree for an epic 2-day mountain biking escape. Get back to the heart of mountain biking by riding with your mates, exploring some exceptional new singletrack and then talking about it over a beer near a campfire. On the weekend of September 22nd – 23rd 2012, the […]
Entries for sani2c 2013 are open
Participants in this year’s sani2c, which was presented by BoE Private Clients, will have the first bite at the cherry when entries for the 2013 edition open at noon on Monday, July 2. Organiser Glen Haw said the initial online entry procedure for the largest paired mountain bike stage race in the world would not […]
Liam O’Dea – back to Kowen with a Singletrack Mind
This race report has been provided by bearded endurance rider and racer Liam O’Dea. A fan of all things singlspeed, especially with a fine ale. A couple of weeks ago I caught up with Mike Blewitt of MarathonMTB in the pub after the Australian Marathon Championships held at Mt Stromlo. I’d just had a bad […]