After a couple of years away, the Alta Via Stage Race is back for 2021 and registration is open. The AVSR loosely follows the Alta Via dei Monti Liguri taking riders westwards through the region of Liguria from the area of La Spezia on its eastern reaches right up to its border with France. It’s […]
Racing the Appenninica MTB stage race
The Appenninica MTB stage race may be the new kid on the block, but it has all the ingredients to firmly establish itself in the European stage race calendar. The brainchild of Milena Bettocchi and Beppe Salerno, they bring their wealth of knowledge of running cycling holidays across the region of Emilia Romagna. Combining their […]
MB Race
There are many spectacular mtb marathons across Europe, each with their unique attributes and attractions. Perhaps I am a little biased towards the MB Race, as it is my local event, but it has to rank up there as one of the most stunning ultra marathons, physically and visually. MB is a relative youngster amongst […]
Ironbike – living up to its reputation
Ironbike started out exactly as it would carry on, with a stiff climb up winding mountain trails and back down along perfect singletrack. This opening prologue was a mere warmup for the main event, its 1500m of climbing a minor dent in the overall 27,000m of vertical gain that riders would face. The next 6 […]
Preparing to take on Ironbike
Ironbike is one of the longest running and probably the most renowned mountain bike stage race in the calendar, for simply being the toughest. This year Ironbike celebrates 25 years of pitting man against mountain and despite its reputation for leaving riders broken, this race sells out every year with a significant waiting list. Held […]
Raid Evolénard
Related Event: Raid Evolenard
Based out of the commune of Evolène at 1380m in the Valais region of Switzerland , the Raid Evolénard is a weekend of mtb events of varying lengths for all ages and abilities with the main 62.5km race attracting a high level of competition including numerous pro/elites. A course worthy of hosting the Swiss National […]
Previewing the Costa Blanca stage race
Warm winter sun, dusty trails, singletrack, technical trails and an official race hotel, the Cap Negret, right at the beach’s edge, what’s not to like? This is the Costa Blanca Bike Race, held at the end of January in Altea on the southeast coast of Spain. Utilising the surrounding coastal mountain range, it’s 4-day stage […]