4 day stage race in the Beskidy Mountains of Poland on the border with Czech and Slovakia. www.mtbtrophy.com Not often that one hopes for a mechanical to get out of a race but that is what I was hoping for 30 minutes into stage one of Beskidy MTB Trophy 2012. Riders were passing me in […]
Chain Reaction Cycles MTB Marathon Series 2012 – 2nd event only a few days away
Only a few days to go now before the 2nd event of the Chain Reaction Cycles MTB Marathon Series powered by Mercedes-Benz Vito Sport will set up camp at the Selkirk Rugby Club in Selkirk on the 19-20th May 2012. This event will be the 1st road sportive / MTB marathon combined event of the season. The round in […]
UK MTB-Marathon Championships are coming to Selkirk
For years Selkirk in the Scottish Borders (only a stone throw away from the famous riding locations of Glentress and Innerleithen) has been a regular on the UK mountain bike scene and a strong contender for the ‘best in series’ event in the MTB-Marathon Series. The series has been coming to Selkirk for the last […]
CRC MTB Marathon Series 2012 – season opener report
The last two years set examples for the 1st event of the year which were difficult to follow and with the 1st event falling onto the Easter weekend there was a certain amount of uncertainty on how the season starter would compare. Luckily though the weather managed to play ball (at least to a certain degree) […]
CRC MTB marathon 2012 guidebook out now
The crew behind the CRC MTB marathon series have gone digital for 2012. For the first time they have not gone down the ‘printing it on paper’ route but decided to create an interactive flip-book version (ISSUU). For hopefully everybody to enjoy the guidebook they have the put up a few versions, which should work on pretty […]
CRC MTB Marathon Series – 1st event of the season only 4 weeks away!
Temperatures are slowly starting to rise and there is no denying that spring is trying its best to break through. And with spring approaching the 1st round of the Chain Reaction Cycles MTB Marathon Series powered by Mercedes-Benz Vito Sport can’t be far away. In fact we are talking only four weeks from now. […]
Cape Pioneer makes a difference
Some pleasant surprises will await the riders who compete in the Cape Pioneer Trek that is scheduled to take place in the Klein Karoo from 14 to 22 October 2012. The most exciting news will certainly be the promise made by Henco Rademeyer (Dryland Event Management) that walking will be kept to a minimum during […]
Stan’s NoTubes Oktoberfest
Following the success last year the Oktoberfest will return in full force in 2012 but now with a new supporter. Stan’s NoTubes is taken on the sponsorship for the Oktoberfest and will be on site over the event weekend showing their products as well as helping out with riders keen to jump onto the tubeless train. […]
Ritchey Bristol Bikefest powered by Mercedes-Benz Vito Sport, 9th – 10th June 2012 – Ashton Court, Bristol
In 2012 the Ritchey Bristol Bikefest powered by Mercedes-Benz Vito Sport will return once more to the fantastic event location of Ashton Court, Bristol. But this year the’ve got something new. Tested in the Oktoberfest and given some star ratings the Bikefest will also run on the new and entire Ashton Court trail in 2012. The […]
To Hell and Back
120km over two days. Walk in the park would one think. Not quite. 12 November saw me and another 300+ of riders set off on the 2 day To Hell and Back MTB race in South Africa’s Swartberg mountains. The race involved cycling 60km into the Gamkaskloof valley (also known as ‘The Hell’) where […]