The first European round of the UCI marathon series is less than a month away. While the series has already kicked off for 2013, with the Sabie Classic in South Africa at the end of February, European racers are still battling through blizzards and freezing temperatures to complete their winter training. As with 2012, […]
Songo.info ‘unofficial world championships’ at Khayamandi
A few days before the start of the Absa Cape Epic, most of the contenders for the upcoming stage race were at the township of Khayamandi, near Stellenbosch, for the Songo.info charity race, otherwise known as the “unofficial world championships”. Aptly named – Gold and bronze from the Olympic cross-country race were competing, plus a […]
Old dog, new tricks?
It has often struck me as odd that for a sport that is as technical as mountain biking, a lot of us never get any instruction in how to do it. We learn from our mistakes, we make it up as we go along, we pick up snippets from mates and we maybe see the […]
The season’s upon us!
How is it that the period from November to March can at the same time drag so slowly, yet whistle by so fast? Once racing has finished in October-ish, and you’ve had a break to recover from racing week in week out for six months, you then start off again on winter training. And at […]
Bianchi Methanol 29 FS first impressions
There’s nothing quite like the prospect of a new bike to add to the building excitement of the coming race season. So I have been eagerly awaiting the arrival of my Bianchi Methanol 29 FS, especially with the ABSA Cape Epic just on the horizon. I would hesitate to call this a proper bike review, […]
ABSA Cape Epic 2013 preview
Related Event: ABSA Cape Epic
There’s barely three weeks to go to one of the biggest stage races on the calendar – the 2013 ABSA Cape Epic. So it’s time for a preview of the race. The race kicks off on 17 March, and runs for eight days, taking in some of the most beautiful areas of South Africa’s Western […]
Upping the ante for 2013 with Subaru-MarathonMTB
As the days reluctantly start to lengthen in London, and the first events of the year start to be weeks rather than months away, it’s time to start getting excited about the 2013 season! And that also means a fury of preparation – training, entering races, building bikes, and also setting some goals. For a […]
The Schwalbe MTB marathon series 2013 powered by Mercedes-Benz Vito Sport
For 2013 the MTB-Marathon Series has partnered up with long standing supporters SCHWALBE Tyres and Mercedes-Benz Vito Sport to bring four exciting events to the marathon and sportive calendar. For years a loyal partner to the series, SCHWALBE Tyres have stepped up to be the new title sponsor to the events and to bring new […]
Video from the OSTC prologue
Team Subaru-MarathonMTB.com recently rode the Omnicane Southern Tropical Challenge, a four-day stage race in Mauritius. Now that they have returned to quicker broadband speeds, here is some footage of the 6k prologue, in which they came 3rd behind the eventual winners of the race, the GreenField Team of Yannick Lincoln and Ben Melt Swanepoel.
OSTC 2012 – St3 – Lincoln and Swanepoel seal victory
Today’s is mainly a photo report, to show the variety of landscapes through which the Omnicane Southern Tropical Challenge has raced over the final couple of days. In today’s stage, the GreenField Team of Yannick Lincoln and Ben Melt Swanepoel sealed victory in the general classification. The race finished on the beach at Pointe Desny, […]