With the UCI Mountain Bike Marathon World Championships set to kick off in Ornans, France in less than twelve hours, MarathonMTB.com takes a look at those we expect to make the race in the men’s and women’s fields respectively. Men With two former world champions (Alban Lakata and Massimo de Bertolis) and the current world […]
Meet Team Bulls – Karl Platt
MarathonMTB.com correspondant Chris Pedder is on location in Ornans, France, ahead of the UCI Marathon Mountain Bike World Championships. While also working for Team GB, Pedder found time to sit down and talk to one of the the strongest Marathon and Stage Racers around – Karl Platt (Team Bulls) who will be representing Germany at […]
Meet Team Bulls – Thomas Dietsch
Chris Pedder is on location in Ornans, France, for the UCI Marathon Mountain Bike World Championships. Thomas Dietsch is a long time wearer of the French Marathon Mountain Biking National Champions Jersey, and races for Team Bulls. Previously, Pedder also spoke to Karl Platt about the World Championships, bike racing, and getting time to race […]
Croc Contenders: Matt Page
After first visiting Australia in 2010 for the 24hr World Championships, Matt Page (Wiggle) is returning in 2012. Not only is he racing the Crocodile Trophy, but also the Scott 24hr Solo beforehand. A gruelling double? Jason English and Cory Wallace will be doing the same. The Croc Trophy has a bit of a reputation […]
Croc Contenders: Mike Mulkens
Over the next fortnight, we will be featuring a quick ‘Q and A’ with some of the contenders for the overall race win at the 2012 Crocodile Trophy. Mike Mulkens is well known at the Crocodile Trophy – and has decided to return to Far North Queensland for another run at the event, which starts […]
Climb the Ladder: Pro – with Sally Bigham
Last week, we spoke to Elite amateur racing Naomi Hansen, and semi-professional racer Catherine Williamson, about their entry into mountain bike racing, and how they ended up in the position they are in now. To get insights from a full time professional mountain biker, we spoke to Sally Bigham. The pal mares of Sally Bigham […]
Climbing the ladder: Semi-Pro, Professional
Earlier this week we published a feature on Naomi Hansen, who races for the Subaru-MarathonMTB.com Team as an Elite amateur. We also spoke to Catherine Williamson, when she was racing the Craft Bike Transalp for her bizhub Cycling Team. Based in Northern England for most of the year, Williamson’s team and sponsorship allows her to […]
Climbing the Ladder: Amateur, Semi-Pro, Professional
Starting a new sport can be a great way to meet new people and achieve some personal goals. Deciding you want to pursue athletic goals is another even greater step. When you opt to chase higher performance there are typically a series of steps to go through. Different people may find the point where they […]
Leadville 100: The 48 hour lead in
The Leadville 100 is one of the most well known Marathon Mountain Bike races in the world – I mean, Lance has won it. Levi has won it. Dave Wiens has won it heaps of times… Like any big marathon race, you need to prepare for it. The Leadville 100 is certainly no different. The […]
Craft Bike Transalp: Surviving the Camp
Not all Mountain Bike Stage Races involve a ‘camp’ mass accommodation option – but there are plenty that do. For point to point races, it can offer a logistically easy option on a good budget. Needing to book different hotels for each night can be troublesome in some areas in the tourist high season – […]