Mountain Bike Stage Racing is as much about what happens on the arc track, and what happens between the stages. Here are some of the best things overheard by the Subaru-MarathonMTB.com Team at the 2012 Craft Bike Transalp. “Stage races are won in bed, and at the dinner table.” “Stretching reduces your peak power.” “There’s […]
Transalp Rescue Team – Keeping you Riding
Craft Bike Transalp is now in its 15th year and, since its inception, Andreas Hamel has headed up the Transalp Rescue Team. An event of this magnitude could not be without an experienced and efficient Rescue Team but few of us consider the ‘behind the scenes’ preparation, unless we are one of the few requiring […]
Jet Racing Team Launch
Jet Racing is a new team for 2012, and was born out of the coming together of Anthony Shippard and Mark Newton. Mark – who owns Jet Cycles – has a background in high-performance coaching – up to Olympic level. Anthony is an elite rider himself, but with a high level of coaching success as well. […]
Stevens Bikes Husky 100: A view from Jet Racing
The Real Insurance XCM Series is about to fire up again, with the Stevens Bikes Husky 100 marking round four this coming Saturday 30th June. Jet Racing Team Captain Anthony Shippard is looking forward to an exciting weekends racing at Husky. “We’ve got contenders competing across all of the races and catagories. I took a 4th […]
Lee-Anne Dippenaar on her Beskidy MTB Trophy
Lee-Anne is relatively new to MTB stage racing and doesn’t classify herself as a pure racer but does like a tough challenge. We caught up with Lee-Anne after she completed the 4 day MTB stage race in Poland. Here is what she had to say about the race and about mountain biking in general. MMTB: […]
Epic Events: TransAlp Part 3 – Preparations and Expectations
This is the third and final part of an analysis of the Craft Bike TransAlp, by Tim Bateman. You can read part 1 and part 2, covering logistics and equipment. Euro stage race season is upon us, with events like the Alpentour Trophy at Schladming, TransGermany and the Beskidy Trophy providing the entree. These events […]
Aussie XCM Nats: Pre-race interviews with the quick kids
As the Australian MTB Marathon Championships hit the sweet trails of Stromlo Forest Park this Sunday, excitement is ready to peak as well. The Canberra Off-Road Cycling Club’s reputation for slick event organisation, combined with a course that takes in a huge chunk of the fun trails on offer at the Park, brings with it […]
Roll up, the Three Ring Circus is coming to town.
If you like racing the groomed trails of the southern highlands, then there are a select number of races that should be on your radar. Outside of club racing, there’s the lap based James Williamson Enduro and historically there has been an 8h Enduro format offered by Chocolate Foot or Rockytrail. With neither Chocolate Foot […]
Stage Racing Season
As the days have grown shorter in the Southern Hemisphere, they have grown longer in the Northern Hemisphere – a sure sign that the Mountain Bike Stage Racing Season is upon us. Mountain Bike racing around the world never seems to stop – you can’t actually follow a season, you need to create your own […]
Epic Event: Craft Bike TransAlp – Equipment
Earlier this week we heard from Tim Bateman about some of the choices that need to be made when planning for a paired Stage Race – in this case, the Craft Bike TransAlp. With your hotels booked, you need to make sure you and your bike are ready. Preparing for TransAlp (or similar Stage Races) […]