On 21st May, Bianchi displayed their new Methanol CV mountain bike in Albstadt ahead of the 2nd round of the World Cup. The Methanol CV extends their Countervail technology to the MTB world. The new frame has been optimised to assist with shock control – something many modern hardtails are doing. BMC, Trek, Canyon, Focus and more […]
Nankervis and Mullens strike gold at Bendigo Golden Triangle Epic
Related Event: Golden Triangle Epic
Photos: Russ Baker Bendigo is a regional centre in Victoria built upon the Gold Rush of the 1800s. Now with all the gold dug out of the ground it has become a hot bed of cycling talent. Like was mentioned previously in Armidale, NSW, the town of Bendigo has created and continues to create some […]
McConnell and Henderson seal the Subaru MTBA XCO series
The final round of the Subaru MTBA Mountain Bike Series ventured north for a C1 ranked race in Toowoomba this weekend. With the XCO racing on Saturday, and DHI on Sunday, there were hot and dusty riders all over the mountain. With start times a little later than usual, the Elite women started at 10am, […]
Hurricane annihilates field at Giant Odyssey
Related Event: Giant Odyssey
Chris ‘Hurricane’ Hamilton has unseated defending champion and 6 time winner Chris ‘Jblood’ Jongewaard at the 10th anniversary edition of the race. With the help of team mate Tasman Nankervis from Bendigo, the pair worked together to build up a sizeable lead over the chasing rivals. But, this was not the case for the entirety […]
Snowies MTB Festival Day 2
Related Event: Snowies MTB Festival
It looks like tomorrow I’ll be going into hell to build a snow man to make the time up on Andy and Kyle. But with many more kilometres to race at the Snowies MTB Festival, as always in stage racing, it’s still all to play for… – 6 hours earlier – Yesterday’s TT around Lake […]
Costa Blanca Bike Race stage 3 – The queen stage
Costa Blanca Bike Race stage 3, the queen stage. The stats of 78km’s and 2776 meters of ascent don’t tell the story. Forget easy fireroad alpine miles, this was as rough as you’ve ever seen. I’ve seen downhill World Cups on easier trails. I never thought I’d ride more technical trails that Beskidy Trophy until […]
Kona Endurance to race the 2016 Pioneer in New Zealand
Related Event: The Pioneer
Visiting New Zealand to ride is on most mountain bikers’ bucket lists. In January the Kona Endurance team will be ticking it off theirs as Spencer Paxson, Barry Wicks, Kris Sneddon and Cory Wallace head to New Zealand to race in the inaugural Pioneer Stage race. Over a gruelling seven days the two teams will […]
Livigno – The Interlude
There isn’t much that hasn’t been written or said about the altitude training haven of Livigno. Sitting high in the Italian Alps, Livigno has become one of the most desired high altitude training locations in Europe. A desire built upon high alpine passes, flowing backcountry and bike park singletrack and, of course, Italian coffee! After […]
Australian National series heads to East Gippsland
The MTBA National Series isn’t that far off, and with one of the early rounds unconfirmed, it’s exciting to hear that a venue has now been announced after the You Yangs dropped off the list a month ago. Mount Taylor in East Gippsland, Victoria, will co-host the round with Mountain Bike Australia from the 27-29th […]
Reviewed: Nextie 29er Carbon Wheels
“Strong, Light, Cheap. Pick any two.” Keith Bontrager was onto something when he first coined his famous phrase, because those words are just as relevant now as they were 20 years ago. Sure, mountain bikes have progressed enormously over that time. Today’s modern race bike is lighter, faster and more capable than ever before. If […]