The fourth edition of the Transpyr ride was technically not classified as a “race”, but an adventure. From the moment the gun went off on the first day however, the race was most definitely on!! From the race numbers on the front of our bikes, the ultra competitive riding, the “results” posted at the end of […]

Team marathonmtb.com @ Transpyr 2013 had a cracking ride over stage 5 to finish first mixed pair and take the title of “most improved performance” on the overall leaderboard. Stage 6 was a different story with a day marred by crashes, wrong turns and flat tyres. A very tough day on the bike for all […]

At the pre-race briefing for Day 4 riders were advised that today they would encounter some “funny trails”, and that perhaps today would be the hardest stage. An overnight storm gave riders their first taste of mud for the tour so far.. The British contingent revelled in the familiar conditions, but for many the slippery tracks […]

After a long and technically difficult stage from La Seu D’Urgell to El Pont de Suert travelling over 128km and with 3500metres of ascent, it came down to a sprint finish between Team Bici and Team Buff with  Team Bici taking  their first win in a time of 5hrs and 53 minutes. No rider seemed […]

The second day of the Transpyr challenge saw riders tackle an imposing 115km with close to 3000 metres of climbing. Together with another day of intense heat, many riders suffered up the gruelling Collada Verda ,then the even lengthier climb up Collada de Toses., before traversing some difficult terrain  and hike a bike to the […]

  It’s not often that you hear of a mountain bike marathon cancelled because of the weather – unlike the soft roadies in the Giro d’Italia (pah, snow – we’ve had plenty of that), the decision to stop a stage before it starts is never taken lightly. Unfortunately, an epic amount of rain fell on […]

  It was a relief to me, and I’m sure to everyone else, to wake this morning and not hear rain drumming on the hotel room window. In fact, a one-eye-open inspection through the crack in the curtains revealed an almost unbelievable sight – dry ground, and in the distance, a break in the clouds. […]

I don’t think I was alone in hoping, against all better judgement, that somehow this morning would dawn bright, sunny and clear, with a light wind to dry the trails and stop us from getting unduly sweaty. Alas, it was not to be, with consistent heavy rain, and cooler temperatures forecast, and that’s how it […]

What a week it has been, rain, mud, rocks, and finally the sun came out for the final stage of the ICME. Very exiting racing in the men’s and the women’s fields was about to come to an end and although happy to give my legs a break, this week had gone way to fast! […]

Stage 5 and 6 of the ICME endure was raced over the same course, a 25km fast technical loop over the stunningly positioned Golf Course of Alice Springs. The morning stage was an individual time trial where riders would leave the start 30 sec apart. Fast technical riding is not my strength and I struggled […]