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Last week, Mountain Bike Australia (MTBA) published the list of 7 riders who have been selected to represent Australia at the 2018 Cross-Country Marathon (XCM) World Championships in Auronzo di Cadore, Italy, on 15th September. The women’s team is made up of three of Australia’s best mountain bikers. 2018 National XCM Champion Anna Beck will […]
Alps Bike Festival takes place in La Clusaz next week with 3 days of events. Around 4000 participants are expected to make the journey to the French mountain resort. With entries due to close on the 13th there’s still a few days left for you to make you’re booking. The event aims to bring families […]
Have you heard of the Carpathian MTB Epic? It is a multi-stage mountain bike race, accredited by UCI held in Romania. In it’s second year big names from the world mountain biking stage have already announced their intentions. On August 16, 2018, the next famous cyclists will compete in 4-day EPIC race: Ariane Lüthi, who […]
MarathonMTB.com flew into Townsville early this year to get the low-down on the new course at Mt Douglas MTB park. National Champs had been planned to take place at the Pallarenda trails closer to town, but A LOT of summer rain left the course in need of considerable maintenance, so the Rockwheelers MTB club made […]
Mountain bike racing has had a short life, but one that has seen the popular sport spread around the globe. And Oman, The United Arab Emirates and Jordan are no exception. The Arabian Epic Series are about to set their new dates, but the mix of racing and countries is one of the most exciting […]
The Whaka100 has long been touted as one of the Southern Hemisphere’s toughest mountain bike marathons. The 105km course takes in the world class mountain bike trails of Rotorua. Elite World Mountain Bike Champion, Jolanda Neff, will be the favourite in the women’s field of the 12th edition of this 100km race. The 25 year old Swiss […]
The Good Book tells that God led Moses to the top of Mt Pisgah and from there showed him the Promised Land. For mountain bike riders and racers on the east coast of the US of A the Pisgah range in North Carolina is also the Promised Land. A Promised Land of ancient Appalachian mountains […]
It started like a normal day in the Mediterranean at Spain’s premiere stage race. But the days to follow would be plagued with extreme rain, mud and challenges. Andalucia Bike Race is a UCI S1 6 day stage race in Southern Spain. This would be Sonya’s second time at the race with her first time in 2014. […]
After a successful inaugural year raising more than $USD26,000 for trails, the second-annual Epic Rides “Hail the Trail” fundraiser has launched on March 1 with a goal of raising $USD40,000 by raffling off four high-performance mountain bikes worth $USD6,000 each. Hail the Trail will benefit the four host communities in the Epic Rides Off-Road Series […]
The UCI Cross Country Marathon Mountain Bike Marathon World Championships (XCM) is one of the flagship events on the international mountain biking calendar and the team behind La Leyenda del Dorado, Colombia’s premier mountain bike stage race, have recently been awarded the role of organisers of the 2021 edition by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI), cycling’s international […]
