The major paired marathon stage races around the globe have settled on 4 or 5 race categories: Men’s, Women’s, Mixed, Masters, and sometimes Grand Masters (50+ per rider). While men’s teams have often received the most attention and prize money, women’s teams are often now on equal prize money. Organisers of the Old Mutual joBerg2c have […]
Glacier 360° in Iceland – new event for 2016
Registration for Iceland’s first ever XC multi-day marathon stage race, the Glacier 360° in Iceland, opened January 15th 2016. This one of a kind race will be held August 16th – August 19th 2016, finishing off with a bikers bonanza party in Reykjavík on August 20th. Iceland isn’t yet known for mountain bike stage races […]
Val di Sole Marathon – and more in 2016
The Val di Sole is a popular destination for the snow season, and for mountain biking. The valley of the sun beckons keen outdoors people in all seasons. And in 2016 they have a big year. Not only will the Val di Sole host the Downhill World Championships and Masters XCO/DH World Championships in September, they also […]
Back to Bendigo for the Golden Triangle Epic in 2016
The Bendigo Mountain Bike Club has announced the 11th edition of the Golden Triangle Epic -taking place on Saturday the 16th of April. It’s rumoured that the event will also be the third round of the yet-to-be-announced 2016 MTBA XCM Series, coming after the Easter in the Alice, and presumably before the Convict 100. Record numbers […]
Berg and Bush set for 2016
Grindrod Bank have secured the title sponsorship of one of KwaZulu-Natal’s premier multistage mountain bike races, the Berg and Bush. “We are delighted that we were invited to become more involved in this event,” said Grindrod Bank managing director David Polkinghorne, in the wake of the financial institution coming on board as presenting sponsor during […]
Win an entry to the Snowies MTB Festival!
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One of the most exciting mountain bike stage races to launch recently has been the Snowies MTB Festival. Running over 3 days in the New South Wales Snowy Mountains, the event doesn’t travel ultra distances, or demand lots of time off work. But what it does offer is 5 stages of racing over 3 days, […]
Sauser set to race The Legend of El Dorado
The Legend of El Dorado is absolutely delighted to announce that one of the Sport’s legends, Christoph Sauser, from race sponsors Specialized, has decided to race The Legend in its historical, first edition in Colombia 2016. Sauser doesn’t seem able to retire properly yet. He officially retired after the 2015 XCM World Championships, but has since landed […]
Thomas Frischknecht lines up for Tortour Cyclocross race
Thomas Frischknecht, one of the most successful mountain bikers of all time, is going back to his roots. ‘Frischi’ began his career as a cyclocross pro in the early 90s, and will be competing in the first edition of the Tortour Cyclocross from 12 to 14 February 2016 in Schaffhausen – the first multi-day cyclocross and gravel […]
Alps Epic to bring European Stage Racing to France
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France is set to join the ranks of other European stage races with the inaugural edition of the Alps Epic taking place July 3-9, 2016. In keeping with the mountainous tradition of other European “Epics”, the race will encompass 5 stages of 50-70km with a 2,000-3,000m of climbing each day. For stage race aficionados the route presents a mouth-watering spectacle. It […]
Snowies MTB Festival 2016
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Set on the roof of Australia, the Snowies Mountain Bike Festival is set to kick start an epic year of MTB racing for 2016. The 3 day/5 stage race takes in the amazing trails of Thredbo and Lake Crackenback Resort and Spa. With a total prize pool of $10,000 and over 100 km of […]