The hub for marathon mountain biking
After one of the most impressive prologues in marathon stage racing, the Perskindol Swiss Epic rolled into stage 1 on 13th September, with riders embarking on a 90km route with 3000m of climbing on their way to Leukerbad. In the men’s category the BMC Mountainbike Racing Team I with Lukas Flückiger and Reto Indergand defended […]
There are marathon stage races around the world, but the Swiss Epic sits head, shoulders and torso above just about all of them. The combination of racing, trails, event logistics and service aren’t matched at any other race we have visited or competed in. And on Monday 12th September, the third edition of Perskindol Swiss Epic kicked […]
Jan Withaar used his cross country background to power to victory in his first attempt at the Land Rover West Rand Silverstar MTB Challenge in Krugersdorp today. The 34-year-old from Bryanston in Johannesburg took advantage of the technical sections on the twisty 40km course to establish an early lead and cruise to a comfortable victory […]
The Evocities MTB Series has been enjoying some excellent support from those riders who have been interested in visiting the towns and cities of regional NSW. I had my eye on attending one for some time, but just hadn’t been in the right place at the right time. But a couple of weeks ago, it […]
Last weekend saw the annual running of the X100 mile MTB marathon in Traverse City, Michigan. The race was planned to incorporate 100 miles of local trails, predominantly singletrack. The area is known for its mountain bike heritage partly thanks to the annual hosting of North America’s largest MTB event the Iceman Cometh. The X100 never […]
Competitors started the Glacier 360 in Iceland on the morning of Wednesday 17th of August, from Geysir, the original Geyser in the South of Iceland. In teams of two the group raced through the modest birch forrest above the hot springs and into the black volcanic outback on the south side of the Langjökull Glacier. Today’s route traced 95 kilometers […]
Let the Trans Schwarzwald begin! 3km at 14% with 1km at 18% … And that was the first 3km of Stage 2! That was a hard start, so let’s take a little break … Nope After a small downhill it’s straight into climb number two, another 2.5km at close to 10%! Alright, surely that’s it, […]
The Evocities MTB series now in its 2nd year is setting a standard for well run, quality, fun yet competitive mountain bike events in Australia. The Evocities movement is designed to showcase the benefits of living in regional NSW to those who may be disenfranchised with Sydney’s high cost of living and chaotic traffic mess. […]
Three years ago I was tempted north to the Mackay Mountain Marathon by Evan Corry, who I had met at the 2012 Crocodile Trophy. With the local club, and plenty of community support, he and many others had set up a marathon race on the range behind Mackay – based out of the tiny town […]
The final round of the Shimano Mountain Bike Grand Prix Series was held on the weekend at Awaba MTB Park near Newcastle and riders were awarded their series titles. Andrew Lloyd from Newcastle took out the overall four-hour solo men’s title and Natalie Anderson from Sydney’s South won the women’s series division. In the seven-hour series […]
