After the third C1 ranked round of the Subaru MTBA National Series in Pemberton yesterday, racers backed up for the C2 ranked round four today, on a different course at Pemberton Mountain Bike Park in South Western Australia. But McConnell and Henderson still fought to the top step. Henderson shoots late In last year’s double […]
Snow Bike Festival starts in Gstaad
With the veritable explosion of fatbikes, it was only a matter of time until ski resorts adopted fatbikes, and the Snow Bike Festival in Gstaad is an excellent example. Why not cater for another user group? There’s no need for it to feel like a snowboard invasion all over again. The first edition of the […]
Henderson and McConnell on top at Pemberton
This weekend, the Subaru MTBA National Series has reconvened in Pemberton, in south Western Australia, for a double header of XCO racing action. The trails of Pemberton were regarded by many as the best in the series last year, and at the C1 ranked race today, Dan McConnell and Bec Henderson have shown they are […]
A mountain biker’s National Road Champs
With a fairly quite January on the mountain bike front, I thought it would be good to have a go at the Elite Men’s Road National Champs this past weekend. Something to aim towards is always good and with the endurance focus of this time period it would make for a suitable goal. Training since […]
The Race Machine – Mt Stromlo
Hugo’s standing in the clock tower with Isabelle, looking over the Eiffel tower. “I’d imagine the whole world was one big machine. Machines never come with any extra parts, you know. They always come with the exact amount they need. So I figured, if the entire world was one big machine, I couldn’t be an […]
McConnell and King back up at Mt Stromlo
In a repeat performance of the opening round of the Subaru MTBA National Series, Dan McConnell and Jenni King took the top steps of the podium in the men’s and women’s elite races at Mt Stromlo today. Dan McConnell had to push his bike over the line to win Round 2 of the 2015/16 National […]
Seyffert, Bateson snare inaugural Bestmed MTB series win
Pieter Seyffert and Chloe Bateson have emerged as the overall male and female champions in the inaugural Bestmed National Mountain Biking Series, which drew to a close earlier this month. Seyffert (Altech-Autopage) won both the Lost City MTB Challenge and Satellite MTB Classic en route to series victory, while Bateson won the 25km Ballito […]
Subaru MTBA National Series: Mt Taylor
The 2015 MTBA National Cross Country Series kicked off on the dusty single trails of Mt Taylor this past weekend. Mt Taylor sits inland from Lakes Entrance and, as a new location for the National Series, it provided some exciting racing for the first stop of the 2015/16 season. The course was a simple enough […]
Visser climbs to Paarl MTB Classic victory
Warm, windless conditions brought the inaugural Bestmed National Mountain Bike Series to a perfect close when hundreds of riders descended on Rhebokskloof Wine Estate for the Bestmed Paarl MTB Classic, presented by the City of Drakenstein and ASG, on Sunday. Few riders enjoyed the final event of the series more than winner Rikus Visser, who […]
Hellfire Cup: The Final Showdown
Related Event: Hellfire Cup
Sunday, Bloody Sunday. As the 4th and final day of the Hellfire Cup, Sunday’s racing would see not one, but two different stages held around the event HQ in Kellevie. The early morning stage (Stage 7) was to be a test of everyone’s hill climbing prowess, with a 3km lung-burner circuit proving to be a […]