The Shimano MTB GP has come to a close for 2015, but not without a bang! Round six of the four and seven hour endurance mountain bike series was held at Mowbray Park Farm and on their 9km trail through picturesque bush and farm land with stunning views of the Wollondilly Shire. More than 1,200 laps were […]
UCI World Marathon Series – La Forestiere
My season will finish up with 3 rounds of the UCI World Marathon Series spread over 4 weeks. The first of these was held in Arbent, France which is in the Jura region. This round was part of La Forestiere which is a mini cycling festival with a packed schedule of events over the […]
Blair and King crowned at the Kowalski
Related Event: XCM Series: Kowalski Classic
Is there a thing as too much singletrack? That’s a loaded question surely! Singletrack is great because nothing beats riding great, flowing singletrack when it all just clicks and you have got your groove on! What if you were to race almost 100km of singletrack? Self-Propelled Enterprises have once again laid down the challenge at […]
Double time for Specialized Australia at the Flight Centre Epic
Epic: noun (informal); an exceptionally long and arduous task or activity. adjective; heroic or grand in scale or character. “his epic journey around the world” . synonyms: ambitious, heroic, grand, arduous, extraordinary, Herculean; More informal particularly impressive or remarkable. “the gig last night was epic” The Flight Centre Active Travel Epic certainly doesn’t look the […]
Tupalski and Mattocks claim the Dwellingup 100
A stalwart on the Western Australian Mountain Bike race calendar, the Dwellingup 100 is a favourite among elite and amateur alike. For the 7th edition of Western Australia’s premier mountain bike race, the Dwellingup 100 joined the Australian National XCM Series. Chatting to course director Tony Tucknott before the race, he was excited to be […]
Bigham and Hynek win the 3Epic in Italy
One of the newer marathon races on the calendar, the 3Epic combines epic views and epic climbing. While some pretty horrific weather rolled in for race day, the world’s best didn’t disappoint and raced hard in the foul conditions. The Czech of Topeak Racing Team dominated the first edition of 3Epic – Tre Cime di Lavaredo […]
Racing the Leadville 100 – a Canadian perspective
The Leadville 100 is historically the biggest marathon race in North America with past winners such as Alban Lakata, Todd Wells, Dave Wiens and drug cheats Lance Armstrong and Levi Leipheimer. The race starts in the the old mining town of Leadville Colorado up at 10 200 feet and heads 50 miles out to the […]
Rincon de la Vieja – through the eyes of Cory Wallace
Related Event: Rincon de La Vieja Challenge 100MTB
The Rincon de la Vieja is an adventurous 100 mile mountain bike race circumnavigating an active Volcano in Northern Costa Rica. The land surrounding the race is a tourist haven filled with hot springs, waterfalls, zip lines, tubing, horseback riding and other types of adventure ecotourism. We were there to race though, so after a […]
Pettinà Seals Mongolia Win With Final Stage Victory
Related Event: Mongolia Bike Challenge
Nicholas Pettinà sealed an emphatic victory in the 2015 Mongolia Bike Challenge Nicholas Pettinà with a fourth stage win on the final day of the race. The result avenged his narrow defeat to Cory Wallace in last year’s edition of the race. For the second year in a row, Pettinà claimed the opening stage and […]
Tales from Mongolia: Stage Five
Related Event: Mongolia Bike Challenge
Stage 5 fell after the Queen Stage, but riders weren’t given an easy cruise, with another almost 170km route planned. Under another brilliant blue sky, the riders embarked on another epic day at the 2015 Mongolia Bike Challenge. With 168km to ride, today’s stage was just 7km shorter than yesterday’s Queen Stage, making for another challenging […]