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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 […]
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 […]
Christoph Sauser is an absolute legend in mountain biking, with performances that have dominated Olympic cross country, marathon racing, stage racing – and being an all-round mountain man on his infamous freeride tours. Although he officially retired after the XCM World Championships this year – no one seems to have told Sauser what that […]
The Transalp MTB stage race is a classic event for mountain bikers in love with mountains. It’s traveres the Alps from North to South, and is a real journey as you race from Germany to Italy, usually… Just a few weeks prior to the official registration start for the 2016 BIKE Transalp powered by Sigma, […]
The second edition of Europe’s first Snow Bike Festival will take place in Gstaad from January 22 –24, 2016 and will feature a 3 Day Stage Race, Eliminator Night Race, Fun Ride, Snow Bike Party & Fat Bike EXPO. Gstaad, Switzerland is becoming known as the destination of choice for fatbiking in Europe. The picture perfect […]
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 […]
Mitch Wheatley made a move back to mountain biking about a year ago. After a promising start as a junior, the real world took over, including a fair bit of time riding and racing on the road. But the temptation of mountain biking was always there. While Cape to Cape is an excellent event to […]
This weekend the forests of the Southern Highlands will once again play host to the Camelbak Highland Fling. Having already cemented itself as a classic among Australian marathon races, the ‘Fling’ has continued to grow and for 2015 it serves as the thrilling finale to the Maverick Marathon Series. For some, the Fling serves as […]
Waking up in your own bed on race day is a pretty rare thing, and this weekend’s Bayview Blast, held just 45 minutes from my Brisbane home, was the first national-level race this year that’s afforded me the privilege. On the other hand, being pretty spoiled for good singletrack really close to home (about a […]
With a seventh stage win on the final day at the 21st Crocodile Trophy the Swiss Urs Huber claimed his third race victory since 2009 and 2010. Soren Nissen from Denmark claims the second place ahead of Australia’s Marathon National Champion, Brendan Johnston from Canberra. Nicholas Pettina comes in fourth overall and the young Austrian […]
