On the first day of the 18th Craft BIKE Transalp powered by Sigma, Karl Platt and Urs Huber have stormed into the yellow jerseys. After 101.88 km and 2,260 m of climbing from Ruhpolding, Germany to Saalfelden/Leogang, Austria and 3:29.34,1 hours in the saddle, Team Bulls 1 came out victorious of a sprint finish for the stage win […]
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BC Bike Race 2015: Day 7 – Uhl and Nash bring it home
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Words: Harlan Price Photos: Margus Riga, Dave Silver, Erik Peterson, Todd Weselake “It is a real mountain bikers course. A technical, bumpy, chunky course and not manicured at all. It required a ton of focus for the last day. By the end of the week you’re a better rider and this is a good test […]
BC Bike Race 2015 Day 6 – Getting it done!
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We came for the trails and Squamish did not disappoint. With over 2000 metres of climbing in 50 kms, it also meant plenty of descending. Quite possibly the best descending yet. There was one trail that was just berm, berm, table top, berm, roller, berm, berm. It went on for a good few minutes and […]
BC Bike Race 2015, Day 4: Where’s top gear?
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Photos: Photos: Margus Riga, Dave Silver, Erik Peterson, Todd Weselake Whoa! I could not get in to 5th gear today! After 3 good days I think my legs said hold up a little. The pace was on early up a filthy steep tarmac climb, I remained with the front group for the first 15 or so […]
BC Bike Race Day 3 – Good, better, best!
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Photos: Margus Riga, Dave Silver, Erik Peterson, Todd Weselake Today is what I’ve been searching for. The trails today were why I came to BC. Techy but still a chance to get up some good speed and let it all hang out! For me I had a good day. Still lacking the climbing legs to […]
BC Bike Race Day 1 – Roots, Dust & heat!
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Today the pecking order was set. All those vascular legs you’ve been looking at over the past few days come out to play in the man on man battle around the British Columbia forests. Today was tough, two major climbs, oodles of singletrack but the main player today was the heat. In 35’+ temperatures there […]
BC Bike Race 2015: Paxson and Nash reign in Cumberland
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Searing heat and dusty conditions in Cumberland, BC break the seal on the first day of the BC Bike Race. Paxson and Nash defeat the heat and their fields. Words: Harlan Price Photos: Margus Riga, Dave Silver, Erik Peterson, Todd Weselake Saturday Registration in North Vancouver saw over 600 racers meet for the first […]
Sauser snares stage 3 at Bike Four Peaks
Defending champion Christoph Sauser (SU) has claimed victory on the queens stage of the Protective BIKE Four Peaks today. The Specialized Racing athlete mastered the 59.25km and 2,421m from Hermagor to Nassfeld/Troepolach in 2:49.38,2 edging off overall leading Juri Ragnoli (ITA) of Team Scott in a sprint duel to the second rank (+ 0,4s). Uwe […]
Friberg wins stage 2 of Four Peaks
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Calle Friberg (SWE, Scott Skoda) has clinched the second stage of the 2015 Protective BIKE Four Peaks, which led via 91.05km and 1,969m from Bad Klein Kirchheim to Hermagor, in a photo finish. The Swedish racer crossed the finish line after 3:12.38,2 hours and only a blink of the eye ahead of defending champion Christoph […]
Beskidy MTB Trophy 2015: Stage Four
Stage 5, the journey home is already beginning for many, we leave behind a fantastic 4 days of racing in a spectacular area of Poland. Never before have I raced a stage race or even single day marathon where the effort is so relentless but so well rewarded. Beskidy MTB Trophy 2015 is over but […]