Due to an extreme parforce run Alban Lakata (AUT) and Robert Mennen (GER) their third successive victory on the fourth stage of the 2012 Craft Bike Transalp. Team Topeak Ergon Racing mastered the shortest distance of the eight-day event with its 52.66 and 1,888 meters in elevation from Nauders, Austria, to Scuol, Switzerland, in 2:15:17.2 […]
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TransAlp Stage 4: The art of Mixed racing.
Mountain Bike Stage Racing takes many forms around the world. The typical division is either paired or solo stage racing – although some races curiously mix the two. And then you can have a variety of lengths. Weekend stage races, 3 day, 4 day, 5 days with a Prologue, 8 days, 10 days… they’re about […]
TransAlp Stage 3: 5 out of 9 lives
I’m ok with climbing, you have to be if you like riding a bike a fair amount. There will always be uphills. Whether it’s the slight uphill drag of the Pacific Highway heading to the Northern Suburbs in Sydney, the dirt road out of Wiseman’s Ferry, The Umbrai Pass, Grand Corniche, Sierra Nevada or even […]
TransAlp Stage 2: Imst to Ischgl in the box
The day started in the TransAlp Camp which is an interesting experience in itself, especially for a female. The camp is comprised of a large open hall divided by bags and bed mats stuffed to capacity with, predominantly male, Euro mountain bike riders. This in itself is not a bad thing, but when they start shuffling […]
Craft Bike TransAlp Stage 1: Wet days in the Alps
Here we are at the Craft Bike TransAlp, now the 15th time this event has run. There is a lot known about this event, and a lot assumed – especially by those outside of mainland Europe. Although Europeans still make up the majority of the racers, there is always a good contingent of Australians, Brtish, […]
BC Bike Race: Thrilling edition wraps up in Whistler
The 2012 BC Bike Race closed at a party on the finishing line at Whistler’s Olympic Plaza lawn with the sunshine reflecting off the remaining summer snow of the surrounding mountain peaks. As riders crossed the line, getting hugs and medals, their tears mixed with the sweat and dust caked on their faces from the […]
BC Bike Race: The mix of emotions as Whistler beckons
Yesterday riders of the BC Bike Race awoke to the sun peaking over the ‘Chief’, a solid dome of granite, standing a reassuring 417 meters above the tents of base-camp. Nestled by the protective ‘Chief’ and Garibaldi Peak, the atmosphere of the traveling pageant that is the BC Bike Race obtained a sense of peace […]
BC Bike Race 2012 coming down to the wire
With hump-day out of the way, riders got to touch their tires to classic Sunshine Coast singletrack on the 40km course from Sechelt to the BC Ferry terminal of Langdale. With over 1,400 meters of climbing, earning those turns was no easy task but the rewards included the one-of-a-kind 7km singletrack descent down ‘HWY 102’ […]
BC Bike Race: Action aplenty on day 4
Stage four of the BC Bike Race began by boat or floatplane over the spectacular Jervis Inlet and finished with grass under the riders’ feet in a field only blocks from the ocean. It was a refreshing finish after completing the days longest stage. Riders were able to grab a meal at the catered food […]
BC Bike Race: Wallace and Simms take the wins
Today’s sun finally treated racers to the beauty of the Sunshine Coast under clear skies. The entire BC Bike Race operation left Campbell River this morning to take the second BC Ferries trip across the Georgia Strait to the town of Powell River. Riders were greeted by the sound of the Powell River community ringing […]