Entering the sought-after race with a popping question mark in your head doesn’t bode well. As good as my off season preparation went, I ended up with chronic insomnia, preventing me to fine tune and peak for the season openers. I did reasonably well in the first four road marathons, but Rally di Romagna, being […]
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Czech racer kicks off with a win at 14th Int. Alpentour Trophy
The first of four stages of the 14th International Alpentour Trophy 2012 saw a Czech racer take the day’s stage win. Kristian Hynek crossed the line almost 4 minutes ahead of Swiss racer Urs Huber. Two seconds behind Huber, the Austrian World Champion Alban Lakata reached the finish. The Elite Women’s field was dominated by […]
Stage Racing Season
As the days have grown shorter in the Southern Hemisphere, they have grown longer in the Northern Hemisphere – a sure sign that the Mountain Bike Stage Racing Season is upon us. Mountain Bike racing around the world never seems to stop – you can’t actually follow a season, you need to create your own […]
ICME Stage One: First Blood to Blair and Anset
There are a variety of Stage Races out there, from big point to point affairs like the Craft Bike TransAlp, or the immense ABSA Cape Epic. And then there are ones that use one central base. The Breck Epic is one of those, but in Australia we have the Ingkerreke Commercial Mountain Bike Enduro, and […]
Battle on the Border Road Race
Today is the final day of racing at the Velo Battle on the Border at Salt and being a little intimidated by the 67 strong NRS Women’s field on the tight and technical Criterium track I have elected to sit this one out, both for my safety and theirs. The Velo BOTB is a three […]
Champs sprint to first joBerg2c stage win
Defending champions Neil MacDonald and Waylon Woolcock proved they were well and truly in the mix as they chalked up their first stage win to move into second overall on day five of the Old Mutual joBerg2c on Tuesday. The 102km stage from Winterton to Kamberg in the KwaZulu-Natal Midlands ended in a thrilling sprint […]
A summer of Stage Racing
The summer is slowly but surely approaching in the Northern Hemisphere. Not only does this mean longer daylight hours, receding snow from the high alpine trails, and the Marathon season – it also means there are a lot of Stage Races on the horizon. Mountain Bike Stage Racing seems to occur almost year round now, […]
MTB ambassadors to be rewarded at BC Bike Race
The BC Bike Race will again team up with Kazimirski Law Corporation to give away entries to the 2012 BC Bike Race for individuals who make a massive contribution to their local mountain bike communities. Launched in 2011, the Kazlaw Community Mountain Biking Award is providing two spots at this year’s BC Bike Race, which organisers […]
Sauser, Stander seal Cape Epic win with sixth stage triumph
Related Event: ABSA Cape Epic
The final stage of the 2012 ABSA Cape Epic wasn’t the procession it was expected to be as defending champions and overall leaders, Burry Stander and Christoph Sauser, attacked their rivals on the 64km leg from Oak Valley to Lourensford to win a sixth stage and claim their second successive overall win as teammates. The […]
Evans, George secure a Cape Epic stage win for South Africa
Related Event: ABSA Cape Epic
South Africans Kevin Evans and David George of Team Nedbank 360Life shrugged off the bad luck they’ve endured over the past week to claim a dominant victory on Stage 6 of the 2012 ABSA Cape Epic at Oak Valley on Saturday. The sentimental favourites also continued their yo-yo-like status on the overall classification by moving […]