Defying some predictions of a return to Mt Joyce, or even going to Hiddenvale, Mountain Bike Australia (MTBA) has confirmed the Australian Cross Country Marathon Championships will be held in Townsville, Queensland for the next two years – right up north in some of the least populated area of the Australian East Coast. MTBA Chief Executive […]
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Porro and Mensi take Italy to the podium at Alpentour Trophy
The first stage of the 18th Alpentour Trophy saw two Italians race onto the podium in Schladming today: under cloudy skies and in wet racing conditions the Italian Marathon Champion Samuele Porro won ahead of Daniele Mensi. The Austrian Hermann Pernsteiner was third and fellow local rider Christina Kollmann won the women’s classification on the […]
JAH, man! José Antonio Hermida on Cairns and Rio
Multivan Merida XC rider and Spanish super star José Antonio Hermida (37) started his career in Australia, won the Olympic Silver medal in Athens 2004 and is now on his trail to Rio. We met him at the Multivan Merida team meet and greet prior to the World Cup in Albstadt, Germany – held in a castle. […]
Merida launch new Big.Nine and Big.Seven
On Friday before the World Cup in Albstadt, Merida unveiled the new hardtails they have been developing. While it was no secret that Merida had a new racing bike in the works, given Jose Hermida has been racing on a ‘camouflaged’ version so far this year – we just didn’t know the specifications, save for […]
Women’s only multi-day MTB event announced
News has come that a women’s only mountain bike stage race will be run this August. With the breadth and depth of mountain bike stage races in South Africa, it should come as no surprise that the initiative can be found there. The inaugural Evox Tour de Femme, a ladies-only multi-day mountain bike experience, will […]
Belgian Mountain Bike Challenge 2016 – Magic In The Ardennes
Related Event: Belgian Mountain Bike Challenge
The Belgium Mountain Bike Challenge might only be 3 days but it’s impossible not to get wrapped up in it. Eat, race, eat, sleep, repeat. The post race depression quickly kicks in as reality strikes. No sooner had we finished the final 6 hour stage we were on the road driving the 8 hours back […]
Counting down to Port to Port
Related Event: Port to Port MTB
The 3rd Port to Port mountain bike stage race is less than two weeks away. NSW’s premier mountain bike stage race offers four days of unique riding between Port Stephens and the Port of Newcastle. With routes that take in Awaba mountain bike park as well as the Glenrock trails, the stage race takes in […]
Belgian MTB Challenge “the hardest mountain bike tour in the Benelux”
Related Event: Belgian Mountain Bike Challenge
Tomorrow the fifth edition of the Belgian Mountain Bike Challenge, in short the BeMC, will kick off in La Roche-en-Ardenne. During three days and 260 km covering 7800 meters of climbing over 500 participants from almost 20 different countries will fight for the final victory. I’m currently sat in our accommodation with 2 nervous Brits, […]
Training in the Tropics – Atherton
Related Event: Crocodile Trophy
Photos of our riding in Atherton by Robert Conroy – unless stated otherwise. The beautiful, unique and welcoming town of Atherton lies approximately a 90 minute drive inland and uphill from Cairns in the beautiful Tropical North Queensland region. It was set to be our first port of call on our Tropical Training Camp. The area is […]
Cannondale officially release the Scalpel Si
Last month we noticed that the stage winning bike of Cannondale Factory Racing on stage 7 of the Cape Epic was in fact something different. This shot of Manuel Fumic laying his bike over through a corner highlighted that this wasn’t a standard Cannondale Scalpel. It was something new. And today, Cannondale have announced the release […]