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There are only 50 days until the start of the 2016 Protective BIKE Four Peaks mountain bike stage race, which runs from June 15th to 18th in the Salzburg and Tyrolean countryside. It looks like we can expect a tight battle for the win after 2015 defending champion Juri Ragnoli (ITA) announced that he won’t be able to […]
Accomplished British mountain biker Catherine Williamson has set her sights on the mixed category title at this year’s Old Mutual joBerg2c mountain bike race that starts on Friday. The versatile athlete will ride alongside Johan Labuschagne, and said she was fired up for the nine-day event that stretched over 900km from the Highveld town of Heidelberg […]
The Dolomiti Superbike is a classic marathon mountain bike race. Taking place in a glorious setting, the route traces a loop through impressive passes and beautiful valleys of the Dolomites. It’s no wonder it is popular. It is also a prestigious race to win, having hosted the UCI XCM World Championships in 2008, and it […]
Not all stage races are created equal – and some stand out for the food, some the racing, some the extreme terrain – and others just for the trails alone! The 2016 edition of the KAP sani2c is approaching and with yet another fully subscribed event race founder ‘Farmer Glen’ Haw and his team have […]
My illustrious friend Mike Blewitt is going to beat me, but I HATE the term ‘bucket list’. To me it’s like the easiest way to set expectations that can never be met and challenges that can never be a achieved through wanton lack of rational logic. A list of shattered dreams and forgotten promises. The Cape […]
After Cannondale launched their new hardtail last year, replacing the very popular F29, we had to wonder when the Scalpel would get an overhaul. While the Scalpel has been a very popular bike, it often wasn’t seen as the competitive XC full-suspension bike that it could be. Sure, that’s an opinion, but it’s also one held […]
It’s nearly April, but for XCM racing, the year is just beginning. Overseas, a lot of the top pros (plus a couple of thousand amateurs) have started their season with the ABSA Cape Epic, the world’s biggest, toughest, most helicoptered mountain bike stage race. Here at home, our XCO national season is over, and those […]
The mountain bike year has well and truly begun. Unlike riders in the north, in Australia we receive little respite over the holiday period. We don’t go skiing, we don’t escape to summer climes. We live in the perfect training haven, more or less. So while our whole National XCO Series has been wrapped up, […]
Twelve years after claiming his first Absa Cape Epic title Karl Platt today became only the second person to win the event five times when he and Urs Huber (Bulls) calmly sealed a dominant victory. And in a gripping race for the Women’s category, Ariane Kleinhans and Annika Langvad (Spur-Specialized) sealed their third successive title […]
Understanding what bike to take to an important race isn’t a science – but it’s very important. And as the saying goes – you don’t take a knife to a gun fight. While some readers expressed their surprise that Fanny Bourdon would race the Cape Epic on a hardtail, it’s also what she is used […]
