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March 23, 2021 By Mike Blewitt Leave a Comment

The 2021 Andalucia Bike Race route

Andalucia Bike Race

The route for the 11th edition of Andalucía Bike Race will travel 364 km with 11 330 metres of climbing, and this challenge will run from 17 to 22 May in Jaén and Córdoba in Spain. This year the route will take in popular sections of the typical race route, amongst others that have not […]

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February 26, 2020 By Mike Blewitt Leave a Comment

Francesco Failli and Blaza Pintaric lead Andalucia Bike Race

Andalucia BIke Race

Faili and Pintaric have become the first leaders of the the tenth edition of the Andalucía Bike Race presented by Caja Rural Jaén as it kicked off with a 24.5km individual time trial with 1119m of climbing that started and finished in front of Jaén’s cathedral. The Italian, Francesco Failli (ASD CICLI TADDEI), won the […]

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February 21, 2020 By Mike Blewitt Leave a Comment

2020 Andalucia Bike Race field is stacked!

The 2020 Andalucia Bike Race field is stacked with six former Olympic cyclists, two Marathon World Champions, one XCO World Champion, four XCM European Champions, thirteen XCM National Champions as well as five XCO and one CX National Champion. In line with the previous nine editions, Andalucía Bike Race presented by Caja Rural Jaén continues […]

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December 17, 2019 By Mike Blewitt Leave a Comment

Andalucia Bike Race releases the 2020 route

The Andalucía Bike Race has announced its 2020 route for the race held from February 25 to March 1, beginning with a time trial with five marathon stages following. In 2020 the race has moved back to February and has a Hors Catégorie (SHC) classification from the UCI. The 2020 route will offer a variety […]

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March 14, 2018 By Ben Thomas 2 Comments

Bike Check: Markus Kaufmann’s Centurion Numinis Carbon XC Team

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BIke Check Centurion Vaude Kaufmann MarathonMTB

At Andalucia Bike Race a couple of weeks ago we had a chance to look at one of the most impressive looking bikes on the pro circuit, the Centurion Numinis Carbon XC Team of Markus Kaufmann and Team Centurion Vaude. Weighing in at a featherweight 9.3 kilograms this rocket ship will be ridden by the […]

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March 13, 2018 By MarathonMTB Leave a Comment

Sonya Looney tackles the conditions at Andalucia Bike Race

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Sonya Looney Andalucia Bike Race MarathonMTB

It started like a normal day in the Mediterranean at Spain’s premiere stage race.  But the days to follow would be plagued with extreme rain, mud and challenges. Andalucia Bike Race is a UCI S1 6 day stage race in Southern Spain. This would be Sonya’s second time at the race with her first time in 2014. […]

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March 4, 2018 By Ben Thomas Leave a Comment

Sensational Trails and Spectacular Views at Andalucia Bike Race

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It was the hardest Andalucia Bike Race to date but the marathon king Tiago Ferreira still dominated the competition. Hildegunn Hovdenak took the ladies after winning the final 2 stages.   The inclement weather in this year’s edition resulted in shortened stages plus a cancelled stage 5. Whilst the whole of Europe suffered with storms the […]

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March 2, 2018 By Ben Thomas Leave a Comment

Bikes of Andalucia Bike Race – Editors Simplon Cirex

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Whilst I travelled with both hardtail and full suspension bikes to Andalucia Bike Race it was the Simplon Cirex full suss which I raced. The rocky terrain of the 3 locations, Jaen, Andujar and Cordoba, would test fitness abilities, technical skills, and mental stiffness. A full suspension bike was the obvious choice for this demanding […]

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January 5, 2018 By Ben Thomas Leave a Comment

Tiago Ferreira Chasing Andalucia Bike Race Podium

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Tiago Ferreira, twice winner of Andalucía Bike Race presented by Shimano comes back this year to contend for the final podium again.  The portuguese is the current European MTB Marathon (XCM) Champion and World’s runner-up, title he won in 2016. Twice winner of Andalucía Bike Race presented by Shimano consecutively, in 2016 in team format […]

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February 11, 2015 By Ben Thomas Leave a Comment

Quality Field Gathers For Andalucia Bike Race 2015

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In just over a week’s time the 2015 edition of the Andalucia Bike Race will begin. Mountain Trax – Vauxhall Cycling Team will be updating MarathonMTB.com throughout the race. Andalucia Bike Race begins on February 22nd in Jaen and will end six days later in Cordoba. The route will have three stages in Jaen, one […]

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