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March 6, 2017 By Mike Blewitt Leave a Comment

Max Svenness at the Absa Cape Epic

Sven Nys is arguably the best cyclocross racer ever. Now the legendary Belgian – who earned the nickname “The Cannibal from Baal” as he notched up an astonishing 140 career victories – has set his sights on the 2017 Absa Cape Epic. Nys is a household name in much of Europe for his cyclocross achievements and […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: cape epic, Cyclocross, MarathonMTB, south africa, Sven, sven nys

February 14, 2017 By Mike Blewitt Leave a Comment

Simon Zahner claims 2nd Tortour Cyclocross race

Tortour cyclocross Switzerland

This year again, it turned out to be the Grand Finale of the Cyclocross season: Some 140 athletes from 15 nations gathered together for the second edition of Tortour Cyclocross, the first multi-day ultra-cyclocross and gravel stage race in the world, from the 10 to 12 February 2017 in Glattfelden near Zürich. The two Swiss pro-riders, […]

Filed Under: Reports Tagged With: Cyclocross, Stage Race, Switzerland, tortour

December 23, 2015 By Mike Blewitt Leave a Comment

Thomas Frischknecht lines up for Tortour Cyclocross race

Thomas Frischknecht, one of the most successful mountain bikers of all time, is going back to his roots. ‘Frischi’ began his career as a cyclocross pro in the early 90s, and will be competing in the first edition of the Tortour Cyclocross from 12 to 14 February 2016 in Schaffhausen – the first multi-day cyclocross and gravel […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Cyclocross, frischi, Gravel, tortour

November 6, 2015 By Mike Blewitt Leave a Comment

Tortour Cyclocross – the cyclocross stage race

It has just been announced that endurance racers have a new winter racing option. The Tortour Cyclocross is the first multi-day cyclocross and gravel stage race in the world and premieres in Schaffhausen from 12 to 14 February 2016, organised by TORTOUR GmbH. The new ultra-format covers a distance of 202 km and an elevation gain […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Cyclocross, Switzerland, tortour

August 5, 2015 By Mike Blewitt Leave a Comment

Riding the Norco Threshold Cyclocross bike

If you like riding and racing long distances, there’s a very good chance you’ve got a keen eye for cyclocross too. While a ‘cross race bike is a race tuned machine, other ‘cross bikes can also be great for long road miles on beaten up roads and forest trails. They are a brilliant tool for adventure […]

Filed Under: Tech Tagged With: Cyclocross, Norco, Training

June 22, 2015 By Mike Blewitt Leave a Comment

Weekend Racing Wrap

With just a week to go towards the 2015 UCI Marathon MTB World Championships in the Val Gardena, we can look at results to see who is getting some last minute racing in, who is tapering, and who clearly isn’t racing and is keen to show team selectors that they might have made a mistake. […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Cyclocross, results, UCI, XCM

June 1, 2015 By Wil Barrett 4 Comments

The Dirty Gran Fondo

Related Event: Dirty Gran Fondo

Racing bikes is fun, and chances are that if you’re visiting MarathonMTB.com to read this, you’d likely agree with me there. ‘Fun’ may be an interesting way of putting it though, because we go through quite the emotional rollercoaster during our racing exploits. I don’t know about you, but on race day I always feel […]

Filed Under: Features Tagged With: cross, Cyclocross, Gran Fondo, mountain bike

February 26, 2015 By Mike Blewitt Leave a Comment

Karen Brouwer to Zillertal Challenge in 2015

Compared to 2013 when Karen did a lot of cyclocross races last winter was more relaxed. Not without a reason as Karen has some nice mountainbike races on her program which will need all her energy coming summer. ‘I had a more relaxed winter this year because I will race some nice cross country and […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Brouwer, Cyclocross, MTB, Stage Race, Zillertal

February 14, 2014 By Stu Spies Leave a Comment

A guide to Cyclocross Team Champs

You knew it was coming, the post apocolypctic account of a season in the mud, I did warn you in November! For the uninitiated, and I can’t think there are many, please do yourself a favour and watch the World Championships that recently took place in Hoogerheide in the Netherlands.  What you will witness may […]

Filed Under: Reports Tagged With: Cyclocross, MarathonMTB, Team

December 22, 2013 By Matt Page Leave a Comment

Howies Battle on the Beach – Dutch style in Wales

A bird's eye view of the DCM Cape Pioneer Trek Stage 5. Photo by Nick Muzik/SPORTZPICS

Howies Battle on the Beach is the first bicycle beach race in the UK, and will be held in Pembrey on the Welsh South Coast. It’s the first time a major cycling event has been held at Pembrey Country Park, once a Ministry of Defence playground. So riders will have to ride over ex military tracks, […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Beach, Cyclocross, Grit, MTB, Sand, Welsh cakes

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