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August 23, 2022 By Mike Blewitt Leave a Comment

Reef to Reef Day Four – just tempo

Words: Imogen Smith Firstly, a clarification. The suggestion that Mike ride the last 17 kilometres to the finish of Stage 3 on our only back wheel after sitting at the feedzone for a couple of hours was mine – not the other mixed racers’, not the R2R people, and definitely, definitely not Mike’s. Also, we […]

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August 20, 2022 By Mike Blewitt Leave a Comment

Reef to Reef Stage 3 – another banger of a ride

By Imogen Smith Ahhhh good old stage race mass starts. I’ll never learn to love them. Today we rolled out in two big waves on super fast gravel roads around Wetherby Station, host of many Croc Trophy stages (oh the trauma). While I wouldn’t describe the start as hectic, strictly speaking, it was definitely intense. […]

Filed Under: Reports Tagged With: Bike, biking, Imogen Smith, MarathonMTB, mixed pairs, mountain bike, MTB, reef to reef, Stage Race, XCM

August 19, 2022 By Mike Blewitt Leave a Comment

Reef to Reef Stage 2 – mixed racing

Words: Imogen Smith | Photos: Tim Bardsley-Smith It was an early start today, getting up at five am so I had enough time to remove the ‘murder plastic’ from the hotel windows (my DIY blackout solution, which BTW is amazing) and pack two bikes, two bike bags, two gear bags, and somehow, about fourteen other […]

Filed Under: Reports Tagged With: Bike, Davies Creek, Imogen Smith, MarathonMTB, mixed pairs, mountain bike, MTB, Queensland, reef to reef, Stage Race, XCM

July 15, 2022 By Mike Blewitt Leave a Comment

How to succeed at the Convict 100 MTB Marathon

Convict 100 MarathonMTB

The Convict 100 is probably the most distinctive mountain bike race in Australia. Despite having no singletrack, it manages to be technically challenging. Despite having no built features like gap jumps or north shore the trails are as badass as they come, being hand carved by thieves, bolters and lifers. It’s got zero pretension, not […]

Filed Under: Features Tagged With: Bike, Convict 100, Imogen Smith, Justin Morris, MarathonMTB, Mike Blewitt, mountain bike, MTB, tips, XCM

March 15, 2022 By Mike Blewitt Leave a Comment

Bike Check: Imogen Smith’s XTR equipped Norco Revolver for the 2022 Cape Epic

Imogen Smith Norco Revolver

In March 2020, MarathonMTB.com Team rider Imogen Smith was making the final preparations to race the Cape Epic with Briony Mattocks. Her Norco Revolver was prepped, she was fit, they were there in Cape Town – and of course the race was cancelled hours before the start. Countless teams were left wondering what to do, […]

Filed Under: Tech Tagged With: Bike, BIke Check, biking, cape epic, Imogen Smith, MarathonMTB, mountain bike, MTB, Shimano XTR, south africa, Stage Race, UCI

December 15, 2021 By Mike Blewitt 1 Comment

#protips for the Otway Odyssey

Otway Odyssey, Forrest, Marathonmtb, bike, mountain bike Mullens. Photo: Richie Tyler

Don’t miss these #protips for success at the 2022 Otway Odyssey.

Filed Under: Features Tagged With: Bike, biking, Forrest, Imogen Smith, Justin Morris, MarathonMTB, mountain bike, MTB, otway odyssey, Peta Mullens, Rapid Ascent, sam fox, Victoria, XCM

June 26, 2020 By Mike Blewitt Leave a Comment

Bike Check: Norco Revolver Hardtail team builds

With two new Norco Revolver hardtails added to the MarathonMTB.com service course, it is worth asking what role does a hardtail play in the mountain bike world? The humble hardtail is often seen as the bike for beginners, for family riders, and for ‘cross-country’. A hardtail can also be seen as a race-only bike, a […]

Filed Under: Tech Tagged With: EIE carbon, Fox suspension, Imogen Smith, MarathonMTB, Mike Blewitt, mountain bike, norco revolver hardtail, Shimano, Shimano 12 speed, Shimano Deore XT, Shimano XTR

February 20, 2020 By Mike Blewitt Leave a Comment

The Cape Epic women’s field is lit in 2020.

The Cape Epic is often seen as the one stage race to rule them all. And we will be the first to admit that while you will have a completely different race experience at other events around the world, nothing truly comapres to the Cape Epic. The size, the drama, the pressure, the fans – […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: annika langvad, Briony Mattocks, cape epic, epic series, Imogen Smith, mountain bike, MTB, south africa

January 22, 2020 By Imogen Smith Leave a Comment

Sizing up the Absa Cape Epic 2020

The Cape Epic is coming, and I am going to be there. The world’s most televised mountain bike event. The untamed, the big one, the Tour de France of mountain biking. Call it what you will, I’ve seen the routes, seen the GoPro vision, seen the helicopters, and I am smart enough to know that […]

Filed Under: Diaries Tagged With: cape epic, epic legend, epic series, Imogen Smith, MarathonMTB, mountain bike, shimano mtb, south africa, Stage Race, Swiss Epic, Travel

August 20, 2019 By Mike Blewitt Leave a Comment

Ahead of the Swiss Epic 2019

I have often said that the day before a stage race can be as hard as a race itself. And even with planning, today was not without stress. The Swiss Epic starts tomorrow, and as I’m about to set off for some dinner in Davos, it seems like there has been little time to rest […]

Filed Under: Diaries Tagged With: epic series, Imogen Smith, MarathonMTB, Mike Blewitt, mountain bike, MTB, Swiss Epic

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