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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

July 31, 2019 By Mike Blewitt Leave a Comment

Australian XCM World Championships Team for 2019 announced

XCM World Championships

Mountain Bike Australia (MTBA) have just released the complete team list for the 2019 UCI Cross Country Marathon (XCM) World Championships, which will be taking place in Graechen, in the Valais canton in Switzerland. The team will be made up of five riders in 2019, including two members of the MarathonMTB.com Team. Elite MenJustin MorrisSebastian […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Bike, biking, Imogen Smith, Justin Morris, MarathonMTB, mountain bike, MTB, national team, News, Switzerland, World Championships, XCM, XCM Worlds

July 31, 2019 By Mike Blewitt Leave a Comment

How to prepare for a MTB Stage Race

Imogen Mike Swiss Epic XCM Worlds

The 2019 Swiss Epic stage race is just around the corner, and like any major mountain bike stage race, there is quite a bit of preparation that is involved in arriving at the start line ready to race. Here’s a look at what Imogen Smith and I have been doing to get ready, along with […]

Filed Under: Features Tagged With: biking, epic series, Europe, Imogen Smith, Justin Morris, MarathonMTB, mountain bike, MTB, Stage Race, Swiss Epic, Switzerland, tips

May 26, 2019 By Justin Morris Leave a Comment

Final Stage of Port to Port delivers singletrack heaven in Newcastle

Revered as some of the finest singletrack in the country the Port to Port have made a conscious effort to string together one of the funnest stages of any MTB stage race in Australia. Riders were spared any long significant hill climbs today much to the relief of most riders after the brutal climb of […]

Filed Under: Reports Tagged With: Brendan Johnston, cape epic, epic series, Giant Bikes, holly harris, Hunter Valley, Imogen Smith, Justin Morris, Newcastle, Port to Port, Trek, Trekky

May 7, 2019 By Justin Morris Leave a Comment

Johnston and Mattocks win 15th Convict 100

The Convict 100 mountain bike marathon has now well and truly established itself as a classic and reliable staple on the Australian XCM calendar. The race originally called the Dirt Works Classic was first run in 2004 making it one of the oldest continuously running marathons in Australia. A very similar course has been used […]

Filed Under: Reports Tagged With: Andy Blair, Australian MTB, Australian XCM Championships, Brendan Johnston, Briony Mattocks, Convict, Convict 100, Imogen Smith, new south wales, Port to Port, sydney, XCM

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