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January 9, 2021 By Scott Cornish Leave a Comment

The return of the Alta Via Stage Race

After a couple of years away, the Alta Via Stage Race is back for 2021 and registration is open. The AVSR loosely follows the Alta Via dei Monti Liguri taking riders westwards through the region of Liguria from the area of La Spezia on its eastern reaches right up to its border with France. It’s […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: alta via, alta via stage race, Italy, MarathonMTB, mountain bike, scott cornish, Stage Race

January 24, 2020 By Mike Blewitt Leave a Comment

Counting down to Appenninica MTB 2020

There are just six months to go until the second edition of the Appenninica MTB Parmigiano Reggiano Stage Race, and the countdown has started. From July 19th to 25th, 2020, the Emilian Apennines will welcome mountain bikers from all over the world for a seven-day MTB race. This is no gentle tour through Italy, hard work will […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: appenninica, appenninica MTB, biking, Italy, MarathonMTB, mountain bike, Stage Race

September 7, 2019 By Mike Blewitt Leave a Comment

VIDEO: The 2019 Appenninica MTB Stage race

New for 2019, the Appenninica MTB Stage race set out to not be the biggest, hardest, most technical… but an immersive race away from Italy’s tourist hotspots. Traversing the Emilia Romagna region, the race would visit spa towns, travel through chestnut forests, past medieval fortifications and more. Get a look at how the race unfolded […]

Filed Under: Video Tagged With: appenninica, Bike, Italy, MarathonMTB, mountain bike, Stage Race, Travel

August 28, 2019 By Scott Cornish Leave a Comment

Racing the Appenninica MTB stage race

The Appenninica MTB stage race may be the new kid on the block, but it has all the ingredients to firmly establish itself in the European stage race calendar. The brainchild of Milena Bettocchi and Beppe Salerno, they bring their wealth of knowledge of running cycling holidays across the region of Emilia Romagna. Combining their […]

Filed Under: Reports Tagged With: Appenniniamtbrace, biking, Italy, MarathonMTB, mtbmarathon, mtbstagerace, Santa Cruz, scott cornish, Stage Race

June 18, 2019 By Mike Blewitt Leave a Comment

Paez and Fumagalli win Sellaronda Hero

The tenth edition of the BMW HERO Südtirol Dolomites was an important milestone. 4,019 mountain bikers lined up for the start in Selva Val Gardena, ready to compete in the two 86 and 60 kilometre routes stretching out around the Sella Group. The men’s ranking in the Elite category was dominated for the sixth time […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: biking, Italy, Leonardo Paez, MarathonMTB, mountain bike, MTB, Sellaronda Hero, XCM

January 24, 2019 By Mike Blewitt Leave a Comment

Everything you need to know about the Appenninica Stage Race

Related Event: Apenninica MTB Stage Race
Appenninica MarathonMTB Stage Race Italy

There’s a new kid on the block in the world of mountain bike stage races. This new 8 day stage race is held within the beautiful Emilia Romagna region in Italy. Running from 20-27 July, the race will cover 550km and 20000m of climbing. If you are familiar with other major mountain bike stage races […]

Filed Under: Features Tagged With: appennine, appenninica, Bike, biking, Europe, Italy, MarathonMTB, mountian bike, Racing, Stage Race, Travel

October 3, 2018 By Scott Cornish Leave a Comment

Ironbike – living up to its reputation

Ironbike started out exactly as it would carry on, with a stiff climb up winding mountain trails and back down along perfect singletrack. This opening prologue was a mere warmup for the main event, its 1500m of climbing a minor dent in the overall 27,000m of vertical gain that riders would face. The next 6 […]

Filed Under: Reports Tagged With: Bike, Ironbike, Italy, MarathonMTB, Mavic, mtbstagerace, Orbea, rotor, Stage Race

September 14, 2018 By Mike Blewitt Leave a Comment

Who can win the 2018 XCM World Championship?

3Epic XCM World Championships mountain bike marathonmtb

The 2018 UCI Cross-Country Marathon Mountain Bike Championship is upon us. And if you haven’t heard already – the start lists are intense. While we’ve already given our thoughts on the course, the question of who can win on it isn’t so simple. Firstly, you should go and read the entry lists on the UCI […]

Filed Under: Features Tagged With: 3epic, alban lakata, Italy, MarathonMTB, mountain bike, UCI, World Championship, XCM

September 14, 2018 By Mike Blewitt Leave a Comment

2018 XCM World Championship course preview

Related Event: 3Epic
3Epic XCM World Championships MarathonMTB

After the flat out marathon course in Singen for the 2017 UCI Cross-Country Marathon (XCM) World Championship, the course for the 2018 event is a completely different beast. The 3Epic race which hosts the Championship is a hilly course with sustained climbs and descents, taking in fast gravel roads, steep climbs, forest trails, a long […]

Filed Under: Features Tagged With: 3epic, Auronzo di Cadore, Bike, Dolomites, Italy, mountain bike, World Championship, XCM

July 14, 2018 By Scott Cornish Leave a Comment

Preparing to take on Ironbike

Ironbike MarathonMTB Scott Cornish

Ironbike is one of the longest running and probably the most renowned mountain bike stage race in the calendar, for simply being the toughest. This year Ironbike celebrates 25 years of pitting man against mountain and despite its reputation for leaving riders broken, this race sells out every year with a significant waiting list. Held […]

Filed Under: Features Tagged With: Ironbike, Italy, MarathonMTB, mtbstagerace, stagerace, winter training

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