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Russian and Norwegians Scorch European Championships

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A Russian upset the Italian train and a certain Norwegian legend added another title to her already huge palmares. European Championships was a scorcher both in terms of speed and temperatures! Alexey Medvedev and Gunn Rita Dahle are the new European Champions putting themselves into history books, winning a jersey they can now proudly wear […]

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Alta Valtellina Bike Marathon returns

How do deep blue lakes, historic sites and the impressive panorama of huge mountains such as the Ortler-Cevedale sound? These things are almost as important as the actual mountain biking itself when the Alta Valtellina Bike Marathon is on the agenda. On Saturday, July 29, the route will take athletes to an altitude of 2,350 metres, on […]

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Dolomiti Superbike to reduce entries

The Dolomiti Superbike is a classic marathon mountain bike race. Taking place in a glorious setting, the route traces a loop through impressive passes and beautiful valleys of the Dolomites. It’s no wonder it is popular. It is also a prestigious race to win, having hosted the UCI XCM World Championships in 2008, and it […]

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Racing in the heart of the Alps – the Alta Valtellina Bike Marathon

At 86 km and with more than 3,000 metres of climbing, the Alta Valtellina Bike Marathon on July 26th sounds like a quality MTB adventure. Starting in Valdidentro, weaving through the Stelvio National Park around Bormio’s picturesque region with historical sites and azure blue lakes, the race is full of epic scenery. A shorter but still intense […]

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Aussies and Brits at the 2015 XCM World Championships

The Marathon MTB World Championships are this Saturday, 27 June, and MarathonMTB has been speaking to some of Australia and Great Britain’s representatives to hear what they think of the course, how their preparations are going, and what gear they’ll be using. To find out more about the course, check out our preview, and be […]

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The countdown to XCM Worlds in the Val Gardena

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In Europe, the snow is slowly melting on the high passes, and some of the big guns of international marathon racing have been able to flex their muscles on home soil. Summer is coming! While Australia has a strong marathon racing scene, America has an impressive array of 100 miler races, and South Africa has […]

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UCI MTB Marathon Series Tiliment Bike Italy

Ben Thomas manages and races for Mountain Trax – Vauxhall Motors Cycling Team, and is chasing qualification for the 2015 XCM World Championships. This weekend the second European UCI Marathon World Cup of 2015 took part in Spilimbergo, Italy. Part of the Tilement Bike Marathon the UCI race would cover 2600 metres of climbing over […]

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Val di Sole Marathon returns

This year, the Val di Sole Marathon will return to Male on 30th August. Boasting some of the best singletrack in the Dolomites, this third edition offers two courses: Classic course: 35 km – 1500m elevation gain (XCOPTP) Marathon course: 61 km – 2700m elevation gain (XCM)   New for 2015, the race has reduced registration […]

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