“Lights, camera, action” – Its GO time for mtb racing in 2021. The Trans-Sylvania Epic is a classic US stage race that has featured some of the finest East Coast trails for more than a decade. But the trails themselves weren’t the only rocky element of the 5 day event. After several years of successful […]
Cory Wallace: Attacking the Yak Attack
All Yak Attack photos by Rupert Fowler By far the Yak Attack was the most scenic race I’ve been to, as we rode through the heart of the largest mountains on earth and into the hidden world of an old Buddhist kingdom. A region rarely visited with stunning mountain peaks, true mountain people and a mystical […]
Cory Wallace: escaping to the Hero MTB Himalaya bike race
Cory Wallace has built a career on moving from one epic race to the next. The Kona Endurance Team rider has been on the move the last few months, from the Mongolia Bike Challenge, to the Tour of the Dragon, Tour De Timor and then the Hero MTB Himalaya… and he’s not done yet. Returning […]
Wallace and Emmett take 10th BC Bike Race
BC Bike Race 2016 Day 7 Presented by Harbor Air Whistler 26km / 16 miles 1070m / 3510ft Average Time: 2:38hr After seven days of rain, rocks, roots, tears, and cheers all fueled by coastal singletrack, racers have finished the final stage of the BC Bike Race at Rainbow Park in Whistler. Whether you’re trying […]
The 2015 WEMBO 24hr Champs – according to Cory Wallace
Photos: Patrick Means The first 17 hours of the WEMBO World Solo 24 hour Championships in Weaverville California went great with 6 time World Champion Jason English and I cruising together with over a 30 minute lead on Josh Tostado in 3rd. The course was sweet with a 5 km fireroad climb followed with a […]
Racing the Leadville 100 – a Canadian perspective
The Leadville 100 is historically the biggest marathon race in North America with past winners such as Alban Lakata, Todd Wells, Dave Wiens and drug cheats Lance Armstrong and Levi Leipheimer. The race starts in the the old mining town of Leadville Colorado up at 10 200 feet and heads 50 miles out to the […]
Rincon de la Vieja – through the eyes of Cory Wallace
Related Event: Rincon de La Vieja Challenge 100MTB
The Rincon de la Vieja is an adventurous 100 mile mountain bike race circumnavigating an active Volcano in Northern Costa Rica. The land surrounding the race is a tourist haven filled with hot springs, waterfalls, zip lines, tubing, horseback riding and other types of adventure ecotourism. We were there to race though, so after a […]
Cory Wallace – Future Crocodile Trophy King?
Many of you will be familiar with Cory Wallace – the Canadian woodsman who fells trees in the Yukon in winter, and races his bikes in the summer. The Kona factory rider has been on the up for a long time, increasing the calibre of his wins from year to year. In 2014 alone, Wallace […]
Bike Buller Festival back for 2014
Entries are now open for the adrenaline pumping Bike Buller MTB Festival presented by Kona, at Mt Buller Victoria over the March long weekend, 8-10 March 2014. This is the start of a busy three months for Marathon and Stage Racers in Australia, with a heavy schedule that runs until late May and crosses almost […]