If you live in Australia you would have heard about the launch of Maydena Bike Park in early 2018. About 90 minutes north west of Hobart, Tasmania, the town of Maydena sits on the doorstep of the wild west of the island state. This is where the vast expanse of protected wilderness starts. This is […]
Andalucia Bike Race releases the 2020 route
The Andalucía Bike Race has announced its 2020 route for the race held from February 25 to March 1, beginning with a time trial with five marathon stages following. In 2020 the race has moved back to February and has a Hors Catégorie (SHC) classification from the UCI. The 2020 route will offer a variety […]
Everything you need to know about the Otway Odyssey
The Otway Odyssey is one of a handful of classic mountain bike marathon races left on the calendar. These events are challenging, use a course that isn’t based on repeated laps, and they create deserving winners year on year. Do well at one of these events and people take notice. The Otway Odyssey in Forrest, […]
Smith and Mattocks to 2020 Cape Epic
With just 95 days to go until the world’s most prominent mountain bike stage race, Australian mountain bike racers Imogen Smith and Briony Mattocks have confirmed they will team up for the women’s category at the 2020 Absa Cape Epic in South Africa. Imogen is a part-time writing and media professional and full-time academic. Imogen […]
The Pioneer 2019 – Stage Five
For the 2019 edition of The Pioneer, Sam Fox has teamed up with Sebastian Jayne to race as the MarathonMTB.com Team. Sam will be reporting each day. He’s also the youngest rider in the race at just 19 years of age. And then it arrived. The final day of The Pioneer. After two shortened stages due to adverse […]
What to expect at the Dragon Trail MTB stage race
In 2020 Australia gets an all-new mountain bike stage race, as the Dragon Trail hits the north-east of Tasmania running from March 26-28. This region is arguably becoming the biggest mountain bike hot spot in the country. Having hosted two Enduro World Series races, plus smaller enduro events, two XCM National Championships and countless weekend […]
The Pioneer 2019 – Stage Four
For the 2019 edition of The Pioneer, Sam Fox has teamed up with Sebastian Jayne to race as the MarathonMTB.com Team. Sam will be reporting each day. He’s also the youngest rider in the race at just 19 years of age. Today we had another shortened stage like yesterday, to the relief of many riders. After arriving […]
The Pioneer 2019 – Stage Three
For the 2019 edition of The Pioneer, Sam Fox has teamed up with Sebastian Jayne to race as the MarathonMTB.com Team. Sam will be reporting each day. He’s also the youngest rider in the race at just 19 years of age. After evading the rain on the previous stage we were hopeful to do the same again. […]
The Pioneer 2019 – Stage Two
For the 2019 edition of The Pioneer, Sam Fox has teamed up with Sebastian Jayne to race as the MarathonMTB.com Team. Sam will be reporting each day. He’s also the youngest rider in the race at just 19 years of age. Stage Two of The Pioneer was the queen stage, covering 112KM and 2500m of climbing, it […]
The Pioneer 2019 – Stage One
For the 2019 edition of The Pioneer, Sam Fox has teamed up with Sebastian Jayne to race as the MarathonMTB.com Team. Sam will be reporting each day. He’s also the youngest rider in the race at just 19 years of age. Today was another early morning, 5:30AM for a 7:30AM start. With a very refreshing […]