Full disclosure – this article could have been written months ago, focusing on important details like how to set your bike up for The Pioneer. And of course I could recap what to carry at The Pioneer, or even what you should be taking with you to the event start in Queenstown. But I have […]
Transalp announces 2020 route
The Transalp mountain bike stage race is on again from 5th-11th of July 2020, with a new route from Nauders in Austria to Riva del Garda in Italy. The 23rd edition of the MAXXIS BIKE Transalp shows that the spirit of discovery is not yet exhausted. The 2020 course runs on less frequented and rugged […]
Cory Wallace raises money for Nepal mountain bikers
If you know who Cory Wallace is, you know how passionate he is about riding and racing in the high mountains – and Nepal is at the heart of that. Cory has been at the centre of setting up and organising funding for the training centre for Nepali cyclists, and has organised a major training […]
All about the Madeira Bike Race
Be honest, do you even know where Madeira is? The Portuguese island located in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean has been carving its way to become one of the best mountain bike destinations in the planet, noted for the freeride scene and of course hosting rounds of the Enduro World Series. The small island […]
7 bike events not to miss in 2020
2019 is drawing to a close, and while there are some big events still to play out, like the 2019 edition of The Pioneer, most riders firmly have their focus on 2020. To that end, we have been updating our calendar, and as events confirm their dates for 2020 you can be sure we’ll keep […]
Ramses Bekkenk heads back to The Munga
Ramses Bekkenk will enter into adventure in South Africa by riding ‘The Munga’ again. The race with mainly headwinds over 1070 kilometres from Bloemfontein to Wellington has to be ridden within five days. All participants racing have to decide how often and how how long they stop at one of the five race villages along […]
Big wigs to contest Whaka100
The 13th edition of Emerson’s Whaka100 Mountain Bike Marathon presented by CamelBak is taking place this weekend in Rotorua, New Zealand. With over 1400 people signed up for the race across all distances, it is shaping up to be the biggest one yet! The packed schedule of events serves up something for everyone, including the Rotorua Isuzu […]
Wrapping up the 2019 Cape to Cape
Cape to Cape, Port to Port and Reef to Reef are some of the best promoted mountain bike races in Australia at the moment. But does that mean they are the best? That is something worth thinking about, as it really depends what you define as best. This has been my fifth visit to Western […]
Middle Earth mind games at Cape to Cape
In 2019, the stage plans for Cape to Cape had a bit of a shuffle. While the past two years have seen the final day start and finish at Colonial Brewery, this year that stage is stage 3 (today) and tomorrow we will finish on Margaret River’s finest singletrack. This stage is all about Middle […]
Going long at Cape to Cape
At 72km, the second stage of the 2019 Cape to Cape would be one of the longest stages ever at the 4-day mountain bike race in Western Australia. Starting and finishing at Leeuwin Estate winery, the course would be less hilly than stage one, and likely to be super fast. But you may not have […]