Why is it that we only crash when things are great? All those awful, cold, wet grovels where you’d pay good money for a legitimate Out, nothing. Nothing goes wrong. Except maybe a flat tyre, but that’s fixable. Now when you’re ripping through trails, performing well, loving it – that’s when life deals you a […]
How to set your bike up for The Pioneer
The Pioneer is just days away, and all in a rush it was time to actually make the changes to the bikes Imogen Smith and I are taking to The Pioneer for 2018. We’ve both done a number of mountain bike stage races, but this is the most ‘trail’ we have set up our race […]
European XCM Championships hosted by Malevil Cup in 2022
The European Championship will return to the Czech Republic in 2022. The European Marathon MTB Champions will be selected on the trails of the Malevil Cup in Lusatian Mountains, 10 years after the last time. The Commission of European Cycling Union entrusted the Malevil Cup organisers to host the European Championship in MTB Marathon (XCM) […]
Hellfire Cup Sprint Stage Race Wraps up in Tasmania
Related Event: Hellfire Cup
The final two days of the Hellfire Cup have wrapped up on the stunning Tasman Peninsula outside Hobart, Tasmania. Friday evening brought with it a rather catastrophic forecast with sever weather warnings given to the race area of catastrophic winds of over 110km/h. Subsequently the race organisers ‘Storm Bay Productions’ headed by Tasmanian MTB personality […]
Action underway at Tasmania’s premier stage race.
Related Event: Hellfire Cup
The Hellfire Cup now in it’s 5th year has quickly become a staple in the Australian MTB stage race calendar. Always attracting a high quality field of racers from across the country. The race is located an easy 45minute drive from the island’s growing major city Hobart meaning logistics and access is very straightforward. The […]
We test the Camelbak Octane 10 backpack
There is a lot to be said for having the right equipment. The trouble is, what is right for one event or purpose, isn’t always right for another. The Camelbak Chase Bike Vest has been really popular not just amongst our team of riders, but globally as well. The Chase Bike Vest is stable, can carry […]
Huber and White take Crocodile Trophy
Related Event: Crocodile Trophy
Urs Huber crossed the line as overall victor for the 5th time of the Crocodile Trophy in Port Douglas over the weekend in one of the closest ever margins in the race’s 24 year history. Australia’s Sarah White took the Women’s title the 2nd ever overall Croc victory for the ultra endurance athlete from Cairns. […]
Always finish the stage race – Cape to Cape lessons.
Related Event: Cape to Cape MTB
If I’m honest, when I woke up this morning I really didn’t feel like racing the 4th and final stage of the 2018 Cape to Cape. This sounds a bit rubbish but there are a few excuses (I can’t call them reasons). It was raining again, I was tired, the ride to the start (this […]
Margaret River mystery tours at Cape to Cape
Related Event: Cape to Cape MTB
They always say that some races leave the best for last. I’m not sure that’s the case for Cape to Cape, and I think plenty of people would agree that they leave the best bits for Stage 3. This might sound controversial, but I think the trails in The Pines, and the new trails we […]
The Breck Epic goes UCI in 2019
Related Event: Breck Epic
If you have been trawling the 2019 UCI calendar you would have spotted it, but the pre-eminent mountain bike stage race in the USA, The Breck Epic, is now a UCI sanctioned S1 race for 2019, and will move to HCS status in 2020. “We want the fastest men and women on the planet here […]