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July 8, 2020 By Mike Blewitt Leave a Comment

Why it’s time to enter the next bike race.

The last bike race I did was the Arabian Epic Series Jordan Stage Race. I flew in and flew out, nursing a few niggles from a silly crash before leaving, which made it all a little uncomfortable on long haul flights! It was probably in the following weeks that I truly realised what an amazing […]

Filed Under: Diaries Tagged With: Bike, biking, covid 19, MarathonMTB, mountain bike stage race, mountain biking, MTB, Travel

March 13, 2020 By Imogen Smith Leave a Comment

Cape Epic 2020 – we need more than luck

Imogen Smith Cape Town Cape Epic

Everyone wishing me well for the Cape Epic has reminded me to be safe, and wished me luck. It’s no accident that these two things come up time and again in conversations about the great untamed African race. In 2018, my team-mate Briony managed to get food poisoning, have all her money stolen by an […]

Filed Under: Diaries Tagged With: cape epic, coronavirus, COVID-19, Marathon Racing, mountain bike stage race, Stage Racing

August 23, 2019 By Imogen Smith Leave a Comment

Swiss Epic 2019 Stage 3

Every race has one, and today was the Swiss Epic’s Queen Stage. The most demanding, most emotional, hardest stage of the race. Today took in 80km and 2,200m of climbing, and while on paper this may look easier than other stages (think stage 1, with 3,000m climbing), the technicality of today’s trails, and the repeated, […]

Filed Under: Diaries Tagged With: epic series, marathon mountain bike, MarathonMTB, mountain bike stage race, Stage Racing, Swiss Epic, Switzerland, XCM

February 7, 2017 By Justin Morris Leave a Comment

The Pioneer stage 3 report- Weather BOMB!

Related Event: The PioneerThe Pioneer - 3 Day Traverse

After a scorching day 2 with many riders experiencing sunburn and heat exhaustion, in typical New Zealand style the weather for day 3 took a severe turn for the worse. With wind chill temperatures of well below zero and gale force winds expected on the planned route the organisers took the very smart decision to […]

Filed Under: Reports Tagged With: mountain bike stage race, New Zealand, Pairs racing, Subaru-MarathonMTB.com, the pioneer

January 27, 2016 By Ben Thomas Leave a Comment

Costa Blanca Bike Race 2016 Preview

This week the European season begins at Costa Blanca Bike Race, its the first UCI stage race of the season and therefore has attracted a strong calibre of entries. Many riders are hunting for UCI points to qualify for the Olympics before the May deadline. The event is a pair’s event which always makes things […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: costa blanca bike race, mountain bike stage race, mountain biking, MTB, Spain, Stage Race, UCI, uci xc

January 18, 2016 By Mike Blewitt Leave a Comment

The best value mountain bike stage races

Mountain bike racing and riding can take you around the globe. I have used mountain biking as an excuse to travel for about 10 years, thanks to a highly infectious travel bug bite after a long around the world adventure when I was 6. And sure, while I’m away from home I long for my […]

Filed Under: Features Tagged With: Breck Epic, cape epic, MarathonMTB, Mongolia Bike Challenge, mountain bike stage race, Sauser, Stage Race, stage races, Swiss Epic, the pioneer, value

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