There are just six months to go until the second edition of the Appenninica MTB Parmigiano Reggiano Stage Race, and the countdown has started. From July 19th to 25th, 2020, the Emilian Apennines will welcome mountain bikers from all over the world for a seven-day MTB race. This is no gentle tour through Italy, hard work will […]
Sizing up the Absa Cape Epic 2020
The Cape Epic is coming, and I am going to be there. The world’s most televised mountain bike event. The untamed, the big one, the Tour de France of mountain biking. Call it what you will, I’ve seen the routes, seen the GoPro vision, seen the helicopters, and I am smart enough to know that […]
Beers and Stenerhag victorious at Attakwas
If we can say that the Attakwas Extreme puts a line in the sand for the 2020 endurance mountain bike season, then we can see that Matt Beers and Jennie Stenerhag have shown their cards and made their mark. The pair overcame formidable elite fields to win the Momentum Health Attakwas Extreme presented by Biogen. […]
Attakwas Extreme to open 2020 South African MTB season
The attention of the endurance mountain bike world turns to South Africa for the first three months of each year. It isn’t just the Cape Epic that brings in a big crowd, but it’s the top marathon events and shorter stage races as well. They make a group of racing where riders can test themselves […]
Can I take my XC bike to Maydena Bike Park?
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 […]