Brazilian Henrique Avancini and Czech Jiri Novak won the 8th edition of Brazil Ride, the biggest mountain bike stage race in the Americas, finishing 5min12 ahead of Italians Michele Casagrande and Fabian Rabensteiner. With this win, Novak has reached the highest place in the winners gallery on the open category, being the first cyclist to […]
Avancini and Novak regain lead at Brazil Ride
With a cross-country stage plan for day 6 of Brazil Ride, many bet there would be a reversal of the changes on general classification. Despite Italian Fabian Rabensteiner’s win, in 1h29min08, Henrique Avancini, fourth of the day, and Jiri Novak, second, snatched the yellow jersey from the Italians, since Michele Casgrande finished fifth, approximately two […]
Who can win the 2017 Cape to Cape
The 2017 Cape to Cape has been running like clockwork. About 1800 riders have descended into the red dirt, loam, sand and limestone trails of Margaret River, for the 4 stages of racing. Brendan Johnston is leading Open Men and Samara Sheppard is leading Open Women. But, there’s 50km still to go and nothing is […]
Another day, another winner at Brazil Ride
For the fifth time in 2017, a different team has won a stage in the eighth edition of Brasil Ride 2017, this time Italians Michele Casagrande and Fabian Rabensteiner decided the win in the final meters, with the two podium contenders crossing, together, the finish line in Arraial d’Ajuda, Porto Seguro. In third, Avancini and […]
Trek Selle San Marco make a move on Brazil Ride
The fourth stage of Brasil Ride, the Queen Stage, was a pool of emotions in the region of Guaratinga, in the South of Bahia. Just as in the previous days, the 100-kilometre stage had a new winning team, and a new duo to wear the yellow jersey – showing the high, balanced level of the […]
Avancini and Novak take control of Brazil Ride
The third stage of Brasil Ride resulted in a new leadership in the Open category, as during the eighth edition of the biggest mountain bike stage race in the Americas. Riding 74 kilometers among the mountains in Guaratinga, the stage saw winners Brazilian Henrique Avancini and Czech Jiri Novak defining their victory in the final […]
Ferreira and Silva on top at Brazil Ride
The second stage of Brasil Ride resulted in a new leadership in the Open category, during the eighth edition of the main mountain bike stage race in the Americas. More than four minutes ahead of the runner-ups in the 130-kilometre route between Arraial d’Ajuda and Guaratinga, Portuguese Tiago Ferreira and JosĂ© Silva are definitely podium […]
Becking and Fini take Brazil Ride lead!
In the first day of the competition of the 2017 Brazil Ride, three champions returned to the podium, with a mere 36-second interval. Two times champion Hans Becking (NED) and his partner Sebastian Fini (DEN) were the fastest, completing the 21-kilometre prologue in 49min42. Runner-ups were Henrique Avancini, winner in 2013, and Jiri Novak (CZE), […]
International stars prepare for 8th Brazil Ride
The eighth edition of the Brazil Ride (scheduled from 14 to 21 of October on Discovery Coast in South Bahia) will have a constellation of mountain bike stars for the most important marathon stage race in the Americas. Among the 500 participants who will be riding between Arraial d’Ajuda in Porto Seguro and Guaratinga there […]
Afxentia Stage Race dates are set for 2018
The dates of the Cyprus Sunshine Cup 2018 are fixed. The mountain bike race series in the sun of Cyprus starts on February 22 in Lefkara with the 22nd edition of the Afxentia Stage Race and ends on Saturday, March 3 by the race in Amathous/Agios Tychon. For amateur riders the event offers a slightly different […]