On the last weekend of February, Peta Mullens pulled on her new Focus-Attaquer MTB kit and raced on the dirt for the first time in months, aboard her new Focus O1E. Although Mullens has a number of mountain bike national titles to her name, her summer had consisted of road racing until she lined up […]
Rush and Fluker on the box at Motatapu
Over 3,500 competitors were treated to a perfect Queenstown Lakes District day for the 13th hosting of the Macpac Motatapu, New Zealand’ s iconic one day multi-sport race with walkers, runners, triathletes and mountain bikers competing in a variety of races from the 15km Miners Trail, to the 51km Ultra-Run. In the feature SKODA Mountain […]
A new course for the Bendigo Golden Triangle Epic
Related Event: Golden Triangle Epic
The 2017 Bendigo Golden Triangle Epic is just around the corner, and those riders gearing up for the weekend’s festivities can expect an exciting new course for the 12th edition of the popular mountain bike event. Following on from the record-breaking success of last year’s race that saw over 550 competitors descend on the Central […]
Alternative Facts at the Willo Enduro
Related Event: James Williamson Enduro Challenge
One of the most important breakthroughs in knowledge in the past few years has been the ascension of the alternative fact. The alternative fact basically means something that you deem to be true because a) it’s more convenient to your preconceived opinion than the actual truth or b) because you couldn’t actually be bothered to […]
MTB Alpine Cup arrives for 2017
Marathon mountain biking isn’t the sport you can always participate in a lot. The volume of training we must do to complete a race in an enjoyable state, and the travel, and recovery for an event takes a toll. But with so many great events on the calendar, it can be hard to pick and choose. […]
Lüthi and Morath to race Cape Epic together
Related Event: ABSA Cape Epic
After a thorough search, three-time Absa Cape Epic winner, Ariane Lüthi, has announced her new teammate to join her on Team Spur for the 2017 edition of the world’s most prestigious mountain bike stage race. Germany’s Adelheid Morath will support Lüthi’s attempt to become the only female rider to win four titles. Morath replaces Denmark’s […]
Berge en Dale adds mountain bike component
For the first time, two mountain bike routes have been added to the Berge en Dale cycling race on February 4 and 5 as organisers ASG Events seek to broaden the appeal of the event. Routes covering distances of 40km and 15km have been set up for the Sunday, following the feature 102km road classic […]
Norco Revolver MarathonMTB team bike builds
In 2016 our team switched from Bianchi Methanol bikes to Norco Revolver models. This wasn’t a decision made quickly or easily, and spawned from a quick bike test on one of the Revolver models before they were released in early August 2015. As an amateur sporting team, our bikes are purchased. Sometimes up-front, other times […]
Snow Bike Festival first UCI event on snow
Each year the UCI denotes which races will attract ranking points, and the guaranteed prize money that goes along with it. Races like the Swiss Epic and Cape Epic have earnt their ‘SHC’ (hors categorie stage race) ranking, and other stage races can be S1 or S2, depending on their difficulty. In 2017, the Snow […]
Jones wins Relentless 24hr in tight battle
This race report has been provided by Michael McCutcheon. The Relentless 24hr took place in Fort William at the foot of Ben Nevis which is the highest mountain in the UK, right at the base of the Nevis Range ski area, which is a spectacular setting for a mountain bike race. Run and hosted by No […]