All Yak Attack photos by Rupert Fowler By far the Yak Attack was the most scenic race I’ve been to, as we rode through the heart of the largest mountains on earth and into the hidden world of an old Buddhist kingdom. A region rarely visited with stunning mountain peaks, true mountain people and a mystical […]
Justin Morris to race the 2017 Mongolia Bike Challenge
After a tough start to the year with a broken pelvis and 5 broken ribs, Subaru-MarathonMTB.com racer Justin Morris set his sights on the Simpson Desert Bike Challenge – winning the classic stage race across the desert while helping the event raise money for the Royal Flying Doctor Service. Now, Morris has set his sights on his […]
Sauser set to pin a number on at the Cape Epic
Related Event: ABSA Cape Epic
On the back of news that both Cadel Evans and George Hincapie will be racing the 2017 Cape Epic, we’ve now heard that Cape Epic legend Christoph Sauser will be back at the race in 2017 – despite retiring in 2015. What’s more, Sauser will be racing with Jaroslav Kulhavy, and they’re not coming to […]
Snowies MTB Festival – a high fun factor in the alps
Related Event: Snowies MTB Festival
It doesn’t seem like that long ago we were racing the Snowies MTB Festival in New South Wales’ Snowy Mountains. Planned to be an annual event, organisers thought it would be ideal to run the three day, five stage race in conjunction with the ITU Cross Triathlon World Champs, which meant that the Snowies this […]
Max Knox moves to Rocky Mountain Bicycles
South Africa’s leading marathon mountain bike racer, Max Knox, will race on Rocky Mountain bikes in 2017. The 29-year-old Knox won both the South African marathon championship and the Ashburton Investment National Marathon Series in 2016 and has set his sights on an expanded racing programme in 2017. Rocky Mountain is a Canadian-based international bicycle […]
Bell and Glover wrap up the TrailSeeker series
Nico Bell and Monica Glover closed out the final round of the 2016 Nissan TrailSeeker Gauteng Mountain Bike Series with victories in the 68km men and women’s marathon distances at Cullinan, near Pretoria at the weekend. Much-needed rain in the drought-stricken province in the lead-up to the race left the riders to contend with muddy […]
Cape Epic respond to Hincapie backlash
Related Event: ABSA Cape Epic
Earlier this week the Absa Cape Epic announced that two ex-professional road cyclists would be participating in the 2017 event. Tour de France winner Cadel Evans would be teaming up with George Hincapie, riding for BMC in the Masters category. On the face of it, this is another happy story about ex-professionals passing their media […]
Evans and Hincapie to race ASBA Cape Epic
Related Event: ABSA Cape Epic
The BMC Absa Racing Team has been considerably boosted by the news that two Tour de France legends, Cadel Evans and George Hincapie, will be riding for them in the 2017 Absa Cape Epic. Evans (40), from Australia, is the 2011 Tour de France winner while America’s Hincapie (43) is a 17-time Tour de France […]
Kachelhoffer and Seyffert finish partnership with a win
Hanco Kachelhoffer and Pieter Seyffert ended a three-year partnership on a high note when they won the Sanlam MTB Invitational two-stage mountain bike race at Rhebokskloof near Paarl on Sunday 20th November. The ASG duo won the 60km opening stage on Saturday to take a comfortable lead of just under six minutes into the second […]
2017 Perskindol Swiss Epic entries are open!
Related Event: Perskindol Swiss Epic
The Perskindol Swiss Epic is a six-day mountain bike stage race with no true equal. The 4th edition is taking place from 11 to 16 September 2017. Once again, the course will cover beautiful singletrack in the heart of the Valais, offering a mountain biking, competitive and travel experience unlike any other bike race. Next year’s edition […]