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August 22, 2023 By Mike Blewitt Leave a Comment

Alpine Bike #1 route in Switzerland – the preparation

I’m sitting on a train, travelling backwards on the way to Zurich. Every now and then I take a cursory glance at my bike bag near the train’s entry. My final destination today is Scuol, right in the east of Switzerland in the canton of Graubuenden. But this is far from my final destination on […]

Filed Under: Diaries Tagged With: Alpine Bike, Bikepacking, biking, flashpacking, MarathonMTB, mountain bike, MTB, Switzerland

July 3, 2023 By Mike Blewitt Leave a Comment

Bike Check: Imogen Smith’s Factor Lando XC

For 2023, our team riders made the move to the recently released Factor Lando XC full-suspension frames. The bikes were released in 2022, one of two mountain bikes that Factor have designed and built. Given their place in the high end road, gravel and triathlon markets, it is no surprise that both the Factor Lando […]

Filed Under: Tech Tagged With: Bike, EIE carbon, factor bikes, factor lando, factor lando xc, MarathonMTB, Maxxis tyres, mountain bike, MTB, Shimano XTR, Stage Race, XCM

June 26, 2023 By Mike Blewitt Leave a Comment

6 reasons to ride The Redback this August

Mountain bike stage races and Alice Springs go together like red wine and cheese. The city in the centre of Australia has hosted mountain bike stage races for two decades, with riders visiting from the edges of the continent to ride the sweet singletrack in the red centre. In 2023 The Redback runs from 18-21 […]

Filed Under: Features Tagged With: Alice Springs, Bike, MarathonMTB, mountain bike, MTB, the redback

June 2, 2023 By Imogen Smith Leave a Comment

Goosebumps and Gravel – The Sunday Creek Classic

On Wednesday I picked up my first ever gravel bike, a sweet little Trek Checkpoint SL 5. On Thursday I rode it up and down Mt Coot-tha. It seemed fine. So on Saturday I raced it for the first time, driving it up to the cute town of Kenilworth for The Sunday Creek Classic. The […]

Filed Under: Reports Tagged With: Gravel, Imogen Smith, MarathonMTB, mountain bike, MTB, sunday creek classic

May 21, 2023 By Mike Blewitt Leave a Comment

9 things I learnt from an overnight bikepacking trip

This weekend I packed up my bike and a few key things and joined a mate for a bikepacking meet up, called the Jimna Escape. The concept is simple – everyone meets at Jimna Base Camp, which is a school in a timber town that has passed it’s use by date. So now the school […]

Filed Under: Features Tagged With: Bike, Bikepacking, biking, Jimna escape, MarathonMTB, mountain bike, MTB, XCM

May 14, 2023 By Mike Blewitt Leave a Comment

Catching up with the Convict 100

Convict 100

On May 6th, Max Adventure hosted another successful edition of the Convict 100, with the premier 100km distances being won by National XCM Champion Em Viotto and Joel Green. With 2022 being a wash out (what wasn’t?) the event had a bumper field of riders ready to tackle the 44km, 68km and 100km routes. There […]

Filed Under: Reports Tagged With: Bike, biking, Convict 100, MarathonMTB, mountain bike, MTB, mtb marathon, XCM

May 11, 2023 By Mike Blewitt Leave a Comment

A closer look at the Pinarello Dogma XC bike of Pidcock and Ferrand-Prevot

INEOS Grenadiers riders Pauline Ferrand-Prévot and Tom Pidcock have just had their new Pinarello Dogma XC bike revealed. It’s a full-suspension XC bike that will be tested between the tape at the opening round of the UCI Cross-country World Cup in Nové Město, Czech Republic, on 11th – 14th May.  Pinarello have a renewed focus […]

Filed Under: Tech Tagged With: Bike, MarathonMTB, mountain bike, MTB, pauline ferrand prevot, pinarello, pinarello dogma XC, Tom Pidcock, UCI

April 12, 2023 By Mike Blewitt Leave a Comment

Malevil Cup returns for 2023

The Malevil Cup is one of the most traditional and prestigious mountain bike marathons in the Czech Republic. In recent years, the bike marathon in northern Bohemia has hosted the European marathonchampionships, the national championships and the prestigious UCI MTB marathon series. In 2023 the Malevil Cup has a UCI C1 classification, which should attract […]

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March 8, 2023 By MarathonMTB Leave a Comment

2023 Appennenica MTB course revealed

With the start date already set for Monday September 4, The 2023 Appennenica MTB stage race had the route revealed in February. It will be a challening 6 days, tacling 400km and about 14000m of climbing. This event has earnt a name for itself by having a demanding but beautiful route, and one where the […]

Filed Under: Features Tagged With: appenninica, appenninica MTB, biking, emilia romagna, Italy, MarathonMTB, mountain bike, MTB, Stage Race

March 6, 2023 By Mike Blewitt Leave a Comment

Discover Serbia at the Wild Bear MTB Stage Race

Mountain biking is one of the best ways to see the world, and if you love travel and adventure, then get ready to ride through the stunning landscapes of Tara National Park and explore the hidden corners of Serbia at the Wild Bear MTB Stage Race. This event will take you to pristine natural wonders […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Bike, MarathonMTB, mountain bike, MTB, Serbia, Stage Race, Tara National Park, Wild Bear, Wild Bear MTB Stage Race

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