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Transalp Stage 2: 56.17km with 2126m climbing Today’s transalp stage once again treated riders to perfect racing weather, with beautiful sunshine and mild temperatures greeting sleepy riders in the tiny border town of Nauders, sandwiched between Austria, Italy and Switzerland. A compact stage, there was still plenty of ascent waiting in the form of two […]
Previous years Euro races have been reduced to ‘not being lapped’ so this year I was eager to try a little something different. At least until my quads get a little bigger. So this year I’m targeting smaller races like this weekend’s Cat 2 at Pec Pod Snezkou in the Czech Republic. After the World Championships […]
BC Bike Race 2016 Day 7 Presented by Harbor Air Whistler 26km / 16 miles 1070m / 3510ft Average Time: 2:38hr After seven days of rain, rocks, roots, tears, and cheers all fueled by coastal singletrack, racers have finished the final stage of the BC Bike Race at Rainbow Park in Whistler. Whether you’re trying […]
If you think of a marathon stage race, chances are you’ll come up with imagery from one of the oldest and greatest of them all – Transalp. This year, Transalp celebrates its 19th anniversary of crossing the alps from north to south. Having recently changed from eight days to seven, Transalp has also seen dramatic […]
BC Bike Race 2016 day 5 North Vancouver 15km/ 9.5 miles 847m/ 2778 Average Time: 1:55 Day Five of the BC Bike Race, presented by hometown bike company Rocky Mountain Bikes, may have been short in distance but turn for turn it was packed full of the most fun technical riding of the week. […]
BC Bike Race Day 4: Sechelt to Langdale 52km / 32 miles 1,508m / 4947ft 1,522m / 4994ft descending Average Time: 4:56hr Tides often turn for racers on Day 4 of the BC Bike Race as the arc of days dip to the finish and the trails begin to find a greater downhill trajectory. […]
Day 3: Presented by Ryders Eyewear 58km / 36 miles 5:03 Average Time 1599m / 5246 ft Climbing It was probably the constant swing of the morning weather and the day with the longest mileage of the race that induced the most anxiety for riders on Day Three of the BC Bike Race, presented by […]
Day 2 Powell River Presented by lululemon athletica 52km/32 miles, average time: 3:44 1096m/3596 ft Climbing Cool breezes and overcast skies greeted the BCBR riding caravan as they awoke on the shores of the Georgia Strait in Powell River. This small isolated village on the Sunshine Coast has turned with the tides and […]
Day 1 Cumberland Presented by BC Ferries 45km/28 miles, average time: 4:12 1159m/3802 ft Climbing The BC Bike Race has officially begun it’s tenth anniversary edition with 600 riders from 36 countries completing a cool and rainy Stage One in the forests surrounding Cumberland, BC. Their journey through months or years of preparation was rewarded […]
The Engadin Bike Giro started today nin the glamourous town of St Moritz, in Graubuenden, Switzerland. As an area that has immense natural beauty, it is more often known for being a place for jet-setting skiers more than mountain bikers. But with a long alpine valley, lakes, and innumerable trails both in the forests and […]
