Since I posted part 1, where I looked at how marketing messages might affect women’s choices about racing, there have been a lot of responses and discussion covering exactly what I was planning to write in part 2. Still, a promise is a promise! First I want to explore some of the issues and then, because […]
Hofer wins the battle, Ragnoli wins the Four Peaks war
The Bike Four Peaks has finished brilliantly for the Scott team, with Franz Hofer (ITA) claiming victory on the final stage. The Team Scott racer mastered the 71.15km and 2,122 metres of climbing from Nassfeld/Troepolach to Weissensee in 2:57.22,1 hours with Texpa-Simplon athletes Christian Schneidawind (GER, +4,5s), Wolfgang Mayer (GER, +4,7s) and Matthias Leisling (GER, +5,4s) to second, […]
Friberg wins stage 2 of Four Peaks
Related Event: Protective Bike 4 Peaks
Calle Friberg (SWE, Scott Skoda) has clinched the second stage of the 2015 Protective BIKE Four Peaks, which led via 91.05km and 1,969m from Bad Klein Kirchheim to Hermagor, in a photo finish. The Swedish racer crossed the finish line after 3:12.38,2 hours and only a blink of the eye ahead of defending champion Christoph […]
Summer Rides – Over 10 000ft with the Competitive Cyclist MTB Team
Living in a mild climate, the first big ride of summer is lost on me. It would probably be associated with sunburn, blown out dusty trails or dehydration. But having just visited Ogden, in Utah, I went for a sunday ride with two of the Competitive Cyclist Mountain Bike Team pro riders, and what would […]
Why don’t more women race?
Are there mixed messages in mountain biking? After a couple of years doing media work in mountain bike racing, it’s a question I get asked every now and then by event promoters desperate to grow women’s participation in their competitions. After all, so many women of all ages are taking up the sport – why […]
Peter Hermann wins Rocky Mountain BIKE Marathon in Willingen
The first event of the Willingen festival has been won by Peter Hermann of Germany. The racer of Team Firebike Drössiger mastered the long distance (121.52 km, 3,544 m) in 4:46.45,3 hours. Last year’s third ranked athlete relegated Team Bulls riders Tim Boehme (GER, 4:51.24,3) and Karl Platt (GER, 4:56.32,3) to second and third rank, respectively. The trio had put […]
Reviewed: Nextie 29er Carbon Wheels
“Strong, Light, Cheap. Pick any two.” Keith Bontrager was onto something when he first coined his famous phrase, because those words are just as relevant now as they were 20 years ago. Sure, mountain bikes have progressed enormously over that time. Today’s modern race bike is lighter, faster and more capable than ever before. If […]
Austrians fill the podium at Alpentour Trophy
Related Event: Alpentour Trophy
Stage 3, Ramsau Dachstein // 69 km, 2800m Start and finish in Schladming the king stage of the Alpentour Trophy was today, with 2800m of elevation and 69km. The highlight was the climb onto the Türlwand Hut on 1690m with glorious views of the Dachstein mountain and the ride across the deck of the garden restaurant, […]
Berg and Bush celebrate a decade of dirt
Our sport is sometimes as old as it is young, most noticeable when an event celebrates 10 years. Quite an achievement, but not a very long time in terms of “sporting monuments.” The Berg and Bush marks a “decade of dirt” with major celebrations and extensive route changes planned for the 10th edition of the […]
How to prepare for the Crocodile Trophy
Related Event: Crocodile Trophy
When I raced my first marathon in Europe (Kitzalpbike, 2007), at the start of a long working holiday, I was soon asked if I had raced the Crocodile Trophy. Even though this was less than ten years ago, at the time there was no appeal for me. Long, hot days on corrugated terrain – I’d seen the […]