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September 20, 2024 By Ben Thomas Leave a Comment

Newcastleton Trails Shine at the UK National Marathon Championships

The coveted stripey jersey, the symbol of a national champion, awarded only to the one who gives it their all and emerges as the best in the country. I’ve raced for that title, that jersey, and that honour many times. As an under-23 rider, I came close with a silver medal, and as a senior […]

Filed Under: Reports Tagged With: mountain bike, MTB, national championship, Scotland, UCI, UK

August 2, 2017 By Ben Thomas 5 Comments

Emotions of a National Marathon Champs Weekend

Related Event: Manx 100

Over the past 2 years it’s been a privilege to have worn the National Champion’s stripes at the front of some of the biggest marathon races in the world. I remember the first international race I went to in the jersey, I was parked up at the hotel pulling the bike out of the Vauxhall […]

Filed Under: Diaries Tagged With: isle of man, manx 100, marathon, MarathonMTB, national championship, XCM

April 29, 2017 By Mike Blewitt Leave a Comment

Day 1 at the Australian National XCM Championships

Related Event: Australian XCM Championships - UCI XCM Series
Townsville XCM MarathonMTB mountain bike mike blewitt

Since 2015, the Australian National Cross-Country Marathon (XCM) Championships have been split across two days. This allows less traffic on the course as a short, lap-based event has been used to contest the titles since 2011, as opposed to a traditional point-to-point or big loop marathon. And the 2017 edition in Townsville, Queensland, is no […]

Filed Under: Reports Tagged With: Marathon mtb, MarathonMTB, mountain bike, national championship, Queensland, townsville, XCM

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