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October 24, 2022 By Mike Blewitt Leave a Comment

Sammie Maxwell and Ben Oliver win 2022 Whaka 100

Whaka 100 podium

On October 23, New Zealand’s best mountain bikers and many from around the Oceania region gathered in Rotorua for the Whaka 100. The mountain bike event has quickly become known for being tough, but also very rewarding thanks to the event organisation and high quality trails. In 2022, the main event would also host New […]

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October 22, 2022 By Mike Blewitt Leave a Comment

Maxwell and Cooper snare NZ Eliminator titles at Whaka 100

The Whaka 100 is one of the most prestigious events in the Oceania region. While the marathon commands respect from anyone who has put a number on the bars, it also needs a way to sort the starting order. For 2022 the event moved from the traditional time trial to an Eliminator event. And then […]

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October 18, 2022 By Mike Blewitt Leave a Comment

Whaka 100 to fire up Rotorua

The 2022 Isuzu Utes Whaka 100 takes place this weekend in Rotorua, New Zealand. And for the first time in years, New Zealand mountain bikers will also have a Marathon MTB National Championship to contest, with the elite ranks duking it out for the coveted National Champion titles in the 107km Whaka 100. But for […]

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June 24, 2021 By Mike Blewitt 1 Comment

The Prospector MTB Stage Race opens entries for 2022

New Zealand has never been short on places for challenging events, and the South Island has often delivered the combination of epic scenery with terrain and conditions to test athletes. Earlier in 2021, the Central Otago region played host to the first edition of The Prospector MTB Stage Race – and it’s on again for […]

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March 23, 2021 By Mike Blewitt Leave a Comment

Oliver and Burnett crowned Prospector champions

New Zealand has the terrain to host a variety of mountain bike races, and while The Pioneer is gone (for now?) The Prospector popped up in 2021 as a 3-day mountain bike stage race in the Central Otago region of New Zealand’s South Island. With a prologue on Friday followed by two stages, the race […]

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December 7, 2019 By Mike Blewitt Leave a Comment

The Pioneer 2019 – Stage Five

For the 2019 edition of The Pioneer, Sam Fox has teamed up with Sebastian Jayne to race as the MarathonMTB.com Team. Sam will be reporting each day. He’s also the youngest rider in the race at just 19 years of age. And then it arrived. The final day of The Pioneer. After two shortened stages due to adverse […]

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December 5, 2019 By MarathonMTB Leave a Comment

The Pioneer 2019 – Stage Four

For the 2019 edition of The Pioneer, Sam Fox has teamed up with Sebastian Jayne to race as the MarathonMTB.com Team. Sam will be reporting each day. He’s also the youngest rider in the race at just 19 years of age. Today we had another shortened stage like yesterday, to the relief of many riders. After arriving […]

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December 4, 2019 By MarathonMTB Leave a Comment

The Pioneer 2019 – Stage Three

For the 2019 edition of The Pioneer, Sam Fox has teamed up with Sebastian Jayne to race as the MarathonMTB.com Team. Sam will be reporting each day. He’s also the youngest rider in the race at just 19 years of age. After evading the rain on the previous stage we were hopeful to do the same again. […]

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December 3, 2019 By MarathonMTB Leave a Comment

The Pioneer 2019 – Stage Two

For the 2019 edition of The Pioneer, Sam Fox has teamed up with Sebastian Jayne to race as the MarathonMTB.com Team. Sam will be reporting each day. He’s also the youngest rider in the race at just 19 years of age. Stage Two of The Pioneer was the queen stage, covering 112KM and 2500m of climbing, it […]

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December 2, 2019 By MarathonMTB Leave a Comment

The Pioneer 2019 – Stage One

For the 2019 edition of The Pioneer, Sam Fox has teamed up with Sebastian Jayne to race as the MarathonMTB.com Team. Sam will be reporting each day. He’s also the youngest rider in the race at just 19 years of age. Today was another early morning, 5:30AM for a 7:30AM start. With a very refreshing […]

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