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December 1, 2019 By Mike Blewitt Leave a Comment

The Pioneer 2019 – the Prologue

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. Wow, what a start to The Pioneer 2019! I was a late call up […]

Filed Under: Reports Tagged With: biking, epic series, MarathonMTB, New Zealand, sam fox, Stage Race, the pioneer

November 29, 2019 By Mike Blewitt Leave a Comment

MarathonMTB.com at The Pioneer in 2019

With the 4th edition of The Pioneer starting this weekend in Queenstown, New Zealand, one of the most recent team pairings could also be one of the most competitive! While originally the MarathonMTB.com Team would comprise founding rider Mike Blewitt and Sebastian Jayne, young Tasmanian Sam Fox will now be joining Sebastian for the 6-day […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: amb mag, MarathonMTB, mountain bike, New Zealand, sam fox, sebastian jaybe, Stage Race, the pioneer, XCO

October 23, 2019 By Mike Blewitt Leave a Comment

Big wigs to contest Whaka100

The 13th edition of Emerson’s Whaka100 Mountain Bike Marathon presented by CamelBak is taking place this weekend in Rotorua, New Zealand. With over 1400 people signed up for the race across all distances, it is shaping up to be the biggest one yet!  The packed schedule of events serves up something for everyone, including the Rotorua Isuzu […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: MarathonMTB, mountain bike, New Zealand, rotorua, whaka100, XCM

November 30, 2018 By Imogen Smith Leave a Comment

The Pioneer Stage five – Final stage brings a few surprises

MarathonMTB Pioneer Epic Series

Tired legs roll out of Bannockburn This morning we got up before dawn and munched through breakfast in the dark. It’s always unbelievable to me that, given my usual appetite, when we get into the depths of a stage race I find myself completely without interest in food, so that eating is stripped of any […]

Filed Under: Diaries Tagged With: central otago, epic series, MarathonMTB, MTB, New Zealand, pioneer, queenstown, Stage Racing, XCM

November 28, 2018 By Mike Blewitt Leave a Comment

“That’s one of my hardest days on the bike” – midweek at The Pioneer

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MarathonMTB The Pioneer NZ

Today’s stage from Alexandra to Bannockburn looked a little innocuous on paper. 79km, with a couple of big climbs – but all farm track. That’s over 20km shorter than Stage 2, but similar climbing, but no singletrack – so it should be faster. And I think for many people, they probably liked it. And deep […]

Filed Under: Diaries Tagged With: Bike, biking, MarathonMTB, mountain bike, New Zealand, pioneer NZ, Stage Race, the pioneer

November 26, 2018 By Mike Blewitt Leave a Comment

Queenstown rocks The Pioneer’s first stage

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MarathonMTB The Pioneer NZ Stage Race

Sure, we all raced a prologue yesterday. We did 20km, got a bit muddy and had some fun. And while it gave us our start position, and settled some nerves, it was but a drop in the ocean for what lay ahead. All that would start this morning. My pet hate at any stage race […]

Filed Under: Diaries Tagged With: ambmag, Bike, cape epic, epic series, mountain bike, mountain biking, New Zealand, pioneer, pioneer NZ, Stage Race, the pioneer

October 10, 2018 By Mike Blewitt Leave a Comment

Former All Black Carlos Spencer to tackle Whaka100

Whaka100 Carlos Spencer

Former All Black Carlos Spencer will be racing in the Whaka100 MTB Marathon presented by CamelBak on October 21st in the Whakarewarewa Forest, Rotorua. The Rugby star has returned to New Zealand after living in South Africa and Japan in recent years. Although he has never been committed to mountain biking, he has committed to […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: cape epic, MarathonMTB, mountain bike, New Zealand, rugby, whaka100

March 13, 2018 By Ed McDonald Leave a Comment

Majestic Motatapu

There are some races in the world that become house-hold names by reputation – either for drawing amazing fields and deep racing, for promise of spectacular scenery through beautiful parts of the world, or for amazing adventure.  TransAlp, BC Bike Race and the Cape Epic spring to mind.  New Zealand’s equivalent is the Motatapu – […]

Filed Under: Reports Tagged With: MarathonMTB, Motatapu, mountain bike, New Zealand

March 4, 2018 By Ed McDonald Leave a Comment

Muddy fun in the sun at the Mt Somers Classic

For all the slick and commercial events of the world, sometimes some of the best experiences are delivered by the small club-level races.  The Mt Somers Classic is an excellent example – a fundraising race organised by the Mayfield Lions club that has run for 13 years and generated over $200,000 of reinvestment into the […]

Filed Under: Reports Tagged With: MarathonMTB, mt somers, muddy, New Zealand, south island

February 12, 2018 By Imogen Smith Leave a Comment

Report: Imogen Smith at the 2018 Oceania Championships

I headed off to Oceania Champs on my own this year, a week after my 37th birthday. Last year was meant to be my last year racing XCO, but I had an accident and couldn’t, so this year I’m doing all the stuff I’d planned to before I hit the deck, making up for lost […]

Filed Under: Reports Tagged With: Championships, Dunedin, mountain biking, MTB, New Zealand, oceania, Racing, signal hill, XCO

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