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August 27, 2019 By Justin Morris Leave a Comment

Course Records Blown Apart at The Redback 2019

Paul Van der Ploeg thumped the final right hand corner into the Mercure Hotel on Sunday morning in Alice Springs to claim his 5th stage win of the 2019 Redback and overall Redback Crown. And he smashed the course record by four minutes while he was at it—coming home in a tick over two hours. […]

Filed Under: MarathonMTB.com, Reports Tagged With: Alice Springs, Briony Mattocks, Central Australia, MTB stage race, MTB stage racing, Paul VDP, Rapid Ascent, Redback, Specialized, Stage Race, the redback

September 25, 2013 By Roeland Suys Leave a Comment

Paul Van Der Ploeg interview: XCE World Champs and Chinese CX

Paul VDP wins XCE World Champs

Only two weeks after his amazing win at the 2013 XC Eliminator World Championships in South Africa, Paul Van Der Ploeg travelled to Bejing to be part of the 2013 Qiansen Trophy, the first ever UCI cyclo cross held in China. We caught up with him after the race and had a chat about his […]

Filed Under: Features Tagged With: China, CX, Paul VDP, World Champion, XCE

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