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February 11, 2017 By Justin Morris Leave a Comment

The Pioneer stage 7- One last push to Queenstown

Related Event: The Pioneer

Riders took joy at crossing the finish line after 7 days of exhausting, stunning, character building and painful mountain bike miles across the Southern Alps of New Zealand in The Pioneer stage race today. On the menu for the final stage was far from a cruisey parade into town. Although the stage profile suggested 59km […]

Filed Under: Reports Tagged With: Pairs racing, pioneer, Stage Race, Stage Racing, Subaru

February 10, 2017 By Justin Morris Leave a Comment

The Pioneer Day 6 report- Penultimate punishment

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Day 6 of The Pioneer gave rider’s a welcome shorter stage of 64km today. However, initial excitement of a significantly shorter day in the saddle was quickly put to rest with a look over the course profile. The stage beckoned 64km of pretty much entirely uphill riding to the XC ski village of ‘Snow farm’. […]

Filed Under: Reports Tagged With: MarathonMTB, New Zealand, pioneer, Stage Race, Stage Racing, Subaru, Travel, XCM

February 6, 2017 By Justin Morris Leave a Comment

The Pioneer Day 2 report- The reality sets in.

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After a relatively tame first day in Christchurch for the 2017 Pioneer stage race yesterday, today was when the real business got underway for the hardy competitor’s of this truly epic race. A pleasant 8am roll out from the polite town of Geraldine began relatively conservatively with a moderate pace across the first 15km of […]

Filed Under: Reports Tagged With: Pairs racing, pioneer, Subaru-MarathonMTB.com

February 5, 2017 By Justin Morris Leave a Comment

The Pioneer Day 1- Roadies charge away as the epic climbing begins!

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Day 1 of the 2017 Pioneer stage race in New Zealand began in the newly built Christchurch Adventure Park this morning with a 21km time trial. For some teams this was their first meeting for others it was time to hone those tactics they have been discussing for months of preparation. The weather was perfect […]

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February 3, 2017 By Justin Morris Leave a Comment

My first PAIRS race

Related Event: The Pioneer
Pioneer Queen Stage

This weekend I am pretty gee’d to be heading to the EPIC Pioneer mountain bike stage race in New Zealand. Apart from seeming to be a spectacular event this race marks a MTB racing milestone for myself. I have been tying numbers to the handlebars of my mountain bike since the year 2000, however this will be […]

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February 3, 2017 By Mike Blewitt Leave a Comment

Big hitters arrive in New Zealand for The Pioneer

It is here. The second Pioneer Mountain Bike Stage Race sets off this Sunday with the opening Prologue at the Christchurch Adventure Park, before we are left to ponder longer stages and plenty of climbing over a further six days of riding that will take them around and over the Southern Alps to the finish line […]

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January 19, 2017 By Mike Blewitt Leave a Comment

What to pack for The Pioneer – or other stage races

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A couple of weeks ago I covered what you need to take as essentials for The Pioneer – things you’ll have on hand each day on the bike, either as mandatory equipment, or items that will help get you to the end of the race if things go pear shaped. But The Pioneer is a […]

Filed Under: Features Tagged With: New Zealand, pioneer, PioneerNZ, Racing, Stage Race

January 6, 2017 By Mike Blewitt Leave a Comment

Essential equipment for The Pioneer MTB stage race – on the bike.

Related Event: The Pioneer

Regular travellers say that packing the right things is easy, and others think that packing is an art form. I have never gone down the path of debating whether to roll or fold my clothes, or to pack only clothes in complementary shades, or to only take linen shirts – but I have put some […]

Filed Under: Features Tagged With: MarathonMTB, MTB, pioneer, protips, Stage Race

October 12, 2016 By Mike Blewitt Leave a Comment

Keep up with the Cape Pioneer Trek

2015 Cape Pioneer Trek MarathonMTB

South Africa has a stage race scene unmatched around the globe. Topeak-Ergon pro Erik Kleinhans even guessed that he could probably race a stage race almost throughout the year, from weekend events to week-long events. One of the most prominent marathon stage races, The Cape Pioneer Trek, kicks off on Sunday the 16th of October at […]

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February 6, 2016 By Mike Blewitt Leave a Comment

Pioneers descend to Queenstown

Related Event: The Pioneer

Today was the last day of the first Pioneer mountain bike stage race. Final stages are different beasts in every stage race I’ve done. In shorter stage races, there’s no need for a parade, or gifted wins. In some longer stage races, the race leaders might grace a stage win to other teams, if they […]

Filed Under: Reports Tagged With: mountain bike, pioneer, Stage Race

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