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May 9, 2022 By Ben Thomas Leave a Comment

Roc d’Ardenne: The return of MTB racing to the beautiful Ardenne hills.

After a two-year absence almost 4,000 mountain bike enthusiasts flocked to Houffalize for the seventh edition of Roc d’Ardenne. Great weather and beautiful courses saw participants crossing the finish line with a big smile. For me it had been 24 months without racing at this level I felt ready to step on the gas again. […]

Filed Under: Reports Tagged With: belgium, Ben Thomas, roc d'ardenne, UCI XCM

May 8, 2019 By Ben Thomas Leave a Comment

Our European editor finishes 2nd at Roc d’Ardenne!

Switzerland’s Konny Looser won Sunday’s Big Roc Marathon which was a round of the UCI World Marathon Series. Our editor Ben Thomas finished second. Frans Claes was the first Belgian in fourth position. The Roc Marathon is the official UCI race for women and a 83km marathon against the clock for experienced mountainbikers looking for […]

Filed Under: News, Reports, Video Tagged With: marathon mountain biking, roc d'ardenne, UCI XCM Series

May 6, 2018 By Sebastian Jayne 1 Comment

Houffalize – A Marathon in Preparation

Sebastian Jayne XCM goal

I’d hoped this story would be more triumph than tragedy where I could use my favourite, “I love it when a plan comes together” line as I saw my hard work come to fruition around the rolling hills of Belgium in the Rod d’Ardenne marathon. But nooo, I had to get sick the week before […]

Filed Under: Diaries Tagged With: biking, MarathonMTB, mountain bike, norco bicycles, roc d'ardenne, Sebastian Jayne, XCM

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