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February 7, 2020 By Mike Blewitt Leave a Comment

CST own the first stage of Tankwa Trek

The global focus of marathon and stage racing currently sits over South Africa, as riders tackle the Tankwa Trek. While it is a prestigious race the Tankwa Trek also works as an ideal step towards the Cape Epic in March. The CST PostNL Bafang team of Sebastian Fini and David Nordemann, and the Faces CST […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Bike, biking, MarathonMTB, mountain bike, MTB, south africa, Specialized, Stage Race, Tankwa Trek, UCI

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

October 15, 2018 By Mike Blewitt Leave a Comment

Cape Pioneer Trek kicks off at Mossel Bay

Cape Pioneer Trek MarathonMTB

The Momentum Health Cape Pioneer Trek presented by Biogen officially kicked off with the long-awaited return of the Mossel Bay Prologue today. As a UCI registered event, some of the world’s top mountain biking talent took their place at the start line for what proved to be a nail-biting opener to the iconic stage-race. Local favourite Alan […]

Filed Under: Reports Tagged With: alan hatherly, Bike, cape pioneer, MarathonMTB, mountain bike, south africa, Specialized, stage rcae

March 25, 2018 By Mike Blewitt Leave a Comment

Leaders extend on 2018 Cape Epic penultimate stage

Related Event: ABSA Cape Epic

The final stage of the 2018 Absa Cape Epic looms on Sunday and, barring disaster, two United States riders will stand atop the Men’s and Women’s podiums for the first time ever. Howard Grotts and Czech powerhouse Jaroslav Kulhavy have an 8 minute and 26 second cushion in the Men’s category after Saturday’s Stage 6 […]

Filed Under: Reports Tagged With: biking, cape epic, jaroslav kulhavy, mountain bike, MTB, south africa, Specialized, Stage Race, XCM

March 23, 2018 By Mike Blewitt Leave a Comment

Centurion Vaude win Queen Stage at 2018 Cape Epic

Related Event: ABSA Cape Epic
Cape Epic MarathonMTB

Centurion Vaude’s Daniel Geismayr and Nicola Rohrbach have won the 4th stage of the 2018 Cape Epic, yet still find themselves in fourth place on the general classification – five minutes behind Canyon Topeak. Catch up! Prologue | Stage One | Stage Two | Stage Three After a solitary night in Worcester, the race transitioned […]

Filed Under: Reports Tagged With: biking, cape epic, centurion bikes, Epic, jaroslav kulhavy, mountain bike, MTB, Specialized, Stage Race, XCM

March 22, 2018 By Mike Blewitt Leave a Comment

Specialized teams lead Cape Epic

Related Event: ABSA Cape Epic
MarathonMTB Cape Epic

After the 2018 Cape Epic’s longest stage, Team Songo Investec Specialized’s top men’s and women’s teams will both start Thursday’s crucial Stage 4 of the Absa Cape Epic in the respective category leader’s jerseys. Catch up!: Prologue | Stage One | Stage Two Former five-time winner Christoph Sauser has become a super mentor to the […]

Filed Under: Reports Tagged With: alban lakata, biking, cape epic, Epic, jarolslav kulhavy, MarathonMTB, mountain bike, outside, south africa, Specialized, Stage Race

March 21, 2018 By Mike Blewitt Leave a Comment

Mechanical drama on Stage 2 of 2018 Cape Epic

Related Event: ABSA Cape Epic
MarathonMTB Cape Epic

Stage 2 of the 2018 Cape Epic might look like a repeat performance for the men’s and women’s leaders – but results can belie the battles that lead to them. And this stage was no exception. Catch up on the prologue | Don’t miss the Stage 1 highlights Fumic and Avancini needed to edge ahead […]

Filed Under: Reports Tagged With: annika langvad, biking, Cannondale, cape epic, MarathonMTB, mountain bike, Specialized, Stage Race

March 19, 2018 By Mike Blewitt Leave a Comment

Marathon racers take Cape Epic lead

Related Event: ABSA Cape Epic
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A race like the Cape Epic won’t be won in the prologue, but Daniel Geismayr and Nicola Rohrbach sure made a point as the Centurion-Vaude team won the first hit out on Table Mountain. Did you see the bike check on Kaufmann’s Centurion?  With a somewhat technical course featuring washed-out corners and steep, tricky climbs, […]

Filed Under: Reports Tagged With: biking, cape epic, MarathonMTB, mountain bike, MTB, nino schurter, outside, south africa, Specialized, Stage Race

March 10, 2018 By Mike Blewitt Leave a Comment

Epic Rides launch Hail the Trail

After a successful inaugural year raising more than $USD26,000 for trails, the second-annual Epic Rides “Hail the Trail” fundraiser has launched on March 1 with a goal of raising $USD40,000 by raffling off four high-performance mountain bikes worth $USD6,000 each. Hail the Trail will benefit the four host communities in the Epic Rides Off-Road Series […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: cannondal, Epic, epic rides, hail the trial, MarathonMTB, mountain bike, Pivot, Singletrack, Specialized

February 11, 2018 By Mike Blewitt Leave a Comment

Spur Specialized strike at Tankwa Trek

Related Event: Tankwa Trek
MarathonMTB Tankwa Trek

After a day of troubles on stage one, the Spur Specialized team attacked on The Queen Stage of the Momentum Health Tankwa Trek. The day also saw dormakaba extend their general classification. Spur Specialized struck on the Mautivator descent – which is named after the stage director Mauritz ‘Mauti’ Walters. The day was drama filled […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: MarathonMTB, mountain bike, south africa, Specialized, Stage Race, Tankwa Trek

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