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June 12, 2018 By Mike Blewitt Leave a Comment

Sky high in Sri Lanka

Related Event: Rumble in the Jungle
Rumble in the Jungle MarathonMTB

The sense of impending doom that lay over me from the early hours of this morning can’t be underestimated. After two stages of the Rumble in the Jungle stage race I keep feeling like I’ve got to the finish by the skin of my teeth. I probably feel like that after any stage of any […]

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June 11, 2018 By Mike Blewitt Leave a Comment

Tangles in the tea plantations

Related Event: Rumble in the Jungle
Rumble in the Jungle MarathonMTB

Waking up in Haputale this morning was a unique experience. With a tiny bit of jet lag I was awake just before 4:30am. Then the mosque next to the hotel had a call to prayer. Then there were roosters. Then train horns, then dogs, then tropical birdsong. While it is easy to sometimes forget where […]

Filed Under: Reports Tagged With: Bike, MarathonMTB, rumble in the jungle, sri lanka, Stage Race, tea plantation, XCM, yuki ikeda

June 5, 2018 By Mike Blewitt Leave a Comment

Time for something new

Related Event: Rumble in the Jungle

When I set up the MarathonMTB.com website in late 2010, it was only because I had countless hours of help from a friend. By help, I mean he built it, designed it, and continues to look after the site to this day. I just had a concept. After working, riding, racing and travelling for the […]

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August 1, 2017 By Mike Blewitt Leave a Comment

Re-live the 2017 Rumble in the Jungle

Rumble in the Jungle MarathonMTB MTB Stage Race Sri Lanka

The 2017 Rumble in the Jungle took riders through the wilds of Sri Lanka. From tea plantations, to villages and mountain passes. Four days of racing gave riders a rich experience of Sri Lankan life and customs, plus a whirlwind tour of the areas they passed through. The 2018 dates have been set for the […]

Filed Under: Video Tagged With: Cory Wallace, MarathonMTB, mountain bike, MTB, rumble in the jungle, sri lanka, sri lankan airways, Stage Race

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