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The benefit of finishing a stage of a marathon stage race at a coffee plantation and cafe, is that you start there again the next day. And as we are here at Skybury coffee for two nights, we come back again as well. So this morning the coffee machines were buzzing as riders in the […]
Waking on the blustery shores of Lake Tinaroo today was pretty special. The Crocodile Trophy is many things – but it’s often known for the wrong things. Much commentary online has been made about yesterday’s stage and a mistake with course marking – where vehicles couldn’t access the middle section of the course. Few of […]
Due to heavy rainfall and snow in upper areas, Stage 3 of the Perskindol Swiss Epic route has been adjusted. Instead of individual starts on the mountain at the Rinderhütte, the race started in blocks in Leukerbad, so that it all took place earlier and in lower areas. The adjusted route covered 42 km, with […]
Another day, another change in the race lead at the 2017 Perskindol Swiss Epic! The crossing of the bungee swinging bridge at Niouc with a 200 metre high view of the canyon floor was today’s highlight for most riders – and for some, the biggest challenge of the day. This was no problem for the […]
In rainy weather the men’s field in the Epic format was disarranged today at the Perskindol Swiss Epic. The Swiss BiXS Pro Team with Konny Looser and Oliver Zurbrügg won the stage with a time of 4h 31min and took the lead rather surprisingly, despite a flat tyre. Andri Frischknecht of the Scott-SRAM MTB Racing […]
The fourth edition of the Perskindol Swiss Epic kicked off on Monday 11 September 2017 with the prologue in Grächen. The first day’s champions in the men’s category was the Team Centurion Vaude with Daniel Geismayr and Jochen Käss, who completed the 18km track in the fast time of 52 minutes and 20 seconds. For the women, […]
One of the events to make a big splash o the marathon stage race calendar in the past two years is The Pioneer. After two gruelling editions in 2016 and 2017, the 2018 dates were delayed, to make sure The Pioneer had the right mix of route and timing. And today, The Pioneer is back, […]
With an incessant, pounding rain in the Nomad ger camp in Mongolia the night before stage 5 much of the bunch were feeling apprehensive about this shorter but very difficult stage. The rain added an extra element of stress to what was already shaping up to be a brutal and decisive stage in this years […]
What’s my favourite thing about mountain bike stage racing, you ask. The camaraderie? Wrong! The epic scenery? Wrong! Visiting new places and experiencing new cultures? That’s great, but wrong! Nope, it’s the buffet breakfasts. So. The Redback got off to a good start for me when I hit the buffet at the Mercure Alice Springs […]
Stage 2 of the Mongolia Bike Challenge for 2017 was dubbed the ‘Queen stage’ for this year’s edition. Indicating that it is regarded as the most difficult of the race. Upon conversation with riders everyone fully agrees that they hope dearly there is no stage more difficult than today! Day two in Mongolia Many broken […]
