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Next month will mark the 7th occurrence of what is fast becoming a cornerstone of the international marathon mountain bike stage race calendar. The Mongolia Bike Challenge was first held in 2010 and spanned 10 days and over 1400km and was won by Italian’s Marzio Deho and Allania Vassechi. The race has since been shortened to […]
News has arrived that the crew that organise Yak Attack, the highest mountain bike race on earth, have added another event to their calendar; although Pokhara IV is more down to earth than its high altitude big brother. Like Yak Attack, Pokhara IV will be held amongst the Himalaya, the highest and most stunning mountain […]
Back in 2012, Alban Lakata triumphed in the BIKE Transalp powered by Sigma. Five years after his so far only win in the classic mountain bike stage race, the newly minted MTB marathon world champion from Austria is aiming for a similar coup although he knows that it will be a tough competition at the event’s […]
With their official registration for the 20th BIKE Transalp powered by Sigma a few days ago, one thing has become crystal clear: the main favourites for the win in the women category are Esther Suess (SUI) and Jennie Stenerhag (SWE) who are set about securing another 2017 stage race title after triumphing in the Cape […]
The “King of the Mountain”, Daniele Mensi won today’s third stage at the Hauser Kaibling mountain ahead of Austrians Hermann Pernsteiner and Daniel Geismayr, who defends his overall lead in the 2017 Alpentour Trophy. The Dutch National Champion Hans Becking came in fourth ahead of Italian Cristian Cominelli. In the women’s Angelika Tazreiter won the stage ahead of […]
Four Austrians were among the first five place getters – that´s the red-white-and-red result of today’s second stage at the Alpentour Trophy. The newly crowned Marathon National Champion Daniel Geismayr claimed the stage win and takes over the race lead. Double World Champion Alban Lakata was second ahead of Hermann Pernsteiner. The Italian Christian Cominelli […]
It is almost summer in Europe, and the trails scouts for the Perskindol Swiss Epic have had access to many trails in the warm spring weather. So much of the route has been set, and is ready to be confirmed. More details on each stage will follow in the coming weeks. The 2017 Perskindol Swiss […]
The final stage of the Port to Port aptly wrapped up today in the Port city of Newcastle just north of Sydney. Famous for it’s coal port and steelworks, the strong working class heritage of this town has forged many a strong athlete over the years including 2nd place at this year’s MTB XCO national […]
After a day up and down the mountains of the Hunter Valley yesterday, riders would have no respite today with the longest stage of the race on the menu including a lap of the world class Awaba singletrack and an epic climb up to the slopes of Mount Faulk. Last night riders and spectators alike […]
The Picturesque Port to Port MTB stage race moved inland today to the world famous Hunter Valley wine growing region. Along with a fine drop of vino the area has some serious hills making it a stunning yet demanding area for cycling. Today’s stage took riders on a 50km trip over two categorised climbs and […]
