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May 29, 2016 By Mike Blewitt Leave a Comment

Port to Port Stage 3: Cooranbong trails

Related Event: Port to Port MTB

Featured image thanks to Flow and Port to Port Stage 3 of the 2016 Port to Port rolled out under drizzly skies, as the wall of dark cloud that greeted riders as they drove to Cooranbong turned to rain for about 10 minutes either side of the start. It was never heavy, and it wasn’t short […]

Filed Under: Reports Tagged With: Port to Port, Stage Race, visitnsw

May 27, 2016 By Imogen Smith Leave a Comment

Port to Port Stage 2 – Ward and Sheppard extend their leads

Port to POrt MTB

This morning Mike and I arrived at the race start rather early. Having thought the gun would be going off at 8am, we arrived at 7, only to find that we were wrong, and would have to wait until 9. This would have been fine, except it was arctically cold and windy. We found a […]

Filed Under: Reports Tagged With: mountain bike, Port to Port, Stage Race, visitnsw

May 26, 2016 By Imogen Smith Leave a Comment

Port to Port Stage 1 – Ward and Sheppard on top

Related Event: Port to Port MTB
Port to Port MTB

Port to Port is back and bigger than ever. Now in its third year, and now boasting a field of about 600, riders set off on the traditional sandblasting stage one today from the gorgeous marina in Nelsons Bay, dolphins playing in the water beside us. The first stage of Port to Port is always […]

Filed Under: Reports Tagged With: mountain bike, Port to Port, Racing, Stage Race, visitnsw

May 19, 2016 By Ben Thomas Leave a Comment

Belgian Mountain Bike Challenge 2016 – Magic In The Ardennes

Related Event: Belgian Mountain Bike Challenge

The Belgium Mountain Bike Challenge might only be 3 days but it’s impossible not to get wrapped up in it. Eat, race, eat, sleep, repeat. The post race depression quickly kicks in as reality strikes. No sooner had we finished the final 6 hour stage we were on the road driving the 8 hours back […]

Filed Under: Reports Tagged With: Ardennes, Belgian Mountain Bike Challenge, belgium, cycling, marathon, marathon mountain biking, mountain bike, MTB, Racing, Stage Race, UCI, XCM, XCO

April 29, 2016 By Rachel Fenton Leave a Comment

The Transalp training camp

Related Event: Craft BIKE Transalp
Nice Training Camp Transalp

In July, Chris Pedder and Rachel Fenton will be tackling the BIKE Transalp as it travels from Austria to Italy, over the Alps in seven days of glorious mountain biking. But first – training camp!   Over the years Chris and I have done a lot of cycling together. You might argue that neither of us […]

Filed Under: Diaries Tagged With: MarathonMTB, MTB, Stage Race, training camp, Transalp

April 21, 2016 By Mike Blewitt Leave a Comment

Williamson eyes off Old Mutual joBerg2c mixed title

Related Event: Joberg2c
joberg2c

Accomplished British mountain biker Catherine Williamson has set her sights on the mixed category title at this year’s Old Mutual joBerg2c mountain bike race that starts on Friday. The versatile athlete will ride alongside Johan Labuschagne, and said she was fired up for the nine-day event that stretched over 900km from the Highveld town of Heidelberg […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: joberg2c, south africa, Stage Race

April 20, 2016 By Mike Blewitt Leave a Comment

Croatia by bike – racing the 4 Islands MTB race

Croatia 4 Islands MTB Race

Croatia is becoming more than just a holiday location – it is becoming a mountain bike destination. The 4 Islands MTB stage race on the islands Krk, Rab, Cres and Lošinj that finished this weekend attracted many mountain bike racing enthusiasts, both professionals and amateurs, from all of the world. There is a certain charm of combining […]

Filed Under: Reports Tagged With: Croatia, mountain bike, mountain bike race, Stage Race

April 18, 2016 By Mike Blewitt Leave a Comment

Wolhuter and Boyes seal Liberty Winelands win

Wolhuter Boyes Liberty Winelands

Chris Wolhuter and Craig Boyes sealed the overall win after cruising to their third consecutive stage victory in the Liberty Winelands MTB Encounter on Sunday. The Imbuko-Freewheel Cycology pair, who had an 18-minute buffer going into the final day, completed the 48km final stage around Kleine Valleij in Wellington in 1:58:45. Hanco Kachelhoffer and Colin Noel […]

Filed Under: Reports Tagged With: MTB, south africa, Stage Race

April 16, 2016 By Mike Blewitt Leave a Comment

Winelands win for Wolhuter and Boyes

Winelands

Defending champion Chris Wolhuter and teammate Craig Boyes made an early break to race to a comfortable victory on the opening stage of the Liberty Winelands MTB Encounter on Friday. Despite the relatively short ride of 54km between Coetzenburg in Stellenbosch and Le Franschhoek Hotel on the outskirts of Franschhoek, Wolhuter said there was plenty […]

Filed Under: Reports Tagged With: south africa, Stage Race, XCM

April 13, 2016 By Mike Blewitt 1 Comment

BC Bike Race celebrate 10 years

Related Event: BC Bike Race
BC Bike Race

It is now a decade since the BC Bike Race began, firmly planting itself onto the international stage race calendar with its unique blend of trails, community, racing – and smiles. The people behind the race, from the trail builders, communities, clubs, logistics crew and more have poured in countless hours of work and passion to make […]

Filed Under: Features Tagged With: BC Bike Race, Canada, Stage Race

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