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The Perskindol Swiss Epic has become a must-do mountain bike stage race in just a single year. The inaugural edition attracted riders from around the World and was instantly acclaimed as a must-do event. A combination of perfect organisation and challenging, technical terrain with huge alpine climbs and two race formats mean there is something […]
Stage 5 fell after the Queen Stage, but riders weren’t given an easy cruise, with another almost 170km route planned. Under another brilliant blue sky, the riders embarked on another epic day at the 2015 Mongolia Bike Challenge. With 168km to ride, today’s stage was just 7km shorter than yesterday’s Queen Stage, making for another challenging […]
Every stage race has a stage that glares at you from the race handbook. Big distances, big kilometres – a long and hard day on the bike. While the 2015 Mongolia Bike Challenge has no easy days, Stage Four was certainlt the Queen Stage, with 175km and 2450m of climbing. Starting off from their overnight Stage […]
The tales from the Mongolia Bike Challenge are often those of an epic nature. Epic distances. Epic struggle. Epic vistas. And epic reward. It’s quite possible that the third stage of the 2015 Mongolia Bike Challenge will also be known as truly epic. The 135km stage started along a trail known from previous editions for being […]
The Mongolia Bike Challenge is more than a bike race. Ok, it is actually still just a bike race. But it offers a lot more than many mountain bike races. THe Mongolia Bike Challenge offers a unique way to see the Mongolia environment and culture, and no matter what your speed, the speed of a […]
Weary bodies lined up outside the Chifley Hotel for the 6th and final stage of the 2015 Redback. For some, the weariness meant the plan was to ‘just survive’ while others more towards the pointy end, this was the final chance for mountain biking glory. Stage 6 began with a neutral start rolling from the […]
Stage 4 Results (Ground Effect Night Stage) Men 1. Craig COOKE 00:53:27 2. Ben HOGARTH 00:55:15 3. James DOWNING 00:55:49 Women 1. Holly HARRIS 01:03:09 2. Terri RHODES 01:04:55 3. Kim WILLOCKS 01:08:21 After the dual-stage day one and two of the Redback, day three featured only one stage. Rapid Ascent had amended the format […]
Results from Stage 2: Anzac Hill Sprint Local junior Luke Pankhurst sped up Anzac Hill to take the win last night in a speed of 00:00:46. In the women’s Holly Harris stamped her mark on the 2015 race backing up her stage 1 win with a convincing 00:00:59. Men 1. Luke Pankhurst 00:00:44 2. Ben […]
The Breck Epic is one of the North American classic stage races right up there with Singletrack 6 (aka TransRockies) and the BC Bike Race. The 6 day event takes part in the Rocky Mountain town of Breckenridge, Colorado with a base elevation of 9 500 feet and goes up from there, a couple stages […]
The latest stage race to pique international interest is within the South Island of New Zealand. The Pioneer made waves when it was announced in March, offering a 7 day route from Christchurch to Queenstown, along the Southern Alps. And today, the course has been revealed. The course for The Pioneer, the first seven day mountain […]
