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The Absa Cape Epic is one of the most important mountain bike races in the world. Some would say the most important. It’s a hard race for all who attend, but some people seem to be able to take it in their stride a little better. And ff there was a prize for popularity at […]
In just over a week’s time the 2015 edition of the Andalucia Bike Race will begin. Mountain Trax – Vauxhall Cycling Team will be updating MarathonMTB.com throughout the race. Andalucia Bike Race begins on February 22nd in Jaen and will end six days later in Cordoba. The route will have three stages in Jaen, one […]
Just like the Giant Odyssey attracts a very strong women’s field in Australia, the Cape Epic can attract a very strong field in South Africa. But there are added complications, as being a pairs race both women will need to find a way to race together if they are from different trade teams, which is […]
Anyone serious about success at the 2015 ABSA Cape Epic should be competing in a stage race in February. We’ve just seen James Reid and Catherine Williamson win the Trans Hajar stage race in Oman. And now many more elite racers will be heading to the Tankwa Trek. It’s a key part of preparation for […]
The penultimate day of the UCI classified Trans Hajar Mountain Bike Race produced a new stage winner, South African rider Renay Groustra. Groustra has been gaining form throughout the Oman based stage race, finishing in the top ten every day, even after puncturing on day three. Today, Groustra made a break with Team RECM rider […]
The Absa Cape Epic is truly the most important mountain bike race in the world. But it is not a race that many riders will head to proclaiming themselves to be favourites – there is far too much that can happen. Even though she is one of the most successful mountain bikers of all time, Norway’s […]
The fifth edition of Oman’s Trans Hajar Mountain Bike multi-day stage race kicked off today with an Individual Time Trial in the breath-taking surroundings of Jebel Shams, Arabia’s highest peak (3,028 metres). Leading the pack by 1 minute 40 seconds in the Male Open Category is South African 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic hopeful, James […]
Sonya Looney is a well-known professional ultra endurance athlete, who has traipsed across the globe and graced the podiums of the world’s stage race and 100 mile races over the last 4 years. Sonya has worked with sponsors as an individual athlete as well as managing the business aspects of running a team for 2015. Sonya Looney is the rider […]
For the majority of mountain bikers, travelling to a mountain bike race is about more than just the time you complete the event in, or your position. It is also about the event itself, the atmosphere, the destination, the people… everything that makes up the total experience. A new mountain bike stage race has started […]
The 2015 Andalucia Bike Race route covers 422 kilometres and 13 856 metres of vertical climbing across its six stages. The fifth edition of will have the most elevation gain in the race’s history. The mountainous terrain of the four stages in Jaén have contributed to the total amount of climbing, but it will decrease once the race moves on. The […]
