Dachstein 69km / 2800m The third day, and the third changing of the guards in the overall classification at the 16th Alpentour Trophy: the Columbian stage winner from day one, Leonardo Paez, took back his “Schladming/Dachstein” leader jersey from team mate Tony Longo on today’s third stage around the picturesque town of Ramsau at the […]
Longo leads Alpentour Trophy after Planai Time Trial
Planai Time Trial – 14km / 1100m Yesterday’s victory took its toll on the Columbian rider Leonardo Paez. During today’s second stage of the 16th Int. Alpentour Trophy in Schladming he came third and lost too much time against the Italian stage winner Tony Longo, who takes over the lead overall. The Austrian Hermann Pernsteiner […]
Paez takes first blood at Alpentour Trophy
Hochwurzen-Giglachseen – 59km / 2900m The first stage winner of the 16th Alpentour Trophy is the Columbian rider Leonardo Paez. Paez claimed the victory 40 seconds ahead of double-World Champion Roel Paulissen from Belgium who came in second. Hermann Pernsteiner from Lower Austria was the best local finisher in the stage that took the riders […]
Western Australia’s New Premiere Endurance MTB Race Launched
From 2 May to 9 May 2015, in the pristine Southern Forests of Western Australia, the inaugural 2 Oceans MTB Race will be held. Race organisers Chris Neal and Charles Biddle have built the 8-stage, 618 km race all around the rider experience and plan to attract everyone from international pros to local weekend warriors. […]
AvantiPlus Hellfire Cup set for 2014
The AvantiPlus Hellfire Cup is set for 2014 – agina based at Kellevie and riding into different areas of the Wielangta State Forest and surrounding areas each day with a mix of private and forestry land. The race course has myriad of tracks, forest trails, and awesome descents in beautiful landscapes. With 7 stages offering a good mix of […]
Blair and Fay crowned Champions at Port to Port
Having created a stunning event in a stellar location with the Cape to Cape, the same organisation have brought their skills to the east coast of Australia, creating the Port to Port MTB race. Starting in Nelson Bay and ending in Newcastle, the race was four days of diverse trails and terrain in one of […]
Podiums at the Borlange 3 Day Stage Race
This past weekend Ben Thomas from Mountain Trax-Vauxhall Motors cycling team was in Sweden racing the Borlange Tour which is part of the Swedish Cup series. Finally I got around to visiting Sweden to visit friends who moved out here from the UK a couple of years ago. They cycle as well so we timed […]
2014 Absa Cape Epic review and wrap-up
Related Event: ABSA Cape Epic
2014 Cape Epic review A big adventure What an adventure. For a very small minority of the participants, the Absa Cape Epic is a race, pure and simple. Nino Schurter, Jose Hermida, Rudi van Houts, Christoph Sauser – those guys are all racing, throwing it down every day for eight days, sprinting for stage wins, […]
Tips for racing a mountain bike time trial
It’s pretty common these days for a mountain bike stage race, even a marathon stage race, to include a short TT leg, usually by way of a prologue. Mountain bike TTs give riders a chance to thrash out some of their nerves, and from a race director’s perspective are useful for sorting out seeding safely, […]
Crocodile Trophy 2014: Profiling the Stages
The 2014 Crocodile Trophy will be a UCI classified MTB Stage race, attracting an S1 ranking. Only the Cape Epic has the highest ranking, HCS – or “beyond categorisation” for a Stage Race. The Crocodile Trophy is arguably the longest running MTB Stage Race in the world. It’s possibly the hardest too – but ‘hard’ […]