The hub for marathon mountain biking
The inaugural running of The Pioneer in 2016 was a fantastic, sunny week in New Zealand’s Southern Alps. Tracing and then traversing the mountain chain from Christchurch down to Queenstown, the early adopters this year were treated to a warm welcome to the newest marathon stage race in Oceania the Southern Hemisphere. The course was… […]
While The Pioneer started on Sunday with a Prologue around the Port Hills trails, today could be considered the true start of the marathon stage race. Regardless, the winner’s in Open Men’s stayed the same, as Anton Cooper and Dan McConnell rode an aggressive race and put more time into their rivals on stage one. […]
Cycling, or success in cycling, is about routine. Your training routine is assisted by your recovery routine, married to your nutrition routine, and of course your off the bike fitness routine. Your bike itself has a maintenance routine, and there’s a good chance that events and races you take part in have their own routine. What you […]
Mountain bike racing and riding can take you around the globe. I have used mountain biking as an excuse to travel for about 10 years, thanks to a highly infectious travel bug bite after a long around the world adventure when I was 6. And sure, while I’m away from home I long for my […]
