Gold sent settlers into the Rocky Mountain’s “Ten Mile Range” in the 1850s, and Gold brings Americas most talented and stoked stage racers to the steeps of Breckenridge Colorado for the 10th Breck Epic stage race. The singletrack heavy 6 day race sends riders from the valley floor (9500 ft, 2900m) into the thin rocky […]
Time penalties change 2017 Transalp results
St. Christina, July 18, 2017 – Following a jury decision, today’s winners of the third stage of the BIKE Transalp powered by Sigma Daniel Geismayr and Hermann Pernsteiner of Centurion Vaudehave been penalised with additional five minutes. The Austrians riding in the yellow jerseys had infringed the rule to not ride the mountain bikes in […]
Bigham and Hynek win the 3Epic in Italy
One of the newer marathon races on the calendar, the 3Epic combines epic views and epic climbing. While some pretty horrific weather rolled in for race day, the world’s best didn’t disappoint and raced hard in the foul conditions. The Czech of Topeak Racing Team dominated the first edition of 3Epic – Tre Cime di Lavaredo […]
Hynek wins Rocky Mountain Bike Marathon at Riva del Garda
Kristian Hynek of Topeak-Ergon has claimed victory on the longest course of the Rocky Mountain BIKE Marathon at the Ziener BIKE Festival Garda Trentino powered by MINI – the Ronda Extrema. The 2012 European Champion tackled the 90.43 km and 3,838 metres of climbing in 4:23.08,2 hours beating his teammate Alban Lakata (AUT, 4:23.51,5) by just a few seconds. As […]
Topeak-Ergon aim for repeat Cape Epic victory with Hynek and Lakata
Related Event: ABSA Cape Epic
The Topeak-Ergon team are often seen at the front of a marathon or stage race, with such successful racers like Sally Bigham and Alban Lakata. Alban Lakata has finished 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th and 10th in his six Absa Cape Epics. In 2013 he finished, but as an Outcast after his partner Robert Mennen famously […]
Robert Mennen one string in the bow for Topeak Ergon
Related Event: ABSA Cape Epic
Germany’s Robert Mennen seems destined to have an interesting relationship with the Absa Cape Epic. In 2013 he was forced out of the race when he hit what he described as “a peeg” as he descended on singletrack during Stage 1 near Citrusdal. The pig, it turned out, was a duiker (small antelope) and in […]
Swiss Epic Pro Bike: Robert Mennen’s Canyon Lux CF 29
Related Event: Perskindol Swiss Epic
The Swiss Epic attracted some of the very best MTB racers in the World, from XC, to Marathon and Enduro in the first edition in 2014. While there were lots of very special bikes within the field, I caught up with the Topeak-Ergon team to capture Robert Mennen’s Lux CF 29. Robert was racing with Alban Lakata and […]