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In July, Chris Pedder and Rachel Fenton will be tackling the BIKE Transalp as it travels from Austria to Italy, over the Alps in seven days of glorious mountain biking. But first – training camp! Over the years Chris and I have done a lot of cycling together. You might argue that neither of us […]
There are only 50 days until the start of the 2016 Protective BIKE Four Peaks mountain bike stage race, which runs from June 15th to 18th in the Salzburg and Tyrolean countryside. It looks like we can expect a tight battle for the win after 2015 defending champion Juri Ragnoli (ITA) announced that he won’t be able to […]
It only takes one summer in the European Alps to realise what a fantasy it is to traverse the alps by bike. It is a need that drives thousands of ambitious cyclists onto the trails to cross Europe’s highest mountains. The BIKE Transalp leads mountain bikers through the Alps from July 17th to 23rd; racing for seven days and […]
The Transalp MTB stage race is a classic event for mountain bikers in love with mountains. It’s traveres the Alps from North to South, and is a real journey as you race from Germany to Italy, usually… Just a few weeks prior to the official registration start for the 2016 BIKE Transalp powered by Sigma, […]
Undertaking a big paired stage race might be the highlight of your mountain biking year – but if you pair up with the wrong person, it might be a real low point. Just because you’re great friends with a rider, it doesn’t mean you will end up as a good team. Stage races exist around […]
Of all the mountain bike stage races, the Bike Transalp is perhaps the most complete journey. It’s a classic point to point stage race from southern Germany through to Riva del Garda. The route has changed its shape, as has the length of the race. Now a 7 day format, with an increasingly technical route, the […]
The 2015 Transalp finished a week ago, but while memories are still fresh, legs are still a bit tender, and friends are awed by routes posted to Strava… there’s also the highlights video to watch. If you missed the coverage, recap on each stage here: Stage One | Stage Two | Stage Three | Stage […]
History was written at the shores of Lake Garda at 12:41 PM CET today. By finishing the final stage of the 2015 Craft BIKE Transalp powered by Sigma which led from Levico Terme to Riva del Garda (74.75 km and 2,555 m) in fifth position, Markus Kaufmann and Jochen Kaess brought home the first ever […]
With a first 1-2-finish in the books yesterday, Swabia based race squad Centurion-Vaude has added another 1-2 punch on the penultimate day of the 18th Craft BIKE Transalp powered by Sigma. Markus Kaufmann and Jochen Kaess secured victory on the second to last stage of the Alps crossing race, which led via 88.78 km […]
Daniel Geismayr and Hermann Pernsteiner have claimed their first shared stage win on day five of the 2015 Craft BIKE Transalp powered by Sigma. Team Centurion-Vaude 2, which had lost about ten minutes yesterday due to technical problems, crossed the finish line in San Martino di Castrozza after 3:28.56,8 hours in the saddle. 2,3 second […]
