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July 31, 2018 By Mike Blewitt Leave a Comment

Colombians on top at La Leyenda Stage 1

Related Event: La Leyenda del Dorado, Colombia
La Leyenda del Dorado Colombis MarathonMTB.com

Solid strategy and tactics paid off during the first stage of La Leyenda del Dorado for the riders from Boyacá, Héctor Leonardo Páez and Diego Alfonso Arias, of Team Giant Liv Polimedical, Italy. Catch up on the prologue The pair took the victory on Monday 30th July on the second day of the most important mountain bike race in Colombia, with a time of 2 hours, 54 […]

Filed Under: Reports Tagged With: Bike, biking, la leyenda, MarathonMTB, mountain bike, outside, Stage Race, Travel

June 6, 2018 By Scott Cornish Leave a Comment

Previewing the Costa Blanca stage race

Costa Blanca MTB stage race MarathonMTB Scott Cornish

Warm winter sun, dusty trails, singletrack, technical trails and an official race hotel, the Cap Negret,  right at the beach’s edge, what’s not to like? This is the Costa Blanca Bike Race, held at the end of January in Altea on the southeast coast of Spain. Utilising the surrounding coastal mountain range, it’s 4-day stage […]

Filed Under: Features Tagged With: Bike, biking, costa blanca, costa blanca bike race, MarathonMTB, mountain bike, Stage Race, Travel, UCI

June 5, 2018 By Mike Blewitt Leave a Comment

Time for something new

Related Event: Rumble in the Jungle

When I set up the MarathonMTB.com website in late 2010, it was only because I had countless hours of help from a friend. By help, I mean he built it, designed it, and continues to look after the site to this day. I just had a concept. After working, riding, racing and travelling for the […]

Filed Under: Diaries Tagged With: Bike, mountain bike, rumble in the jungle, sri lanka, Stage Race, Travel

May 18, 2018 By Mike Blewitt Leave a Comment

Get red hot at The Redback this winter

Related Event: The Redback
MarathonMTB Alice Springs The Redback

In Australia, there is more than just a chill in the air in some parts of the country. With early snow falls in the Alps, and even snow on the ground on the Tablelands last week, it’s clear winter is making its mark for 2018. And while some of the racing is winding up for […]

Filed Under: Features Tagged With: Alice Springs, biking, MarathonMTB, mountain biking, Rapid Ascent, Singletrack, Stage Race, the redback, Travel, XCM

May 5, 2018 By Mike Blewitt Leave a Comment

7 things I have learnt from 10 years of mountain bike stage racing

Justin Maddog Morris and Mike Blewitt - taking a load off before helping to defend Werner's leaders jersey.

It’s 2018 and I have realised it is now more than 10 years since my first mountain bike stage race – BIKE Transalp in 2008, where I raced with Scott Cornish. Interestingly enough Scott was also racing at the Snow Bike Festival in January earlier this year, an altogether different race to the 8 days […]

Filed Under: Features Tagged With: Bike, biking, MarathonMTB, mountain bike, outside, Stage Racing, Transalp, Travel, XCM

April 25, 2018 By Mike Blewitt Leave a Comment

The Arabian Epic Series

Mountain bike racing has had a short life, but one that has seen the popular sport spread around the globe. And Oman, The United Arab Emirates and Jordan are no exception. The Arabian Epic Series are about to set their new dates, but the mix of racing and countries is one of the most exciting […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: arabian epic series, biking, JOrdan, MarathonMTB, mountain bike, Oman, tourism, Travel, UAE

March 31, 2018 By Mike Blewitt Leave a Comment

Ivory and Beck take line honours at 2018 LEITA

LEItA Alice Springs MarathonMTB

The first stage of Lasseters Easter in the Alice doubles as the opening rounds of the Australian XCM Series – so not only does the 75km race decide who takes the LEITA leader’s jersey into stage 2 tomorrow, it also denotes who leads the XCM Series ahead of the 2nd round – which is also […]

Filed Under: Reports Tagged With: Alice Springs, Bike, biking, cycling, MarathonMTB, mountain bike, MTB, MTBA, Shimano, Stage Race, Stage Racing, Travel, XCM

January 4, 2018 By Mike Blewitt Leave a Comment

Preparing for the Snow Bike Festival

Related Event: Snow Bike Festival
Snow BIke Festival Gstaad Switzerland

The Snow Bike Festival has grown since inception a few short years ago, filling a gap in the UCI mountain bike calendar as a UCI S1 stage race, and also catering for the need for many of us to ride our bikes more often, in more places. Mountain bikes are a tool for travel, adventure, […]

Filed Under: Features Tagged With: biking, ground effect clothing, MarathonMTB, Mike Blewitt, mountain bike, norco bicycles, norco bigfoot, snow bike, Travel, XCM

November 25, 2017 By Mike Blewitt Leave a Comment

BC Bike Ride entries are about to open for 2018!!

BC Bike Ride

If there is a mountain bike stage race that is on just about every mountain biker’s bucket list, it’s the BC Bike Race. Known for the most sensational, technical trails, event services that are second to none, and just being a damn good bike race, this seems to be the one event just about every […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: BC Bike Race, BC Bike Ride, Canada, explore, mountain bike, ride, Travel

November 23, 2017 By Justin Morris Leave a Comment

The Camelbak Fourteener – a traveller’s best friend

Camelbak Fourteener Review MarathonMTB Justin Morris

One thing that always accompanies me on a stage race is a good backpack. The convenience of being able to carry all of my essential equipment on planes, trains and automobiles while still having full use of my hands is often an absolute necessity. Or even around camp at a race travelling between dinner and […]

Filed Under: Tech Tagged With: Bike, camelbak, camelbak fourteener, luggage, MarathonMTB, mountain bike, Review, Travel

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