Much speculation had been made around a clean-sweep of wins for the men’s Scott-SRAM MTB-Racing and women’s Investec-songo-Specialized pairs ahead of Stage 3’s 107km out-and-back loop from Oak Valley Estate in Elgin; but this is the Absa Cape Epic and it’s not often that a story can be concluded prior to the crossing of the […]
The Samarathon Desert MTB Race – Cory Wallace checks in.
Israel is a Middle Eastern country of 8.7 million people located on the shores of the Mediterranean sea. It has a predominantly Jewish population and is regarded as the biblical Holy Land. Racing a bike in Israel has been on my to do list for a long time as I have heard many conflicting stories […]
The Breck Epic goes UCI in 2019
Related Event: Breck Epic
If you have been trawling the 2019 UCI calendar you would have spotted it, but the pre-eminent mountain bike stage race in the USA, The Breck Epic, is now a UCI sanctioned S1 race for 2019, and will move to HCS status in 2020. “We want the fastest men and women on the planet here […]
Who can win the 2018 XCM World Championship?
The 2018 UCI Cross-Country Marathon Mountain Bike Championship is upon us. And if you haven’t heard already – the start lists are intense. While we’ve already given our thoughts on the course, the question of who can win on it isn’t so simple. Firstly, you should go and read the entry lists on the UCI […]
MTBA select 7 Australians for 2018 XCM World Championships
Related Event: 3Epic
Last week, Mountain Bike Australia (MTBA) published the list of 7 riders who have been selected to represent Australia at the 2018 Cross-Country Marathon (XCM) World Championships in Auronzo di Cadore, Italy, on 15th September. The women’s team is made up of three of Australia’s best mountain bikers. 2018 National XCM Champion Anna Beck will […]
Hynek and Bigham light it up at 2018 Malevil Cup
Related Event: Malevil Cup - UCI XCM Series
The Malevil Cup suits Kristian Hynek, as he won the 19th Malevil Cup by Author ahdead of 70 elite marathon mountain bikers from 13 countries. The current Czech champion repeated his triumph from 5 and 2 years ago. He beat Jan Škarnizl in the last stretch before the finish line. In the women’s race, favourite […]
Paez and Kollman-Forstner win Sellaronda Hero
Related Event: Sellaronda Hero
Bright blue skies and picture-book conditions were present in the UNESCO World Heritage Dolomites: organisers and participants of the BMW HERO Südtirol Dolomites could not have asked for more. The hugely popular race still presents an immense challenge in fine weather and the 4018 starters had to give it their all on 86 kilometres and 4500 vertical […]
Previewing the Costa Blanca stage race
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 […]
Carpathian Epic – MTB stage racing in Romania
Have you heard of the Carpathian MTB Epic? It is a multi-stage mountain bike race, accredited by UCI held in Romania. In it’s second year big names from the world mountain biking stage have already announced their intentions. On August 16, 2018, the next famous cyclists will compete in 4-day EPIC race: Ariane Lüthi, who […]
Same firepower, new name for Canyon superstars
When you think of marathon and stage race super power you typically think of two teams: Topeak Ergon and Team Bulls, and of course more recently Centurion Vaude. In 2018, Canyon are expanding on their commitment to the world of marathon and stage racing creating Canyon Topeak Factory Racing. The Marathon specialists will be headed […]