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September 15, 2023 By Mike Blewitt Leave a Comment

2024 Cape Epic route

The ABSA Cape Epic is the brute of the marathon stage race game. Plenty of events will claim to be the hardest, some claim the best trails, some claim the best event services – but there is no escaping the fact that the Cape Epic is the biggest of the bunch. As we have published […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Bike, biking, cape epic, MarathonMTB, mountain bike, MTB, south africa, Stage Race, UCI

September 2, 2023 By Justin Morris Leave a Comment

Top 5 mountain bike races that no longer exist

What race do you miss the most? Team rider and contributor Justin Morris reflects on some of the races we longer get to pin a number on for.

Filed Under: Features Tagged With: cape epic, Croc Trophy, Crocodile Trophy, Highland Fling, MarathonMTB, mountain bike, MTB, pioneer, Stage Race, UCI, XCM

May 25, 2023 By Ben Thomas Leave a Comment

BeMC – Beautiful scenery, beer and bike racing

A pilgrimage according to the Cambridge dictionary is a visit to a place is considered special. Since 2010 I’ve visited the Ardennes most years for a bike race! This obsession started when I raced the final ever Houffalize round of the UCI World Cup Cross Country Series, then a few years later in 2014 I […]

Filed Under: Reports Tagged With: Belgian Mountainbike Challenge, belgium, BeMC, MarathonMTB, Stage Race, UCI

May 11, 2023 By Mike Blewitt Leave a Comment

A closer look at the Pinarello Dogma XC bike of Pidcock and Ferrand-Prevot

INEOS Grenadiers riders Pauline Ferrand-Prévot and Tom Pidcock have just had their new Pinarello Dogma XC bike revealed. It’s a full-suspension XC bike that will be tested between the tape at the opening round of the UCI Cross-country World Cup in Nové Město, Czech Republic, on 11th – 14th May.  Pinarello have a renewed focus […]

Filed Under: Tech Tagged With: Bike, MarathonMTB, mountain bike, MTB, pauline ferrand prevot, pinarello, pinarello dogma XC, Tom Pidcock, UCI

April 12, 2023 By Mike Blewitt Leave a Comment

Malevil Cup returns for 2023

The Malevil Cup is one of the most traditional and prestigious mountain bike marathons in the Czech Republic. In recent years, the bike marathon in northern Bohemia has hosted the European marathonchampionships, the national championships and the prestigious UCI MTB marathon series. In 2023 the Malevil Cup has a UCI C1 classification, which should attract […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Bike, biking, MarathonMTB, mountain bike, MTB, UCI, XCM

November 3, 2022 By Mike Blewitt Leave a Comment

Maxxis BIKE Transalp rated UCI S1 in 2023

transalp

In 2023, the OG of mountain bike stage races, Transalp, turns 25. To celebrate this milestone the race from 9-15 July will be listed as a UCI S1 event. This means riders who take part in the men’s and women’s categories can achieve ranking points. Race director Marc Schneider considers the step to list the […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Bike, Bike Transalp, biking, Europe, MarathonMTB, mountain bike, MTB, paired race, Stage Race, Transalp, UCI, XCM

October 24, 2022 By Mike Blewitt Leave a Comment

Sammie Maxwell and Ben Oliver win 2022 Whaka 100

Whaka 100 podium

On October 23, New Zealand’s best mountain bikers and many from around the Oceania region gathered in Rotorua for the Whaka 100. The mountain bike event has quickly become known for being tough, but also very rewarding thanks to the event organisation and high quality trails. In 2022, the main event would also host New […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Ben oliver, Bike, biking, MarathonMTB, mountain bike, MTB, New Zealand, rotorua, sammie maxwell, UCI, whaka 100, XCM

October 22, 2022 By Mike Blewitt Leave a Comment

Maxwell and Cooper snare NZ Eliminator titles at Whaka 100

The Whaka 100 is one of the most prestigious events in the Oceania region. While the marathon commands respect from anyone who has put a number on the bars, it also needs a way to sort the starting order. For 2022 the event moved from the traditional time trial to an Eliminator event. And then […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Bike, biking, MarathonMTB, mountain bike, MTB, New Zealand, rotorua, UCI, whaka100, XCM

October 18, 2022 By Mike Blewitt Leave a Comment

Whaka 100 to fire up Rotorua

The 2022 Isuzu Utes Whaka 100 takes place this weekend in Rotorua, New Zealand. And for the first time in years, New Zealand mountain bikers will also have a Marathon MTB National Championship to contest, with the elite ranks duking it out for the coveted National Champion titles in the 107km Whaka 100. But for […]

Filed Under: Features Tagged With: Bike, biking, MarathonMTB, mountain bike, MTB, New Zealand, rotorua, UCI, whaka 100, whaka100, XCM

October 10, 2022 By MarathonMTB Leave a Comment

An ode to the hardtail

Words: Amy Henchoz I’m just gonna say it. Hardtails are awesome. When you can tame them. The feeling of smashing it down a descent when you and the bike are perfectly in tune, feeling everything the bike feels and accepting the abuse, using it to your advantage to feel where the grip is and just […]

Filed Under: Diaries Tagged With: amy henchoz, Bike, biking, Hardtail, MarathonMTB, mountain bike, UCI, XCM

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