This weekend, the eyes of the Marathon MTB racing world will be on Cascades MTB Park in Pietermartizberg. With the men’s and women’s Marathon World Champion titles being decided on 29th June, it’s worth looking at who, from the 167 starters, will take home the stripey jersey. Earlier this week, we looked over the 136 men […]
Inside the Beskidy MTB Trophy
Where there are mountains, there are mountain bikes, and therefore mountain bike races. Ok that’s not strictly true. But add a reasonably prosperous economy to it, and leisure time and you’re closer to the mark. The Beskidy MTB Trophy is a hard, four day MTB Stage Race in southern Poland, near the ski town of […]
Sellaronda Hero – 2014 Highlights video
The Sellaronda Hero has quickly become one of the most popular marathon races in Europe, for amateur riders and elite. With over 4000 starters, and a course that loops around the Sella group, it has been a World Series Marathon event, and in 2015 will be the Marathon World Championship. In 2014, the races were […]
Profiling the Men of the 2014 XCM Worlds
We are just days away from the 2014 Marathon MTB World Championships, which are taking place at Cascades MTB Park, in Pietermaritzberg, South Africa. This will be the first time that XCM Worlds has been raced outside of Europe since the first race in Lugano in 2003. South Africa is mountain bike mad, and with […]
Chasing the XCM World Championships
World Championship events are the pinnacle of any sport. With a young sport like mountain biking that continues to diverge and grow, we now have five separate UCI sanctioned disciplines that contest a World Title. It may be confusing to outsiders, but it shows the variety in the sport, and the range of talented athletes […]
Sauser determined for 4th XCM World Title
Fresh off his 2014 European MTB Marathon Championships success in Ireland, defending mountain bike marathon world champion Christoph Sauser of Switzerland has his eye firmly on winning a fourth global title of his career when he tackles the 2014 UCI MTB Marathon World Championships in Pietermaritzburg on Sunday 29 June. The Specialized Racing rider, who has […]
Wallace to fly the Maple Leaf at XCM Worlds
Cory Wallace is no stranger to marathon or stage racing, and is eager to use his experience in Europe to contest for a top ten result at the XCM Worlds later this month. The 29-year-old Kona Factory team rider will spearhead the challenge in the Maple Leaf jersey of Canada at the UCI MTB Marathon World Championships […]
Paez cinches Alpentour Trophy overall win
Hauser Kaibling 56km / 2000m After two stage wins he got it! On today’s fourth and final stage of the 16th Alpentour Trophy from Schladming and across the Hauser Kaibling Mountain Leonardo Paez secured himself the first overall win ahead of his team mate Tony Longo (ITA). In celebratory mood was also the Austrian Hermann […]
Paez regains lead at Alpentour Trophy
Dachstein 69km / 2800m The third day, and the third changing of the guards in the overall classification at the 16th Alpentour Trophy: the Columbian stage winner from day one, Leonardo Paez, took back his “Schladming/Dachstein” leader jersey from team mate Tony Longo on today’s third stage around the picturesque town of Ramsau at the […]
Longo leads Alpentour Trophy after Planai Time Trial
Planai Time Trial – 14km / 1100m Yesterday’s victory took its toll on the Columbian rider Leonardo Paez. During today’s second stage of the 16th Int. Alpentour Trophy in Schladming he came third and lost too much time against the Italian stage winner Tony Longo, who takes over the lead overall. The Austrian Hermann Pernsteiner […]