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April 27, 2022 By Sam Fox Leave a Comment

Party in the jungle (and a world cup)

Wow!The week in Brazil racing the first World Cup there in 17 years was incredible. From racing, to exploring, to cuisine, and catching up with mates, there wasn’t much to dislike! I flew into Rio, and other than a slight flight change, I had a smooth trip from Aussie. I met Cameron Jones at the […]

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April 16, 2022 By Sam Fox Leave a Comment

A return to international travel, and writing blogs

Last year while I travelled overseas, I wrote blogs for MarathonMTB. It was a great way for me to solidify the memories I made, and to reflect on the journey at the same time as sharing it with friends and family.I hadn’t been planning on doing the same again this year, until someone (other than […]

Filed Under: Diaries Tagged With: brazil, bridgelane, Europe, sam fox, Travel, World Cup

July 10, 2021 By Sam Fox 2 Comments

Les Get(s) into some more World Cup racing!

It was always the plan to push through the first month of races in Europe with training, however its always disheartening to feel like you’re going backward at each race. So I was looking forward to my second world cup, and a recovery week. Car troubles World Cup round four was situated in Les Gets […]

Filed Under: Diaries, MarathonMTB.com, Reports, Team Diary Tagged With: les gets, muddy, Orbea, Piper Albrecht, sam fox, World Cup, XCO

June 27, 2021 By Sam Fox Leave a Comment

MarathonMTB return to Europe

After over a year since any of the MarathonMTB team were overseas, Sam finally managed to fight through the red tape and escape to a European summer, and his first World Cup season

Filed Under: Diaries, MarathonMTB.com, Team Diary Tagged With: Austria, Europe, sam fox, Travel, World Cup, XCO

October 7, 2017 By Mike Blewitt Leave a Comment

Afxentia Stage Race dates are set for 2018

Related Event: Cyprus Sunshine Cup

The dates of the Cyprus Sunshine Cup 2018 are fixed. The mountain bike race series in the sun of Cyprus starts on February 22 in Lefkara with the 22nd edition of the Afxentia Stage Race and ends on Saturday, March 3 by the race in Amathous/Agios Tychon. For amateur riders the event offers a slightly different […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: afxentia, Cyprus, cyprus sunshine cup, MarathonMTB, mountain bike, Stage Race, World Cup, XCO

May 18, 2017 By Mike Blewitt Leave a Comment

Bike Check: Lukas Fluckiger’s BMC Fourstroke and Teamelite

BMC Shimano Fox Lukas Fluckiger MarathonMTB. Photo: Phil Gale

  The 2017 World Cup season is about to start, and we caught up with the BMC team in April at a training camp, and looked over the two bikes that Swiss racer Lukas Fluckiger can choose for his races in 2017. BMC have a refined range, with the 100mm travel Fourstroke, and also the […]

Filed Under: Tech Tagged With: Bike, BMC, cross country, fourstroke, Hardtail, lukas fluckiger, MarathonMTB, MTB, MTT, softtail, teamelite, teamelite01, World Cup, XCO

April 6, 2017 By Mike Blewitt Leave a Comment

MTB legends reveal background to 5 person podium

Have you ever wondered why UCI World Cup mountain bike events have a five-person podium instead of the traditional three? When we look at just about any road or cyclocross event, it’s just a 3 person podium. So why are there 5 steps on a World Cup podium? Two legendary riders taking part in the […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: bart brentjens, cadel evans, cape epic, mountain bike, MTB, Podium, World Cup

January 18, 2017 By Mike Blewitt Leave a Comment

Norco Factory XC go big time

Norco Factory XC

Norco Bicycles has announced the roster for the 2017 Norco Factory Team, which includes returning riders Haley Smith and Peter Disera, along with newcomer Quinton Disera. With a history of success in North American competition, the 2017 Norco Factory Team will compete for the first time on the full UCI World Cup circuit, as well as […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: FActory, Norco, World Cup, XC, XCO

April 24, 2016 By Mike Blewitt Leave a Comment

Schurter and Langvad win Cairns World Cup

Cairns World Cup XCO

The world of XCO racing is about to go full gas for a few months, in the run up to World Championships through the World Cup, and then onto the Olympics in Rio. As the first round, the UCI XCO World Cup in Cairns was going to be intense. And today it didn’t disappoint. While […]

Filed Under: Reports Tagged With: Cairns, Jungle, Racing, World Cup, XCO

April 23, 2016 By Mike Blewitt Leave a Comment

Course practice at the Cairns XCO World Cup

Cairns XCO World Cup

Tomorrow is race day here at Smithfield Mountain Bike Park north of Cairns, when the UCI XCO World Cup will kick off for 2016. It’s a tight season with World Championships just 2.5 months away, with Olympics in August. And given that the course in Smithfield will hold World Championships in 2017 – elite racers […]

Filed Under: Photos Tagged With: Cairns, World Cup, XCO

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