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September 28, 2019 By Justin Morris Leave a Comment

XCM World Champs- Back of the Pack race report

Team rider Justin Morris whom also lives with Type 1 diabetes reports on racing the UCI XCM World Championship from the perspective of last place on the starting grid.

Filed Under: Reports Tagged With: Grachen, Justin Morris, Maddog, MarathonMTB, MTBA, Sebastian Jayne, St Niklaus, Switzerland, UCI, XCM, XCM Champs, XCM Worlds

September 23, 2019 By Mike Blewitt Leave a Comment

Ferrand-Prevot and Paez win 2019 XCM World Championships

The 2019 UCI XCM World Championships started on a clear and crisp day in Graechen, Switzerland. Sitting in the canton of Valais, the area is known for wine, the Matterhorn, being the driest canton – and it should certainly be known for mountain biking. With men taking on a 91km race with about 3800m, the […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Bike, biking, MarathonMTB, mountain bike, Switzerland, Valais, World Championships, XCM, XCM Worlds

September 20, 2019 By Justin Morris Leave a Comment

Thoughts and Sensations of competing at a World Title

Close to 300 men and women will compete at the MTB marathon elite world championship this weekend here in Grachen, Switzerland. Some will be vying for the honour of spending the next 12months in the coveted rainbow jersey, a widely respected prize throughout the world of cycling. Others will be lining for the sheer experience […]

Filed Under: Diaries, MarathonMTB.com Tagged With: Australian MTB, Australian Team, Grachen, Inlovewithswitzerland, Justin Morris, norco revolver, Switzerland, UCI XCM Series, Valais, XCM, xcm world championships, XCM Worlds, XCMChamps

August 29, 2019 By Justin Morris Leave a Comment

The Pros and Cons of Training on a Home Trainer for MTB Racing

Sebastian Jayne XCM goal

With winter in full swing in the Southern Hemisphere and the bitter months not far awaiting those in the North, the use of the home trainer for cycling activity normally does or starts to consume more of our cycling time. This can be daunting for some whilst others relish the opportunity to get their training […]

Filed Under: Training Tagged With: coaching, home trainer, mind matters, Training, training camp, training peaks, Weather, XCM, XCM Worlds

July 31, 2019 By Mike Blewitt Leave a Comment

Australian XCM World Championships Team for 2019 announced

XCM World Championships

Mountain Bike Australia (MTBA) have just released the complete team list for the 2019 UCI Cross Country Marathon (XCM) World Championships, which will be taking place in Graechen, in the Valais canton in Switzerland. The team will be made up of five riders in 2019, including two members of the MarathonMTB.com Team. Elite MenJustin MorrisSebastian […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Bike, biking, Imogen Smith, Justin Morris, MarathonMTB, mountain bike, MTB, national team, News, Switzerland, World Championships, XCM, XCM Worlds

June 22, 2017 By Mike Blewitt Leave a Comment

Who can win the 2017 XCM World Championships in Singen?

Singen XCM MarathonMTB xcmworlds bike mountain bike

This weekend presents a tough challenge. Not only will the world’s best marathon mountain bike racers tackle the XCM World Championships, but perhaps the fight for the rainbow jerseys at the UCI Mountain Bike Marathon World Championships have never been so difficult to predict. Amongst the 188 registered men are ten or more real candidates to grab […]

Filed Under: Features Tagged With: Bike, bike marathon, hegau, MarathonMTB, maratona, mountain bike, MTB, singen, UCI, XCM Worlds

July 1, 2016 By Imogen Smith Leave a Comment

Imogen Smith’s XCM World Championships

Whenever I chat to bike racers who are ready to step away from competition there’s always one aspect of racing that has particularly turned them off the lifestyle. It’s not the sacrifices, the diet, or the training. It’s not the nerves, the uncertainty, or the agony of racing… Nope, it’s the waiting. Days spent in […]

Filed Under: Diaries Tagged With: laissac, MarathonMTB, Racing, World Championships, XCM Worlds

June 16, 2016 By Imogen Smith Leave a Comment

Preparing for the XCM World Championships

I had intended to write about the lead-up to World Champs each week for a month beforehand, but life has got in the way of that plan. I’ve had a pretty eventful fortnight or so now, with Worlds just a week-and-a-half away, I’m afraid I’m going to have to squeeze it all in to a […]

Filed Under: Diaries Tagged With: France, MarathonMTB, XCM Worlds

July 5, 2015 By Rachel Fenton Leave a Comment

Rachel Fenton’s analysis of XCM Worlds

Anyone who follows me, or MarathonMTB on social media will be aware that my World Marathon Championships didn’t exactly go to plan. Around 30km into the 60km race my rear wheel bearings randomly failed. The second descent was pretty hair raising anyway and with my wobbling wheel I felt really unstable on the bike. I […]

Filed Under: Diaries Tagged With: Racing, Sellaronda Hero, XCM Worlds

June 26, 2015 By Mike Blewitt Leave a Comment

Who can win the 2015 XCM World Championships?

The start lists for the 2015 XCM World Championships are out. The racing is barely 24 hours away. The climbs are big, the air is thing, and the Val Gardena is starting to throb with the low resting heart rates of some supremely fit individuals. For 2015, the UCI Cross Country Marathon (XCM) Mountain Bike World […]

Filed Under: Features Tagged With: Championships, marathon, Specialized, XCM, XCM Worlds

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