On the back of his disappointment of not being included Team South Africa at the upcoming Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland, elite cross-country mountain biker Rourke Croeser has confirmed he will now focus on the 2014 UCI MTB Marathon World Championships which take place at the Cascades MTB Park in Pietermaritzburg on Sunday 29 July. Despite having […]
Esther Süss searching for repeat performance
It has been four years since Swiss marathon star Esther Süss last tasted UCI MTB Marathon World Championships glory, but the 40-year-old believes that 2014 could be the year she returns to a familiar stomping ground at the Cascades MTB Park for the women’s 74km race on Sunday 29 June. The Wheeler iXS Pro Team star […]
Live Streaming to showcase XCM Worlds around the globe
Red Bull have helped fans of mountain bike racing worldwide follow the elite ranks as they race the World Cup. Marathon racing has lacked such coverage – although some events like the Sellaronda Hero have ensured they have live feeds for friends, family and fans – and of course the ABSA Cape Epic have offered […]
Dahle opts out of XCM Worlds Defence
The race for the women’s title at the UCI MTB Marathon World Championships has been thrown wide open with the confirmation that current world champ Gunn-Rita Dahle will not be on the startline to defend her title. Dahle has taken the bold move to forgo the defence of her marathon title to focus on her cross country […]
Alban Lakata aiming for top step at XCM Worlds
Current world number three Alban Lakata is a vastly experienced campaigner on South African soil and the Austrian star is firmly focused on making the coveted rainbow striped world champion’s jersey his own when he heads to Pietermaritzburg for the UCI MTB Marathon World Championships on Sunday 29 June. With one world title under his […]
Sauser and Dahle-Flesjaa win 2013 Marathon World Championships
In Kirchberg, Austria, Christoph Sauser and Gunn Rita Dahle-Flesja were crowned 2013 UCI Marathon World Champions on June 29th. Using the courses of the KitzAlpBike Marathon, the men were off at 8:00am and women at 8:30am. A cool start of below 9 degrees did warm up as the day progressed, and the course was in […]
XCM World Championships 2012 – Periklis and Langvad dominate
“In a hard-fought race over an extremely tough, muddy, slippery course, and run off in near-constant rain, Urs Huber has claimed the title of Marathon World Champion 2012. An unfortunate Christoph Sauser took second after an untimely mechanical left Huber alone in front. Alban Lakata rounded out the podium in third place. In the women’s […]