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September 14, 2018 By Mike Blewitt Leave a Comment

Who can win the 2018 XCM World Championship?

3Epic XCM World Championships mountain bike marathonmtb

The 2018 UCI Cross-Country Marathon Mountain Bike Championship is upon us. And if you haven’t heard already – the start lists are intense. While we’ve already given our thoughts on the course, the question of who can win on it isn’t so simple. Firstly, you should go and read the entry lists on the UCI […]

Filed Under: Features Tagged With: 3epic, alban lakata, Italy, MarathonMTB, mountain bike, UCI, World Championship, XCM

September 14, 2018 By Mike Blewitt Leave a Comment

2018 XCM World Championship course preview

Related Event: 3Epic
3Epic XCM World Championships MarathonMTB

After the flat out marathon course in Singen for the 2017 UCI Cross-Country Marathon (XCM) World Championship, the course for the 2018 event is a completely different beast. The 3Epic race which hosts the Championship is a hilly course with sustained climbs and descents, taking in fast gravel roads, steep climbs, forest trails, a long […]

Filed Under: Features Tagged With: 3epic, Auronzo di Cadore, Bike, Dolomites, Italy, mountain bike, World Championship, XCM

September 10, 2018 By Justin Morris Leave a Comment

Otway Odyssey and Great Otway Gravel Grind bring epic races for mountain bikers this Summer

Related Event: Otway Odyssey

Over a thousand riders are expected to race on some of Australia’s best single track at the 13th annual Otway Odyssey MTB Marathon presented by Focus, with entries for this iconic event opening today. Regarded as one of Australia’s most respected off-road cycling events, the Otway Odyssey delivers an incredible mountain biking experience for riders […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: GOGG, Great Ocean Road, MarathonMTB, Otway, otway odyssey, Rapid Ascent, XCM

September 3, 2018 By Imogen Smith Leave a Comment

Livigno Training Camp: Day Six

MarathonMTB Livigno Diary Training

The rain, which Accuweather tauntingly promised us would clear up today, stuck around so resolutely that by 9am it was clear to me that I was going to need something special. I marched Mike up the road, in the freezing drizzle, to a pasticceria and forced him to order me a filled croissant, then, when […]

Filed Under: Diaries Tagged With: Altitude, cold, illness, Imogen Smith, joyofmtb, Livigno, MarathonMTB, mountain biking, MTB, Mud, Training, wet, XCM

September 1, 2018 By Imogen Smith Leave a Comment

Livigno Training Camp: Day Four

MarathonMTB Livigno Diary Training

As Mike and I have been watching the weather forecast like the vital signs of a dying man, we knew today would be a great day to have off. But imagine my disappointment when, after the jubilant excesses of yesterday’s climb to the top of Livigno’s mountains, I woke up again with a painfully sore, […]

Filed Under: Diaries Tagged With: Altitude, Livigno, MarathonMTB, mountain bike, MTB, rain, Training, Weather, wet, XCM

August 30, 2018 By Mike Blewitt Leave a Comment

Fitting Tubolito tubes for test

Tubolito MarathonMTB lightweight tubes

If you’re a bit of a weight weenie, and chances are you are, then you will probably have heard of Tubolito Tubes. The bright orange inner tubes are pretty special as far as inner tubes go for a variety of reasons. They’re light – 85g for a standard 29″ tube. Tubolito claim they are twice […]

Filed Under: Tech Tagged With: marathonmtb super light, Mike Blewitt, mountain bike, MTB, tubolito, XCM

August 30, 2018 By Imogen Smith Leave a Comment

Livigno Training Camp: Day Two

MarathonMTB Livigno Diary Training

Mike and I were always going to go our separate ways in Livigno. For Mike, this is a special place overlaid with memories of gypsyish Euro-tripping bikefests of day-long, epic rides over high passes and into wild valleys, all of which he wants to relive. For me, this is the last chance to get in […]

Filed Under: Diaries Tagged With: alititude, Livigno, mountain bike, mountains, Trails, Training, training camp, XCM

August 17, 2018 By Mike Blewitt Leave a Comment

Rothaus Bike Giro: The Prologue

Simon Stiebjahn Rothaus Bike Giro Prologue

There is a certain mystique about heading overseas to ride and race your bike. If you’ve never travelled to pedal in anger it is easy to romanticise the experience. The climbs, the trails, the #fullpro experience, the class of European riding and racing (or other areas) and of course the chance to benchmark yourself against […]

Filed Under: Diaries Tagged With: MarathonMTB, Mike Blewitt, Prologue, rothaus bike giro, Stage Race, XCM

August 12, 2018 By Imogen Smith Leave a Comment

Reef to Reef: The fourth and final stage

MarathonMTB Reef to Reef

And just like that, it’s over! Reef to Reef today finished with a sweet 50-kilometre stage that took in some icons of tropical north Queensland riding: Wetherby Station, The Bump Track, and Port Douglas’s Four Mile Beach. Logistically, this was a tricky one to manage: everyone corralled in the dark at 6am to load bikes […]

Filed Under: Diaries Tagged With: Ironman, MarathonMTB, mountain biking, MTB, reef to reef, Stage Racing, XCM

August 11, 2018 By Imogen Smith Leave a Comment

Reef to Reef stage three

MarathonMTB Reef to Reef

Stage three of Reef to Reef and we’re back. After all the challenges of the last fortnight or so (so sick!), Mike and I finally woke up feeling good. And excited. And not sick! Want to catch up? Check out our reports from Stage 1 and Stage 2 Today was the Queen Stage of the […]

Filed Under: Diaries Tagged With: Bike, camelbak, Imogen Smith, MarathonMTB, mountain bike, port douglas, Queen Stage, reef to reef, Ride Cairns, Stage Racing, XCM

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