Marathon racing in summer is wrapping up, with just a couple of events left for the year, notably the Hellfire Cup and Husky 100. But that doesn’t mean you need to hang the bike up (although if you need to, you should). Just about everyone who focuses on marathon racing could be guilty of not […]
Reviewing the 2014 Maverick Series
The Maverick Series was created to give ‘mountain bikers exactly what they need – a great series featuring key established events conducted over a manageable race calendar’. The inaugural Maverick Series unified four established marathon events across 2 states and a territory, spanning a nine-month time period from March to November. The events incorporated into […]
Naomi Hansen Signs Off: Camelbak Highland Fling 2014
The Camelbak Highland Fling is the final race of the 2014 Maverick Series and my final mountain bike race for a while… I am not one to say never again but it will be a little while. I first raced the Highlang Fling in 2012 in the 100 mile category and although the distance was […]
One last Fling for the year
I woke up yesterday morning insisting that I was not going to race the Highland Fling. I’d had no sleep. I was clearly getting tonsillitis (again). I still had Croc Trophy saddle sores that refused to heal. I hadn’t ridden my bike for a fortnight. I’d dropped from the elite 110km race to the 55km […]
How to become a World Champion
There’s a burning question amongst many cyclists out there – how do I become a champion? Or, more pertinently: How do you become a World Champion when you are too old, lack talent and ability, and don’t have time to train? I sat down with Grant Johnston after his prestigious win in the Rolloff World Championships […]
Who to watch at the 2014 Camelbak Highland Fling
The race that captures the attention of the endurance crowd in the south east corner of Australia is fast approaching – in fact it is just days away! Once the fuss about the Melbourne Cup has settled, the talk of favourites about the real race that counts begins. On November 9th, the 10th Highland Fling […]
Andalucia Bike Race Prepares for 5th Edition
In a four year life, the Andalucía Bike Race has accomplished significant results that set it as one of the major mountain bike stage races in the World and leader in Spain. Ranked by the International Cycling Union (UCI) as a first class event (since 2013), it has shared out €60 000 prize money, hosted […]
Bram Rood wins Dutch XCM Title
This weekend Bram Rood won his first national title mountain bike marathon. After just missing out on the title in 2011 with a second place, this year the KMC-Mitsubishi-Koga rider triumphed. Right from the start of the race, Rood shared the –initially large- lead group with favourites like Lars Boom, Jeroen Boelen and Bas Peeters. […]
Thomas Dietsch wins 7th French XCM Title
Thomas Dietsch (Team Bulls) has won for the fourth time in a row, the French marathon championship. During an exciting race of 84km the tall French racer from Alsace raced against strong French competition and secured his overall seventh national title on the marathon distance. The UCI MTB Marathon Series race ran concurrently, and Dietsch came in third […]
Dolomiti Superbike 2014 Video
The Dolomiti Superbike is a classic Italian Marathon MTB race in the Sudtirol, one of the most strikingly beautiful areas of Italy. The food is rich, the coffee strong, the lifesty;e Italian, and the efficiency is almost German. It’s a good place to be. The race is heavy on gravel roads, but has amazing views […]