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Racers have started to arrive in Central Australia for the five day, seven stage Ingkerreke Commercial Mountain Bike Enduro (ICME) stage race. With the caliber of riders attracted to the race for 2013, the 200 strong field is set to heat up the mountain bike trails of Alice Springs and the MacDonnell Ranges in the Northern Territory on [...]
By winning the UCI World Series ultra marathon at the MTN Clarens National MTB driven by Nissan on Saturday (4 May), Max Knox (Specialized / EAI Solutions) made sure that matters are beginning to ‘hot up’ in the MTN National MTB Series. Knox, the defending MTN Ultra champion, and Charles Keey (Cannondale/Blend Properties) are neck [...]
The start of the Convict 100 is less than two days away – thanks to the typical early morning start favoured by Australian race organisers. At 7am this Saturday 4th May, most of Australia’s best men’s XCM racers will be on the line in St Albans. Unfortunately, only a smattering of Elite women are attending [...]
Tomorrow, Australia’s new Cross Country Marathon (XCM) Champions will be crowned. This year, the Championship race for Australia’s best attended mountain bike format is being held in Atherton, Far North Queensland. With a hard, selective course set, there is a lot of talk about who will excel, who should be here, and whether it is [...]
“No licence holder may participate in an event that has not been included on a national, continental or world calendar or that has not been recognised by a national federation, a continental confederation or the UCI. A national federation may grant special exceptions for races or particular events run in its own country.” Rule 1.2.019, [...]
Far North Queensland (FNQ) is no stranger to mountain bike racing. In 1995, Cairns hosted a World Cup there, which served as a stepping stone for the 1996 World Championships at Smithfield. On trails deisgned by Glen Jacobs (now World Trail), the worlds best mountain bikers stopped and took notice. The riding here was great, [...]
Cyclo cross has gained popularity in Victoria over the last years and races like the Dirty Gran Fondo and the Dirty Deeds CX series are attracting both roadies and mountain bikers to the same start lines. The first of these races this winter is the Dirty Gran Fondo on Sunday 19th May. Gran Fondo stands [...]
The SCHWALBE MTB Marathon & Sportive Series 2013 powered by Mercedes-Benz Vito Sport is about to start, with the first event this weekend at Builth Wells. The Riding Course designer John Lloyd has been super busy over the last few weeks and months (not shying away from lots of rides in the snow either) and [...]
This Sunday 14th April, many of Australia’s fastest, and most enthusiastic, marathon mountain bike racers will amass at Woodend, Victoria, for the Wombat 100 Marathon Mountain Bike race. Renowned for utilising many great sections of single track in the Macedon ranges, the Wombat 1oo has drawn a good field in 2013. While in 2012 the [...]
The Greenspeed Project, Inc., organizers of the popular Breck Epic MTB Stage Race, have announced the launch of the inaugural Eagle Outside Festival. Scheduled for May 11-12, 2013 in Eagle, CO, the event serves as a showcase for the community’s extensive trail network and as a centerpiece for the town’s destination tourism marketing effort. “We’ve [...]
