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In the busy calendar of off road racing, it takes a lot for a race to stand out from the crowd. In Australia, we have a few big Marathon MTB races that are achieving ‘classic’ status, like the Kona Odyssey, Wombat 100, Convict 100, Flight Centre Epic and Highland Fling. Also, the Capital Punishment, Three [...]
Former champion Neil MacDonald, riding with new partner Brandon Stewart, notched up his second overall victory in the nine-day Old Mutual joBerg2c mountain bike race at Scottburgh on Saturday. The FedGroup-Itec riders completed the 910km journey from Heidelberg in Gauteng to the KwaZulu-Natal south coast in 34:11:05, taking four stage wins in the process. They [...]
Lady Luck smiled on race leaders Neil MacDonald and Brandon Stewart as mechanical problems beset their nearest challengers on the penultimate stage of the nine-day Old Mutual joBerg2c in KwaZulu-Natal on Friday. After a rocky start at MacKenzie Club near Ixopo, the FedGroup-Itec riders overcame a number of obstacles on the 102km stage, which included [...]
Day seven proved to be the lucky number for Louis-Bresler Knipe and Kevin van Hoovels when they took their second stage win in the Old Mutual joBerg2c mountain bike race in KwaZulu-Natal on Thursday The Contego riders, who are both cross-country specialists, came to the fore on a fast and technical 78km stage from Hazeldene [...]
Now in it’s 9th year, the Convict 100 has developed into quite a popular marathon. It has a lot going for it, being a short drive north west from Sydney, on terrain that many people ride on, and that isn’t overly technical. Maximum Adventure run a great event, and now that the course has changed [...]
Subaru-MarathonMTB.com racer Stu Spies made the journey out to the second European round of the 2013 UCI marathon series, the Quebrantahuesos MTB, in northern Spain. Here’s how the adventure unfolded. Lets start with few handy race tips, you must know many but here are some refreshers: Race tip #4001: Pay the extra for legroom on [...]
Brandon Stewart and Neil MacDonald strengthened their grip on the Old Mutual joBerg2c when they claimed their third stage victory on day six of the mountain bike race in KwaZulu-Natal on Wednesday. The FedGroup-Itec riders completed the 91km stage from Kamberg to Hazeldene farm near Underberg in 3:21:00 to take a comfortable three-and-a-half minute lead [...]
Neil MacDonald and Brandon Stewart claimed their second stage win and with it the overall lead on day five of the nine-day Old Mutual joBerg2c mountain bike race on Tuesday. The FedGroup-Itec duo turned up the heat on the 98km stage from Winterton to Kamberg in the KwaZulu-Natal Midlands, which featured a total ascent of [...]
There was high drama on day four of the Old Mutual joBerg2c mountain bike race as Louis-Bresler Knipe and Kevin van Hoovels took advantage of a wrong turn by the lead group to snatch victory on the first of the climbing stages on Monday. The Contego riders were eventually chased down but held their nerve [...]
Former winner Waylon Woolcock and national marathon champion Lourens Luus stormed into the finish to take the stage win and overall lead on day three of the Old Mutual joBerg2c mountain bike race on Sunday. The RE:CM riders claimed victory on the gruelling 130km queen stage between Reitz and Sterkfontein Dam near Harrismith in the [...]
