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Watch: ABSA Cape Epic 2017 Trailer
It’s time for the Cape Epic! One of the toughest mountain bike stage races of the year, the Cape Epic, held in South Africa, is the unofficial kick off to the endurance mountain bike season. In 2017 the 8-day race “will take riders through 691km (430mi) of South Africa’s Western Cape countryside and up a …
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5 Days of the Southeast’s Best Trails: The 2017 Pisgah Stage Race
Blue Ridge Adventure’s 9th annual Pisgah Stage Race will be held in Brevard, North Carolina, April 10-15 (2017). Over five stages, racers will cover 140 miles of legendary Pisgah singletrack and gain more than 20,000 feet of elevation. Of course, there will be some fire road to connect the trails, but the organizers claim that 75% of …
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Watch: Days 4-7 of the Punishing Pioneer Stage Race in New Zealand
Catch up on Stage 4 of the punishing Pioneer stage race in New Zealand in the video above, and days 5, 6, and 7 in the videos below. The final video below also contains an overall recap of the entire event.
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Singletrack 6 Stage Race: Days 3 and 4
Competitors in the Singletrack 6 are 2/3 of the way through the race! Stage 3 saw the race move an hour west from the start in Fernie, to Cranbrook. This stage covered 42 km with 1,200m of elevation gain. Stage 4 was just up the road from Cranbrook in Kimberley. This year is the first time …
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The Training Pays Off: Racing the 2016 Trans-Sylvania Epic
As soon as the Trans-Sylvania Epic (TSEpic) ended last year, I knew I wanted to go back. I wanted to go back for the trails, the camaraderie, and for some redemption. In 2015 I had some major stomach issues on the second stage that almost forced me to pull out, as well as two flats …
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