Geoff Kabush Blog | The Move To 29

2012-05-15 by Colt McElwaine

Geoff Kabush Says Athlete Blog: Kabush Opens up about his move to 29" wheels The month of April just passed and the race season is definitely starting to heat up. I just finished three exciting and very different weekends of racing; the very intense Houffalize World Cup (11th), the historic and hectic Sea Otter Classic (1st XC, 3rd STXC), and a fun and relaxed grassroots Whiskey 50 weekend (1st F...

FULL RESULTS: Nove Mesto World Cup 2012

2012-05-13 by Colt McElwaine

Max Plaxton had a career ride to lead all North Americans in 14th. Elite men     Result 1 Nino Schurter (Swi) Scott - Swisspower MTB Racing Team 1:26:46   2 Jaroslav Kulhavy (Cze) Specialized Racing 0:00:06   3 Burry Stander (RSA) Specialized Racing 0:00:17   4 Marco Aurelio Fontana (Ita) Cannondale Factory Racing 0:00:46   5 Ralph Naef (Swi) Multivan Merida Biking T...

Strigel and Matter win 2012 WORS season opener in Iola

2012-05-08 by Colt McElwaine

Abby Strigel (HoneyStinger / Bontrager) and Brian Matter (GearGrinder / Trek) won the first race of the Wisconsin Off Road Series, in Iola, WI on Sunday.  Heavy rains left the usually sandy course water-logged and muddy, giving extra incentive for a fast leadout over Iola's start climbs into the first sections of singletrack.  In the women's race, Strigel was already alone and working he...

Bishop Faces Toughest Test Yet At 2012 Trans-Sylvania Epic

2012-05-07 by Colt McElwaine

State College, PA - Load up on the stakes and garlic. If you know Buffy, bring her along. You're going to need some help to take on these guys. In recent days pro men from across the United States have finalized their commitments to this year's NoTubes Trans-Sylvania Epic and once again TSEpic is getting ready to host the strongest field to assemble in North America for a mountain bike stage race...

Adam Craig Blog | Ten Votes in Favor of European Spring

2012-05-07 by Colt McElwaine

  Sunday May 6, 2012 Ten Votes in Favor of European Spring Mallorca.  What better place to spend 10 days getting over the most serious flu/mystery virus I’ve encountered than a Spanish Island usually reserved for team training camps (what I’d intended) on beautiful, sun drenched roads and trails.  Sitting around shivering, sweating and coughing is much  better in a...