Mathieu van der Poel’s quest for the mountain bike world championship began in Sunday’s Nové Město Na Moravě UCI World Series race with an absolute nightmare. He crashed twice on the start loop of the Elite Men’s race and eventually abandoned the race on the third of eight…
How can you get fit enough to ride a 1,000 km race? The thing is, fitness is not usually the main concern with ultra cycling events. With these crazy distances, it’s much more about being able to handle discomfort, negative self-talk, extreme fatigue, and the…
There comes a time when your obsession with MTB finally drives you to build a training plan. After all, pushing yourself without structure can only bring you so far. After a certain point, you need to focus on specifics. You know, the pro stuff.
If you’re a city dwelling mountain biker that lives in an apartment, you know how annoying it can get to wash your bike. Some of you may be lucky enough to live nearby a car wash where you can hose down your bicycle before coming…