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Once, we believed that the body was a machine, and the secret to optimal performance came from the muscles, the lungs, the heart. Then, we were told that it’s all in our head, and we just need to push through the pain. The truth is that “the brain and the body are fundamentally intertwined,” writes Alex…
The UCI Mountain Bike World Championships is the biggest single race of the year. Mont-Sainte-Anne, Canada, hosts the event for the third time. Who will leave Canada with the rainbow stripes? RedBullTv Schedule Women’s XCO final Live at 31.08.2019 18:00 Men’s XCO final Live at 31.08.2019 20:30 Men and women’s DH final Live at 01.09.2019…
That’s how long it has taken Jakub Sliacan from Slovakia to complete the 1,708kms of the PEdALED Silk Road Mountain Road No.2 and his first ultra endurance cycling race. That is truly a victory of epic proportions, especially when you consider that for almost 30% of his total ride time he wasn’t moving (52 hours…
First published www.bikepacking.com Lael Wilcox just became the first woman to finish the 2019 PEdALED Silk Road Mountain Race with an incredible time of 7 days, 15 hours, and 23 minutes, just nine hours behind winner Jakub Sliacan. Hats off to Lael Wilcox on becoming the first woman to finish the 2019 PEdALED Silk Road…
Cycling’s governing body is moving for changes in elite road racing, and highlights results from a recent survey to back its vision. The results of the UCI’s recent unscientific fan survey revealed that many like the sport, but want more of everything — more TV, more action and more diversity. In early July, the UCI…
The first UCI eMTB World Championship Race will be held at Mont-Sainte-Anne Who is the fastest and most skilled eMTB racer in the world? This question is set to be answered on the 28th August during the UCI World Champs. For the first time ever, the UCI will host an eMTB World Championship even alongside…
12 potential Epic Legends are currently traversing the Swiss Alps on a quest to claim the highly sought-after Epic Legend medal. The 2019 Swiss Epic kicked off at 07:30 on Tuesday 20 August in torrential rain that turned the already challenging trails into a muddy slop that ensured even the most seasoned professionals got their…
Strava has launched a new “streaks” feature that aims to make people stay active. The new tool encourages people to commit to challenges that will require them to do a range of different activities through the week. Strava – a social network for physical activities – says that doing a variety of different things regularly has been proven to…
The elite women’s field for the 2019 Swiss Epic is shaping up to feature a distinctively multinational feel. 5 days 350 kilometres 12,000m climbing Swiss marathon champion, Ariane Lüthi headlines a distinctively international field of elite women for the 2019 Swiss Epic. The five day, S1 Union Cycliste Internationale stage race is set to take place…
Day 1 9am (Kyrgyz time) on the 17th August 2019 saw the start of the second PEdALED Silk Road Mountain Race. Of the 135 riders stood ready at the start line, with nothing less than 1,705kms of rough mountain terrain and 27,000m of climbing ahead of them this year, there was a complete mix of…