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Marathon Mountain Bike Races
Marathon mountain bike races, often referred to as cross-country marathon (XCM), are a very demanding form of mountain bike racing covering at least usually in mountainous terrain. Events held in Europe are typically just a little longer than the average cross country mountain bike race. Marathon events in the USA and Canada are typically longer than and are very different from cross country races. UCI events The UCI has established a championship series for such events, the Marathon World Cup. The 2014 UCI rules limit events to distances between and . Almost all of the participants are elite professional mountain bike racers. There is an annual world championship event, the UCI Mountain Bike Marathon World Championships. The races can be run over as a single or multi-lap course, however, the course cannot cover the same lap more than three times. Non-UCI events Non-UCI events routinely cover much longer distances. The typical event in the USA is either based on time ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cross-country Cycling
Cross-country (XC) cycling is a discipline of mountain biking. Cross-country cycling became an Olympic sport in 1996 and is the only form of mountain biking practiced at the Olympics. Terrain Cross-country cycling is defined by the terrain on which it is performed. XC courses and trails consist of a mix of rough forest paths and singletrack (also referred to as doubletrack depending on width), smooth fireroads, and even paved paths connecting other trails. Until recently cross-country trails were deemed "easy" or "intermediate", due to the concept that this discipline of mountain biking relies more on physical prowess than technical ability. Bikes and equipment Cross-country bicycles are some of the lightest mountain bikes, typically between . They usually feature suspension forks in front and often have suspension in the rear. In both the front and rear, most XC bicycles have approximately of suspension travel and max out at 120 millimeters at the front typically (although ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leadville Trail 100 MTB
The Leadville Trail 100 MTB is the second oldest of the well-known marathon mountain bike races held in the United States, the oldest being the Wilderness 101 in Central PA. The Leadville Trail 100 MTB was first run in 1994 and has become one of the best marketed, attended and known marathon events in mountain bike racing. Entry to the event is controlled and restricted. Some entries are awarded by a random lottery, while other entries are awarded by finishing well in a series of qualifying events. Lottery entries are due by the end of December for the race that is run the second Saturday in August. Qualifying events are similar to the Leadville 100 race but shorter, typically around 100 km in length. Courses for qualifying events typically cover similar terrain (roads, dirt roads, gravel roads and mild trails) with similar vertical elevation gains (~100 feet per 1 mile). History The Leadville Trail 100 MTB race is an outgrowth of the Leadville Trail 100 footrace. Both rac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Endurance Games
Endurance (also related to sufferance, resilience, constitution, fortitude, and hardiness) is the ability of an organism to exert itself and remain active for a long period of time, as well as its ability to resist, withstand, recover from and have immunity to trauma, wounds or fatigue. It is usually used in aerobic or anaerobic exercise. The definition of 'long' varies according to the type of exertion – minutes for high intensity anaerobic exercise, hours or days for low intensity aerobic exercise. Training for endurance can reduce the ability to exert endurance strength unless an individual also undertakes resistance training to counteract this effect. When a person is able to accomplish or withstand a higher amount of effort than their original capabilities their endurance is increasing which to many personnel indicates progress. In looking to improve one's endurance they may slowly increase the amount of repetitions or time spent, if higher repetitions are taken rapid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Titan Desert
The Garmin Titan Desert is a six-day multiple stage mountain bike race held annually in Morocco since 2006 through the Moroccan desert between the Atlas Mountains and Sahara Desert. The competition was founded by Jaime Alguersuari Sr.'s RPM-MKTG, and in 2017 Amaury Sport Organisation The Amaury Sport Organisation (ASO) is part of the French media group Éditions Philippe Amaury. It organises the Tour de France and other cycling races, as well as golf, running, sailing and off-road motorsport events. The president of ASO is Je ... joined as partner. Editions 2018 The thirteenth edition took place from April 29 to May 4, 2018. A route of 620 kilometers and 7,500 meters divided into 6 stages, starting in Boumalne Dades in a first stage in a loop, to finish the adventure in Maadid. An edition that broke numerous records: record of participants, with 612 bikers; record of finishers, with a total of 546 at the finish line; record of female participation, with 70 women in the ad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cape Epic
The Absa Cape Epic, founded by Kevin Vermaak and also known as the Cape Epic, is an annual mountain bike stage race held in the Western Cape, South Africa. First staged in 2004, it has been accredited as ''hors catégorie'' (beyond categorization) by the Union Cycliste Internationale. The eight day race consists of a prologue and seven stages, and typically covers more than with some of climbing. Professional mountain bikers from around the world encompassing up to 650 teams compete teams of two. To qualify for a finish, teams have to stay together for the duration of the race. The race is also open to amateurs, who enter a lottery in order to gain a slot. The times taken to finish each stage are aggregated to determine the overall winning team in each category at the end of the race. The course changes every year, but the race has always taken place in the Western Cape. The race was acquired by Advance Publications, a US media company, as part of its acquisition of The I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yak Attack
Yak Attack is an annual high-altitude, long-distance mountain bike race. The race has been known to be non profit. It takes place in Nepal Nepal (; ne, नेपाल ), formerly the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal ( ne, सङ्घीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नेपाल ), is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is mai ..., and is described as "the highest, toughest, mountain-bike race in the world". The eighth annual race took place in 2014. Nowadays, the Yak Attack is part of a three-part world challenge. References External links * Adventure racing {{Nepal-sport-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Ruta De Los Conquistadores
La Ruta de los Conquistadores ("The Conquistadors' Trail" in English), known as the first mountain bike race of its kind, is a multi-stage race held in Costa Rica.Urbina, Roman. "La Ruta De Los Conquistadores." Personal interview. 11 February 2013. La Ruta de los Conquistadores consists of crossing Costa Rica from the Pacific to the Atlantic Coast over the course of three days. It is an individual race, covering approximately of terrain. First staged in 1992, the three-day race tests athletes with its 8000 (approx.) meters of elevation gain and strong climate changes. The event is also open to amateurs, having a 12-hour window to finish each stage. If competitors do not finish a stage, they are still welcome to race the next day, but their cumulative times will not count on the overall results. Kevin Vermaerke, founder of the Cape Epic event in South Africa, took inspiration from La Ruta de los Conquistadores. Origins La Ruta de los Conquistadores, also widely known simply a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oakridge Mountain Bike Marathon
Oak Ridge or Oakridge may refer to numerous locations in English-speaking countries - the most well-known being Oak Ridge, Tennessee, due to its part in the Manhattan Project. These and other meanings include: Places Canada * Oakridge, Calgary, neighbourhood in Alberta * Oakridge, Toronto, a neighbourhood in Ontario * Oakridge, Vancouver, a neighbourhood in British Columbia * Oakridge Acres, a neighbourhood in London, Ontario United Kingdom * Oakridge, Gloucestershire, England * Oakridge, Hampshire, England United States Communities * Oak Ridge (California), in Santa Clara County * Oak Ridge, Florida, in Orange County * Oak Ridge, Louisiana, in Morehouse Parish * Oakridge, Minnesota, in Winona County * Oak Ridge, Missouri, in Cape Girardeau County * Oak Ridge, Pemiscot County, Missouri * Oak Ridge, New York, a hamlet south of the village of Charleston, New York * Oak Ridge, New Jersey, in Passaic and Morris Counties * Oak Ridge, North Carolina, a town in Guilford County * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shenandoah 100
The Shenandoah 100 is an ultra-endurance 100 mile (162 km) mountain bike race held in central Western Virginia near Stokesville. The race is normally held on the Sunday during Labor Day weekend. The race has been run continuously since 1998. The organizer, Shenandoah Mountain Touring based in Harrisonburg, VA also runs the Wilderness 101 in Central Pennsylvania along with numerous other cycling races, events and tours. The SM100 is part of a Nationwide series of endurance races the National Ultra Endurance Series since 2006. The SM100 course starts and finishes in Stokesville Campground near the Stokesville Observatory. The majority of the course is in George Washington National Forest and uses part of the Wild Oak Trail. The course is primarily in Virginia but a small section crosses into West Virginia. The course covers the USGS Topo Maps of Stokesville, Palo Alto, Reddish Knob and West Augusta. As the name implies, the course is 100 miles long and has nearly 12, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chupacabras (cycling Race)
Chupacabras is a 100 km mountain bike race in Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico. The annual race has taken place every October since 1997. It is sponsored entirely by the private sector and draws more than three thousand competitors each year, primarily from Mexico and the southern states United States. It is named after the mythical monster Chupacabras The chupacabra or chupacabras (, literally 'goat-sucker'; from es, chupar, 'to suck', and , 'goats') is a legendary creature in the folklore of parts of the Americas, with its first purported sightings reported in Puerto Rico in 1995. The na .... External links * [Baidu] |
Brazil Ride
The Brazil Ride MTB Stage Race is a seven bicycle race in Chapada Diamantina area of Brazil. The Brazil Ride premiered in November 2010 Each day of the competition provide an average of 80 to 100 kilometers of mountain bike terrain. The stage is the Chapada Diamantina Chapada Diamantina (; Portuguese for the "Diamond Plateau") is a region of Bahia state, in the Northeast of Brazil. This mountain range is known as “Serra do Espinhaço,” in Minas Gerais state, south of Bahia. Description The Chapada Dia ..., part of a protected area. The National Park has 152 thousand hectares and average altitude ranges between 800 and 1200 meters above sea level, with peaks of up to 2000 meters. The region features several fountains, waterfalls, crystal lakes, red-colored rivers and a diverse fauna and flora. Brazil Ride presents different categories: open, mixed, ladies and master. Athletes have to be at least 40 years old. References {{Reflist Cycle races in Brazil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Breckenridge 100
The Breckenridge 100 is an ultra-endurance mountain bike race held annually in mid July in Breckenridge, Colorado. At the same time the Breck 100 is being held, the organization offer three others options; solo 68 miles, solo 32 miles and a team relay. Initially this race offered just two distance classes, and and no awards were presented to those doing the shorter version, it simply offered an easier alternative for those riders not ready to race the full 100 miles. The race was part of the National Ultra Endurance Series until 2012 and will be again in 2017. The sprawling course is nestled between three ski resorts and features a distinct cloverleaf format of three loops that each begin and finish in Carter Park, adjacent to historic downtown Breckenridge. The race crosses the Continental Divide of the Americas three times, once at Wheeler Pass at an elevation over 12,400 ft and twice at Boreas Pass at an elevation of 11,492 ft. The course climbs a total of 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
