mountain bike stage races

Completing a mountain bike stage race is a real achievement for all finishers. These epic events are notoriously tough and require ultimate fitness and riding skills, combined with great willpower. Stage races such as the Cape Epic, Trans Alp Mountain Bike race, the Swiss Epic, and the TansPyr race in the Pyrenees where riders take on 7 stages of relentless riding challenges, draw mountain bikers from all over the world. We thought it about time that mountain bike stage races were more widely publicised to all in the mountain bike community. Each year, races take place in Italy, such as the Etna MTB Tour, Czech Republic and elsewhere in Eastern Europe,unbeknown to the average ameteur rider seeking a new challenge. Visiting these areas can open your eyes to a world of possibilities, history and culture, whilst giving you the mountain bike trip of a lifetime.

And so, we’ll be writing about mtb stage races, completing in mtb stage races and giving you a little bit more information about the amazing locations where these great mountain bike challenges take place.

This way, you can take on your own stage race challenge, or simply plan your own mountain bike holiday and take on one the classic mtb stage race routes yourself.  For now though, let’s introduce you to a few classic mountain bike stage races in Europe and give you the links to their website. All that you have to do is to click the links and enter… then get training for the greatest adventures on 2 wheels!