In Eijsden, Limburg, mountain biker Tim Smeenge finished second after 105 kilometers today behind Hans Becking during the Bart Brentjens Challenge, which is also the setting for the Dutch National Championships marathon. The race was won by the Belgian Wout … Continue reading →

Under harsh conditions, Roel Verhoeven finished second today in the Dutch Masters of MTB in Haarle. The 200 kilometer race was in its fourth edition and that was also the toughest in which many participants would not make it to … Continue reading →

In his own province, Tim Smeenge took the victory on the Drentse ‘Hondsrug’ in a sprint à deux with Frits Biesterbos. Smeenge rode away early in the race with fellow provincial Gerben Mos, Frits Biesterbos and Jasper Ockeloen. The men … Continue reading →

On the ‘Utrechtse Heuvelrug’, which arose in the ice age, the organization in Amerongen had set out a nice varied round of 30 kilometers that was ridden three times by the mountain bikers. The riders were presented with alternate singletracks, … Continue reading →

Rozanne Slik couldn’t top off a good start today with a victory in the Battle of Norg. Where she was initially the only lady at the front, Rosa van Doorn and Tessa Neefjes passed her and the bronze medal for … Continue reading →

The third stage and also the queen stage took the mountain bikers in the Swiss Epic from St. Moritz to Davos over the Passo del Bernina at more than 2300 meters altitude. Smeenge and Ruijter again took eighth place behind … Continue reading →

Yesterday the Swiss Epic started in St. Moritz with the Dutchmen Hans Becking, Tim Smeenge and Teus Ruijter. The Swiss Epic is a five-day stage race for mountain bikers that takes the riders from St. Moritz to the finish in … Continue reading →

In Ischgl, Austria, a varied mountain bike ‘week’ was on the program during the Ischgl Ironbike stage race for the international marathon riders. This four-day stage race started on Wednesday with a 7.2 kilometer time trial over asphalt and gravel … Continue reading →

The first stages were certainly not bad but also did not bring the result for which Smeenge had traveled to the Black Forest. Constant rankings between tenth and sixteenth place resulted in eleventh place in the general classification at the … Continue reading →

In the Austrian Ischgl, Rozanne Slik awaits a varied mountain bike ‘week’ at the beginning of August during the Ischgl Ironbike stage race. This four-day stage race starts on Wednesday with a time trial of 7.2 kilometers over asphalt and … Continue reading →