It’s crazy. Way beyond my expectations, that’s for sure. When I started this blog back in 2014 it was meant as a personal project to push myself to actually go and ride the Megavalanche. Never had I expected that every year since completing the race in 2015, people from all over the world would email me – usually in June and July – to ask … Continue reading Back at it in 2019!
This post is coming way too late, I know. Wifi turned out to be a scarce commodity in the Alps and the day after the Megavalanche I left to relax on Corsica for another four weeks. Anyway… it is done! My Mega adventure has come to an end. The event was everything I thought it would be and more. The nerves going through mind and … Continue reading It is done!
The misses was pretty surprised when I came back from my last biking trip, and I have to admit it was a pretty big shock for me as well: no crashes. Not one. My hips and I finally have established a good relationship again. I went for a few days riding in Boppard, where they have some great technical trails. The freeride part dominates the video … Continue reading Technical trails and freeriding in Boppard
It took a good three weeks to recover from my crash in Malmedy. I strained my A/C joint and now have uneven shoulders. It kept me off the bike for a few weeks but I’ve just taken three weeks of vacation to make up for lost time. Last weekend I went to Winterberg in Germany to ride some proper downhill tracks. I can tell you … Continue reading Flowing in Winterberg
Went to Malmedy last weekend. It was good, short and painful. My foot slipped off my pedal on a break bump. Great place to practice your root skills though. Continue reading Crashing it up in Malmedy
Calling all stations, calling all stations. Especially those at Pic Blanc (cam1) and Oz en Oisans (cam2). Time to create the ultimate Mega-Route-Topic. I know I’m not the only one who’s been strolling around the internet looking for details of the Megavalanche route, because my admin site shows that ‘route Megavalanche’ is the number one referring search term to this blog. Information about the route is … Continue reading The Ultimate Megavalanche Route Topic
I raced my first Enduro last weekend and it was awesome. It also put a few things into perspective.
This being my first race I really had no idea what to expect. I was able to get an idea through Youtube-videos of previous years, but since the organizers do not allow action cameras footage of the tracks is limited. I decided not to think about it too much and just jump in with both feet.
Race day
The race took place in Esneux (Belgium) and is the first in a series called the Easyphone Enduro Cup. Saying I wasn’t a little nervous that morning would be a lie. It was still raining an hour before the event meaning things would be slippery.
The very first thing I noticed when arriving at the start location was the amount of travel most bikes had. I brought my 120/120 Nerve because the 170/180 Torque seemed like too much, but from every angle that morning 160 mm forks were laughing at me. I felt like I brought a jeep to a monster truck race. Continue reading “Raced my first Enduro!”
The Megavalanche is the craziest mountain bike race in the world. Or is it? The magazine Mountain Bike UK compared the races to see which event has the highest stupidity level. A Pinkbike user put the difference very eloquently. ‘The Megavalanche is mental, Mountain of Hell is mental bonkers.’ MBUK agrees. Judging by this video, I’d definitely say I agree as well. Riding over a … Continue reading Megavalanche versus Mountain of Hell
That’s how Dirt qualifies a race report they published after the Megavalanche 2008. It’s written by Steve Bancroft, a BMX-rider who wanted to give mountain biking a go. It’s definitely the funniest report I’ve read so far. Not sure you can call the end of the story a happy one though. Steve will never ride a mountain bike again. MEGA TRAFFIC JAM There’s a whole lot … Continue reading ‘The greatest Megavalanche report ever written’
Riding The Megavalanche 