Scorching European Championships in Italy
A Russian upset the Italian train and a certain Norwegian legend added another title to her already huge palmares. European Championships...
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Ben Thomas
- Mar 29, 2018
- 3 min
Speedy Sherwood - British XC Series Round 1
It's a rarity that you'll find a Ben Thomas Coaching jersey on the start line of a cross country race these days, it's where I began but...
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Ben Thomas
- Mar 22, 2018
- 4 min
Snowy Adventure at Pretorian Bike Race
The racing calendar is awash with new stage races this year. Marathon and multi day racing continues to show healthy growth. Pretorian...
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Ben Thomas
- Mar 3, 2018
- 4 min
Sensational Trails and Spectacular Views at Andalucia Bike Race
It was the hardest Andalucia Bike Race to date but the marathon king Tiago Ferreira still dominated the competition. Hildegunn Hovdenak...
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Ben Thomas
- Oct 18, 2017
- 3 min
LaTramun Singletrack Marathon
LaTramun brought Girona to the centre of attention this past week. Participants from various countries travelled to the Catalan region...
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Ben Thomas
- Oct 12, 2017
- 3 min
Roc d'Azur End of Season Party
Last weekend it was time to celebrate 2017 and 20,000 people came out to party. Roc d'Azur once again hosted the end of season get...
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Ben Thomas
- Sep 24, 2017
- 4 min
Spectacular Racing In the Azores
It's always a thrill when you get to visit somewhere as amazing as the Azores, the island of Sao Miguel has hosted a round of the UCI...
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Ben Thomas
- Aug 19, 2017
- 1 min
Reflections on the Grand Raid
Grand Raid BCVS is arguably the biggest one day classic in mountain bike marathon racing. It’s an event I’ve always wanted to compete in,...
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Ben Thomas
- Jul 30, 2017
- 1 min
Emotions of a National Marathon Champs Weekend
Over the past 2 years it’s been a privilege to have worn the National Champion’s stripes at the front of some of the biggest marathon...
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Ben Thomas
- Jun 25, 2017
- 4 min
Experiencing World Marathon Championship
It’s always an experience racing World Championships and this year was no exception. On Thursday British Airways cancelled our flight, we...
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Ben Thomas
- Jun 10, 2017
- 3 min
Charging in Czech – Malevil Cup UCI Marathon
5 years ago Malevil Cup hosted European Marathon Championships and every year since has hosted a round of the UCI World Marathon Series...
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Ben Thomas
- Jun 4, 2017
- 3 min
Polished Performance – Jelenia Gora UCI Marathon
Eastern Europe has an abundance of quality races such as Bike Maraton Jelenia Gora. MarathonMTB are big fans of the racing here, it's...
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Ben Thomas
- May 22, 2017
- 5 min
Belgian Mountainbike Challenge – Lessons Learnt In Battle
As a cycling coach I find myself recommending events to clients, one of my coaching riders, Matt, joined me at Belgian Mountainbike...
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Ben Thomas
- May 14, 2017
- 3 min
The Battle of La Roche - BeMC 2018
Belgian Mountainbike Challenge is billed as the toughest bike race in the Benelux but I was left wondering if it’s actually the toughest...
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Ben Thomas
- Apr 23, 2017
- 3 min
Quick Reaction - HSBC UK National Cross Country Series Round 2
Round 2 of the HSBC UK National Cross Country Series took place at Wasing Park in Berkshire, a familiar stomping ground having raced here...
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Ben Thomas
- Apr 9, 2017
- 2 min
Roc Laissagais: A Picture Postcard
Almost a year on from UCI World Marathon Championships the top marathon racers returned to Roc Laissagais, the first European round of...
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Ben Thomas
- Apr 2, 2017
- 2 min
Elbows Out Racing: British XC Round 1
An enjoyable and successful weekend at the opening round of the British XC MTB Series. It's not very often I race short cross country...
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Ben Thomas
- Mar 5, 2017
- 4 min
Algarve Bike Challenge – Only As Strong As Your Partner
After racing Algarve Bike Challenge last year it was an easy decision to return to this event which was taking place for a 5th year. The...
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Ben Thomas
- Mar 31, 2016
- 4 min
2016 Volcat UCI Stage Race
After 3 days of racing across the Easter weekend a total of 524 cyclists completed the Volcat GP, a UCI category 2 event. Sadly I was...
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Ben Thomas
- Sep 25, 2015
- 3 min
UCI World Marathon Series – La Forestiere
My season will finish up with 3 rounds of the UCI World Marathon Series spread over 4 weeks. The first of these was held in Arbent,...
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