Stu Spies

The creation of the Untamed African Mountain Bike Race was a major step not just in the life of founder Kevin Vermaak, but in the sport of mountain biking in general. In the sixteen years since that inaugural edition, many things have…
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As a former three-time World Champion whenever Óscar Freire pins a number to his kit he attracts a great deal of attention. Even if those victories came on far smoother roads than the ones he will need to conquer, alongside Natalia Fischer…
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Its been almost a week back to relatively 'normal' life and as much as the post stage race blues have not totally hit as I'm quite excited at the prospect of a little bit of rest, I will say this, city life is LOUD!
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There comes a point in every endeavour where its ‘now or never’. The moment where you have to just switch off and relax because come what may, you need to let fate do its bidding. And fate has a funny way of just messing with you some days!
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The time has come, five days of eye wateringly good single track through the Valais region of Swizerland. Time to see of the CHAINGANG boys can build on the team work and fun they experienced at Bike Transalp.
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I wanted to answer a question, has anything changed? Has anything changed since the last time we popped over the pond to do battle with riders a fair few rungs above us on the cycling pecking order. The short answer, no. The long answer,…
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I guess part of the problem with events and life is that before you know it you are onto the next adventure before you’ve fully digested the first! Finally, some downtime, lets do this…
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We pluck Stu off his road bike and give him a solid shake down at this utterly bonkers French tech fest
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Aaaah the euphoria has faded the adrenaline gone and even the mild sun tan and bug bites have shown signs of recovery. A week back into the UK swing of things and those roaring crowds are all but a fantastic memory, Stellenbosch was truly…
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We are still trying to digest the insane racing at Round 1 of the UCI MTB World Cup 2018 but here is little peak and one sweet rig from a racer who has pretty much done it all and its still smashing in the results!
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