Diffenent type of races

[mtbN00b]

What is the difference between the types of mountain biking races you get?

Like for example marathon, stage races etc?And which is the most popular?

 

[mtbN00b]

uhmm....

[BrendonMyb]

do research brother ,thats the only way youll know. People here arent gonna answer taht question. Gooooooogle is your friend

[Dibles]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mountain_biking#Types

 

 

"Cross-Country (XC) is the most popular form of mountain biking....."

[Piernas Flacas]

I stand to be corrected but I think that:

- Marathon > 5km

- Stage > 1 day

 

- Downhill: only 1 way down

 

- XC: any combination of the above

 

- Most popular: the race to the beer counter

 

 

[Andyr249]

Well a stage race is a race with multiple stages.

A marathon race is a very long race.

MTB races are not on tar roads (otherwise they would be road races and not MTB races) so that makes them Cross Country races.

 

[Dibles]

I stand to be corrected but I think that:

- Marathon > 5km

- Stage > 1 day

 

- Downhill: only 1 way down

 

- XC: any combination of the above

 

- Most popular: the race to the beer counter

 

 

 

Definitely needs correcting. Check your marathon distance.

 

 

[mtbN00b]

 

do research brother ' date='thats the only way youll know. People here arent gonna answer taht question. Gooooooogle is your friend[/quote']

 

Google is not my friend - is keeps blocking me and says that the searched i want to access is harmful and something about age restrictions etc

or maybe Google is just trying to be a good friend

 

 

 

 

[Dibles]

Marathon is between 40kms and 120kms according to UCI rules.

[Piernas Flacas]

I stand to be corrected but I think that:

- Marathon > 5km

- Stage > 1 day

 

- Downhill: only 1 way down

 

- XC: any combination of the above

 

- Most popular: the race to the beer counter

 

 

 

 

Definitely needs correcting. Check your marathon distance.

 

 

 

Hey, 5 km is a very long distance for the average Joe

[kennyg]

Check out the UCI website...

I think I remember it as...

 

All offroad, MTB style events

 

XC - less than 2 hours for the winners, normally lap style racing round 35-40 km, generally highly technical.

 

Half Marathon - 45 km

 

Marathon - 60 -90 km

 

Ultra, UCI marathon - 3 to 4 hrs for top elite, 90 + km

 

 

Check me, but I think it gives a good picture..

 

 

[Andyr249]

I stand to be corrected but I think that:

- Marathon > 5km

- Stage > 1 day

 

- Downhill: only 1 way down

 

- XC: any combination of the above

 

- Most popular: the race to the beer counter

 

 

 

 

Definitely needs correcting. Check your marathon distance.

 

 

 

Hey' date=' 5 km is a very long distance for the average Joe

[/quote']

 

Especially if it is uphill!

[Dibles]

Hey' date=' 5 km is a very long distance for the average Joe

[/quote']

 

True  

[Hog_]

Hey' date=' 5 km is a very long distance for the average Joe [/quote']

 

 

 

5km to the nearest beer? OH THE HORROR!

 

 

 

 

[mtbN00b]

 

Hey' date=' 5 km is a very long distance for the average Joe [/quote']

 

 

 

5km to the nearest beer? OH THE HORROR!

 

 

 

 

if you put a lot of 5kms together you will have one hell of a marathon beer drinking race

 

[mtbN00b]

Hog i think that link in your signature goes to the wrong page?