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John Vandenberg2023-09-21T16:41:39-05:00September 21st, 2023|News|0 Comments

Just uploaded podcast #11, and I'm starting to get into the swing of things. I've decided to try adding a once-a-week video to go along with the podcasts. I have too many things to show, and review and discuss that are better served with a visual I think. So keep [...]

Henrique Avancini retires

John Vandenberg2023-08-22T15:00:58-05:00August 22nd, 2023|News|0 Comments

Great goodbye video with english captions: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=shuF_YLMVVk&t=128s He had a great run. Not the longest career in XC, but a good one. Won some great races, was always going for it it seemed. He'd get out front then drift back. You could tell he wanted to hammer it all the [...]

Is Canada the next Switzerland?

John Vandenberg2023-08-11T11:04:41-05:00August 11th, 2023|News|0 Comments

If going by their Junior team results at the World Champs is any indication, they might be! Okay, that might be a bit of an exaggeration, the Swiss will remain at the top for a bit. But, to take Gold, and some Silver home for both men and women Juniors, [...]

Great new course recon video of XCO world champs!

John Vandenberg2023-08-07T14:06:01-05:00August 7th, 2023|News|0 Comments

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rMYgB-lgxWs&t=166s This is awesome I think. The original course video didn't really show much. This one is awesome. Great Britain riders Max & Corran? Not sure who they are honestly but they look to be FLYING through the one lap of the course. Fearless. Man, if MvDP can get his [...]

Marathon Worlds looked awesome!

John Vandenberg2023-08-07T11:14:17-05:00August 7th, 2023|News|0 Comments

While most XCO stars didn't race, Avancini certainly did, and won the thing again. This would be his second Marathon championship. Alan Hatherly gave it a go, and most of the big names in the longer distance world were there. The top racers who show up to Cape Epic, usually [...]

Official XCO World Champs course preview

John Vandenberg2023-08-03T09:39:03-05:00August 3rd, 2023|News|0 Comments

Not sure how I didn't see this sooner, but the UCI had released a video a month ago showcasing the entire XCO course to be used for the World Champs next week. Watch it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K6DN0dmxiu4 It doesn't look like a World Cup course, that's for sure. They always add [...]

Tom Dumoulin the MTB racer?

John Vandenberg2023-08-02T10:41:20-05:00August 2nd, 2023|News|0 Comments

Saw a cool article about ex-road pro Tom Dumoulin. I don't know how many of you follow the road racing world. I'll admit to be a fair weather fan. I watch the TDF, and several of the spring classics. Mainly out of boredom. But Tom Dumoulin was a big gun [...]

Henrique Avancini is going for it in Glasgow.

John Vandenberg2023-08-02T08:59:36-05:00August 2nd, 2023|News|0 Comments

I must say, hats off to the Brazillian. He is going to race all three XC formats. On the 6th he'll take on the Marathon, then the 10th the XCC and finally give the XCO a whirl on the 12th. That's pretty cool I think. I would love to see [...]

Who are we sending to Glasgow?

John Vandenberg2023-08-01T09:58:33-05:00August 1st, 2023|News|0 Comments

We're a week away, and just in case you were wondering, here's the official list of Team USA that will be visiting the World Championships in Glasgow, Scotland for 2023: Elite Men Christopher Blevins (Durango, Colo.; Specialized Factory Racing) Elite Women Savilia Blunk (Inverness, Calif.; Rockrider FORD Racing Team) Kate [...]

It begins with a Podcast

John Vandenberg2023-07-31T09:37:47-05:00July 31st, 2023|News|0 Comments

Well, after 2 years of going back and forth on formats, it's been decided a weekly podcast, yes, another dreaded podcast, will be the first release from Short Travel Mag. Some things are best shown in a video, so we will also be releasing a weekly video, but the goal [...]