Unbreakable, a great cycling story; A long trek on the Continental Divide Trail, Rock the Parks and the film Wide Boyz II on HorizonSports this week.
Unbreakable A great documentary by Team Joe Barr as they support 59 year old world endurance cyclist Joe Barr as he takes on the solo 1340 mile non stop Race Around Ireland 2018. Joe Barr was the inaugural winner of the Race Around Ireland in 2009. 10 Years later he is back to try again […]
2018 Oman by UTMB, Everest Base Camp Trek new Episodes, Rock the parks best of Adventures and the film Distilled on HorizonSports this week.
2018 Oman By UTMB The Oman by UTMB 2018 course starts at 600m at Birkat Al Mawz and takes the runners to the heights of Jebel Akhdar, the Green Mountain, peaking at over 2200m. With the 137km total distance bearing a vertical gain of over 7800m, this is an ultra trail packed with variety – offering […]
E-Bike Desert Challenge, Laguna Phuket Triathlon, Snow Bike Festival Gstaad and the film Odyssey on HorizonSports this week.
2018 E-Bike Desert Challenge Welcome to a brand new pioneering event : the E-Bike Desert Challenge. In this unique competition, professional and amateur riders are all called to face southern Morocco’s extreme desert conditions. Passing through iconic dunes, river oases and labyrinths of deep ditches, the E-Bike Desert Challenge is guranteed to be fast, furious […]
Echappée Belle Ultra Trail, Italy Outdoor Running Scenery, Milan to Norcia by bike and the mountain film Wide Boyz on HorizonSports this week.
L’Echappée Belle 2018 Two friends ultra trailers, Bruno and Jean-Pierre, crossing the Massif de Belledonne in the French Alps. The Echappée Belle Ultra Trail is an adventure which offers a full crossing of Belledonne Mountain, from Vizille (Isere) to Aiguebelle (Savoie). This beautiful run of 144km and 11 100m D+ will bring you from 250m […]
The Pioneer MTB race, Sa Calobra climb, the fantastic Adventureman and the mountain film Redemption on HorizonSports this week.
The Pioneer 2018 This 7 day mountain bike stage race takes riders through New Zealand’s pristine Southern Alps, linking together over 500km of spectacular trails and challenging single-track, in a stunning part of the world where soaring mountain peaks, crystal-clear blue lakes, and golden high country await. The journey will allow competitors to challenge themselves […]
Spartan Race Barcelona 2018, 5 Ultra Trails in UTWT 2018 Episode 10, a new Italy Outdoors episode and the film Transition on HorizonSports this week
Spartan Race Barcelona 2018 Welcome to the fifth edition of Spartan Barcelona. A weekend of obstacle racing action with competitors taking on the brutal and iconic Spartan course. Hosting a Spartan Beast event in 2018 also doubling up as the Spanish National championships. 5 Ultra Trails – UTWT 2018 Episode 10 We discover 5 races […]
California versus Italian Ski Resorts: One girls’s Opinion
Cortina California versus Italian Ski Resorts: One Girls’s Opinion I am a competitive snowboarder and committed mountain lover; I take every opportunity I get in California to drive up to my favorite resort in Lake Tahoe to hit some of the best lines a snowboarder can find on the west coast. So when I decided […]
Ultra Pirineu, Climbing Lobuche East Peak in Nepal, L’Eroica Gaiole and the Oman Desert Marathon on HorizonSports this week.
Ultra Pirineu 2018 Set in the Spanish Pyrenees and taking in spectacular mountain scenery and historic villages, this 110km event is the longest race in the Skyrunner World Series, with 6800 metres of ascent to challenge the competitors. A lot of things have changed since the first edition in 2009 of Salomon Ultra Pirineu, but […]
Sandman Triathlon, trekking the Upper Khumbu Valley, Night ski mountaineering in the Dolomites and two new hikes with walks around Britain on HorizonSports this week
Sandman Triathlon 2018 SUPERFEET SANDMAN TRIATHLON (Welsh Super Series Round 6). One of the most unusual triathlons in the world, this event takes place on the island of Anglesey in the North of Wales. The event features a sea swim and a run in the forests and sand dunes of Newborough Warren. This year the […]
Colin O’Brady wins first ever solo, unsupported Race across Antarctica!
The American Colin O’Brady, 33, beat Great Britain’s Louis Rudd 49, to become the first person in history to complete the 921-mile journey across Antarctica from coast to coast solo, unsupported and pulling a sled, in the first ever race across Antarctica. Congratulations! Why do it? Why two racers? – Why not just solo […]