James Reid wins 2015 Trans Hajar MTB race
Having spent five days in the saddle covering an all-new 400-kilometre route and tackling 10,000 metres of climbing, South African Team RECM rider, James Reid, has won the 2015 Trans Hajar Mountain Bike Race by a massive 12 minutes 58 seconds. It was an all South African podium at the end of the multi-day stage […]
Renay Groustra takes stage 4 at Trans Hajar
The penultimate day of the UCI classified Trans Hajar Mountain Bike Race produced a new stage winner, South African rider Renay Groustra. Groustra has been gaining form throughout the Oman based stage race, finishing in the top ten every day, even after puncturing on day three. Today, Groustra made a break with Team RECM rider […]
Hill crashes out of Trans Hajar
The challenging conditions and terrain tripped up even the most experienced riders on the third day of the Trans Hajar Mountain Bike stage race in Oman. South African Team RECM rider, James Reid, now has three consecutive stage wins to his name, but today’s victory was far from easy after he broke a wheel spoke […]
James Reid continues to dominate in Trans Hajar
South African Team RECM rider, James Reid, extended his lead over his nearest rival to 1 minute 48 seconds on day 2 of the newly UCI classified Trans Hajar Mountain Bike race in Oman. The stage ended with a tense sprint finish between Reid and his fellow countryman Max Knox. With only one second separating […]
James Reid sets the pace in Trans Hajar MTB race
The fifth edition of Oman’s Trans Hajar Mountain Bike multi-day stage race kicked off today with an Individual Time Trial in the breath-taking surroundings of Jebel Shams, Arabia’s highest peak (3,028 metres). Leading the pack by 1 minute 40 seconds in the Male Open Category is South African 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic hopeful, James […]
75 riders to take on 2015 Trans Hajar mountain bike challenge
Seventy-five pro and amateur riders across 18 nationalities will line up at the start of the newly UCI classified 2015 Trans Hajar Mountain Bike Race on Friday 30 January. Leading the international charge is South Africa with 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic hopeful James Reid making his Trans Hajar debut and last year’s female winner […]
Trans Hajar: new 400km race route uncovered
Four hundred kilometres of challenging routes have been prepared for the 2015 Trans Hajar Mountain Bike Stage Race. The fifth edition of the race will take place from 30 January to 3 February 2015 with competitors pushing themselves to the limit on an all-new route, including Arabia’s highest peak Jebel Shams (3,028 metres). Driven by […]
Oman’s Trans Hajar 2015 Mountain Bike Stage Race attracts a truly international field of competitors
Entries for the 2015 Trans Hajar Mountain Bike 5-day stage race are being snapped up quickly with a 53-strong international field of pro and amateur riders already signed up and preparing to tackle the Sultanate of Oman’s highest mountain range. The fifth edition of the race will take place from 30 January to 3 February […]
Take on the tallest peaks of the Sultanate of Oman at Trans Hajar mountain bike stage race
Don’t miss the Trans Hajar, an awesome new mountain bike stage race set in the highest mountain range of the Sultanate of Oman. In its fifth year but with a completely new 400 kilometre course over five days, the Trans Hajar Mountain Bike Race, driven by Oman Cycling Association, takes in epic scenery, challenging climbs, […]