Vlad Sabau

A Muddy Finale at the Romanian Mountain Bike XCO Cup The final stage of the Romanian Mountain Bike XCO Cup in Resita was a perfect reminder of how quickly conditions can change in mountain biking. What started as a promising, dry track turned into a near-unrideable mudfest overnight. Resita, home to Bike Attack, a team […]

This year’s race at Campulung was the 4th stage of the Romanian XCO Cup. It’s always difficult especially because of the long travel (6h of driving + some rest in between). The course is also very physically demanding and can hit you after just a couple of laps. As Filip was a bit sick we’ve […]

The Romanian National Mountain Bike Championship is one of the primary goals, as always since I’ve started racing in 2002. When I see myself at the start line I race to win, but as the years are passing the prime days are not coming as often as before so to keep a decent level I […]

The 3rd round of the Romanian Mountain Bike XCO National Cup took place in Medias on a hot July day, filled with challenging climbs under the relentless sun, on a classic type course with long climbs and descends. This was the first race for my new team Cannondale Singletrack Racing. Despite the heat, the conditions […]

Triada Paltinis is arguably the most prestigious mountain bike race in Romania. The XCO course is renowned for its complexity, and the marathon is one of the most challenging. This year, instead of participating in the marathon, I opted for the eBike race to finish what I started last year, when my engine gave out. […]