The World Class Athletes Keep On Coming

World Champ Minna Kauppi(ranked second in the world) leads a group of classy Finnish nationals that have confirmed they will be racing at the 2013 Sprint the Bay. Kauppi, along with Tuomo Mäkelä, Venla Niemi and Anni-Maija Fincke begin their quest for yellow at Hawkes Bay's Woodford House on January the 15th. The World Ranking Event kicks off the 4th edition of the tour which this year will boast the best elite field in its history. Kauppi, the world middle distance champion will be the highest ranked women in the field. The sole male of the foursome Mäkelä will also be one to watch. His 6th place finish at WOC in Switzerland this year makes him one of the favourites to take out the male category. Niemi and Maija Fincke have also made the podium at WOC in the past two years, both of which in the sprint discipline.

Hubmann Enters Sprint the Bay

Sprint the Bay's elite grade has been strengthened further by the entry of Swiss star Martin Hubmann. Current European relay champ Hubmann will compete in his second Sprint the Bay after attending the inaugural tour back in 2010. The classy sprinter will be hoping for better fortunes this time round after mis-punching on stage 5 whilst leading the tour. The Swiss national is in New Zealand for the World Cup Races at the beginning of January but says he is looking forward to another shot at the yellow singlet. "I am very excited to see the progress you made in organizing STB. With maps, sponsors, size of event etc". Hubmann is coming off a strong European summer season with a victory in the sprint at World University Championships and a 5th placed finish at the Post Finance World Cup Sprint in Switzerland. His sprint pedigree speaks for itself, he will definitely be one to watch this tour!

Raiseys are on-board for 2013!

The awesome team at Raisey's Original Sports Nutrition have come on-board again for Sprint the Bay 2013! These guys have great products for just about anything you need - Hydrate, Anti-Cramp, Energy Gel and heaps more! Check out their website and like their Facebook page for updates and info.

Stage 5 Sneak Peek!

Check out this short clip from the spectator viewpoint for Stage 5 at our new map 'The Slip'. Also, we'd just like to remind everyone that entries now close on the 19th of December, so enter now!

Entry Info: http://www.sprintthebay.org/entry/entryinfo.html

Entry Form: http://www.sprintthebay.org/entry/entryform.html

Nifty New News Feed

As you will have probably noticed just by reading this, STB now has a nice nifty new news feed. The latest and most important news updates will now appear on the STB homepage. If you like, you can subscribe to STB news updates via Atom or RSS - your choice!

Stage 5 - Mass Start!

BREAKING NEWS - Dirty D Sprint the Bay 2013 Stage 5 at a new map "The Slip" is now confirmed as the mass start stage for this summers tour. The elite grades will be started in waves of limited size so make sure you are in a good overall position before the mountain stage - that is if you want to catch a filthy tow from the top guys ;) Look out for more info soon on the STB event info page. Get excited people! :)

Junior World Champ - Race Analysis with Matt Ogden

This is basically a step by step guide on how to win JWOC. Matt has made a complete breakdown of his middle distance race so that he can share his great experience with everyone. It makes for an exciting and emotional read. See the article here. Enjoy! :)