ABSA Cape Epic Stage 1: Platt/Huber looking pretty fast.

Competitions

ABSA Cape Epic kicks off with Platt/Huber taking the prologue.

Four-time Absa Cape Epic winner Karl Platt of Germany and Swiss partner Urs Huber (Bulls) laid down a marker for the week ahead by blitzing the course to win Sunday's prologue. And in the Women's...

Competitions

Loic Bruni starts the season off on the right foot.

The New Zealand fans were going wild as the Crankworx Rotorua Downhill presented by iXS unfolded Sunday afternoon with three top Kiwi riders making a play for a solid home-crowd podium, until...

Competitions

This just in. Brandon Semenuk is pretty good at bikes.

The man who wrote the book on Slopestyle penned himself a new first, Saturday, as the inaugural winner of the Kelly McGarry Memorial Trophy at Crankworx Rotorua. Brandon SEMENUK's effortless...

News

Kintner still the women to beat in pumptrackin'.

After many near wins, Tomas LEMOINE (FRA) finally has his first Crankworx gold medal, and five-time pump track queen Jill KINTNER (USA) her redemption, after an epic Rotorua Pump Track Challenge...

Competitions

Long Live The Queen.

Fast trails and a good-time vibe left athletes smiling as they pulled in from a pedal-heavy GIANT Toa Enduro at Crankworx Rotorua, and the whip cranked the crowd into a frenzy to cap the night.

Reviews

Pearl Izumi X-Alp Launch II

I can't say I know much about Pearl Izumi shoes, other than they have been making them for a while and Lopes wears them. After my Vans died a horrible sole failure death, I thought I would give the...

Videos

My Soul is on Fire.

I have always been considered a quiet and simple guy, who enjoys the simple things in life, though occasionally I give up a few quirks that make me feel a little happier. What I had never imagined...

Competitions

Deep Summer packed up and heading to the Shire.

Crankworx is taking its signature photography show, Deep Summer, on the road for the first time ever. Immediately following the Crankworx Rotorua Slopestyle, the Deep Summer Rotorua Photo Challenge...

Reviews

Leatt DBX 4.0 Lite Gloves

The first thing that I noticed when I put on the Airflex DBX Lite gloves from Leatt was how thin they are. The difference in thickness between these and other gloves I have tried is instantly...

Competitions

Gunn-Rita Dahle is way, way tougher than you.

Mountain Bike legend Gunn-Rita Dahle (Multivan Merida) conquered the first seasonal success at Cyprus Sunshine Cup. The 43-year-old Norwegian gave Northwave a prestigious success in the 4-day MTB...

Events

Crankworx is coming. Not that one, not that one either.. The NZ one.

Astrong contingent of elite athletes, a new downhill race, the Deep Summer photography showcase and more Kidsworx events will see Crankworx Rotorua expand for 2016 as New Zealand welcomes the...

Videos

Jump the tour? Already been done. Jump a Heli? That takes some nuts.

Whatever he is selling, take my money.

News

ABSA Cape Epic offered in Hifi this year, I mean 360 immersive video.

In a world first for sporting events, the Absa Cape Epic will include a mountain biker riding with the pro peloton who will deliver 360-degree immersive video during the 8-day stage race when it...

Reviews

Bontrager Stormshell Gloves

Winter riding can be a nasty thing. Wet, cold, uncomfortable. Or it can be warm, wet and comfortable. The Stormshell gloves help keep your days more like the latter than the former.  

News

ABSA Cape Epic, not just for the whippersnappers.

In a different category... There are many races within the bigger Absa Cape Epic race. Most obvious are those for the yellow zebra-striped Men's category jersey and the orange version for...

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Watch out another Swedish guy is loose on the FMB Tour.

Swedish slopestyle athlete Max Fredriksson begins his 2016 season with new partners and a good result from the first FMB World Tour event of the year. For the foreseeable future, the young...

Videos

The other half of the year we do this.

Stan Rey skiing some awesome lines with some good exposure.  Then let's chuck a backflip at it. 

Competitions

Transalp race going through Bormio. Looks like a worthy stop.

Crossing the Alps – a fantasy, that drives thousands of ambitious cyclists onto the trails to cross Europe's highest mountains using nothing but their own strength. The BIKE Transalp leads bikers...

News

Intense Cycles announces 2016 team, still not as fast as Kovarik.

Intense Cycles announced its 2016 Factory Race Team last night at an exclusive event they hosted for select members of the media, industry, friends and family at the Hotel Laguna in Laguna Beach,...

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¡Muy bien Bontrager!

Bontrager will be the official tire supplier of the Andes Pacifico Enduro Race taking place in Chile, February 9th through the 13th. All participants will receive one of Bontrager's durable Super...

Videos

If White Style was a dog, it would be old.

While Europe is celebrating its beautiful winter months, the alpine region of Saalfelden Leogang, invited some of the world's best slopestyle riders to the 10th year anniversary of the mountain bike...

Reviews

Bontrager Lithos Softshell Jacket

At the start of winter I picked up a Bontrager Lithos softshell jacket. It's not the first time I have had a softshell and it won't be the last. They are just a great addition in the closet. On...

News

A team actually joining the World Cup Circuit.

"Having spent a good few days testing and having fun with Transition, it has been so refreshing to see how passionate and involved they are with our sport. I strongly believe that FMD and Transition...

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Nominate a community member for the 2016 BC Bike Race.

BC Bike Race the 'Ultimate Singletrack Experience' and Kazimirski Law Corporation are giving away one entry to the 2016 BC Bike Race, currently 'SOLD OUT'. The Kazlaw Community Foundation is...