News

2015 ABSA Cape Epic: Stage 2 report.

The women's race of the 92km Stage 2 of the Absa Cape Epic came to a dramatic conclusion late in the day at the Oak Valley Wine Estate race village. Although finishing the day in a blistering time of 4:37.31.1, Team RECM Specialized's Ariane Kleinhans and Annika Langvad had to wait until the very end of the day to hear their race fate, this after they took an unintentional detour close to the finish line and in doing so cut almost 5km off their race distance.

Mar 18, 2015

Videos

2015 ABSA Cape Epic: Stage 2 highlight video

The second stage of the Absa Cape Epic took place in the area around Oak Valley. Christoph Sauser (SUI) and his team mate Jaroslav Kulhavy (CZE) showed their pure will to win this year's stage race...

Chris Armstrong

Mar 18, 2015 Less than 2 min read

Videos

2015 ABSA Cape Epic: Stage 1 Video

STAGE 1 of the Absa Cape Epic took place in Oak Valley yesterday: In a day of drama and heavy rain, Christoph Sauser (SUI) Monday laid down a significant marker in his bid to become the first person...

Chris Armstrong

Mar 17, 2015 Less than 2 min read

Competitions

2015 ABSA Cape Epic: Stage 1

In a day of drama, Christoph Sauser Monday laid down a significant marker in his bid to become the first person to win the Absa Cape Epic five times. The Swiss master and his Czech teammate...

Chris Armstrong

Mar 17, 2015 5 min read

Videos

ABSA Cape Epic: Prologue Video

GoPro short highlights of the 2015 Absa Cape Epic Prologue based at University of Cape Town, South Africa. Song - Reaktor Production - Showtime Voice Over - Jeff Ayliffe

Chris Armstrong

Mar 17, 2015 Less than 2 min read

Competitions

ABSA Cape Epic: Prologue

Swiss riders Fabian Giger and Martin Gujan (Novus OMX Pro) sprung something of a surprise as they swept into the yellow zebra jersey in Sunday's Absa Cape Epic Prologue. Most of the big guns kept...

Chris Armstrong

Mar 17, 2015 6 min read

News

NA Enduro tour going To California with an aching in my heart.

As the popularity of enduro racing continues to grow, so too does the North American Enduro Tour, with new stops in California, Colorado and a new race date for Whistler. The 2015 tour has added...

Chris Armstrong

Mar 16, 2015 Less than 2 min read

News

ABSA Cape Epic ready to go, despite early March fires.

In 2009 the Absa Cape Epic Prologue was staged across the face of Table Mountain, in the Table Mountain National Park, but in the days before the event a fire swept across the slopes and much of the...

Chris Armstrong

Mar 13, 2015 7 min read

Videos

Front Flipping a massive gap.

On June 25th, 2014, while shooting with Anthill Films and Teton Gravity Research, Tom van Steenbergen landed the biggest front flip in mountain bike history... but it almost didn't happen.unReal is...

Chris Armstrong

Mar 11, 2015 Less than 2 min read

Videos

A teaser from Selkirk Mtb Marathon.

The Selkirk MTB Marathon, which takes place 2 May 2015, showcases some of the best natural riding the Scottish Borders has to offer and is the host of British Cycling's National MTB Marathon...

Chris Armstrong

Mar 9, 2015 Less than 2 min read

News

Start gate is fat with talent for Crankworx Rotorua.

The invites are out for the first Slopestyle event of the Crankworx World Tour, launching the quest to secure the Triple Crown of Slopestyle in its inaugural year. The coveted Triple Crown has been...

Chris Armstrong

Mar 5, 2015 4 min read

Videos

Some Kiwi's riding bikes fast.

New Zealand has this ability to produce an incredible number of great sporting champions from their relatively small population. Downhill racing is no exception and on TWR we're lucky to have two of...

Chris Armstrong

Mar 4, 2015 Less than 2 min read

News

Danny MacAskill transcends biking world, nominated for Sportsperson of the year.

Danny MacAskill's wild ride on the Isle of Skye went viral on YouTube and has rewarded him with a second nomination for the Laureus World Action Sportsperson of the Year Award. In just two weeks...

Chris Armstrong

Mar 3, 2015 Less than 2 min read

Competitions

Tanja Zakelj takes two for the second overall.

Good news for Northwave from Andalucia Bike Race, in Spain, one of the most prestigious and spectacular stage races in Mountain Bike (February 22nd – 27th). Slovenian Tanja Zakelj (Polar Trek)...

Chris Armstrong

Feb 27, 2015 Less than 2 min read

News

French kid does well, gets more sponsors, blah blah.

It all began when Tomas Lemoine, in his zebra pants, stood on the podium at Swatch Prime Line Munich. His podium result at the FMB World Tour Gold Event opened doors to the season's big FMB Diamond...

Chris Armstrong

Feb 27, 2015 Less than 2 min read

News

FMB releases world tour dates, 3 being Crankworx. How long until there is just a Crankworx tour?

Last year was the debut of the FMB Diamond Series, comprising of the five biggest events around the world. Brandon Semenuk took his third FMB World Championship title last year, but riders like...

Chris Armstrong

Feb 25, 2015 Less than 2 min read

News

Gracia now sliding his feet into Northwave shoes.

Another cycling superstar has joined the Northwave family: Cedric Gracia is not only an extraordinary athlete in offroad's disciplines on the World stage, in Downhill and now in Enduro, but also...

Chris Armstrong

Feb 23, 2015 Less than 2 min read

News

Tomas Lemoine joins Canyon.

What's better than having three of the most exciting slopestyle talents in the business riding together? Having four of them is what. More is always better and the Canyon Factory Freeride Team...

Chris Armstrong

Feb 23, 2015 Less than 2 min read

Videos

2 new bikes from SC, blah blah, get to the video.

Two new bikes from SC, but the video of Steve Peat on a Cyclocross bike is a winner. He could be on a tricycle and it would still be fun to watch.

Chris Armstrong

Feb 20, 2015 Less than 2 min read

News

There's more than beer in Milwaukee.

As of Feb 8th, 2015 Uncle Dick's will be selling consumer direct at wholesale pricing. This means a 3 ounce tin of Uncle Dick's Bead Slip sells for $10.50 plus shipping to you the buyer instead of...

Chris Armstrong

Feb 20, 2015 Less than 2 min read

Reviews

Reviewed: Specialized Boomslang Pedals.

The Boomslang pedals are a completely new pedal designed by Jason Chamberland at Specialized head office in Morgan Hill, CA. Immediately you can see that they are thinner than the average pedal and...

Chris Armstrong

Feb 17, 2015 3 min read

Competitions

George Brannigan is fasted NZ guy on a bike, that you have to pedal, downhill.

In a team 1-2 that saw Trek World Racing's George Brannigan and Brook MacDonald claim the gold and silver at the New Zealand National Downhill Championships today in Rotorua, the team also saw the...

Chris Armstrong

Feb 15, 2015 Less than 2 min read

Competitions

A Polish guy wins Whitestyle. No Canadians in attendance.

Szymon Godziek rules victorious at the 9th edition of White Style. Swiftly followed by two Brits, Matt Jones in second and Daryl Brown in third. Next to the massive slopestyle course built from...

Chris Armstrong

Feb 13, 2015 Less than 2 min read

Competitions

Even in semi retirement, Fabien Barel is still better than you.

Fab Barel leads the andes pacifico after day 1. An epic day with more than 4000 meters of descent into dust, rocky and super rough terrain. Fab excited of the off season has been setting the pace...

Chris Armstrong

Feb 12, 2015 Less than 2 min read

Articles

No Canadian's in WhiteStyle this year. Meh.

Starting February 13th, the mountain bike off-season becomes a thing of the past. Twenty freeride athletes will come to Leogang, Austria for White Style, the first FMB World Tour event in 2015. If...

Chris Armstrong

Feb 10, 2015 Less than 2 min read