News

Danny MacAskill Rides the Thames

Since his breakthrough in 2009, the Scottish street trials rider has racked up over 150 million views on his online videos. The most recent video "The Ridge", filmed on his home island, the Isle of Skye reached over 20 million views in just 2 weeks, making it one of the most watched sporting videos ever on YouTube. For Danny, riding is about making the most of the natural surroundings. Jumping over benches, riding up trees, hopping over walls and down stairs comes naturally to him. However,...

Dec 15, 2014

Videos

Meet the Goldstones.

If you haven't see a clip of Jackson Goldstone, you might have missed out on what the future of biking might look like. But Jackson is just one in a family of rippers. He has an older sister...

Chris Armstrong

Dec 11, 2014 Less than 2 min read

Videos

If the weather is crap, at least we can watch skiing.

Watch Nick McNutt's full segment from TGR's ski flick Almost Ablaze. The performance earned the Whistler based skier an IF3 "Rookie of the Year" Award and a nomination at this year's Powder Awards....

Chris Armstrong

Dec 10, 2014 Less than 2 min read

Competitions

Cooper & Joseph are your champs at 3 Peaks Enduro

Anton Cooper and Rosara Joseph prove too good at the Urge 3 Peaks Enduro staged in Dunedin, New Zealand, at the weekend. Threatening weather dampened the tops of Signal Hill for the final two stages...

Chris Armstrong

Dec 8, 2014 4 min read

Videos

Dan Atherton. Escape. Create.

Dan Atherton is driven to dig, he's been pushing the boundaries of what's possible on a bike - all through creating technical tracks to ride. Find out more about the eldest of the Atherton trio and...

Chris Armstrong

Dec 5, 2014 Less than 2 min read

Competitions

Meanwhile, on the other side of the world.

The Urge 3 Peaks Enduro endurance downhill mountain biking race has attracted an international field for this weekend's racing in Dunedin, New Zealand. (December 6 and 7, 2014). Organisers expect...

Chris Armstrong

Dec 4, 2014 4 min read

Articles

Kona signs Agassiz, Bizet, Feardon for another two years.

KONA TEAM DIVIDES TO CONQUER New for 2015, the Kona Team splits into two separate groups: Kona Gravity and Kona Endurance. The move is designed to further the focus and brand reach of what was once...

Chris Armstrong

Dec 3, 2014 4 min read

News

Trek World Racing Annouces 2015 roster.

Next year sees the UCI Elite Team, Trek World Racing, entering its 7th season on the World Cup circuit and will do so with 4 talented riders returning from 2014. World #9, Brook MacDonald clearly...

Chris Armstrong

Dec 1, 2014 Less than 2 min read

News

Amanda Batty offers to pay race fee for first time female racers

Amanda Batty is now my favourite women racer. She has literally put her money on the line and offered up to $20,000 to pay race entry fees for first time female downhill racers.

Chris Armstrong

Nov 28, 2014 Less than 2 min read

News

Norco doubles down, signs great UCI DH team.

Norco Bicycles is thrilled to announce the creation of an all-new World Cup downhill race team in partnership with Todd Schumlick/PerformX: Norco Factory Racing. The team consists of Sam Blenkinsop,...

Chris Armstrong

Nov 26, 2014 Less than 2 min read

Videos

Due to recent snow, let's watch Angel Collison ski better than you.

In TGR's film Almost Ablaze, Angel Collinson impressed with one of the most talked about segments of the year. She was the first woman to ever open a TGR ski film, her exploits earned her a...

Chris Armstrong

Nov 26, 2014 Less than 2 min read

Competitions

U23 gets Vanthourenhout as overall leader after 5 rounds.

Northwave's youngster Michael Vanthourenhout (Sunweb-Napoleon Games) took the overall leadership in the Superprestige Under 23 series after the fifth round, in Spa-Francorchamps (Belgium), on Sunday...

Chris Armstrong

Nov 23, 2014 Less than 2 min read

Videos

Business as usual, for the Dudes of Hazzard.

The Dudes of Hazzard have had a great year of traveling, racing and riding bikes. Going off the success of the Dudeumentary series in 2013 the boys have taken it a step further in 2014 and made the...

Chris Armstrong

Nov 19, 2014 Less than 2 min read

News

Guy makes kids Ti 24" bike. Puts it on Kickstarter.

Trailcraft Cycles was created to answer the need for a high performance, lightweight, 24-inch XC kids bicycle. With high end components mirroring those of mountain bikes two to three wheel sizes...

Chris Armstrong

Nov 18, 2014 Less than 2 min read

Videos

Winter is coming: more skiing videos.

Vasu Sojitra lost his right leg to a blood infection at 9 months old. Rather than letting his disability define him, Vasu has always treated his amputation as a mere hiccup in life. "Out on a Limb"...

Chris Armstrong

Nov 15, 2014 Less than 2 min read

Videos

The other half of the year, Whistler gets snowed on.

In the colder months of the year Whistler gets snowed on. Sometimes a lot, sometimes not so much. Global warming is pushing to the latter a bit too much for my liking, but we must evolve with what...

Chris Armstrong

Nov 12, 2014 Less than 2 min read

News

Leogang shuts for winter. Trades in brown pow for white.

Another remarkable year has come to an end in Saalfelden Leogang. A particular flat tire during the UCI Mountain Bike Downhill World Cup race in the Bikepark Leogang will go down in the history...

Rasoulution

Nov 7, 2014 4 min read

News

Trek has the best freeride team.

For 2014, the FMBA introduced the all-new FMB Factory Team ranking. Just like the FMB Diamond Series, the title was anyone's for the taking. After a full season of FMB Diamond Series stops, Trek...

Chris Armstrong

Nov 5, 2014 3 min read

Competitions

An Italian, wearing pink, wheelied across the finish line. Your arguement is invalid.

Great day for Northwave's athletes at Isola d'Elba (Italy). Second place for Sunweb's rider at Zonhoven (Belgium)Northwave's athletes dominated once again in Giro d'Italia Ciclocross' stage 2, on...

Chris Armstrong

Nov 3, 2014 Less than 2 min read

Videos

Not too bad for a rookie.

The 18 year old shredder from Boston, USA, Nicholi Rogatkin has firmly stamped his name in amongst the best freeride athletes on the FMB World Tour this season. The mountain bike pro has brought a...

Chris Armstrong

Oct 31, 2014 Less than 2 min read

Videos

Taxco Helmet Cam from Bernard Kerr. He so crazy.

Watch Bernard Kerr race down the insane streets and staircases of Mexico's Taxco Urban Downhill event.

Chris Armstrong

Oct 29, 2014 Less than 2 min read

Competitions

Relive the Canadian Cross nationals with the webcast

You can watch the archived feed from the Winnipeg CX nationals, below the fold.

Chris Armstrong

Oct 28, 2014 Less than 2 min read

News

David Cachon takes on the MTB Centre Mastership

Teruel exists Sometimes we do not have to go far to make great discoveries. We always try to look as far as our view or pocket allows, but often we do not realize that there are great places within...

Chris Armstrong

Oct 24, 2014 5 min read

Competitions

Butter up your shammy, ABSA Cape Epic releases '15 course.

The Absa Cape Epic will return to the slopes of Table Mountain in 2015 when the rugged eight-day race's Prologue is staged from the University of Cape Town. The much-anticipated route announcement...

Chris Armstrong

Oct 22, 2014 Less than 2 min read

News

Meanwhile in Europe, it's cyclocross season!

First round of the 2014/15 Cyclocross World Cup, first success for Northwave's Michael Vanthourenhout (Sunweb-Napoleon Games). On Sunday October 19th, in Valkenburg (Netherlands), the Belgian...

Chris Armstrong

Oct 20, 2014 Less than 2 min read