Overall champions crowned as Sun Peaks Air DH marks final race of three week long CLIF Crankworx Summer Series

Three weeks. 15 competition and practice days. 73 hours on the bike. 167 kilometers raced. 4590 meters descended. It’s been a time. The marathon multi-discipline mountain bike series that brought together 25 of B.C.’s top mountain bike athletes at the end of July wrapped todaywith one final race.

Aug 18, 2020

Videos

David Cachon: Patrol 691

I don't always have the opportunity to show or explain why I use a certain material or another, many people ask me about the bicycle I use or the components that I ride on it and I think this was a good opportunity to share this special bike check of my new Patrol Mountain 691 with all of you.

Competitions

Internazionali d’Italia Series: Stage 2, Elba.

Capoliveri (Elba Island) is ready to welcome Internazionali d’Italia Series stage 2 on Monday, April 5th. Kate Courtney, Nino Schurter and Henrique Avancini all poised for seasonal debut.

Reviews

Specialized Women's Power Comp With MIMIC.

I’ve been riding bikes all my life. Hand-me-down bikes, road bikes, mountain bikes, commuter bikes, even BMX. My butt is acquainted with bike saddles, but it has been an awkward relationship and painful at times.

Eliot Jackson & Katie Holden Launch Grow Cycling Foundation

The brainchild of Eliot Jackson and Katie Holden, Grow Cycling Foundation serves to promote education, access and opportunities that advance diversity and inclusion in cycling.

Competitions

Aug 18, 2020

Chris Armstrong

Canadian National DH Champs, Finn Iles and Vaea Verbeeck, go all-in at Maxxis Sun Peaks DH race.

18 days in to back-to-back-to-back racing and training, B.C.’s best mountain bikers still managed to turn it on when it counted, on a grueling, long and physical track in the Maxxis Sun Peaks DH.

Competitions

Aug 13, 2020

Chris Armstrong

Verbeeck 3 for 3. #Finduro takes the overall.

Sun Peaks Dual Slalom wraps three weeks of head-to-head action in the CLIF Crankworx Summer Series, and crowns men’s overall champ.

Competitions

Aug 13, 2020

Chris Armstrong

ALN gets second win in a row, #FINDURO continues to win.

Enduro action in the CLIF Crankworx Summer Series wrapped today, with the final of three Enduros crowning it’s champions at Sun Peaks Resort.

Articles

Aug 10, 2020

Chris Armstrong

Enduro riders rise to the top At Kicking Horse DH.

“A good bike rider is a good bike rider,” said Rhys Verner from the finish corral of the final event of the CLIF Crankworx Summer Series in Kicking Horse. The statement was a response to the fact that he and Jesse Melamed, two Enduro specialists, managed to take the two top spots in the Maxxis...

Competitions

Aug 10, 2020

Chris Armstrong

The beast was back. Mt. 7 Psychosis.

Over 1200 vertical meters. 7.3 kilometers of steep, rough and rocky singletrack. One infamous entrance, and one equally notorious “choking on glass” (credit to Tyler Morland in Seasons) hike-a-bike section. Add 10 years of history and a list of legendary champions, and the renown of the Mt7...

Competitions

Aug 7, 2020

Chris Armstrong

Cruz and Verbeeck reign supreme in Kicking Horse Dual Slalom amidst "hectic moments"

Rain pushes riders to dig deep, with “bin it or win it” mentality leading to some “hectic moments”.

Competitions

Aug 5, 2020

Chris Armstrong

CLIF Crankworx Summer Series Kicking Horse Enduro. ALN & #Finnduro are you winners.

“I feel like I’m in the best shape of my life right now,” said Finn Iles after taking three of four stages in the Kicking Horse Enduro today, including the longest stage of the day that followed on the heels of a punishing climb.

Competitions

Aug 3, 2020

Chris Armstrong

Double Downhill: My rider pool is killing it.

It was a big day for mountain bike fans around the world, with two Downhill races to follow along with, wrapping the action of Week 1 of the CLIF Crankworx Summer Series.

Articles

Aug 1, 2020

Chris Armstrong

Verbeeck & van Steenbergen are pretty fast.

For Vaea Verbeeck and Bas van Steenbergen of nearby Coldstream, B.C., it was a “dramatic, eventful day” (in the words of Verbeeck) of racing at Vernon’s SilverStar Resort.

Competitions

Jul 29, 2020

Chris Armstrong

Casey Brown & Finn Iles take the first wins in Clif Crankworx Summer Series.

1 competition down, 11 more to go, as SilverStar Enduro crowns its champions and lays the foundation for the three-week long fight for the overall.

News

Jul 27, 2020

Chris Armstrong

Praise be to Clif Crankworx Summer Series for some racin' to watch.

Imagine Finn Iles lining up at the start gate of a Dual Slalom race against Bas van Steenbergen at SilverStar. ALN charging for the win against Vaea Verbeeck in DH racing at Kicking Horse. Mark Wallace challenging Jesse Melamed for Enduro supremacy at Sun Peaks.

News

Jul 23, 2020

Chris Armstrong

Angie Rides Bikes.

Girls and women often have a big respect for riding bike parks, single trails and its possible dangers. But if you end up too tense and stressed on your bike, you will not be able to enjoy the trails or the landscape to the fullest – not to mention the risks that arise exactly through such...

Videos

Jul 20, 2020

Chris Armstrong

The Roads Are Alive With The Sound of Music

In the latest episode of The Escape, the Olympic and multiple World Champion takes us on one of his favorite road loops in his local backyard. Epic climbs in front of stunning mountain ridges will put this one on every rider's list!

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Jul 16, 2020

Chris Armstrong

Video time with Transition Bikes!

Filming for a freeride segment is no easy task. The finished product may look like a flowing montage of big hits, but behind the scenes, each of those moves comes with a mixture of stress and focus.

News

Jul 13, 2020

Chris Armstrong

Has RockShox found the goldilocks of forks?

The next evolution of single crown awesome is here. We created a whole new breed of fork, designed to challenge the limits and take on the world’s toughest Enduro tracks.

News

Jul 6, 2020

Chris Armstrong

Transition Releases New Model: Spur.

The Spur provides a sense of connection to the bike as if it were an extension to your body. Fast and efficient with an anti-gravity feel and laser-pointer precision that begs you to climb more, go farther, and descend anything you may encounter along the way.

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Jul 3, 2020

Chris Armstrong

Lenzerheide World Cup Cancelled.

The 2020 Mercedes-Benz UCI Mountain Bike World Cup Lenzerheide, which has already been postponed from August to September due to the COVID 19 pandemic, cannot take place despite the intensive efforts of the organizing committee.

Videos

Jun 30, 2020

Chris Armstrong

Commencal releases new kids bikes. Still no match for Whistler Groms.

CLASH Kids are full suspension enduro mountain bikes designed for children and small adults. Each one has all the necessary qualities for long enduro rides, days in bike park or DH races.

Reviews

Jun 25, 2020

Dale Tiessen

Bontrager Starvos WaveCel Cycling Helmet First Impression.

Who gets excited by helmets? Probably not most cyclists, unless they happen to find something matchy matchy to their bike or kit.

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Overall champions crowned as Sun Peaks Air DH marks final race of three week long CLIF Crankworx Summer Series

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David Cachon: Patrol 691

Competitions

Internazionali d’Italia Series: Stage 2, Elba.

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Specialized Women's Power Comp With MIMIC.