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Burbidge-Smith & Slavik take dual slalom wins at Crankworx Innsbruck.

Precision and power were the names of the game in the Specialized Dual Slalom Innsbruck today, as live broadcast action kicked off from Crankworx Innsbruck 2021.

Chris Armstrong

Jun 17, 2021 5 min read

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Reigning women's world champion and gutsy Australian reign in Austria.

Switzerland's Camille Balanche and Australian Troy Brosnan came out on top as the 2021 UCI Mountain Bike World Cup downhill season started in style at Leogang in Austria. Here is all you need to know:

Red Bull

Jun 14, 2021 3 min read

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Loana Lecomte (FRA) unbeatable in Leogang, Mathias Flueckiger (SUI) completes perfect weekend.

Overnight rain made way for early morning clouds, scorching sunsh and strong wind, turning the Cross-Country Olympic (XCO) track into a wild mixture of techy roots, fast sprint sections, tricky climbs and steep, slippery descents.

Chris Armstrong

Jun 14, 2021 6 min read

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Val Casies, Kerschbaumer and Pendrel return to success

On a beautiful day in the green valley, whose sights excited both the athletes and the attending personnel and media, Italy celebrated the return to the success of arguably its most talented representative: Gerhard Kerschbaumer (Specialized Racing Team) took his first victory of the season in...

Chris Armstrong

Jun 7, 2021 6 min read

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Enduro World Series to have 11 races in 2022.

The Enduro World Series (EWS) today launches its most ambitious calendar to date, with 2022 scheduled to host the biggest calendar in the history of the sport.

Chris Armstrong

Jun 4, 2021 4 min read

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Crankworx Innsbruck Slopestyle invite list announced.

Chill backyard sessions are starting to get next-level. New tricks are getting dialed while new setups are being put to the test. Custom paint jobs are being unveiled. Travel plans are getting locked in.

Chris Armstrong

May 25, 2021 3 min read

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World Cup XC 1-2 already in the books.

Two back-to-back weekends of World Cup XC has kicked the season off to a fast and furious start for a hungry field making up for lost time, vying for Olympic spots, and striving to beat World Cup records. It’s been anything but predictable as athletes and teams launch into a high stakes season.

Chris Armstrong

May 21, 2021 3 min read

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High-altitude finale for Internazionali d’Italia Series with La Thuile MTB Race

The Aosta Valley will host the final showdown of the 2021 Internazionali d'Italia season and a UCI Junior Series stage on one of the most cherished MTB courses from the international competitors.

Chris Armstrong

May 17, 2021 2 min read

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The World Cup in Albstadt.

Even though the World Cup kick-off in Germany missed the 20,000 spectators usually huddling together around the track, this first stop managed to deliver MTB racing action at its finest.

Scott USA

May 13, 2021 2 min read

The SVV Pichl/Gsies launched Greta Seiwald, international athlete of the Team Santa Cruz

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Internazionali d’Italia Series remains in South Tyrol for Valle di Casies’ round 4

After the third round in Nals, the Italian Cross-Country MTB circuit resumes on Wednesday, June 2nd with the debut of the Cat. 1 event in Valle di Casies (South Tyrol).

Chris Armstrong

May 3, 2021 4 min read

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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.

Chris Armstrong

Apr 5, 2021 2 min read

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Internazionali d’Italia Series coming April 10-11.

Land of incredible landscapes, peaks and top-class Mountain Bike, South Tyrol is preparing to host Internazionali d’Italia Series’ stage 3 in Nals (Bozen), on Saturday, April 10th and Sunday, April 11th.

Chris Armstrong

Apr 1, 2021 2 min read

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Mediterranean Epic overalls go to Daniele Braidot & Ramona Forchini.

Jaroslav Kulhavy (CZE) & Martina Berta (ITA) win last stage, Ramona Forchini from Switzerland & Daniele Braidot from Italy take the overall titles after four stages!

Chris Armstrong

Mar 29, 2021 1 min read

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MEDITERRANEAN EPIC 2021 Day 3

Sam Gaze and Ramona Forchini have been the fastest in the longest stage of the Mediterranean Epic 2021.

Chris Armstrong

Mar 28, 2021 2 min read

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MEDITERRANEAN EPIC 2021 Stage 2

In the men's category, the leader, Fabian Rabensteiner, could not stay in the leading group and said goodbye to the leadership.

Chris Armstrong

Mar 28, 2021 1 min read

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MEDITERRANEAN EPIC. Stage 1

The MEDITERRANEAN EPIC is the first mountain bike stage race of 2021 in the UCI Hors Catégorie (highest UCI category), held from Thursday, 25th to Sunday, 28th of March 2021 in the picturesque Spanish region of Castellón.

Chris Armstrong

Mar 28, 2021 2 min read

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BC Bike Race: Planning for the future.

BC Bike Race is proud to announce that in these uncertain times, we are planning for the future.

Chris Armstrong

Nov 17, 2020 3 min read

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YT Mob comes back with a Gold & Silver from Worlds.

The long awaited return to world class racing in 2020 saw the YT Mob in Austria for the UCI World Championships on an updated track in Leogang that had a lot of new woods sections that suffered heavily today in the autumn rain.

Chris Armstrong

Oct 14, 2020 3 min read

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Wet and wild UCI World Championships.

Sunday at World Championships is traditionally reserved for the world’s best Downhill riders and this year was no different.

Chris Armstrong

Oct 14, 2020 6 min read

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The French sweep Saturday at the UCI Worlds.

Limited visibility, moisture in the air and with the Cross-Country course as challenging as it has been all week, the stage was set for an epic day of World Championship XCO racing in Leogang, Austria, with three races throughout the day; the U23 Women, the Women Elite and Men Elite.

Chris Armstrong

Oct 10, 2020 7 min read

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The Austrian's pulled a couple wins out on the weekend.

Vali Höll and David Trummer share top of the box on home soil, while Brook Macdonald gets loudest cheer of the day in his first race back from injury.

Chris Armstrong

Oct 5, 2020 5 min read

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Crankworx Innsbuck Slopestype: Emil Johansson wins, since Semenuk isn't there.

Slopestyle riders battle tough conditions and stiff competition, with young Swede continuing to dominate.

Chris Armstrong

Oct 2, 2020 4 min read

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Crankworx Innsbruck has started. French seemed to be ready for it.

The French have swept the first day of Crankworx Innsbruck competition. Adrien Loron and Morgane Charre kicked off the day with wins in the Dual Slalom, and the momentum continued in the RockShox Innsbruck Pump Track Challenge.

Chris Armstrong

Oct 2, 2020 3 min read

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Charre & Melamed take the win at EWS Finale Ligure

The Enduro World Series (EWS) concluded in suitably dramatic fashion in Italy today at Bluegrass EWS Finale Ligure.

Chris Armstrong

Sep 26, 2020 2 min read

Slavik and Burbidge-Smith take first wins at Crankworx Innsbruck 2021