Pavla Havlikova wins the EKZ Cross Tour challenge

Pavla Havlikova and Northwave opened the new year with a brilliant overall success, conquered at EKZ Cross Tour, a prestigious Swiss cyclocross challenge. Saturday January 2nd, in the last of fifth round, in Meilen, the 32-year-old from Czech consolidated the overall leadership, placing second in the Elite Women Race behind Italian Eva Lechner (Luna Chix Pro Team). The Austrian youngster Nadja Heigl (Focus XC Team) completed the day's podium.

Jan 4, 2016

No Gwinning for you on Specialized in 2016.

Aaron joined Specialized for the 2013 season, and although it was a rough year in terms of race results, in many ways it was still a near perfect match-up; Aaron, being multi-time USA DH National Champion and the fastest American downhill racer to come along in at least a decade, and Specialized,...

Chris Armstrong

Dec 29, 2015 1 min read

Italy has a town called Bormio, and people like to bike there.

Nadine Rieder is a new, dynamic testimonial for the Italian resort, which is renowned worldwide for its cycling opportunities. The 26-year-old woman's prime focus is mountain biking but she enjoys road cycling and its training benefits ahead of the 2016 season. Around Bormio, Nadine can take full...

Chris Armstrong

Dec 18, 2015 2 min read

Sauser is going to show the ropes of ABSA Cape Epic to Madolo.

Absa Cape Epic legend Christoph Sauser will be riding with Stellenbosch's Sipho Madolo in the 2016 Absa Cape Epic. The five-time Absa Cape Epic winner, now retired from the professional ranks, has been one of the world's foremost mountain bikers for nearly two decades now. 25-year-old Madolo...

Chris Armstrong

Dec 2, 2015 4 min read

Drop and Roll. Danny Style.

As the 2016 Drop and Roll Tour dates are being booked, Danny MacAskill and his Drop and Roll team have released what is by far the most ambitious Drop and Roll production to date. Conceptualized and developed during countless hours of travelling between shows, This Is Drop and Roll was always...

Chris Armstrong

Nov 26, 2015 3 min read

Trek C3 Project: FMB Factory Team Champions 2015

FMB Factory Team Rankings - how does it work? Factory teams must register a minimum of 2 athletes. Each athlete can contribute a maximum of 3 results and the final team score is the total of the best six results. The Trek C3 Project comprised of Brandon Semenuk, Brett Rheeder and Tom Van...

Chris Armstrong

Nov 20, 2015 2 min read

Leogang wraps for the season.

Sick tricks and fast lines - the Bikepark Leogang and the Saalfelden Leogang region celebrate the end of an exciting 2015 season. Szymon Godziek opened the season with a flawless run at White Style in January. Aaron Gwin made history with his 'chainless' victory at the UCI Mountain Bike Downhill...

Chris Armstrong

Nov 17, 2015 2 min read

Atherton's sign with Trek Factory Racing.

Trek and Trek Factory Racing announced today the creation of a marquee World Cup-level Downhill racing program for the 2016 season. The new team will take on the full UCI World Cup series as well as select regional Red Bull events. Joining Trek Factory Racing Downhill for its inaugural season will...

Chris Armstrong

Nov 11, 2015 2 min read

Horray, Superenduro è tornare a correre nel 2016!

After a one-year break, the series that is the national reference for enduro returns to the scene. Rumours within the industry got louder and louder during the last weeks and now they have been confirmed: in 2016 the Superenduro Series will kick off again.

Chris Armstrong

Nov 10, 2015 4 min read

Sauser might have retired, but coming back for another ABSA Cape Epic

On March 22 this year Christoph Sauser and Jaroslav Kulhavy punched the air as they crossed the Absa Cape Epic Grand Finale finish line at Meerendal to win the world's premier mountain bike stage race.

Chris Armstrong

Nov 6, 2015 3 min read

Berrecloth lands directly on a Canyon.

It's official. Darren Berrecloth, one of the seminal names in freeriding, now rides for Canyon. If there's anyone out there who needs no introduction, it's Darren. As part of the Canyon Factory Freeride Team, the Claw will add experience to the setup unmatched by anybody else on the...

Chris Armstrong

Oct 13, 2015 1 min read

Cedric Gracia brings his run bikes to America

Production Privee, the bicycle and component maker from Andorra, have announced today they will offer a limited number of their Mini CG Balance Bikes to US customers.The bikes will be offered consumer direct via the newly launched US website and fulfilled from their US warehouse to facilitate...

Chris Armstrong

Oct 8, 2015 1 min read

Whyte Bikes coming stateside.

For the riders on the western side of the Atlantic you might not have heard of Whyte Bikes before, although the brand was started almost 15 years ago. The name sake of the brand Jon Whyte, whom was previously an engineer for the Benetton F1 team started off designing bikes for Marin in the...

Chris Armstrong

Oct 6, 2015 1 min read

Interbike Day 2, photo gallery of eye candy and other bits.

Day two is a wrap here in Vegas and I though I would share some of the stuff that you see when cruising up and down the aisles.

Chris Armstrong

Sep 17, 2015 2 min read

Interbike, inside, day 1.

If I had to sum up interbike day one, it would be the birth of the fat ride. High volume tires have hit the mainstream and seem to be on offer from almost everyone. From kids fat 20" bikes to 27.5"+ bikes, wheels & tires, the large volume segment has hit the ground and is steam...

Chris Armstrong

Sep 17, 2015 2 min read

Interbike warm up.

Interbike is underway. If you aren't up to speed on what Interbike is, it is the North American tradeshow for all things bikes. From Asian manufacturers, to European Chamois manufacturers and everything inbetween. And there are some doozy things in between.

Chris Armstrong

Sep 15, 2015 1 min read

Continental releases enduro tire. In Whistler we call it a tire.

After two years of development, the time has come: Continental is presenting the final production model of the new enduro racing tire "Der Baron 2.4 Projekt" at Eurobike. They have been designed in collaboration with top enduro athletes and trail riders. The fruits of their knowledge and...

Chris Armstrong

Sep 7, 2015 2 min read

Fabio Wibmer opens trials park in Austria.

Known for his street trials riding and recreationally competing in the UCI Mountain Bike Downhill World Cup – nineteen year old Fabio Wibmer has successfully finished a major project in his home region East Tyrol, Austria. As part of the existing Adventurepark Osttirol, the special bike trials...

Chris Armstrong

Sep 1, 2015 2 min read

NZ bulldog MacDonald put in an unbelievable run in Val Di Sole.

In confirmation of the speed he's had all year, Brook MacDonald threw down a classic 'Bulldog' run on the steep and root strewn track in Italy at the final round of the 2015 UCI Mountain Bike World Cup. After dislocating his knee in training the day before, there was doubt about his ability to...

Trek World Racing

Aug 24, 2015 2 min read

Anneke Beerten is better than you.

Competition began on March 25, traveled to three continents, and required no small amount of dedication — and on Sunday, August 16, 2015, Anneke Beerten was crowned Queen of Crankworx. To win the title, and the $25,000 check that came with it, the 33-year-old enduro specialist from the Netherlands...

Aug 22, 2015 2 min read

Interview with two of Canada's fastest women.

The final showdown: Red Bull TV wraps up the UCI Mountain Bike World Cup season in Val di Sole16 races across eight countries are now behind us. Red Bull TV has trotted the globe capturing the sweat and tears (of joy), thrilling action and dramatic moments. Now the UCI Mountain Bike World Cup...

Aug 19, 2015 3 min read

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