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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 advantage of the high passes such as the Stelvio, the Gavia and Mortirolo, as well as mountain bike trails in the Stelvio National Park and the Bormio wellness facilities which include the three...

Dec 18, 2015

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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...

Chris Armstrong

Dec 2, 2015 4 min read

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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...

Chris Armstrong

Nov 26, 2015 3 min read

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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...

Chris Armstrong

Nov 20, 2015 Less than 2 min read

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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...

Chris Armstrong

Nov 17, 2015 Less than 2 min read

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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...

Chris Armstrong

Nov 11, 2015 Less than 2 min read

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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...

Chris Armstrong

Nov 10, 2015 4 min read

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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...

Chris Armstrong

Nov 6, 2015 3 min read

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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...

Chris Armstrong

Oct 13, 2015 Less than 2 min read

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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...

Chris Armstrong

Oct 8, 2015 Less than 2 min read

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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,...

Chris Armstrong

Oct 6, 2015 Less than 2 min read

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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 Less than 2 min read

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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"...

Chris Armstrong

Sep 17, 2015 Less than 2 min read

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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...

Chris Armstrong

Sep 15, 2015 Less than 2 min read

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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...

Chris Armstrong

Sep 7, 2015 Less than 2 min read

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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...

Chris Armstrong

Sep 1, 2015 Less than 2 min read

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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...

Trek World Racing

Aug 24, 2015 Less than 2 min read

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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...

SRAM

Aug 22, 2015 Less than 2 min read

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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...

Rasoulution

Aug 19, 2015 3 min read

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It's not too late, To whip it well, whip it good. Crankworx whippin'.

The top 20 riders in the finals, down from 120, absolutely threw down on Crabapple Hits early Thursday afternoon. Casey BROWN (CAN) and Andreu LACONDEGUY (ESP) were named the 2015 Official Whip-Off...

Chris Armstrong

Aug 14, 2015 Less than 2 min read

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Rocky Mountain Bikes releases new DH bike. Frame costs 2x my first car.

After nearly four years of development, we're proud to launch the Maiden. With the freedom to design on an extended schedule, it represents the cutting edge of our technology. Its all-carbon frame...

Chris Armstrong

Aug 6, 2015 5 min read

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Whistler Bike Park opens new lift. Riders rejoicing.

What is “History”? How far back do you have to go for something to be considered historic? How do you “Make History”? Have you ever looked back on a piece of Mountain Bike film from the early 1990’s...

Brian Finestone

Aug 4, 2015 Less than 2 min read

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Crankworx world tour comes home. Don't count Semenuk out.

With the dust settling on the second stop of the Crankworx World Tour, Whistler is ready for the big show. Home at last and ready to break new ground in the sport, Crankworx Whistler will see the...

Crankworx

Jul 27, 2015 3 min read

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So a German & a Scott went bike riding in Italy.

Livigno is expanding: as of last week the Italian bike resort has three new trails on its extensive bike map. On Thursday, a new route was opened in Val Minor, an important link between Livigno and...

Rasoulution

Jul 21, 2015 3 min read

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Gwin & Atherton take the win at Leogang UCI World Cup DH.

Aaron Gwin stole the show in Leogang after winning the Men Elite race, with no chain! Rachel Atherton also had a fantastic day, winning her first ever World Cup in Leogang. This unbelievable day of...

Chris Armstrong

Jun 15, 2015 Less than 2 min read

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Ryan Nyquist: 26" Challenge accepted.

What can visitors expect from this year's edition of 26TRIX? Well, if history is anything to go by, then off-the-chart rotations and aerial maneuvers. Celebrating the tenth edition of this contest,...

Chris Armstrong

Jun 8, 2015 3 min read

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Kelly Blunden & Ross Chafe killed by car that crossed the centre-line.

On Sunday May 31 two members of the Whistler Cycling Club were killed by a driver that crossed the centre line on a highway north of Pemberton. The passenger in the vehicle was also pronounced...

Chris Armstrong

Jun 4, 2015 3 min read

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Dirt Diaries are back at Crankworx Whistler.

Crankworx and Whistler Blackcomb will celebrate the creative spirit and storytelling culture of mountain biking for the fourth year with Dirt Diaries. Six mountain bike athletes have been invited...

Chris Armstrong

Jun 2, 2015 Less than 2 min read

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The gods have listened. Whistler Bike Park Opens Early.

The Whistler Mountain Bike Park will open for the 2015 season two weeks ahead of schedule on Saturday, May 2. With skiing and snowboarding still going strong in the Whistler Blackcomb alpine with a...

Chris Armstrong

Apr 20, 2015 3 min read

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If you build it, they will come.

2015 addition of Bell Built campaign is nearing vote time. There are three different regions, West, Central & East with three finalists in each region. Voting opens on April 13th,...

Chris Armstrong

Apr 10, 2015 3 min read

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Local engineering student doing pretty good on Enduro World Series tour.

AFter a long off season always comes the fun. As soon as the tream was back together we felt like Finale Ligure was yesterday. How exciting it is to be in New Zealand for the first race...

Chris Armstrong

Apr 3, 2015 Less than 2 min read

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Kid from Boston lawn darts his way into Diamond Series.

In 2014 the new kid on the block, Nicholi Rogatkin from Boston (USA), created ripples in the FMB World Tour scene – this year, he is pre-qualified for the FMB Diamond Series and ready to make waves....

Chris Armstrong

Mar 24, 2015 Less than 2 min read

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2015 ABSA Cape Epic: Stage 4 Report.

South Africans Philip Buys and Matthys Beukes notched up the first South African win in the 2015 Absa Cape Epic after an audacious early break on Wednesday's rugged 111km Stage 4. The looped route...

Chris Armstrong

Mar 21, 2015 3 min read

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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...

Chris Armstrong

Mar 18, 2015 5 min read

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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

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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

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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