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BC Bike Race Day 4, 2024. LAKESIDE STAGE FINISH
Is there any better way to end a race on a hot day than with a cool swim in the lake?
Jul 10, 2024
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Is there any better way to end a race on a hot day than with a cool swim in the lake?
Jul 10, 2024
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Stage 3 is the only transition stage of the Absa Cape Epic 2024 and takes riders from Tulbagh to Wellington.
Mar 25, 2024
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For 4-time National Champ and 2021 Olympian Erin Huck, race day preparation is a little different these days.
Dec 11, 2023
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Kona Bicycles Launch Aluminium Process X & Process X DH
Sep 20, 2023
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Nina Hoffman and Thibaut Daprela secured impressive downhill victories during the fourth round of the 2023 UCI Mountain Bike World Cup.
Aug 26, 2023
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The 2023 Swiss Epic kicked off with perfect mountain biking weather and over 350 teams of two from more than 45 countries are ready to conquer the alps.
Aug 21, 2023
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The 2023 Absa Cape Epic roared into life on 19 March with some explosive mountain bike racing in and around the hills of Durbanville, Cape Town.
Mar 20, 2023
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Riding Culture is looking to add to its legitimacy in bike parks.
Nov 6, 2022
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From September 2nd to 4th, Daolasa di Commezzadura will host the Grand Finale of one of the most unpredictable editions of the Mountain Bike World Cup, as most of the general classifications will come down to the final round in Trentino.
Aug 31, 2022
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The fifth and final stage of the 2022 SPAR Swiss Epic saw Wilier Pirelli Factory and Davos Klosters Women secure the overall title of the 2022 event upon crossing the finish line in Davos 359 kilometres after the race began in Arosa.
Aug 21, 2022
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The second race event of the day made for a proving ground of energy levels and who will come out on top
Jun 16, 2022
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Moab Rocks - Stage 2 - Klondike Bluffs
Apr 4, 2022
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Bradley Harris and Louise Ferguson take their first Crankworx wins, besting field of international elite.
Nov 29, 2021
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The step from racer to team owner & racer was driven by her passion for cycling and a desire to remain a top competitor in the sport.
Jul 16, 2021
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A world-class start list for the women's race of the third stage of Internazionali d'Italia Series on Saturday, April 10th. Swiss Sina Frei, winner of the last two editions, puts the Marlene Südtirol Sunshine Race crown at stake against tough competition.
Apr 7, 2021
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“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 Kicking Horse Downhill race today.
Aug 10, 2020
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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.
Aug 1, 2020
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During a training ride in the Pisgah Forest, near Brevard, North Carolina, Jolanda Neff came off her bike at high speed which resulted in a ruptured spleen, a fractured rib, and collapsed lung.
Jan 7, 2020
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“It’s not going to be warm and it’s going to be wet.” The weather report that Tommy Magrath delivered the night before was still ringing in the ears of the racers as they rolled out of basecamp on Day 2. Headed for stages 5, 6, and 7, they were promised cold temperatures, mixed precipitation, and more incredible trails.
Oct 1, 2019
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After five stages, the trail starts to take its toll. Yesterday was a grinder, a boat load of up and down, with plenty of fast pedaling to make the legs beg for mercy.
Jul 12, 2019
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Red sky at night, mountain biker's delight. Yesterday racers snapped Insta pix of a gorgeous evening as the sun set over the Strait of Georgia. Spirits were high, buoyed by a dry forecast. Call it the calm before the rainstorm that was forecasted for Wednesday.
Jul 10, 2019
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We slapped and shaped it until it was ripe. Friends once from different areas and different backgrounds - on a path now brotherly, enjoying sinking their teeth into this fruit of their labour together…
Jul 2, 2019
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The second round of the Enduro World Series (EWS) saw Isabeau Courdurier and Martin Maes crowned the winners in Tasmania, Australia.
Apr 1, 2019
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Mountain biking can take you to some beautiful places, and there is no equivalent elsewhere to what you can experience in British Columbia, Canada.
Dec 30, 2018
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On February 1, 2017 the Austrian mountain biker and trials rider Fabio Wibmer and his university friend Elias Schwärzler uploaded the first Sick! Series episode onto YouTube. Fabio already had several viral hits with edits like Fabiolous Escape and Out of Mind at that time but the start of Sick! Series marked a new chapter for the East-Tyrolean rider.
Dec 19, 2018
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We’re all Gringos strangers to each other or to a place, at this precise moment or in your entire life.
Dec 12, 2018
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We have entered into an adventure that will take us to the doors of the Pyrenees, specifically we will stay at his feet, trying to discover the most accessible and spectacular areas of the Catalonian Pre-Pyrenees and Pyrenees.
Oct 23, 2018
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The inaugural round of the Enduro World Series (EWS) North American Series got underway in the big mountains of Colorado earlier this month and this weekend it switches to the dusty trails of California for round two.
Aug 28, 2018
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Traversing rolling valleys, navigating lush forests and scaling the vertiginous Alps of the fairytale-like Valais region, riders’ will be rewarded for their hard efforts with magnificent, sweeping singletrack.
Jun 6, 2018
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With just over five minutes separating the top three men’s teams on the general classification it was full gas from the gun on Stage 5’s 39km time-trial in Wellington.
Mar 29, 2018
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Despite winning the Queen Stage on Thursday 21 March, Centurion Vaude’s Daniel Geismayr and Nicola Rohrbach still find themselves in fourth place on the general classification – five minutes behind Canyon Topeak.
Mar 29, 2018
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As the 2018 slopestyle season prepares to kick off at Crankworx Rotorua the world's best Slopestyle riders are beginning to emerge from the long, cold nights of winter. Like most others, Thomas Genon spent the off-season training – or as Tommy G says: ‘Just riding my bike, like I would normally do anyway.’
Mar 28, 2018
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Stage 3 of the Cape Epic 2018 took the riders from Robertson to Worcester. The transition day marked the longest distance of the 2018 Cape Epic and athletes had to face challenges like the Porcupine Trap, a flat-out section through sandy fynbos trails toward the Saggy Stone Brewery.
Mar 26, 2018
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On paper, Stage 1’s 110km/1900m course looked scripted for the marathon riders but as we discovered yesterday the Untamed African MTB Race is filled with surprises – and that’s exactly how the day played out. The racing set off at a blistering pace that was described as “dangerous” and “intense” by Karl Platt who struggled in early parts of the stage.
Mar 23, 2018
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Four stages and several novelties for the Italian Cross-Country MTB circuit, whose 2018 season will be opened in Nals on April 15th. Conclusion in Chies d’Alpago on June 30th
Jan 15, 2018
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Jennie Stenerhag and Esther Suss (Meerendal CBC) extended their lead in the Hansgrohe Women’s category after Stage 4 of the Absa Cape Epic, while Nino Schurter and Matthias Stirnemann (SCOTT-SRAM MTB Racing) took a decent bite out of Manuel Fumic and Henrique Avancini’s (Cannondale Factory Racing XC) lead in the men’s race.
Mar 24, 2017
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The melting pot of Whistler was once again turned up to 11. There is one thing this venue never fails to provide and that is intensity. With a 70km loop packed into one boiling hot day over five stages, it was always going to serve up some surprises and challenges, the riders probably didn’t think there would be quite as many as there were.
Aug 18, 2016
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After an intriguing week's racing in the Sasol Women's category, Ariane Kleinhans and Annika Langvad are now three-time Absa Cape Epic champions; the Swiss-Danish duo joining Karl Platt (who earlier on Sunday won his fifth title) and Stefan Sahm as three-time champion pairings.
Mar 21, 2016
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Northwave also celebrates in Luxembourg thanks to Vanthourenhout brothers of Sunweb-Napoleon Games, on Sunday October 25th. Equipped with Extreme Tech MTB Plus shoes, Diether clinched victory at GP Contern ahead of Michael, whilst the Frenchman Steve Chainel (Cofidis) completed the day's podium.
Oct 29, 2015
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The full movie will be released in just over a month, featuring and following Myriam Nicole, Rémi Thirion, Thibaut and Gaëtan Ruffin and Gaëtan Vigé as well as the rest of the crew throughout the 2015 race season. A few weeks ago, after World Championships, we came to Rémi's place in Les Vosges in the north east of France, where he was born and has lived for 25 years. He showed us his home enduro trails on the META AM V4.
Oct 20, 2015
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The Crankworx Whistler Pump Track saw a serious battle Thursday evening with Adrien LORON (FRA) coming in, game face on, to carve out a name for himself as the first Pump Track Series winner. Loron and Joost WICHMAN (NED), the Pump Track Champion from Crankworx Rotorua, went head to head in the quarter finals, eliminating Wichman, one of the top three Pump Track competitors in the world, by mere millimetres well before the end of the night, and leaving Loron to face a Crankworx...
Aug 14, 2015
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Despite organizers' attempts to mix it up for the Garbanzo DH, fans of the iconic Crankworx race likely felt a little déjà vu Wednesday as Claire BUCHAR and Marcelo GUTIERREZ VILLEGAS stepped atop the podium.
Aug 12, 2015
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The premium Italian resort Livigno is still peppered with a thin layer of snow. But by mid-June the final snowflakes should have melted away and Italy's "Little Tibet" will be ready to start its 2015 bike season. Mottolino Bike Park will open its tracks and the extended flow trail network at Carosello 3000 will be groomed and ready to ride. Lower down a new pump track at the Bike Skill Centre will open as well. Livigno is ready to welcome bikers from near and far. Special bike hotels,...
May 28, 2015
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Crystal blue seas and white sandy beaches are closer than you think. Looking for a quiet island retreat? A place to ride bikes and soak up some Mediterranean sun, yet away from the hustle and bustle of sunburnt tourists? Well look no further than Formentera. Its white sandy beaches and crystal blue seas may look like something from the Maldives, but this island paradise is a lot closer than you may think...
May 14, 2015
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After an exciting weekend at the Riva BIKE Festival the 2015 mountain bike season is under way and leading the charge is the Italian bike destination, Livigno. To mark the start of the season, Livigno invited Danny MacAskill's Drop and Roll Tour to put on amazing live shows at the bike festival. In between the shows, fans could meet the riders in person at the Livigno booth and learn more about the region's biking opportunities. Needless to say, everyone enjoyed "la bella vita" last...
May 6, 2015
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It was a Scottish one / two in the women's race at The 2015 British National Mountain Bike Marathon Championships, supported by EventScotland, staged in Selkirk in The Scottish Borders on Saturday 02 May. Kerry MacPhee (28) - Rock and Road Cycles, the 2014 Scottish National Cross Country Mountain Bike Champion, a top 15 finisher at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games, took the British title after a very closely fought race that saw her complete the 75km course, with 2300m of climb, in 04:31:08....
May 4, 2015
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With progression at the top of mind, the Whistler Mountain Bike Park at Whistler Blackcomb is excited to announce plans to significantly transform the riding experience at the world's top rated lift accessed mountain bike park. This summer the Whistler Mountain Bike Park is renewing its commitment to offer progressive riding experiences that appeal to returning park riders, welcome new riders and stay current with the latest developments in bike technology and riding preferences. From starting...
Apr 28, 2015
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Back-to-back Enduro World Series champion Trek Factory Racing returns with with eyes focused on an unprecedented three-peat in 2015. The team's European-based squad consists of 2013 and 2014 series champion Tracy Moseley (GBR), Rene Wildhaber (SUI), and Justin Leov (NZL). American enduro power-couple Jeremy Horgan-Kobelski (USA) and Heather Irmiger (USA) round out the team. The Americans will compete in a number of Enduro World Series events but will focus their efforts primarily on North...
Apr 1, 2015
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After eight days of thrilling racing, 748km of distance and 16.000m of altitude, Christoph Sauser (SUI) and Jaroslav Kulhavy (CZE) won the general classification (MEN) of this year's Cape Epic by 10 minutes and 41 seconds from Topeak Ergon's Alban Lakata of Austria and Kristian Hynek of the Czech Republic. After a tough week in beautiful South Africa with many mechanical problems the German/Swiss duo Karl Platt and Urs Huber from team BULLS ended up third at the world's toughest mountain...
Mar 23, 2015
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Starting February 13th, the mountain bike off-season becomes a thing of the past. Twenty freeride athletes will come to Leogang, Austria for White Style, the first FMB World Tour event in 2015. If that was not exciting enough, the 2013 White Style winner Pavel "Cherry bomb" Alekhin will return to the snow after a long injury break. His impressive combos and fearless riding is certain to 'WOW' everyone! For the first time, also spectators can prove their riding skills during the Big (Shr)ED –...
Feb 10, 2015
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Pivot Cycles is pleased to announce the addition of Aaron Chase to their roster of riders. Chase, a master in the world of freeride, is best known for pushing boundaries and for his technical and creative style, both on and off the bike.
Jan 9, 2015
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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 the Kona Team. Kona Gravity includes both our big mountain athletes and our World Cup Team, while Kona Endurance includes our cross-country, marathon, cyclocross and endurance road athletes. Each group will be running different sponsor groups, with the Gravity team very excited to continue with a...
Dec 3, 2014
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Biking.ie has today announced that Carrick Mountain in County Wicklow is the venue for round two of the 2015 Enduro World Series. The Chain Reaction Cycles Emerald Enduro will take place in the diverse terrain of Carrick Mountain, one of the most scenic parts of Ireland. With stunning views across the Wicklow hills to the Irish Sea and a landscape that changes from open rocky mountainside to rooty, flowy woodland singletrack, Carrick is a classic Irish venue.
Sep 26, 2014
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Finally we are hitting the road and the legend returns to Nuremburg on September 6th. After a three-year break the Red Bull District Ride is back in the historic city of Nuremberg. Not only 24 of the world's best riders are eagerly awaiting the mountain bike event of the year, but also the 75,000 expected fans to go wild between Nuremberg's Kaiserburg and the City Square.
Jul 25, 2014
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Fifteen thousand people gather to witness most extreme urban downhill MTB competition.
Mar 6, 2024
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the 2nd stage of the Mediterranean Epic 2024 has taken the bikers to the city of Castellón to compete in what can be considered the queen day of the race.
Feb 12, 2024
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The Mediterranean Epic 2024 (ESP) started with a day's time trial to get a taste of the terrain that the bikers will encounter in the coming stages.
Feb 12, 2024
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The overall winner of the U23 category 2022, Filippo Fontana has set his sights high for the upcoming season in the Elite category, riding for CS Carabinieri.
Feb 28, 2023
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Andorra, the 468 square kilometre country landlocked between France and Spain, has cemented itself as a favourite training and racing ground for the world’s most accomplished cyclists and mountain bikers.
Feb 3, 2023
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Crankworx is back and is inviting the best in the world along for the ride. Today, the world’s largest mountain bike festival officially puts its first stake of 2021 in the ground. After two successful made-for-TV festivals in 2020, was there ever any doubt?!
Mar 10, 2021
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Petzen/Jamnica and Olargues move to October
May 29, 2020
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The 2016 edition of the Superenduro Powered by SRAM Series has just wrapped up its third round here in Canazei. The round was valid as an Enduro World Series Qualifier Event and it offered a spectacular race, fiercely fought and full of unexpected changes, with almost 400 riders taking part to the Special Stages and dropping from the foot of the dolomite massifs down to town.
Jun 27, 2016
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Continued rain opened a sweet opportunity for the Crankworx Les Gets Slopestyle where the athletes opted in for one epic best trick jam in lieu of a full competition.
Jun 20, 2016
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The sun shone and Dual Speed & Style hit its stride in Les Gets on Friday as first-time Crankworx athlete Daryl BROWN (GBR) earned one epic opportunity to shake a champagne bottle atop the podium.
Jun 18, 2016
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The deluge making headlines across France brought new game to the European Whip-Off Championships presented by Spank in its inaugural trip to Les Gets. Starting up a mud-slick hill and heading toward a wooden ramp and gap jump, the riders had their work cut out for them, and the winners rose to the challenge.
Jun 16, 2016
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The FMB Gold Event 26TRIX is proving to become a true talent factory. Well-known pros and many newcomers signed up for the pre-qualification round, making it the biggest pre-qualification ever.
Jun 14, 2016
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New Mexico’s Chris Boice, 31, has proven nothing can hold him down in the second round of the North American Enduro Tour, the SCOTT Enduro Cup presented by Vittoria’s race at Angel Fire.
Jun 14, 2016
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As last year both record breakers fought for every hundredth of a second at the UCI Mountain Bike Downhill World Cup in Leogang and awarded the crowd with yet another race for the history books.
Jun 12, 2016
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Soon Whistler Blackcomb will wrap up the winter season and kick off summer operations, but for a short time the winter and summer worlds will collide with skiing and biking available at the same time. In honor of this transition, Whistler Blackcomb and Kokanee will hold the annual Crud 2 Mud race on Saturday May 21.
May 11, 2016
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Getting huge through the big hitting slopestyle course at FISE in Montpellier, France, even extreme winds couldn't stop Canyon Factory Freeride Team rider, Thomas Genon, from riding his way to the win. Watch his final run after the jump.
May 10, 2016
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Swatch Rocket Air was electrifying! The first FMB Gold event of the season took place in Thun, Switzerland and 15 finalists battled it out on a jungle themed course.
May 3, 2016
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Banger tricks filled Leogang's 26TRIX contest at Out of Bounds Festival in 2014. Riders showed combos, which are hard to describe, close to impossible to ride but simply amazing to watch. Two of the tricks were never even seen before! Young guns Nicholi Rogatkin (1st) and Matt Jones (3rd) made it clear at 26TRIX that they mean business this year. Top dawg Thomas Genon's usual precision and consistency landed him in second. Just missing the podium, Antoine Bizet bagged the prize money for the...
Jun 19, 2014
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Rocky Mountain, an iconic Canadian mountain bike brand, is entering a new chapter in its history as the company transitions to a new group of four Canadian investors, Chaos Sports Inc.
May 9, 2025
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Proven classics, high-alpine terrain and legendary events
Apr 29, 2025
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The BC Bike Race is turning 20, and we’re marking the moment with a celebration for the ages.
Apr 16, 2025
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Canfield Bikes, high-end boutique mountain bike and component manufacturer, today unveils the Ti Nimble 9, an all-new titanium version of its iconic steel hardtail.
Jan 27, 2025
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"It had been a long time coming. Loris is cool, looks great on a bike, fast, consistent! Plus, like us, he lives in Andorra."
Jan 20, 2025
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The SCOTT DH Factory is thrilled to welcome none other than current Vice World Champion and two-time World Cup winner Benoît Coulanges to the team.
Jan 14, 2025
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On the evening of Friday, June 20, the curtain will rise on the UCI Mountain Bike World Series weekend with Daolasa di Commezzadura hosting the opening round of the world's premier 4X series. All eyes will be on Czech icon Tomas Slavik and Italy's rising talent Stefano Dolfin.
Jan 13, 2025
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Crankworx is gearing up to deliver an even bigger and bolder 2025 season.
Dec 31, 2024
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For 20 years, SCOTT-SRAM MTB Racing has been a team that has worked with top talents as well as nurturing some of the sport’s future stars.
Dec 17, 2024
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While most riders are winding down their season, Gabriel Wibmer just can’t get enough.
Dec 11, 2024
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The Crankworx World Tour is gearing up for another epic season of mountain biking, with exciting sport updates for the 2025 calendar that athletes and fans won’t want to miss.
Dec 3, 2024
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Fresh from the 2024 Appenninica MTB Stage Race (September 2-7), memories of this epic six-day mountain bike adventure remain vivid for all participants.
Nov 12, 2024
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Gravity racing legend to continue as Norco Race Division Team Director
Oct 3, 2024
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The finale of the UCI Enduro World Cup was billed as a battle royale with both the men’s and women’s titles yet to be decided.
Sep 6, 2024
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Dawid Godziek, top-ranked mountain bike slopestyle and BMX rider, signs partnership with German security expert ABUS, which will become his new partner ensuring his safety in terms of helmets and bicycle security.
Jul 23, 2024
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With An Action-Packed Lineup and a New Stop
May 13, 2024
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Crankworx Rotorua, the opening event of the 2024 Crankworx World Tour, roared to life in March, delivering an adrenaline-fuelled spectacle of world-class mountain biking.
Apr 30, 2024
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Crankworx wishes to inform our fans, participants, and the wider community of recent developments regarding the upcoming Crankworx FMBA Slopestyle World Championship event scheduled for this Sunday
Mar 22, 2024
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New name, new faces, new sponsors – same stoke! We're ready to kick off the season with passion, drive, and dedication. Big thanks to Race Face, Fox, and new partners like TRP, for joining the ride!
Feb 29, 2024
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20-year-old mountain bike prodigy Jake Atkinson and GT Bicycles have officially inked their partnership.
Jan 30, 2024
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e*thirteen Components’ heritage is deeply rooted in downhill racing.
Jan 30, 2024
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Some partnerships are just obvious, and it was just a matter of time until we welcomed the one and only Tomas 'Lil Moine' Lemoine to the COMMENCAL family!
Jan 22, 2024
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After plenty of speculation, we are excited to officially welcome the GOAT himself to the Norco family. Hello, Greg Minnaar.
Jan 9, 2024
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The SCOTT DH Factory welcomes Ethan Craik (GBR) and Gonçalo Bandeira (POR) as the latest additions to its roster for the 2024 DH race season.
Jan 4, 2024
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Tomorrow, the spectacle of the Cyclocross World Cup begins with the first free practice session on the snowy plains of San Leonardo Lakes in Vermiglio, Trento.
Dec 8, 2023
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REMCO Tools is proud to announce the Bike Lift System, its flagship product, with a starting MSRP of just $555.
Nov 8, 2023
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Proving that she's back on top form, Cabirou stounds proudly upon the top step for the second race in a row, claiming her 7th career World Cup win in Snowshoe.
Oct 2, 2023