Competitions
Enduro World Series Champion Cecile Ravanel (FRA) absolutely annihilated the field in the women’s race, finishing three minutes up and winning all but one stage. Pleased with her results, she admitted she had nerves coming into the day.
Mar 26, 2017
Competitions
The Olympic and world mountain bike champion Nino Schurter (SCOTT-SRAM MTB Racing) continued his march towards a first Absa Cape Epic title with another stage win at the 2017 event.
Mar 26, 2017
Competitions
The Men’s category is set for a thrilling finale after Olympic cross-country champion Nino Schurter and teammate Matthias Stirnemann (SCOTT-SRAM MTB Racing) claimed their first stage win of the 2017 Absa Cape Epic on Friday.
Mar 24, 2017
Competitions
Christoph Sauser and Jaroslav Kulhavy (Investec-Songo-Specialized) claimed a second consecutive stage win at the 2017 Absa Cape Epic, and at the same time managed to eat into the time gap of the overall leaders, Manuel Fumic and Henrique Avancini (Cannondale Factory Racing XC).
Mar 23, 2017
Competitions
After two days of extreme weather conditions Stage 2 of the Absa Cape Epic was shortened to 62km. Instead of riding the 102km to Elandskloof near Greyton, riders finished at what would have been the second water point for the day at the Botanical Gardens just outside Caledon.
Mar 21, 2017
Competitions
Cross-country specialists Manuel Fumic and Henrique Avancini (Cannondale Factory Racing XC) continued their blazing assault on the 2017 Absa Cape Epic with another stage win.
Mar 20, 2017
Competitions
The 2017 Absa Cape Epic started exactly as they 2016 edition ended, with Manuel Fumic and Henrique Avancini (Cannondale Factor Racing XC) powering onto the Meerendal Wine Estate fields to take the win.
Mar 20, 2017
Competitions
After the successful opening round at the Parco delle Colombare in Verona, with the victories of Marco Aurelio Fontana and Serena Calvetti, ASD Novagli Bike set up a technical and spectacular route: a 4,3 km loop with a 195 overall altitude and 25,3% maximum gradient, completely renewed from the past edition.
Mar 10, 2017
Competitions
Our national season opens early this year, but don’t worry it’s a shiny spring weather that is announced for the weekend in Levens : Nice’s hinterland for the first of the 5 rounds.Thanks to Florian Nicolaï : the local prodigy who will ride as the pathfinder on his daily playground, and his precious piece of advice; Alex Balaud has prepared a sturdy program for the weekend with no less than 5 stages.
Mar 8, 2017
Competitions
New Zealand’s James Williamson and Scott Lyttle (Team Watson & Sons Manuka Honey) took out the 2017 Pioneer Mountain Bike Stage race
Feb 13, 2017
Competitions
After just one edition, The Pioneer is already recognized as one of the world’s leading mountain bike stage races. Taking participants from Christchurch to Queenstown, over the Alps on a stunning seven day journey that sees riders compete in pairs over 549km with 15,824m of climbing.
Feb 8, 2017
Competitions
The 2017 Enduro World Series will open for entry next month and there are now more ways than ever to get involved with the series.
Dec 23, 2016
Competitions
Diego Tamayo wins again while Marlies Mejías takes the tittle from the females. In the Fat Bikes, former Formula One driver Jaime Alguersuari takes the victory while US Shannon Boffeli and Jennifer Hanks win Mixed Duo.
Dec 12, 2016
Competitions
The rider of the TaymorySpeedsixteam has imposed himself in the fourth stage of the Cuban test. Diego Tamayo continues as the leader and MarlesMejías obtains her third win in the women category.
Dec 9, 2016
Competitions
The third stage of the Titan Tropic Cuba by Gaes, between Soroa and Viñales, has extolled the young cyclist of 23 years Roberto Bou (TomásBellés Cannondale by Gaes) who has won a great victory with a time of 4 hours 2 minutes and 55 seconds.
Dec 9, 2016
Competitions
Former F1 Driver Jaime Alguersuari wins Fat Bikes Category
Dec 6, 2016
Competitions
On Sunday December 4, participants of the Titan Tropic Cuba by Gaes held a first non-competitive day from Havana to Soroa.
Dec 5, 2016
Competitions
It’s official: Red Bull District Ride is back! The legendary event will be returning to Nuremberg, Germany, on 1st September.
Dec 2, 2016
Competitions
The renowned Relentless Exposure 24 hosted the UK 24hr Mountain Bike Championships 2016 at the weekend. Mathew Jones is the new British Champion, covering 29 laps of an 11km course of flowing single-track on a mixture of man made and natural trails mixed in with some stinger climbs.
Oct 31, 2016
Competitions
The Enduro World Series will crown its World Champions in Finale this weekend at the last race of the year, the Bluegrass Finale Enduro powered by SRAM. Finale Outdoor Resort will once again host the closing race of the season, as 500 riders take to the iconic trails of this Italian resort against the backdrop of the Mediterranean sea.
Sep 29, 2016
Competitions
The seventh round of the Enduro World Series will be remembered as the race where Sam Hill earned his enduro stripes.
Sep 19, 2016
Competitions
What a day of racing here in Valberg! Stage two was cancelled due to weather concerns, but today's three stages served up more than enough drama.
Sep 18, 2016
Competitions
The Enduro World Series heads back to France and the sport’s spiritual home this weekend for round 7 - the Enduro Des Portes du Mercantour driven by URGE Bike Products.
Sep 16, 2016
Competitions
Europe's most beautiful mountain bike stage race in Valais, Switzerland. Next edition: 12-17 September 2016. Six race-days on finest singletrails! Sign in now: www.swissepic.com
Sep 14, 2016
Competitions
Two thirds of the way into the North American Enduro Series, the first chance for Pacific Northwest racers to secure Enduro World Series points arrives in Whistler.
Sep 2, 2016
Competitions
For elite Cross-Country (XCO) and Downhill (DHI) racers, it all comes down to a crucial final race as the 2016 UCI Mountain Bike World Cup presented by Shimano heads to the misty hillsides of Andorra in southwestern Europe. Three overall world cup titles are still on the line as is one history-making winning streak. Red Bull TV will carry all of the action live as it happens September 3-4, 2016.
Aug 30, 2016
Competitions
The Crankworx World Tour, born out of Whistler’s 10-day celebration of gravity-mountain biking, will grow to add another international location for summer 2017: Innsbruck, Austria.
Aug 23, 2016
Competitions
Troy Brosnan might be in the only athlete in Whistler this week who can claim his win is from a double hometown advantage—Adelaide Australia and Whistler, B.C.
Aug 21, 2016
Competitions
Day seven of Crankworx Whistler action saw the local hero whip his way to the top and a former pump track dominator regain his mojo. American Mitch Ropelato, who won the Ultimate Pump Track Challenge presented by RockShox in 2011, 2012 and 2013, stole victory from the now two-time Pump Track Challenge World Champion, Adrien Loron, with a finish so tight the pair crashed over one another in the finish coral.
Aug 19, 2016
Competitions
Bas Van Steenbergen redefined the meaning of the word in the “hot seat” on Wednesday at Crankworx, sweating out 30 full runs in first spot, from the top downhill racers in the world, to win the Fox Air DH.
Aug 18, 2016
Competitions
There is no question Marcelo Guitiérrez is the man of the moment at Crankworx Whistler where he pulled in a record fourth win in the Garbanzo DH Tuesday, even after snapping his chain. The epic downhill course, in the Whistler Mountain Bike Park, boasts 1026 metres of vertical drop, or three times the 359 metres of descent of the other two downhill races for the 10-day, multi-disciplinary gravity fest—the Fox Air DH and Canadian Open DH presented by iXS.
Aug 17, 2016
Competitions
American Richie Rude has won the SRAM Canaidan Open Enduro presented by Specialized for a second time in a row at Crankworx Whistler, besting hometown hero Jesse Malemed on the last stage of the day at Crankworx Whistler.
Aug 15, 2016
Competitions
Style, speed and a double “first ever” marked the opening competition of Crankworx Whistler, as the final stop of the 2016 Crankworx World Tour got underway on Saturday. Slopestyle rider Tomas GENON (BEL) pulled out a win in the CLIF Bar Dual Speed & Style, proving tricks could dominate on the short, fast courses, despite athletes’ concerns the track itself would force speed to dominate.
Aug 14, 2016
Competitions
The Enduro World Series is heading to the iconic resort of Whistler and the Crankworx festival for round six, the SRAM Canadian Open Enduro presented by Specialized.
Aug 10, 2016
Competitions
Jared Graves (Specialized) and Cecile Ravanel (Commencal Vallnord Enduro Racing Team) won the fifth round of the Enduro World Series the Yeti Cycles Big Mountain Enduro presented by Shimano in convincing style.
Aug 1, 2016
Competitions
Jared Graves (Specialized) and Cecile Ravanel (Commencal Vallnord Enduro) each made it a hat trick as they won all three of the stages on the opening day of the Yeti Cycles Big Mountain Enduro presented by Shimano in Aspen Snowmass.
Jul 30, 2016
Competitions
The penultimate round of the 2016 7idp Enduro Series took place in the majestic Les Orres resort at the heart of the French Alps.
Jul 29, 2016
Competitions
For the last round of the season, the Superenduro Series lands in Alta Valtellina, in the heart of the Stelvio National Park, where high elevation and natural trails will be the perfect settings of the final battle for the titles in the Men's and Women's categories.
Jul 25, 2016
Competitions
After seven days of rain, rocks, roots, tears, and cheers all fueled by coastal singletrack, racers have finished the final stage of the BC Bike Race at Rainbow Park in Whistler.
Jul 18, 2016
Competitions
The Enduro World Series (EWS) heads to the Italian Alps this weekend for the fourth round of the season, the La Thuile Enduro World Series Powered by SRAM.
Jul 14, 2016
Competitions
For the 10th year the BC Bike Race has come to Squamish and sent an international field of riders on an adventure into the woods in search of trails made famous by the world of mountain bikers.
Jul 13, 2016
Competitions
Day Five of the BC Bike Race, presented by hometown bike company Rocky Mountain Bikes, may have been short in distance but turn for turn it was packed full of the most fun technical riding of the week. Today was the day to flip the switch open on your suspension and get in the game because hesitating was not an option.
Jul 13, 2016
Competitions
Tides often turn for racers on Day 4 of the BC Bike Race as the arc of days dip to the finish and the trails begin to find a greater downhill trajectory. It’s the tired racers and the gravity motivated ones who begin to find the terrain more rewarding with bigger descents popping up on the daily course profiles.
Jul 12, 2016
Competitions
It was probably the constant swing of the morning weather and the day with the longest mileage of the race that induced the most anxiety for riders on Day Three of the BC Bike Race, presented by Ryders Eyewear.
Jul 12, 2016
Competitions
Cool breezes and overcast skies greeted the BCBR riding caravan as they awoke on the shores of the Georgia Strait in Powell River. This small isolated village on the Sunshine Coast has turned with the tides and embraced mountain biking as the timber industry has slowly receded.
Jul 9, 2016
Competitions
The BC Bike Race has officially begun it’s tenth anniversary edition with 600 riders from 36 countries completing a cool and rainy Stage One in the forests surrounding Cumberland, BC.
Jul 8, 2016
Competitions
This year’s Alumni; 600 racers from 36 different countries will have their own story to tell as they ride through the seven (7) stages and communities of the 2016 event.
Jul 7, 2016
Competitions
The FMB Diamond Event at Swatch Prime Line was a full success. After scorching weather conditons and blasting sun on Friday during qualification, the weather kept everyone on their toes the following days.
Jul 5, 2016
Competitions
A record of crowd of more than 25,000 ardent mountain bike fans came to watch some of the best racing of the season, as well as pay tribute to the late Stevie Smith in what was a fitting send off for the World Cup Champion. The demanding near 5 minute long track, the longest on the circuit, had both bikes and riders taking a beating in the dry, rocky and dusty conditions.
Jun 6, 2016
Competitions
Team Dolomiti Superbike today became the fourth team to claim a stage win at the 2016 Absa Cape Epic after boldly gambling on an early break. By 45km and the day's second water point Greece's Periklis Ilias and Portuguese teammate Tiago Ferreira, in their debut race, had a 40 second lead. In spite of riding ahead of a chasing pack for most of the 72km course they managed to stretch that lead to one minute and 20 seconds by the finish at Boschendal Wine Estate, claiming Stage 6 in a time of...
Mar 21, 2016
Competitions
Nicola Rohrbach and Matthias Pfrommer of Team Centurion Vaude by Meerendal 2 today claimed their second stage win at the 2016 Absa Cape Epic in a sprint finish under the oak trees of Boschendal Wine Estate, Stellenbosch. The "back up" Centurion Vaude outfit only came together about a week before the event, but they've pieced together an impressive race to now sit second in the overall standings. Rohrbach and Pfrommer finished the 93km Stage 5 in 4:07.04,4.
Mar 21, 2016
Competitions
The Tuscan round of the national 'Superenduro powered by SRAM' Series confirms the prestige of the event and the high-profile of the competition, thanks to the participation of the best national and international riders. Superenduro is back as the best time to share with everyone the passion for mountain biking in the incredible setting of Maremma.
Mar 21, 2016
Competitions
Samuele Porro and Damiano Ferraro punched the air as they approached the finish line of Thursday's fourth stage of the Absa Cape Epic. Just before the line, the pair who are riding for Trek-Selle San Marco, got off their bikes and carried them over the line in triumph, celebrating their first stage win of their debut Cape Epic. The Italian stallions, the dark horses of this year's race, are now third overall behind The Bulls and Centurion Vaude by Meerendal 2. The Bulls, however, have taken...
Mar 18, 2016
Competitions
It was a bleak day on Stage 3 of the Absa Cape Epic for two top teams. Swede Jennie Stenerhag, second overall in the winner's category with South African Robyn de Groot (Team Ascendis Health), collapsed over the finish line after a tough and very hot 104km ride. She was immediately taken to the race hospital by stretcher to be checked out.
Mar 18, 2016
Competitions
Stage 2 of the 2016 Absa Cape Epic, the 100th stage in the history of the event, was held in another hot, windless day in Tulbagh. The racing in both the Men's and Women's categories was fiery too. The leading men's Team Bulls pair of Karl Platt and Urs Huber were determined to scorch a path through the Witzenberg Valley and for most of the day everything went according to plan. But on a technical descent just 10km from the finish Huber punctured, allowing the unheralded newbies Nicola...
Mar 17, 2016
Competitions
The Team Bulls pair of Karl Platt and Urs Huber, along with Cape Epic first-timers Periklis Ilias and Tiago Ferreira (Dolomiti Superbike), went out hard from the start, with the small bunch of four leading practically from start to finish on the 108km Tulbagh to Tulbagh Stage 1. The tactic paid off for Platt and Huber, with the pair claiming victory in a time of 4:32.12,5. Dolomiti Superbike finished third on the day, after a wrong turn towards the end allowed Topeak Ergon Racing's Alban...
Mar 17, 2016
Competitions
Four-time Absa Cape Epic winner Karl Platt of Germany and Swiss partner Urs Huber (Bulls) laid down a marker for the week ahead by blitzing the course to win Sunday's prologue. And in the Women's category South African Robyn de Groot and her Swedish teammate Jennie Stenerhag (Ascendis Health) gave notice that they will be a force in this year's race when they beat favourites Ariane Kleinhans and Annika Langvad (Spur-Specialized).
Mar 14, 2016
Competitions
The New Zealand fans were going wild as the Crankworx Rotorua Downhill presented by iXS unfolded Sunday afternoon with three top Kiwi riders making a play for a solid home-crowd podium, until Frenchman Loic BRUNI showed up.
Mar 14, 2016
Competitions
The man who wrote the book on Slopestyle penned himself a new first, Saturday, as the inaugural winner of the Kelly McGarry Memorial Trophy at Crankworx Rotorua. Brandon SEMENUK's effortless performance bested even Nicholi ROGATKIN's groundbreaking 1080, dubbed "The Twister", on an afternoon no one in the bike community will soon forget.
Mar 14, 2016
Competitions
Fast trails and a good-time vibe left athletes smiling as they pulled in from a pedal-heavy GIANT Toa Enduro at Crankworx Rotorua, and the whip cranked the crowd into a frenzy to cap the night.
Mar 10, 2016
Competitions
Crankworx is taking its signature photography show, Deep Summer, on the road for the first time ever. Immediately following the Crankworx Rotorua Slopestyle, the Deep Summer Rotorua Photo Challenge debuts in New Zealand, for the climax of the five-day festival, running Wednesday, Mar. 9 to Sunday, Mar. 13.
Mar 4, 2016
Competitions
Mountain Bike legend Gunn-Rita Dahle (Multivan Merida) conquered the first seasonal success at Cyprus Sunshine Cup. The 43-year-old Norwegian gave Northwave a prestigious success in the 4-day MTB stage race in Cyprus (February 25th-28th).
Feb 29, 2016
Competitions
Crossing the Alps – a fantasy, that drives thousands of ambitious cyclists onto the trails to cross Europe's highest mountains using nothing but their own strength. The BIKE Transalp leads bikers through the Alps from July 17th to 23rd; seven days, 520 kilometers (323 miles), 17,750 meters (58,200 feet) in altitude and 1,200 participants from 40 nations. One stop will be in Bormio – the perfect location for a fast regeneration and to enjoy the stunning alpine surroundings.
Feb 9, 2016
Competitions
With great pleasure and a bit of emotion Superenduro announces the 2016 racing calendar. The choice between the different candidates has not been easy and the staff had to take their time to personally visit the locations that stepped forward and to carefully select the four destinations where to take the riders for the approaching racing year!Four dates to write down on next season's agenda, in four different Italian regions: Tuscany, Liguria, Trentino Alto Adige and Lombardy.
Jan 4, 2016
Competitions
Registration to shred the flowy forest trails at Crankworx Rotorua alongside the world's top gravity mountain bike athletes opens in January 2016. Both the Giant Toa Enduro and the Crankworx Rotorua Downhill presented by iXS, will offer amateur athletes a chance to race a top-tier course with the heroes of the sport with registration opening Friday, Jan. 15 (NZDT) at 7 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 14 at 10 p.m.(PST), for both races.
Dec 18, 2015
Competitions
Third round of Giro d'Italia Ciclocross, third joy for Northwave. In Asolo (Treviso, Northern Italy), the Italian brand celebrated the success of Selle Italia Guerciotti's youngster, Gioele Bertolini, on Sunday December 6th.
Dec 8, 2015
Competitions
The oldest MTB stage race in the US, Summit County's Breck Epic treats riders to 6 days of Colorado's best singletrack. Utilizing a unique cloverleaf format, each stage begins and ends within a mile of the historic Victorian mining town of Breckenridge, CO.
Dec 5, 2015
Competitions
It was an exciting finish to Day 2 of the Urge 3 Peaks Enduro held on Signal Hill, Dunedin, New Zealand, as the Enduro World Series (EWS) riders made their intentions clear by extending their respective leads in both the men’s and women’s overall results today. Joseph Nation (26), of Christchurch, took out the overall with a final time of 44 minutes and 56 seconds, while Dunedin local, Leighton Kirk (23), took second place in a time of 46.06. Queenstown’s Jimmy Pollard bounced back from a...
Nov 30, 2015
Competitions
The FMB AM Cup is designed to give the stars of tomorrow a platform to emerge onto the scene and give upcoming riders real competition experience. This year, two riders claimed the European Cup with Michael Riekeberg and Bernd Winkler tying first place. The US Cup was won by Brazilian rider Vinicius Gushiken and J.P Maffret came out on top in the Canadian Cup. Please visit www.fmbworldtour.com for the full rankings.
Nov 3, 2015
Competitions
This year was arguably the most competitive FMB World Tour season yet! After countless ground breaking runs have been thrown down, Thomas Genon has triumphed and is now the 2015 FMB World Champion. The Canadian athlete, Brett Rheeder dominated the first half of the season and showed incredible sportsmanship at every of the five Diamond Series stops. Making third place on the overall podium is shooting star Nicholi Rogatkin. Please follow this link to the full ranking.
Oct 23, 2015
Competitions
The mountain is calling! Riders are in the desert, digging their ultimate line for the notorious Red Bull Rampage. Thomas Genon, Brett Rheeder and Nicholi Rogatkin are all neck and neck in the FMB Diamond Series standings. This gnarly mountain bike freeride event will crown one of them the 2015 FMB World Champion. Due to predicted thunderstorms at the weekend, the finals have been moved forward 24 hours. Tune in LIVE on Red Bull TV this Friday, October 16th from 6:30pm CEST to be first to find...
Oct 15, 2015
Competitions
Since the start of the FMB Diamond Series at Crankworx Rotorua, three athletes have been pushing themselves and one another for the top spot on event podiums. Brett Rheeder has dominated the season but Thomas Genon and Nicholi Rogatkin have kept the pressure on throughout. Athletes can snatch up to 1000pts for a victory at a Diamond contest, so with just one event left on the calendar and less than 300pts between these three FMB heroes, the margin for error at Red Bull Rampage is wafer thin....
Sep 25, 2015
Competitions
Behind every cloud is a silver lining, and despite a one day rain delay which forced the postponement of the most highly anticipated event of the week-long Crankworx Whistler festival, Red Bull Joyride hit the mountain on August 16th showcasing slopestyle mountain biking under near perfect weather conditions. The Red Bull Signature Series event featured 18 of the world's top athletes in a season-defining showdown that marked the final stop of the Crankworx World Tour and the last required win...
Aug 17, 2015
Competitions
The UCI Mountain Bike World Cup’s finals are still ahead of us, but there is already an overall winner: Rachel Atherton is this year’s downhill champion. The Briton was more than nine seconds ahead and clinched her fifth consecutive World Cup victory at the next-to-last UCI race in Windham (USA). An historical day for Rachel – also because her childhood idol Missy Giove raced this weekend for the first time in years.
Aug 11, 2015
Competitions
Everyone knows that anything can happen at Crankworx - and the SRAM Canadian Open Enduro Presented by Specialized didn't disappoint. There was heartbreak and elation in equal measure at a dramatic round 6 of the Enduro World Series in Whistler. There were some new faces on the podium and some familiar grimaces as mechanicals once again changed the fate of a Whistler race.
Aug 10, 2015
Competitions
It was released a couple days ago, but here in it's PDF glory is the enduro course for today. Good luck to all the competitors, light sprinkles are going to make it much better. PDF link here:
Aug 9, 2015
Competitions
After years of battling for another Crankworx win, Tyler McCAUL walked away with a tidy first place finish in the CLIF Bar Dual Speed & Style over friend and rival Kyle Strait. While not enough to push him into contention for the first overall title of the Crankworx World Tour, consistent solid performance in a typically wet West Coast rain shower seemed proved the perfect strategy over his fellow American competitor, who slid out on the final run.
Aug 9, 2015
Competitions
Squamish rider Quinn Moberg and Fat Tire Crit super champ Jean Ann Berkenpas take wins July 7, 2015 Whistler, B.C. – A cross-country rider from Valemont, B.C. has proven hat-tricks will be the talk of the town even beyond the race for the Triple Crown of Slopestyle this year at Crankworx Whistler.
Aug 8, 2015
Competitions
This 4th round could have been a corner stone in the 2016 Enduro French Cup rankings and it was indeed the case. On the 310 riders at the start gate, we noticed straight away that Loic Piazon and Clément Benoit were missing, due to injuries at training or on races after Millau. Then Florian Baladier, 3rd of the overall, got injuried during the first stage. It was therefore 3 serious favorites knocked out of the race before they could properly enter the battle, this sport could sometimes be...
Jul 29, 2015
Competitions
The Crankworx France vs. The World team captain and current leader in the Crankworx DH Championships, Loic Bruni, seized the win in the Les 2 Alpes downhill race with a commanding lead and a roar from the French fans.
Jul 13, 2015
Competitions
Brett Rheeder has won the 2nd round of the Triple Crown, the Crankworx Les 2 Alpes SlopestyleAfter thrilling the Kiwi fans by sharing his victory lap in the Crankworx Rotorua Slopestyle with friend Logan Peat, Canadian Brett Rheeder earned himself another celebratory sail through the concourse, taking the second round of the Triple Crown of Slopestyle in style.
Jul 11, 2015
Competitions
After starting the season in Rotorua, New Zealand and then round two in Munich, Germany – it's time to travel to France for the third stop: Crankworx Les 2 Alpes. With two events already on the board, Brett Rheeder leads the standings with Nicholi Rogatkin and Thomas Genon tied in second. The Canyon Factory Freeride Team leads the FMB Factory Team standings but all of that can change as the Trek C3 project team, currently third will have all their big guns in Les 2 Alpes.
Jul 7, 2015
Competitions
"Today the trails here are just phenomenal they have technical, rock drops, rock slabs, huge berms that are above my head. Here you're just rewarded every time you climb." Vicki Barclay 2nd place today. Local Moberg takes first stage win while Nash continues to outpace the rest of the women and most of the men.
Jul 4, 2015
Competitions
Texan Uhl storms the North Shore while Andreane Lanthier Nadeau find a podium step behind Nash and Barclay "That was the best yet. Fantastic last trail, Expresso, just brilliant. I heard someone say everything is rollable so I just rolled everything. Rode it blind. It's really what I came here for. If I have the energy I'll do it again next year." Fraser Smith of London, UK.
Jul 3, 2015
Competitions
Paxson Edges closer to the Yellow Jersey while Nash keeps skating away with the lead. Canada Day - More sun and a couple major climbs followed by the longest descents of the race so far, made today's stage from Sechelt to Langdale a fitting Day Four. This is hump day and the Queen stage of the BC Bike Race 2015, so from here it's homeward bound. This day brought riders over the the cusp, 4 days down and three to go while rewarding every effort they had to make on the bike with some trails...
Jul 2, 2015
Competitions
Paxson reels back lost time and Nash wins despite a missed turn on the Sunshine Coast. Caked in dust with sweat dripping down their brows, the racers of the BC Bike Race are fully engrossed in an epic odyssey. Today's Stage 3 from Earls Cove to the seaside town of Sechelt was the longest of the week with an opening climb that challenged the rider's belief there would be an end. The sawtooth profile of the day stair-stepped it's way with punchy climbs and short descents before culminating in a...
Jul 1, 2015
Competitions
Tristan Uhl and Katerina Nash take the same trail but different paths to winning Day 2 of the BC Bike Race on the shores of Powell River, BC. The second day of the 2015 BC Bike Race offered riders a break from the heat exposed climbs of the previous day. With more wooded canopies, vibrant moss, precious loam, and single track than the day before, Powell River delivered a mountain bike celebration on the shores of the Salish Sea.
Jun 30, 2015
Competitions
Saturday Registration in North Vancouver saw over 600 racers meet for the first time as they signed in, got their race bags, and dropped off bike boxes to meet them a week later in Whistler. Those pieces of luggage will soon be forgotten in the daily journey to the finish line after riding in an event known for the bubble it creates for it's riders on their travels to the ultimate singletrack experience. After the Day Zero registration in North Vancouver, to get to Day One of the BCBR, riders...
Jun 29, 2015
Competitions
This Sunday June 28th, 600 riders celebrate the 9th year of the BC Bike Race and the hallmark of being the most riders to meet on the start line of the seven day stage race known as the 'Ultimate Singletrack Experience'. Whether motivated by the amazing terrain of British Columbia or in search of proving themselves against a stacked field on courses like none other, the week will inspire memories and emotions for a lifetime.
Jun 26, 2015
Competitions
It's almost time for Swatch Prime Line! The rider field is now complete and 24 of the world's top mountain bike slopestylers are honing their tricks in advance of the Munich Mash weekend and the Swatch Prime Line headliner set for Saturday June 27th. Swatch Proteam athlete and legendary FMB World Tour rider, Sam Pilgrim (GBR) is back again after a thrilling performance and 2nd place finish at the first-ever Swatch Prime Line event last year. Sam will be up against elite riders from around the...
Jun 25, 2015
Competitions
Round 2 of the FMB Diamond Series brings the world to Munich, Germany for Swatch Prime Line! After round 1 in New Zealand and a three month break, the top FMB contenders are reenergized, and have even more tricks dialed-in to show off at the first European Diamond Series event this season. Brett Rheeder currently leads the standings after Crankworx Rotorua – but close behind, Nicholi Rogatkin and Thomas Genon are eager to jump ahead here in Europe.
Jun 23, 2015
Competitions
Swatch shot out of the gate more than 30 years ago, already a huge fan of action sports, and roars into Munich for the second edition of Swatch Prime Line, the headline event at the Munich Mash weekend June 26th-28th 2015. Set for Saturday June 27th at the Bavarian capital's famed Olympia Park, Swatch Prime Line features today's top performers in Mountain Bike Slopestyle. Challenging riders to deliver the best, most reckless and most fluent line over the course – the PRIME LINE – the action...
May 18, 2015
Competitions
Another great season of New Zealand mountain biking has come to an end and NZ MTB Crown has announced the overall champions, as well as the top club/team's and bike brands. This year NZ MTB Crown events saw over 5000 riders competing across 134 events within the four disciplines of Enduro, Downhill, Cross Country and Cyclo Cross.
May 12, 2015
Competitions
North American Enduro Tour GO Enduro is the first stop on the 2015 North American Enduro Tour, a 9-stop tour that showcases some of the best athletes in the world, while maintaining a ranking structure highlighting this ever-growing mountain bike discipline. NAED strives to provide the best experience possible for junior and amateur athletes, in the hopes of increasing the talent pool of North American all-mountain riders.
Apr 22, 2015
Competitions
Trek World Racing's junior rider Laurie Greenland started the 2015 World Cup season by landing yet another podium, while crashes marred the Elite Men's race where Brook MacDonald finished 12th for the day.
Apr 13, 2015
Competitions
It was an epic start of the season for the EWS, being part of Crankworx Rotorua in New zealand. The riders have found a really rough rooty terrain over a 70km loop finishing in Crankworx DH area. A really intense day over 7 stages that all riders would have to cover. Fab arrived with a very positive feeling. "it is a very different terrain than what I found in my last race in Chile. from to dry dustry and rocky terrain to mud and roots... that is ENDURO" Fab laughing.
Mar 30, 2015
Competitions
Small in stature but big in presence, 2013 Enduro World Series Champion Jerome Clementz had to sit a majority of the 2014 season out due to injury. Patiently waiting and watching as the worlds best battled it out for the title that once was his, Clementz diligently studied, prepared and fortified his motivation for the following year. As the 2015 season rapidly approached the former champion, without recent comparison to fellow competitor could only hope and assume he had prepared enough to...
Mar 29, 2015
Competitions
With the reigning World Whip-Off Champion, Finn Iles, sidelined by injury and serving as a judge, Californian Ryan "R-Dog" Howard rocked up and walked away with a win. "I've never really won anything, so it's pretty huge for me. I'm stoked," said HOWARD. Howard will also compete in the Mons Royale Dual Speed & Style on Thursday and hangs with the best of the Slopestyle gravity scene. The Whip-Off, he says, suits his riding style.
Mar 26, 2015
Competitions
Heat, dust, headwinds and a mechanical hiccup could not prevent Swiss Christoph Sauser and Czech Jaroslav Kulhavy from winning Stage 5 of the Absa Cape Epic from Worcester to Wellington on Friday – their fourth stage win of the 2015 race. The Investec-Songo-Specialized combination now have an overall lead of more than 10 minutes and it seems only very bad luck – a crash, illness or a serious mechanical issue – can prevent them from winning the event, Sauser for a landmark fifth time.
Mar 21, 2015
Competitions
A transition stage on the Absa Cape Epic – from one race village host town to another – is sometimes regarded as being easier, but Wednesday's 128km Stage 3 from Elgin Valley to Worcester was "very rough and really sandy", according to race leader Christoph Sauser. Riders further back in the field also spent several hours battling in baking heat as the temperature steadily ticked up towards the 30ºC mark.
Mar 21, 2015