The legendary 2.2km Downhill track dried out today, turning in a completely different race than yesterday’s slower, wetter Seeding. Mille Johnset and Tegan Cruz took home gold at the first-ever Crankworx Mont-Sainte-Anne. Crankworx Mont-Sainte-Anne 2026 – Downhill With the track running fast and firm compared to Friday’s mud, riders found creative lines all the way down an unforgiving track that kept them on their toes right through a full-pedal final stretch to the finish through the crowds. Mille Johnset Secures Back-to-Back Overall Mille Johnset topped the women’s field on a track she’s been looking forward to returning to. The win…
Author: Tomasz Profic
Epic Bikepark Leogang was established exactly 25 years ago as the first official bike park in Austria. It will celebrate a quarter of a century in the 2026 season, and to celebrate, in collaboration with the Rasoulution agency and local tourism offices, we have prepared a three-part article that will provide a closer look at Austria’s largest bike region, Saalbach Hinterglemm Leogang Fieberbrunn. In the second part of our tour, we take you to the main attraction, Epic Bikepark Leogang. This article was created as a part of cooperation between 43RIDE, Rasoulution and Saalfelden Leogang Tourist Office. 25 years of…
Epic Bikepark Leogang was established exactly 25 years ago as the first official bike park in Austria. It will celebrate a quarter of a century in the 2026 season, and to celebrate, in collaboration with the Rasoulution agency and local tourism offices, we have prepared a three-part article that will provide a closer look at Austria’s largest bike region, Saalbach Hinterglemm Leogang Fieberbrunn. For the first stop, we invite you to Fieberbrunn. This article was created as a part of cooperation between 43RIDE, Rasoulution and Pillerseetal Region Tourist Office. 25 years of Bikepark Leogang – Fieberbrunn Fieberbrunn is a small…
The Slopestyle Super League (SSL) was built to create new pathways to the highest level of the sport for both athletes and event organizers. One season in, that mission is already paying off. On September 7, the SSL’s inaugural champions will be crowned at Crankworx Mont-Sainte-Anne, in a winner-takes-all finals that puts the Regular Season’s standouts on the same start ramp as the riders who fought their way through the Playoffs to get there. Looking at the field assembled for that finals, the first SSL season is a clear success: established icons of the sport will line up alongside a…
Is autumn the best time of year? On the trails around Saalfelden Leogang and in the Epic Bikepark Leogang, it definitely is – and it feels like the longest season, too. Until at least 8 November, this Pinzgau mountain biking paradise stays open to every rider who just can’t get enough. And the golden season in Saalfelden Leogang has a lot more in store than lines, trails and autumn panoramas: with the bike festival Saalfelden Leogang, various Ladies Shred events and a season-long photo contest celebrating the bike park’s 25th anniversary, there’s plenty going on around Austria’s oldest bike park.…
New course, higher stakes, and a Boneyard packed for the last big show of the festival: David Godziek and Johanna Nussbaumer topped the podium at Rhapsody, closing out the Slopestyle Super League (SSL) Regular Season on the final day of Crankworx Whistler 2026. Crankworx Whistler 2026 – Rhapsody Slopestyle Rhapsody carried extra weight Slopestyle as this was the last chance for riders to bank points before the SSL Playoff picture locked in. The women’s field arrived three riders deep after challenging practice week conditions forced a reduced start list – a tougher, leaner field that still delivered a stacked podium. …
Riders battled tight berms, sequence jumps, and mud all day, but it couldn’t stop Tegan Cruz and Kailey Skelton, who both topped the podium at the Crankworx Whistler Dual Slalom. Crankworx Whistler 2026 – Dual Slalom The course itself was the story before racing even started: built by former King of Crankworx Bas van Steenbergen and his RNDM Trail Co., it was referred to as one of the best Dual Slalom tracks by the riders. They took one run down each side of the course, with the fastest combined time across both runs taking the win – and on a…
Friday’s racing at Crankworx Whistler 2026 delivered the week’s headline Downhill finals, as the Specialized Canadian Open DH Elite field took on Whistler Mountain Bike Park’s iconic 1199 track, before the Boneyard hosted the Official Whip-Off World Championships presented by POC to close out the day. Earlier in the day, riders launched into the Bosch eMTB Challenge, riding up and down some of Whistler’s most iconic trails. Crankworx Whistler 2026 – Specialized Canadian Open DH Aletha Ostgaard Takes Statement Win Aletha Ostgaard topped the women’s field by 4.315 seconds over Matilda Melton, with Eliana Hulsebosch completing the podium in third,…
After days of rain soaked training sessions and racing action the previous days, the skies over Whistler finally cleared just in time for elite finals on the OG CDN OPN DH. Troy Brosnan and Mille Johnset both topped the podium at the OG CDN OPN DH on day four of Crankworx Whistler 2026. Crankworx Whistler 2026 – OG CDN OPN DH This rider-favourite race takes riders down Whistler’s rooty single-track and punishes any hesitation, and today it punished plenty. Two days of heavy rain left the trail running fast but treacherous, with slick roots putting the athletes’ technical skills and…
Mud claimed A-Line today, but it couldn’t slow down the athletes taking on the Crankworx Whistler Air DH, and definitely not Jill Kintner or Ryan Gilchrist, who both topped the podium at the second elite race of Crankworx Whistler 2026. Crankworx Whistler 2026 – Air DH Conditions turned one of the world’s most renowned mountain bike trails into a slippery, high-consequence challenge well before elite finals dropped in the late afternoon. Riders faced a line that punishes hesitation even when it’s dry, making today’s results as much a test of composure and strategy as speed. Jill Kintner’s Perfect Ten Multiple-time…
Rain came down hard on Whistler all day, but even that couldn’t slow down Elly Hoskin and Elliot Jamieson, who both topped the Canadian Open Enduro Elite podiums, kicking off elite racing at Crankworx Whistler 2026. Crankworx Whistler 2026 – Canadian Open Enduro With the course only revealed a week out, riders got their first real look at Dark Crystal as a competition track – a community-favourite trail making its race debut. To support maintenance and revitalization efforts after the race, Crankworx Whistler, Whistler Blackcomb and festival partners provide additional resources to the trail building team. Saturday’s training session set…
Mountain biking is a community sport, and that has been impressively demonstrated on every level right now at Bike Republic Sölden. Freeride pro, shaper, and newly elected Swatch Nines MVP Vero Sandler is thrilled with the diversity of the bike destination and the new jump line. The Kiwi, who resides in the UK, is making the case for courage within (women’s) communities. Vero and her fiancé Sam Hodges are spending several months at the Bike Republic Sölden and sharing the experience with us. Community is also the base of the new partnership between Sölden and the new Riders Park Donovaly…
FOX expands its electronic dropper lineup with the new Transfer Neo E-Optimized, an electronically actuated dropper post that connects directly to an e-bike’s power supply for unlimited power and seamless integration. FOX Transfer Neo E-Optimized dropper post Designed specifically for modern eMTBs, Transfer Neo E-Optimized features adjustable travel, up to 240mm of drop, low stack height, an ergonomic lever, and intuitive app connectivity, making it the ultimate electronic dropper solution for e-bike riders. Transfer Neo E-Optimized will initially be available exclusively for the Specialized Levo 4 / Levo R / Levo Evo – Specialized retailers will be able to support the complete…
Swatch Nines entered a new era in Sölden, Austria last week as BMX and mountain biking shared the same playground for the first time. The result was a week of groundbreaking riding, unexpected collaborations and some of the most talked-about moments in the event’s history. The occasion also marked the launch of the event’s new identity: Swatch Nines Bike. Formerly known as Swatch Nines MTB, the event has evolved from a gathering of the world’s best freestyle mountain bikers into a multi-discipline showcase bringing together mountain biking and BMX in a relaxed, non-competitive environment. From 15–20 June, Sölden hosted the…