After collecting the Best Trick, People’s Choice, and McGazza Spirit awards during his breakthrough ride at Redbull Rampage in 2023, Bienvenido Aguado Alba takes time to lift the lid on his daily life in Barcelona, Spain. “The Story So Far” reveals Bienve’s upbringing and background starting at the dirt jump paradise La Poma, which kicked off his 14 year partnership with YT Industries. YT Industries: Let’s go back to the start, before your mountain bike journey. What were you doing before riding mountain bikes? Bienvenido Aguado Alba: I was a guy working five days a week in the emergency service,…
Author: Tomasz Profic
Austrian freestyle mountain bike phenomenon Fabio Wibmer makes the fearsome Streif ski piste his playground for a jaw-dropping world-first descent unlike anything ever seen before. In a video impossible to only watch once, Fabio Wibmer played out his childhood dream for his latest spectacular project ‘Fabio Wibmer – The Streif’ as put his own creative twist on the biggest downhill ski race in the world – the Hahnenkamm in Kitzbühel, Austria. Filmed just an hour from where he grew up, Wibmer combined mountain biking with skiing to conquer the Streif’s most iconic spots during a unique freestyle descent that saw…
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! With 12 years of heavy-hitting slopestyle competitions under his belt, and with one of the most recognizable styles on a slopestyle bike, Tomas has decided to take a different direction in his career to work more on his personal expression in a different way. With all his mind-blowing Crankworx Slopestyle runs and countless Speed and Style battles in the bag already, he will make the switch to focus more on riding with zero restraints. I…
As part of the freeracer generation, we are thrilled to welcome (back) Edgar Briole to the COMMENCAL family! A true raw talent, and comfortable riding any type of mountain bike, we are proud to support him in his progression. Welcome to the family! I was attracted by the COMMENCAL spirit and the unique image of the brand that is a result of it. I already know quite a few riders on the team, we ride together regularly, so it’s really cool.Edgar Briole About Commencal
New tricks, new lines, new best times. Boundaries are there to be pushed. This applies in the world of mountain biking, as in any other extreme sport. When street trials and freeride pro Gabriel Wibmer sets his sights on such a limit, it is usually spectacular – often with the attribute “don’t try this at home”. This is also the case this time, when everything revolves around the Austrian’s choice of bike. Instead of enduro or downhill, he sends his CANYON gravel bike on a tour de force through some of the most famous bike parks in Austria, Germany and…
There’s a certain comforting feeling about coming back to your local trails after being gone. Reconnecting with that well-known terrain, where you can confidently let off the brakes and ride with a playful ease. After a long season of traveling and racing in the UCI Enduro World Cup, Vojtěch Bláha heads back to the Czech Republic to rest, build trails and ride in home sweet loam.
The Gravity Card continued to soar in the 2023 mountain bike season and once again brought countless happy faces to the freeride and downhill community. With 28 participating bike parks, including five newcomers, the association knew how to impress as usual and gave Gravity Card users 44 new trails and lines to ride. The fact that the Gravity Card once again achieved a sales record is almost irrelevant. For the upcoming 2024 season, the Gravity Card is expanding even further: with the bike parks Turracher Höhe in Austria, Val di Fassa in Italy and Klínovec in the Czech Republic, the…
Red Bull Rampage has been the pinnacle event for Thomas Genon aka Tommy G for over 10 years now. From year to year, he prepares himself better and better. The main goal for Tommy is to be happy with the way he rides the line he built with his mates. This year, he can be happy that he even participated again in the contest and eventually finished in the top 10. He only found out that he rode Rampage with a broken wrist after seeing a doctor at home a couple of days after the event. Despite the pain, he…
“We are heading for the Julian Alps singletrack. -Where, mate? You have heard that right, let’s explore!” That is how this trip went down. Picking a phone from Dartmoor Bike’s R&D Manager – Jan Kiliński, is always a gamble. He may ask about the recent industry news, PR advice or invite you for a hell of a ride. We have been on the road for the past decade, so I know there is no certainty in his plans. Let’s just “one up the last one”. Getting a small brief about “going to Italian mountains by the end of the season…
Freeride mountain biking will enter a new era in 2024 as women prepare to compete in the first ever Women’s Crankworx FMBA Slopestyle World Championship (SWC). Representing the pinnacle of the Slopestyle discipline, the introduction of a women’s category to the SWC is indicative of the level to which the sport has been elevated through years of development. Seeking to maximize the potential of women in freeride mountain biking, the SWC women’s category will provide equal opportunity access to the highest level of the sport featured across the Crankworx World Tour. Launching in 2024, the SWC will host a women’s…
Leatt® is proud to introduce its 2024 MTB range. The new range forges into exciting new categories and includes brand-new helmets, apparel lines and shoes. True to Leatt’s legacy, hallmarks of this product line include comfort, protection, utility, minimizing the global impact and, of course, leading style. BRAND-NEW “ENDURANCE” line for XC & Gravel, apparel & helmets Since Leatt’s inception, protecting extreme athletes has been paramount. What started as the game-changing neck brace has evolved into a complete line that now serves XC and gravel riders. Leatt partnered with Gregor Egger & Lukas Baum from Speed Company Racing (winners Cape…
fizik’s all new Nanuq GTX winter bike shoe is your weapon of choice for riding on snowy and rainy winter days, when the temperatures drop. Designed as an all-mountain high-top shoe the Nanuq GTX addresses mountain bike riders who go by the philosophy that “there’s no bad weather, only bad clothing”, and wish to tackle snow-covered technical trails or just take their bike for an afternoon spin in the cold. With its fleece-lining and the GORE-TEX membrane the Nanuq GTX is keeping their feet warm and dry on every mission. When riding in the colder times of the year, staying…
Thomas Genon, aka Tommy G, will be making his 10th consecutive appearance at Red Bull Rampage on 13 October. The Belgian rider shows exceptional regularity, with 7 top 10 finishes to his account. A week ahead of the world’s biggest freeride event, he gives his impressions and reveals a few details and a first clip from Utah, by Jules Langeard. Here you can watch Tommy’s preparations for Red Bull Rampage including the first day of digging in Virgin: Rasoulution: How was your first Red Bull Rampage experience and what did you think after you left the event? Thomas Genon: I was completely…
Saalfelden Leogang and the Epic Bikepark Leogang can already look back on an extremely successful mountain bike summer full of highlights. But the season is not over yet – lovers of the finest single trail action or awesome bike park shred in Austria’s largest bike region can postpone the start of the off-season until the beginning of November. The mountain bike season in Saalfelden Leogang this year covers an incredible 178 days, which is the equivalent of five months, three weeks and 5 days, i.e. almost half a year, in which mountain bike fans of all ages and abilities get…