Coming from Sweden, a country with a rich history of developing MTB riders like Emil Johansson, Max Fredriksson and Martin Söderström, 19-year-old Alma Wiggberg is joining to top ranks of the sport in 2022. Alma from Södertälje, has now officially joined the global Specialized Bicycles program, and with a long-term commitment from the Californian based brand. Alma has made a name for herself as a sendy freerider and already has two wins at the Swedish National Championships to her name in Pumptrack and Enduro. Last summer she was part of the amazing women’s event at Audi Nines and recently finished…
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The final day of racing action at Crankworx Innsbruck has come to a close, with the final sets of hardware hung around victors’ necks, and the last sprays of champagne soaking sweat-drenched jerseys. Under cloudless skies and uncharacteristic heat (according to the women’s winner), Valentina Höll and Charlie Hatton earn the distinction of the elite winners of the 2022 deuter Downhill Innsbruck Presented by Raffeisen Club. First Crankworx win. I came last year, and I was sixth, so yeah just out of the top five which made me hungry for more this week, and happy it paid off. The track…
“Honestly, I don’t even know how to put words into today,” a chuffed Emil said of his score of 98 in the Crankworx Innsbruck Slopestyle, rumoured to be the highest Slopestyle score in history. It’s been ever since Big White back in 2019, every FMB contest I went to, I stood on top of a podium which at this time around is 9 events or something. To be able to secure 7 diamond events in a row, I’m very humble against the position I’m in. It’s nothing I can take for granted, and I work on defending it for every…
“I think it was one of the best competitions we’ve seen.” said Lemoine after winning his 6th gold medal in Speed & Style. “We’ve seen maybe 5 people doing double back flips today,” he added. On top of the doubles, there was a host of other groundbreaking inversions going down, including some doubles of a different sort. Last year Robin Goomes did the first backflip in women’s competition. This year, Goomes was throwing down backflip nacs and backflip one foot cans, alongside Caroline Buchanan’s backflips. Suffice to say, the game has changed once again. Thanks to her deepening bag of…
A double header day is sure to be a crowd pleaser and a rider punisher, and this year did not disappoint. Both gold medal winners of tonight’s Rockshox Pump Track Challenge Innsbruck also threw down some respectable results earlier in the day at the rain-soaked and challenging Specialized Dual Slalom presented by Thule. Read the press release here for a full recap. As the saying goes: ‘after the rain comes a rainbow’, and this year’s pump track certainly had some gold at the end of its rainbow. We’re talking about the post-rain, sun-baked dirt gold variety that made for some…
“Track’s getting loose,” a rider said as the round of 16 was winding down ahead of finals, referring to the dry dirt loosening up as riders logged lap after lap. The morning had kicked off with sun, but the light was swiftly disappeared behind the clouds as riders got on track. Eventually, a rumble of thunder grumbled in the distance and the heavens slowly opened. Next the rain, then finals. And from that point, everything changed in the Specialized Dual Slalom Innsbruck presented by Thule. Riders slipped. Gates were ridden over. Chains were snapped. In the end, the riders who managed…
The roaring cheer of crowds returned to the Austrian Alps today. The Official European Whip-Off Championships presented by POC not only marked the first day of competition for the 2022 Crankworx World Tour, but the first full Crankworx event with spectators since March 2020. Jackson Goldstone and Robin Goomes go home champions, a second time for both, with Jackson winning at Crankworx Rotorua in 2020 and Robin winning at last year in Innsbruck. The vibes were high with the crowd stoked to be back at what is undeniably one of the most scenic backdrops of a Crankworx event. Picture the…
Mountain biking, live concerts, racing action, spectacular Big Air shows, meet & greets, group rides and workshops with some of the scene’s biggest stars as well as a huge Expo Area and countless parties – the legendary GlemmRide Bike Festival is well and truly back. From July 7-10, 2022, the idyllic Austrian Glemmtal valley with its vast network of trails is set to once again become the epicenter of the mountain bike scene and all those who can never ride and enjoy themselves enough. It all starts with several warmup parties on Wednesday, July 6, before the huge GlemmRide Bike…
Mountain bike enthusiasts return to gather on the trails of Carosello 3000 for a new edition of the Great Days scheduled from 29th to 31st July 2022. The program edition includes lots of riding, great opportunities for socializing, parties with live music, and the famous bike-game Tutti Frutti Challenge. Also, the news of 2022: the adrenaline-filled top-to-bottom Tk Avalanche. The event, now in its fourth edition, is based on a well-tested format. It starts in the late afternoon of Friday 29th of July with the Sunset Ride with Hans Rey, a group riding with the last light of the day…
I have literally sneaked my bike into the Shimano Iberia facilities to show you what a day is like inside the offices of the Japanese firm. Its headquarters are located in Alcobendas, Madrid, and everything in its new building is designed so that the cycling sector in our country can interact, contribute, learn or show any idea or product from within. Much more than a headquarters A modern and avant-garde interior houses the Shimano cycling and fishing departments, with all that this entails: meeting rooms, presentation room, sales service, after-sales service, technical service, bikefitting, warehouse and of course the training…
Spring weather and rising temperatures in Serfaus-Fiss-Ladis can mean only one thing – following a successful winter season, it’s time to trade in steel edges for knobby tires. The trail crew of what is probably the most family-friendly holiday destination in Austria has been hard at work in order to make sure the bike park and the single trails are good to go for the start of the season, on 11 June. Owing to the work and investments put in over the last few years, Serfaus-Fiss-Ladis offers visitors a wide selection of lines and between the eight Alpine single trails and nine…
We’ve said it once and we’ll say it again: 2022 is no joke. From Crankworx Innsbruck in just over a month to Crankworx Summer Series Canada taking us to some epic riding destinations to the return of Crankworx Whistler after a two-year hiatus… Wait, pause. Crankworx Summer Series Canada? That’s right, riders, Crankworx is bringing a multi-stop race series to Canada this summer with events at SilverStar Bike Park and throughout Quebec city! Whether you want details on Summer Series Canada (obviously!), how Georgia Astle stays safe as she pushes for progression, or what’s been going on across the industry……
An almost secret place, hidden in the heart of the Alps, Bikepark Lienz will kick off its season on May 20th. One of the youngest bike parks in Europe provides an incredible view of the Alps and mountain bikers of all levels with a place to practice their skills. In 2021, its Peter Sagan trail, named after the famous Slovak road cyclist, won an award for being the best Freeride trail in the Tyrolean region. In addition to the spectacular views of the Alps, the familial atmosphere and the selection of trails, the bike park is also a member of…
Great atmosphere expected at the Eurobike Festival Days with FMB (Freeride Mountain Bike) Slopestyle Gold Event – the winner gets a wildcard for the Red Bull District Ride Frankfurt – Eurobike will open its doors for the first time on the Frankfurt trade fair grounds from 13-17 July this year. The program includes exciting innovations from the biking world and business talk, and it will involve a lot of action again. Alongside Danny MacAskill and the legendary Drop and Roll crew, Eurobike 2022 will host an FMB Gold Event for the first time and welcome the slopestyle world elite to…