An important part when planning any bike trip is always a look at the weather. But what if the forecast for the weekend for the most alpine bike destinations does not look to promising and an atmospheric depression is expected to bring low-hanging clouds, no visibility and lots of rain? That leaves exactly two options: Pack your rain gear and go for it or look for an alternative with better weather – Osttirol for example, where the sun shines almost always when it rains further North. The reason behind this extensive sunshine and the Mediterranean flair between Großglockner (3,798 m)…
Author: Tomasz Profic
Pleasant temperatures, fewer riders on the trails, incredible light, and fantastic landscapes: fall is a very special season for mountain biking – especially when you know which bike destinations are worth a visit. Serfaus-Fiss-Ladis, the mountain bike region located on a sunny plateau high above the Tyrolean Upper Inntal valley, is certainly worth a visit. So, if you agree that the mountain bike season doesn’t end with summer, you might want to pay a visit to the picturesque alpine autumn landscape on the sun terrace at the foot of the Samnaun mountain range. Not convinced yet? Here are four reasons…
After two years of being canceled, the riders of Red Bull District Ride were fired up to show off their best runs to the wild crowd. Around 120,000 fans packed into the historical Nuremberg, Germany during the event to watch these athletes perform. The course, which is the longest in FMB history, containing 16 trickable features, weaves through 5 Districts ending with a massive big air jump. World-class designer and 2005 winner Aaron Chase was tasked with designing the course, and he did an exceptional job. Due to predicted weather challenges, riders were given an extra judged run on Friday,…
The Shuttle LT completes an e-bike trilogy from Pivot Cycles, one of the earliest U.S.-based adopters of high-end pedal assisted mountain bike technology. The Shuttle LT deserves a category of its own delivering an intoxicating combination of power, finesse, and travel. Equipped with Fox E-Tuned 38 170mm forks and 160 mm of rear travel, every Shuttle LT exceeds expectations on race day, or any day. When our Engineering team set out to grow the Shuttle family, we used the Firebird as inspiration for the new long travel Shuttle. The LT is not only an incredibly capable descender, but also a highly versatile…
The helmet specialist ABUS is an official partner of the Red Bull District Ride 2022, which is part of the FMB World Tour as a Diamond Event. The traditional German brand from Wetter (Ruhr) will be supporting the World’s largest urban slopestyle event, taking place in Nuremberg’s Old Town on September 2nd and 3rd after a five-year hiatus. Organizers expect more than 80,000 spectators taking in the breath-taking scenery and ground-breaking riding. ABUS will be on site with athletes Lucas “Huppi” Huppert, Tom Isted, Gabriel Wibmer and Gravity legend Cedric Gracia, among others, to present the new AIRDROP full-face helmet.…
For more than 17 years Red Bull District Ride has distinguished itself from other Diamond FMB slopestyle events. District Ride’s unique and distinctive districts give riders a chance to showcase their ability on all different types of riding. This year will be no different. The five distinct sections or “districts” will demand riders to be very well-rounded. This isn’t just a slopestyle course, this is an overall mountain bike mountain contest with elements of skate park riding, jumps, drops, and technical features. The sixth edition of the course has grown and evolved with the progression of slopestyle mountain biking. Riders…
The final race event of Crankworx Whistler 2022 has wrapped with the RockShox Canadian Open DH, also the final stop for the Canada Cup Downhill Race season. The iconic Canadian Open DH track prevails as a rough course, demanding a race pace commitment from the riders. Breathtaking riding from the elite men’s and women’s categories, pushing their way down steep, technical corners, the infamous ‘spaghetti root chute’, and the motorway key section which was described by the riders as extremely loose. The pressure was on to put down the watts, hold on for dear life, and make the correct and…
The 10th anniversary of Red Bull Joyride lived up to its reputation as the pinnacle of Slopestyle today. With the largest crowd to date (38,000+ deep), it was elbows out, no wiggle room from the bottom of the Boneyard all the way up to the top where the superheroes of Slopestyle gathered to lay it down. Emil Johansson effortlessly continued his Crankworx FMBA Slopestyle World Championship winning streak, taking his eighth win in a row. To be fair, it only appears effortless. In his words, he puts so much work and time into practicing, taking combinations and adding them into…
The vibes were firing today at the Official Whip-Off World Championships presented by POC with the largest whip-off crowd in Crankworx Whistler history. Jackson Goldstone won it for the locals with his unmistakable ability to go sideways on Whistler Mountain Bike Park’s famous Crabapple Hits. Second gold-medal on the Crankworx World Tour this year and it was even better to do it at the home town. It was such a good day, the crowd was really hyping me up, and had a really good time.Jackson Goldstone There was some serious style from heavy hitters in the female category like Casey…
It was a melting pot of disciplines and strengths at the CLIF Speed & Style Whistler event today, and riders fought a tough battle to find the right recipe combo of stylish tricks and lighting speed. This crowd pleaser event sets the stage for the world’s best slope athletes, World Cup racers and Crankworx all-stars to see who can put their skills together and rise to the top. Tomas Lemoine really shined on the stage today taking the W as the winningest speed & style rider of all time at Crankworx Whistler. I feel very good, I started the day…
Located in central Italy between Umbria to the West and the Adriatic Sea to the East, the hilly Italian region of Marche provides all the assets needed to seduce cycling and nature lovers alike. Going off the beaten tracks and discovering this region rich in history and traditions by gravel or mountain bike is the main goal of Basecamp523. The start-up, which was selected by the Bocconi University in Milan for an accelerator program, offers customizable cycling trips for bike riders of all levels. Marche is the ideal destination for riders who can’t decide between sea, mountains and countryside. A…
The debut of Crankworx Whistler’s new format for the Ultimate Pump Track Challenge has just wrapped on the sunny slopes of Blackcomb Mountain. The new four lane wide, knock-out round format of the pump track delivered a truly impressive show for both the riders and spectators. The track consisted of a 13-foot-tall ramp into straight rhythm of 14 rollers and no corners. It was a 110-metre straight line making it a quick, action-packed race. Hyper focus on gate drops was key to accelerate, look ahead and decide whether to double, triple or keep both wheels rubber side down on the rollers. With…
It was neck and neck action today at the Specialized Dual Slalom track here at Crankworx Whistler; the riders and the crowd firing on all cylinders. The two who came out on top today, showing what it means to never give up when it comes to head-to-head bike racing, are Bernard Kerr and Vaea Verbeeck. That’s two golds, two days in a row for Vaea who is technically still in recovery mode from a knee injury earlier this year, and has cheekily coined her relationship with her knee as “the boss”. She may be the reigning Queen of Crankworx, but…
Szymon Godziek and Marcin Rot have been a part of the Fest Series crew for some time now and dreamed of contributing their own version of these For Riders, By Riders events. With the help of adidas Five Ten, NS Bikes and Red Bull, they could finally invite the travelling big-air mob to Poland. The beginning of June marked the “send it” ceremony with a course built on the sleepy hills of Kudowa-Zdrój, Poland. Marcin Rot, Aloise D’adamo and Szymon Godziek, with the help of locals, spent over three weeks in the excavators to make it happen! I am thrilled…