There are only a few weeks left until the best weekend of the year and there are some exciting new events on the schedule. From September 17-19, 2021, the Bikepark Winterberg will once again be the absolute Gravity Highlight. Whether amateur, professional or visitor, at the iXS Dirt Masters Festival really everyone gets their money’s worth! The best freeride mountain bikers in the world are on their way to Winterberg to meet in a month at Europe’s largest gravity festival! You’re up for altitude and distance? That’s exactly what you’ll get at the new and in-house Enduro Race! Enduro newbies…
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WTB now offers complete carbon wheels that are available in two purpose-built gravel and mountain configurations. Fast and light CZR i23 gravel wheels are designed to minimize weight and maximize compliance on rough gravel roads, while CZR i30 are aggressive trail and enduro wheels built tough to endure whatever lies in their path. While the two wheels were individually designed for specific usages at different ends of the riding spectrum, the common goal behind both was creating high-performance carbon wheels that are equal parts lightweight and dependable. Gravel-eating CZR i23 wheels are designed to minimize weight while blending stiffness and…
Morgane Such is part of a new generation of mountain bikers: she is fast, she is young, she rides all kind of different bikes and she knows the social media game by heart. There is no better teacher for Claudio Caluori to learn just what it takes to put together the most likeable Instagram edit ever. For the 5th and final episode of “Take Claudio to the Limit” Morgane and Claudio visit Scuol in the Engadin Samnaun Val Müstair bike region with the mission to boost their social media game and showcase the area as well as themselves in the best possible…
Loïc Bruni is one of the fastest men on this planet riding down the hills. When he meets up with Claudio Caluori for a fun little battle in the “Home of Trails”, the two unexpectedly stumble into a new mission and quickly decide to help some locals in need. The 4th episode of “Take Claudio to the Limit” takes us to St. Moritz in the beautiful Engadin and offers everything for a terrific day on the mountain bike: spectacular views, a variety of awesome trails, great people and a tasty BBQ to end the day. Are you curious what Loïc and…
Danish Cross Country expert Annika Langvad podiumed several times at the Lenzerheide World Cup but never managed to take the win. Now that she’s retired, she only wants to enjoy her time off, but after she meets up with Claudio her racing spirit returns quickly. German professional mountain bike rider Steffi Marth comes up with the next challenge: an adventure race, the “Race to the Moon”. Hiking, biking, public transport – there are no rules and no limits in Lenzerheide Arosa. Find out who will be the first to plant the “Home of Trails” flag on the “moon” in episode 3: “Take…
In episode two of “Take Claudio to the Limit” it’s time to teach Claudio about the new school of riding. And who better to do this than Crankworx veteran and German YouTube star Lukas Knopf, alongside two young shredders. In “Young & Wild” Lukas, Claudio, Noela and Loris explore the trails of Laax in the most fun way. Taking on a number of challenges, they show that the “Home of Trails” offers mountain biking fun for the whole family. Find out more in “Young & Wild”: “Take Claudio to the Limit” Claudio Caluori, the jack-of-all-trades of mountain biking, knows the trails…
The “Take Claudio to the Limit” series is live: Graubuenden just released “Retro Trail” the first out of five episodes starring no other than Steve Peat. Claudio’s and Peaty’s history goes back a long time – first records mentioning both in the result lists date back to 1998. Racing against each other for more than a decade, Claudio still has a bone to pick with Steve and there’s only one way to settle the score: a race on home turf in the “Home of Trails”. Catching up in Davos Klosters, the two Downhill legends deliver a pretty different and entertaining…
Mountain bike enthusiasts return to gather on the trails of Carosello 3000 for a new edition of the Great Days scheduled from 16 to 18 July 2021. The program includes lots of riding, great opportunities for socializing and the famous Tutti Frutti Challenge, the exhilarating hunt for team treasure to do naturally on a mountain bike. After months of uncertainty, the Mountain Park Carosello 3000 in Livigno proposes to return the passion for mountain biking freely and with friends. From 16 to 18 July the Great Days are back, an event that celebrates being together in nature on the saddle…
Mountain biking’s Downhill elite wrapped five days of Crankworx competition today with the deuter Downhill presented by Raiffeisen Club. Charging their way to the top of the box, Loris Vergier (FRA) earns his first Crankworx win, while Vali Höll (AUT) pushes through the pain to repeat on the track she earned her first elite win on last year. It was so hot and I was just so tired from the whole week. I couldn’t handle the heat that well. On top I felt like I was going to black out because I was sweating so hard.- Vali Höll Temperatures soared…
Two years ago, Emil Johansson (SWE) returned to Crankworx competition in Innsbruck. Prior to that, he had been fighting a battle of a different sort, head-to-head with an autoimmune disease that forced him to step back from competition. But June 2019, the Swedish rider’s name returned to the start list. His second place finish made a statement: he wasn’t just back, he was stronger than ever and here to win. Since then, Emil Johansson done nothing but that. Today’s first-place finish in the Crankworx Innsbruck Slopestyle marks the fourth win in a row for the 21-year-old, who will celebrate his…
Today’s CLIF Speed & Style Innsbruck competition can be summed up by the following: world-firsts, progression, winning streaks, and game-time double backflips. See below for winners and details of this contest full of history-making moments and game-changing action. Full Results – CLIF Speed & Style Innsbruck: Pro Women and Men Jordy Scott (USA) // Tomas Lemoine (FRA)Vaea Verbeeck (CAN) // Thomas Genon (BEL)Harriet Burbidge-Smith (AUS) // Timothé Bringer (FRA) World-Firsts Qualification runs for the event were a sign of what was to come. On her first run in qualies, Kiwi freerider Robin Goomes (NZL) threw down a backflip, the first…
For the second year in a row, the French dominated the top step in the RockShox Pump Track Challenge Innsbruck. Mathilde Bernard (FRA) takes her third Crankworx Pump Track win, her second in as many years on this track. Chaney Guennet (FRA) makes it 3/5 in Innsbruck, having also won the event in 2017 and 2018. It feels different each time. Last year I finished second, and this year first. It’s been a long time since I finished on the top step so, it’s perfect.- Chaney Guennet Guennet’s rise to the top was consistent (he seeded first and was continually clocking…
Precision and power were the names of the game in the Specialized Dual Slalom Innsbruck today, as live broadcast action kicked off from Crankworx Innsbruck 2021. With a start list that featured a who’s who from every corner of mountain bike racing, it was hard to predict how the day would play out. And the unpredictability continued as racing, and the temperature in Innsbruck, heated up. On the women’s side, Casey Brown (CAN) first knocked out the #1 seeded Kialani Hines (USA) to make it to semi-finals, next pushing her way into the gold-medal round by taking down 2019’s race…
Day one has come and gone and we’ve only just begun. Today, we kicked things off with the Whip-Off Contest where jumps, mid-air flair and graceful (or dirty) landings took centre stage. Qualifications were made, fun was had, and social media was hype. But, while today we felt stoke in the sky, tomorrow is all about competition as we begin our live broadcasts on Red Bull TV, starting off with Specialized Dual Slalom Innsbruck. But, let us revel in today’s stoke a little longer. Our amazing photographer, Clint Trahan, has pulled together his favourite shots from today. Keep scrolling for our…