Rachel Atherton has set her sights on winning her fitness battle in time for the opening World Cup race of 2020 on March 21 in Lousã, Portugal. The Queen of the UCI MTB World Cup scene has been out of action since rupturing her Achilles while competing in Les Gets last July. Ahead of her comeback, we spoke to the British rider and 39-time World Cup winner about her fear of getting back on the bike, the season ahead, wedding planning, and her new range of bikes. Red Bull: How are you and how’s the injury healing? Rachel Atherton: I’m pretty…
Author: Tomas
14 years of iXS Dirt Masters in Winterberg. It’s safe to say: this festival is one of the spring classics of each mountain bike season, for the majority of riders even the most iconic event for a proper kick-off of the season. In 2020, Europe’s biggest Gravity Festival will take place in Winterberg from May 21st to 24th, transforming the local Bikepark into the most spectacular event area on the continent. Spectators and participants will be offered everything their hearts desire: breathtaking action, thrilling competitions, international pro athletes and a great time with their friends! As in previous years, the…
SIXPACK Racing is heading into the new decade with some big changes. Four new athletes have joined the bike component manufacturer from Southern Germany – Slopestyle and Freeride superstar Emil Johansson (SWE), World Cup racer and master of style Phil Atwill (GBR), MTB-Trials and Downhill talent Gabriel Wibmer (AUT) and young Italian Enduro and Downhill shredder Carola Favoino. A new distribution setup and new products furthermore round out the start into the year 2020. Despite all the new, some things however remain unchanged: the successful cooperation with the Propain Factory Racing Team in the UCI Downhill Mountain Bike World Cup,…
Forchheim, Germany: One year after redefining the look and feel of the carbon framed JEFFSY, riders that favor aluminum bikes are in for a treat in 2020. YT Industries releases the JEFFSY Base with an updated geometry based on the current carbon success. More information is available on yt-industries.com. More than just a paint job – Aluminum bike updated and ready to send it After the carbon frame ‘redefined friendship’ last year – courtesy of an advanced geometry for a longer, slacker ride – the aluminum-framed JEFFSY Base will add more excitement to riding the trails for all aluminum fans out there this…
Is there a better way to start the year than with a short trip to the Mediterranean? That’s exactly what Austrian mountain bike star Fabio Wibmer thought, so he packed his bags, grabbed his brand-new Canyon Torque and hopped on the plane to Israel. In the first video featuring his new bike, Fabio rides across the Middle Eastern country, discovering plenty of bike spots along the way, from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem and from the Dead Sea to Eilat and the Red Sea down south: Just how well Fabio and his Torque work together can be seen perfectly in the…
Since his breakthrough on to the global Slopestyle scene in 2017, Erik Fedko has made difficult tricks look playfully easy. This uniqueness of style is exactly what the 21-year-old world class athlete has in common with three letters: TLD. The US company Troy Lee Designs, TLD for short, also impresses with its high quality and distinctive designs. In 2020, the German rider and the action sportswear manufacturer will walk side by side – made possible by their new partnership. This means Erik will tackle the new year equipped in the best way possible: We have taken our time to find…
YT Industries kicks the new year off with the 2020 range. New colors and several new spec choices will make YT bikes an eye-catcher on the trails. Whether you are sending road gaps and drops in the bike park or getting loose on local singletrack the new colors for the JEFFSY, CAPRA, TUES, DECOY and DIRT LOVE will turn heads. The new range is available on yt-industries.com. Dropping into the New Year with a fresh look Each bike category will be available in Titan Silver, Ghostship Green, Dune Grey, Twotone Blue and Black Magic depending on the spec. On top…
For trials and mountain bike professional Fabio Wibmer, 2020 not only marks the beginning of a new decade, but also of a new era: As of now, the Torque, Sender and a brand-new trials bike will be the Austrian’s new bikes of choice. With Canyon as his new partner Fabio is happy to finally have one supplier for all of his bikes. The German Direct-2 consumer brand even created their very first trials bike for Fabio. As the newest member of the Canyon Team, Fabio will continue to show spectacular bike action and already has plans for the first adventures…
New year, new decade, New Year’s resolutions. It’s January and as always after the festive period the rush for the gym starts again. In some random Scottish gym a pretty famous newbie got spotted hitting the facilities. None other than Scottish Mountain and Trials Bike legend Danny MacAskill entered his local gym and made good use of the setup. As you might expect Danny’s approach on fitness and exercise is a little different to the average gym member. Good for us that he teamed up with Red Bull and his friends from Cut Media who recorded his workout laps for…
With the Alps covered in snow and Christmas around the corner, the 2019 bike season still doesn’t want to let us go. Looking back to all its beautiful memories, the yearning for the new season has already begun. To shield all mountain bike enthusiasts from the typical winter blues, the 2020 GraVity Card can already be purchased online – either for yourself or as a Christmas gift for the bikers among your loved ones. With the GraVity Card, you get access to 21 bike parks with hundreds of kilometers of trails spread across six European countries: gravity-card.com The two newcomers Bikepark…
As a new decade of mountain bike competition starts to take shape, Crankworx is excited to announce the launch of CWNEXT, a new, youth-focused category of competition across the Crankworx World Tour. CWNEXT will include categories for young men and women, in the following age classes: 13-14, 15-16, 17-18. Registration opens today at 1 p.m. (PST) for CWNEXT categories in the following events at Crankworx Rotorua 2020 (March 1-8): 100% Dual Slalom RotoruaRotorua Air DH presented by BoschCrankworx Rotorua Downhill presented by GullRockshox Rotorua Pump Track Challenge presented by Torpedo7 (the first time a category other than pro will be run for this…
With the first snowfall in Sweden coming in fast, outdoor riding on dirt jumps is out of the question, so the Swedes flock inside to the dark, into skateparks to practice their crafts and hone their skills for the upcoming season. Emil Johansson is known for his surgical approach to riding and the mathematical execution of tricks, which is shown more than ever in his latest edit “XXII.XI”. Filmed in one afternoon in Emil’s local skate park together with Niklas Wallner, Emil’s idea was to film something that doesn’t disappear quickly. I’ve gotten pretty tired of the loss of clips…
Time to make a big step into 2020! Meet the 2020 Movements family! The bestselling line up of our alloy dirtjumpers is here in new stellar colorways, ready to rip like never before! All the bikes share the same, lightweight featuring oversized tube. They are stiff and responsive, and are a good option for advanced riders who spend most of their time riding smooth dirt lines. Three spec and price levels allow to choose the bike acording to the rider’s skills. The line up starts with top tier Movement 1, featuring Manitou Circus Expert fork, NS Bikes aftermarket cockpit, Race Face Aeffect crankset and SRAM Level hydraulic brake. The…
After an exciting first edition, the 4-day adventure at the foot of the Monviso returns also in 2020! After a few days of rest with the head already projected to look for new routes, fix bureaucratic issues, look for new sponsors and interesting news, we can officially announce that the Trans Varaita 2020 will be held from 20 to 23 August! Right from the start we had the certainty that we wanted to relive what was a fantastic adventure for riders, marchals and organizers. An adventure, even before being a race! Four days in one of the most beautiful valleys…