The top qualifiers in today’s Sun Peaks Dual Slalom, while tired after 2.5 weeks of racing, came to win today. And win they did. Vaea Verbeeck was the fastest among the Elite Women, making it a clean sweep of Dual Slalom across the series, having won in SilverStar and in Kicking Horse. The rider who calls Coldstream, B.C. home said the win was “definitely welcome” heading into the final two days of competition. It’s definitely getting to the points where we’re so tired, it’s a bit of a weird thing to process now. It’s not something I’ve dealt with before.…
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Enduro action in the CLIF Crankworx Summer Series wrapped today, with the final of three Enduros crowning it’s champions at Sun Peaks Resort. It feels really good. It was a little more up and down than the other ones. I had a mechanical on Stage One that was a little bit scary, but after that, got my bike fixed and then from there it was sort of like, ride as fast as you can. Stage Two and Three were so much fun that it wasn’t even like I was racing, besides the pedal at the start of Stage Three. From…
“A good bike rider is a good bike rider,” said Rhys Verner from the finish corral of the final event of the CLIF Crankworx Summer Series in Kicking Horse. The statement was a response to the fact that he and Jesse Melamed, two Enduro specialists, managed to take the two top spots in the Maxxis Kicking Horse Downhill race today. I think that’s what we had all hoped for and were expecting with this series. Kind of random, weird results. It’s definitely interesting, all of us doing different disciplines. We’ve just finished the second week of three, and there’s so…
After a week and a half of dusty tracks and hot days on the CLIF Crankworx Summer Series, racers were thrown a curve ball by Mother Nature. Midday, the skies opened up over the craggy peaks of Golden, B.C. and dust turned to sludge. The ensuing rain delay on qualifications and finals left racers playing the waiting game and battling their inner demons, instead of their opponents. It was pretty mixed emotions really with the rain at the beginning and then a big course hold. Racing’s racing. Always fun and I had a great day.- Lucas Cruz The Pemberton downhiller…
Fabio Wibmer’s style and prowess on his mountain and trials bike are widely known and acclaimed. The 25-year-old not only seeks the highest possible standards when it comes to his riding style, but also for the style of his bikes – best shown by the all new signature lines, that Fabio now presents on his partners’ Magura and SQlab YouTube channels. The true value of a pair of on-point brakes, is demonstrated right at the beginning of the first clip: A quick pull on the lever of the Magura MT5 Fabio Wibmer Signature brake and Fabio’s hectic and busy life…
“I feel like I’m in the best shape of my life right now,” said Finn Iles after taking three of four stages in the Kicking Horse Enduro today, including the longest stage of the day that followed on the heels of a punishing climb. I went a little bit faster on the big, massive pedal because I thought that if I had more time at the top I’d be able to rest and just be ready for the stage… So I was up there and I felt really good. I dropped in, almost crashed within the first three corners because…
As a contact point, it’s a small but crucial component for every rider and a big step for PEMBREE founder Phil Law. With the market launch of its first flat pedal, the British company is pursuing a modern corporate philosophy that should have long been standard in the bicycle industry: manufacturing excellence, product quality and strength coupled with environmental sustainability. With the launch of its first flat pedal targeted at e-MTB, freeride and enduro, the ‘R1V’, Phil is realizing his long-cherished desire to take on a pioneering role within the cycling industry with “innovative products and green solutions”. Establishing PEMBREE…
It was a big day for mountain bike fans around the world, with two Downhill races to follow along with, wrapping the action of Week 1 of the CLIF Crankworx Summer Series. First up, the Maxxis SilverStar DH saw the Summer Series’ mix of 25 downhillers, enduro riders, all-rounders, and even one of the world’s best slopestyle riders line up at the start gate. The race is the first Downhill race to hit the airwaves since Crankworx Rotorua in March. “In the morning I woke up and was like ‘Oh, it’s Downhill day, this is sort of your thing. Time…
For Vaea Verbeeck and Bas van Steenbergen of nearby Coldstream, B.C., it was a “dramatic, eventful day” (in the words of Verbeeck) of racing at Vernon’s SilverStar Resort. The two emerged victorious, the first shared podium for the couple, after a hot and rowdy day in the SilverStar Dual Slalom. The event was the second day of competition for the SilverStar stop of the three week long CLIF Crankworx Summer Series. The win marked the third career Crankworx Dual Slalom win for Verbeeck, and her second podium of the week. She placed second in the previous day’s SilverStar Enduro. Her…
Multi-condition Trail/Enduro shoes combine pedaling performance and off-the-bike grip. Whether you’re looking for a race shoe or an all-rounder, SHIMANO’s ME7 and ME5 have you covered. The ME7 is Shimano’s elite racing shoe so, as you can expect, it comes with a healthy dose of feedback and studies gathered from athletes in 2019’s Enduro World Series rounds. The ME5 translates that racing technology into a shoe that’s at home under the foot of competitive and demanding riders looking for a different mix of pedaling stiffness, grip and comfort. The ME7 features include: A NEW MICHELIN® high-performance, dual-density rubber outsole to…
Racing is officially back, and the first victors of the CLIF Crankworx Summer Series have been crowned. Under a punishing mid-summer sun that pushed temps into the mid-30s, 24 of the world’s best riders came together to see how they stacked up against their peers from across disciplines in the SilverStar Enduro. Coming out on top after four stages were Whistler’s Finn Iles and Vernon-local Casey Brown. So much drama. I got to the top and only had a few minutes before dropping in…the timing was tight. I forgot to take my shock out of lock mode, so I dropped in locked…
Girls and women often have a big respect for riding bike parks, single trails and its possible dangers. But if you end up too tense and stressed on your bike, you will not be able to enjoy the trails or the landscape to the fullest – not to mention the risks that arise exactly through such behavior. 35-year-old Austrian bike pro Angie Hohenwarter knows these problems all too well from the beginning of her career. Here is her 101 to improve your riding technique and optimize your mindset, while enjoying the trails of Serfaus-Fiss-Ladis. Austrian pro rider Angie Hohenwarter started…
Audi Nines MTB, the famed Freeride and Slopestyle Mountain Bike event presented by Falken in partnership with Bikepark Idarkopf, will return to the Ellweiler quarry in the bike region of Hunsrück-Nahe, Germany for more out-of-this-world MTB action. This year’s event will remain closed to the public, but rest assured: all of the week’s action will be available for online viewing like never before! The Audi Nines are excited to announce that the event’s 10th annual Mountain Bike edition will take place as planned later this fall. From the 7th till the 12th of September 2020, this exclusive event will sequester…
The Enduro World Series (EWS) today announces some important changes to its revised 2020 calendar to ensure fair competition for all in light of the current situation with Coronavirus. In the interests of fair sport, the Trophy of Nations race scheduled to take place in Finale on Sunday, September 27 will now go ahead as a standard individual start Enduro World Series race. With the possibility that not all countries will be able to travel to compete and no way to create a qualification process, the Nations race is on pause for 2020. However, that means some of the biggest…