14 years of iXS Dirt Masters Festival in Winterberg: Europe’s biggest gravity event returns to Winterberg from May 21 to 24, 2020. You can look forward to a festival full of action and an outstanding line-up! As in previous years, we are expecting more than 1.800 athletes from all over the world to compete in a variety of disciplines. Last year almost 40.000 visitors strolled through the Bikepark Winterberg and had a great time. A dream became reality – 14 years ago, an idea grew to an extraordinary Mountain Bike Festival which is well known for it’s spectacular sport and…
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American duo Tommy Zula and Payton Ridenour are proud owners of the coveted UCI rainbow jersey after they became Pump Track world champions this month. The talented duo triumphed in challenging, wet Swiss conditions to claim the inaugural UCI honour in their chosen discipline and they took time out to reflect on their victories and what the future holds now. Red Bull: What does it mean to be the Red Bull UCI Pump Track world champion, the best in the world at what you do and the first to be awarded the rainbow jersey? Tommy Zula: It’s unbelievable. The helmet, the trophy, the bike and the jersey…
Leatt is launching their all-new Twenty/Twenty DBX MTB gear collection. The inventors of the Leatt-Brace® and producers of cutting-edge, science-backed protective gear offer head-to-knee protection and an exclusive apparel range for MTB and urban purposes. The DBX Twenty/Twenty range has a totally new look and feel, featuring fresh, new colorways for pants, shorts, helmets and gloves. Helmets are still available in the original favourites as well as different colour combinations, while retaining Leatt’s ground-breaking 360° Turbine Technology. THE TWENTY TWENTY VIDEO A line launch is a great reason for a family trip and for 2020 Leatt wanted to do something special,…
Rampage is THE Freeride highlight of the year. Cam Zink, Ethan Nell, Andreu Lancondeguy and Bienvenido Aguado Alba are representing the YT Family in Virgin, Utah, and are looking to send it to the moon on their custom TUES frames. Check out the custom frames of Cam, Ethan and Andreu and watch all four sending it during the live broadcast this Friday on Red Bull TV from 6pm CEST / 12 noon EDT / 9am PDT. #longlivejordie The YT Family is going to be riding in honor of our friend and freeride legend Jordie Lunn. We would like to take…
It’s Red Bull Rampage week! The world’s most renowned freeride mountain bike event has once again attracted the world’s best riders and their dig teams who are preparing for the big day of the finals, taking place on Friday, 25 October 2019. For the 14th time, the freeride spectacle will turn the Virgin, Utah area into the global headquarters of stoke, as riders throw down massive lines with huge tricks and send big drops in the iconic desert, guaranteeing an adrenaline-packed contest! For those of you not lucky enough to be out in Utah, you can watch the freeride throwdown…
Nothing really seems to be impossible for Danny. The 33-year-old has tricks in his portfolio that most bikers can only dream of. But now, could it be that Danny is even able to influence the weather? In his latest project “Eberspächer & Danny MacAskill – Control YOUR climate” the Scottish bike professional controls the weather as he pleases, thus creating completely new challenges to play out his tricks. All with a single click in the app, whose features become really handy in Danny’s everyday bike life: He creates tailwinds to facilitate a climb and “uses” some thunderclouds to clean his…
After my visit in Slovenia on the occasion of the Trans Julius Bike Adventure in June, I decided that my next trip to this beautiful country must include Maribor. Why? First, downhill world cup track seems interesting, second – I was encouraged by the views in Julian Alps. Unfortunalty Maribor isn’t a good idea to go for the views, but trails… let’s see! When you arrive to Maribor you’ll see a mix of Polish towns – Kielce & Katowice – with a vast, but not very high peak. Me and my companions choose to stay on top of the mountain…
In 2019 the iconic rainbow stripes will be competed for at the World Final on October 19 at the Swiss Bike Park in Köniz-Oberried near Bern, Switzerland after Pump Track’s inclusion by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI), cycling governing body. In 2018, Red Bull and Velosolutions embarked on a new adventure by launching the Red Bull Pump Track World Championship. Moving forward, it will now fall under the mountain bike discipline, one of UCI’s eight affiliated disciplines (road, track, mountain bike, BMX Racing, BMX Freestyle, trials, cyclo-cross and indoor). The creation of a Red Bull UCI Pump Track World Championships is a recognition of the specialty at the highest…
After two years since our first visit in Saalfelden Leogang region, encouraged by the press release about new trails in The Epic Bikepark Leogang, I decided to join a group of local Warsaw riders and visit this picturesque place again. After Maribor I’m not scared of any roots, so I had very positive feeling about this trip. And even very bad weather forecast (unfortunatly true) couldn’t stop us from exploring the trails. This year mountainbikers can use two cablecars. Asitzbahn is the main Bike Park cablecar (upper station on 1758m a.s.l.). Next to it’s middle station you’ll find start of…
Red Bull athlete Fabio Wibmer follows his own laws. In Fabiolous Escape 2, the Austrian mountain and trials bike star already proved that he is the one to define his limits. In Wibmer’s Law, the East Tirolean rider now appears to be immune to the hustle and the chaos of living in a big city. As soon as Fabio gets on his bike, he enters his very own world: Life in the big city has its pros and cons – whoever has been in one knows the phenomenon all too well: a work life hastened to the maximum and a…
Following a successful Bike Festival, during which visitors were able to check out and test some of the hottest products for 2020, the next season highlight is already here. Mountain bikers of all levels can look forward to extending their bike season in Epic Bikepark Leogang, which will be open until 3 November this year, with something special happening on the weekend of 5 and 6 October, so save the date! Once again, the Epic Bikepark Leogang was host to a slew of mountain bike events that captured the hearts of mountain bikers from around the world. Last weekend, staying…
After the roaring success of the limited-edition CAPRA 27 AL in 2018 German direct brand YT Industries has released another limited edition – this time it is the big brother. The CAPRA 29 AL comes with high-performance specs, a “raw” aluminum finish and is 100% carbon free. Only 400 units are available now in Europe (200 pcs) and the US (200 pcs) via yt-industries.com. Pure power downhill and a nimble climber One year removed from the launch of a limited-edition CAPRA 27 AL YT Industries is releasing a limited batch of the CAPRA 29 AL. This metal beast is 100 %…
It’s a special time of year in the mountain bike region of Serfaus-Fiss-Ladis. The golden season has arrived and to celebrate it, a number of new program highlights are on offer for every day of the week. For six out of seven days, mountain bike riders can look forward to a varied programme of activities – four days will be all about experiencing culinary and action-packed delicacies, both in the bike park and out on the singletrails, while the other two will be all about making metres – one day with thousands of metres of downhill descents and a long and…
Saalfelden Leogang is gearing up for the next highlight event: the BIKE Festival returns to Epic Bikepark Leogang for its second edition from 13 to 15 September. With a large expo area, jampacked with new products for the 2020 season, some exciting races for all ages and serious party vibes, the event is set to draw in thousands of visitors, who can look forward to a number of awesome specials & deals. The Saalfelden Leogang region is living up to its name as a mountain bike mecca. Already for the second time of the year, the bike scene is pitching…