Pivot Cycles, a leading name in high-end mountain and gravel bikes, proudly announces the addition of two legendary cyclists, Jill Kintner and Bryn Atkinson, to their elite roster of athletes. Jill Kintner, a trailblazer in mountain biking, has excelled across six disciplines, earning accolades such as a BMX Bronze at the 2008 Olympics, three UCI 4X World Championships and 25 Elite USA National Championships. Beyond her athletic prowess, Jill’s passion for design, reflected in custom Red Bull helmet graphics and full-scale van wraps, complements her fierce intensity on the bike. Bryn Atkinson, a pivotal figure in the Aussie invasion that…
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Shimano adds three new and updated eyewear models to its lineup of performance eyewear for all types of riders and riding conditions. Featuring RIDESCAPE lens technology that emphasizes colors and highlights surfaces across different types of terrain, the new Technium, Technium L, and Twinspark are purpose-built for all-day comfort and style. SHIMANO RIDESCAPE Lens Technology Shimano’s proprietary RIDESCAPE lens technology includes six lens options that are tuned for different riding conditions and terrain types. From extremely sunny days on the road to riding through mixed shadows on a forest trail or chasing the dimming light of an evening gravel ride,…
20-year-old mountain bike prodigy Jake Atkinson and GT Bicycles have officially inked their partnership. The deal promises to catapult Jake’s young career to new heights, with the iconic North American bike brand providing unwavering support for his upcoming endeavors in slopestyle competitions. Jake Atkinson, whose name shot into prominence in 2023 after clinching the second spot at the Red Bull Roof Ride and conquering the Big White Invitational in Canada, has already carved out a spot for himself in the slopestyle scene. His rise, securing 13th place on the FMB World Tour ranking and bagging the prestigious Red Bull Rookie…
It’s official. Off the back of a dominant season, the YT MOB welcomes one of the fastest names in downhill back into its ranks. Vali and YT go way back. In 2013, she signed her first contract with us aged just 13, and in the six years that followed, she racked up two Junior World Championship titles and a World Cup overall win aboard the TUES. She was unstoppable and, alongside fellow Junior World champ Oisin O’Callaghan and Sian A’hern, the MOB looks dangerous for the ’24 season. Vali Höll. Oisin O’Callaghan. Sian A’Hern. This team is set and ready…
After collecting the Best Trick, People’s Choice, and McGazza Spirit awards during his breakthrough ride at Redbull Rampage in 2023, Bienvenido Aguado Alba takes time to lift the lid on his daily life in Barcelona, Spain. “The Story So Far” reveals Bienve’s upbringing and background starting at the dirt jump paradise La Poma, which kicked off his 14 year partnership with YT Industries. YT Industries: Let’s go back to the start, before your mountain bike journey. What were you doing before riding mountain bikes? Bienvenido Aguado Alba: I was a guy working five days a week in the emergency service,…
Austrian freestyle mountain bike phenomenon Fabio Wibmer makes the fearsome Streif ski piste his playground for a jaw-dropping world-first descent unlike anything ever seen before. In a video impossible to only watch once, Fabio Wibmer played out his childhood dream for his latest spectacular project ‘Fabio Wibmer – The Streif’ as put his own creative twist on the biggest downhill ski race in the world – the Hahnenkamm in Kitzbühel, Austria. Filmed just an hour from where he grew up, Wibmer combined mountain biking with skiing to conquer the Streif’s most iconic spots during a unique freestyle descent that saw…
Some partnerships are just obvious, and it was just a matter of time until we welcomed the one and only Tomas ‘Lil Moine’ Lemoine to the COMMENCAL family! With 12 years of heavy-hitting slopestyle competitions under his belt, and with one of the most recognizable styles on a slopestyle bike, Tomas has decided to take a different direction in his career to work more on his personal expression in a different way. With all his mind-blowing Crankworx Slopestyle runs and countless Speed and Style battles in the bag already, he will make the switch to focus more on riding with zero restraints. I…
As part of the freeracer generation, we are thrilled to welcome (back) Edgar Briole to the COMMENCAL family! A true raw talent, and comfortable riding any type of mountain bike, we are proud to support him in his progression. Welcome to the family! I was attracted by the COMMENCAL spirit and the unique image of the brand that is a result of it. I already know quite a few riders on the team, we ride together regularly, so it’s really cool.Edgar Briole About Commencal
New tricks, new lines, new best times. Boundaries are there to be pushed. This applies in the world of mountain biking, as in any other extreme sport. When street trials and freeride pro Gabriel Wibmer sets his sights on such a limit, it is usually spectacular – often with the attribute “don’t try this at home”. This is also the case this time, when everything revolves around the Austrian’s choice of bike. Instead of enduro or downhill, he sends his CANYON gravel bike on a tour de force through some of the most famous bike parks in Austria, Germany and…
There’s a certain comforting feeling about coming back to your local trails after being gone. Reconnecting with that well-known terrain, where you can confidently let off the brakes and ride with a playful ease. After a long season of traveling and racing in the UCI Enduro World Cup, Vojtěch Bláha heads back to the Czech Republic to rest, build trails and ride in home sweet loam.
The Gravity Card continued to soar in the 2023 mountain bike season and once again brought countless happy faces to the freeride and downhill community. With 28 participating bike parks, including five newcomers, the association knew how to impress as usual and gave Gravity Card users 44 new trails and lines to ride. The fact that the Gravity Card once again achieved a sales record is almost irrelevant. For the upcoming 2024 season, the Gravity Card is expanding even further: with the bike parks Turracher Höhe in Austria, Val di Fassa in Italy and Klínovec in the Czech Republic, the…
Red Bull Rampage has been the pinnacle event for Thomas Genon aka Tommy G for over 10 years now. From year to year, he prepares himself better and better. The main goal for Tommy is to be happy with the way he rides the line he built with his mates. This year, he can be happy that he even participated again in the contest and eventually finished in the top 10. He only found out that he rode Rampage with a broken wrist after seeing a doctor at home a couple of days after the event. Despite the pain, he…
“We are heading for the Julian Alps singletrack. -Where, mate? You have heard that right, let’s explore!” That is how this trip went down. Picking a phone from Dartmoor Bike’s R&D Manager – Jan Kiliński, is always a gamble. He may ask about the recent industry news, PR advice or invite you for a hell of a ride. We have been on the road for the past decade, so I know there is no certainty in his plans. Let’s just “one up the last one”. Getting a small brief about “going to Italian mountains by the end of the season…
Freeride mountain biking will enter a new era in 2024 as women prepare to compete in the first ever Women’s Crankworx FMBA Slopestyle World Championship (SWC). Representing the pinnacle of the Slopestyle discipline, the introduction of a women’s category to the SWC is indicative of the level to which the sport has been elevated through years of development. Seeking to maximize the potential of women in freeride mountain biking, the SWC women’s category will provide equal opportunity access to the highest level of the sport featured across the Crankworx World Tour. Launching in 2024, the SWC will host a women’s…