Sam Pilgrim: I traveled for 3 weeks with my bike to discover iconic places, remote trails and sick riding spots across Europe. Escaping from the rainy United Kingdom with the ferry to France, from Paris to finale ligura to Milan up to Lake Como, crossing Switzerland into the Olympic Park in Munich and then heading back to France through Belgium. This was so much fun to produce and was a truly awesome experience, with some great stories and riding along the way! — Filmer: Joe Simkins Music: Heirsofzigardy – Pablo Sanguel heirsofzigardy.com Sam Pilgrim’s fanpage: facebook.com/sampilgrimfanpage The Euro Loop: instagram.com/swatchandsports
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I think this could quite possibly be the year of all wet races for the EWS! Arriving into the south of France expecting to be arriving into summer and dusty hot trails, Mother Nature would have other plans for us! Millau would be a mixture of steep rocky trails with typical corners you need to nose pivot around. You see a lot of these in the south of France. Physical stages and physical liaisons would also be on the menu. It would be another super battle for both body and bike. With the rain coming in we were going to…
This time, the NS Bikes Factory Racing team takes you on a journey throughout Austria as the UCI MTB World Cup makes a stop in Leogang and the boys get sideways in Innsbruck for Crankworx. Sit back and enjoy! — Video and photos by Gzela.eu
The Prone was one of our favorite projects of this season. The versatile frame that would be a perfect base for an everyday trail allrounder. Prones are designed in line with the modern trends: they’re low, long and slack. We decided to differentiate the geometry of 2 wheel sizes models: the 29″ with more “pedal friendly” geometry, a bit less aggressive than its smaller brother on 27.5″ hoops, which is designed for more heavy duty use (for example with longer travel forks). But don’t think that bigger wheeler can’t be used as a proper trail shredder! This frame is really…
Stamina is always a factor in the Swiss resort of Lenzerheide, but coming just a week after another double – the sixth round of the UCI Mountain Bike World Cup Presented by Shimano in Vallnord, Andorra – round seven on July 8-9 will be an especially brutal endurance test for both XCO and DHI riders. Nonetheless, the venue known as the Alpine Oasis is beloved by athletes and fans, with 300 kilometers of marked mountain bike trails and a crystal-clear lake at the finish area, all set against the breathtaking backdrop of the Swiss Alps. Lenzerheide not only kicks off…
Riders at the Enduro World Series once more faced down a weekend of wild weather and even wilder racing, this time at the Natural Games Millau EWS driven by URGE bp in France. Already a big two days in the saddle at 88km in total, brutal weather further tested riders as they struggled to stay upright in some of the most difficult conditions of the year to date. And that’s saying something. Adrien Dailly However, the French offered a masterclass in riding in the rain – with Cecile Ravanel (Commencal Vallnord Enduro Racing Team) and Adrien Dailly (Lapierre) stamping their…
Brace yourself for a jam-packed week of MTB action! About 200 rookies are expected to head to the MTB-Festival Serfaus-Fiss-Ladis from July 31 to August 6 in pursuit of the fastest time and bags of fun. The festival kicks off with the “Rookie Camp” and concludes with hundreds of downhill talents from all over Europe sending it during “Kona Rookies Games” on the first weekend of August. Every single one of them will be aiming to show their skills on the downhill and pump track in order to have a chance at becoming an unofficial youth World Champion or “Festival…
The Enduro World Series heads to it’s spiritual home of France this week for round five, the Natural Games Millau EWS driven by URGE bp. Part of the Natural Games, the EWS riders will be immersed in this celebration of sport and music that features, amongst others, climbing, parkour, stand up paddle boarding, kayaking and paragliding. Now in it’s tenth year, the Natural Games is Europe’s largest outdoor event, attracting crowds of 100,000 over four days. This two day race will feature nine stages across 88 kilometres, with a huge 4200m of total descent. Taking place on trails typical of…
THE SYNDICATE is back. In the second episode of 2017, Loris Vergier shows us around his hometown of Cagne-sur-Mer and introduces us to his days of racing BMX in jeans. After a little pedal-to-the-metal in his favorite car and throttle twisting at the beach, it all turns to World Cup race action from Ft. William to Leogang. Get ready to meet one of the Syndicate’s newest recruits!
If there was a surprise in the Innsbruck downhill, it was in the course, rather than the podium, as the fast-running track unearthed holes and ruts, pushing the racers onto their edge. First place finishers Tracey Hannah (AUS) and World Champion Danny Hart (GBR) weren’t exactly longshots for the win, although Mick Hannah (AUS) did give Hart’s and his rainbow a serious shakedown, sliding in just .15 behind for second place. Danny Hart Danny Hart: It’s really hard not to override the track. You want to be giving it full beans because it is so rough and so blown out……
What a sensational premiere in Austria! The world’s best slopestyle athletes competed at Crankworx Innsbruck for the first time in the history of the FMB World Tour this weekend and put on a huge show for the fans! It turned out that the timing at high noon was perfect for a duel, which will go down as one of the most exciting battles in slopestyle history. Nicholi Rogatkin The weather could not have been any better for the first ever Crankworx Innsbruck event. In Run 1 it was polish athlete Szymon Godziek, who was the first to get the crowd…
Pulling herself up into a manual and stretching for the line, Australian Caroline Buchanan bested American Jill Kintner on the Innsbruck pump track in such a photo finish squeaker of a win, it could not be detected by the naked eye. The pair appeared tied in the first round of the final, with announcers only later stating the timing equipment revealed Kintner to be ahead by six thousandths of a second—the onscreen graphics only reporting to the hundredth. As Buchanan’s wheel crossed the line, she paused to see the score, +0.03, then leapt into the arms of her fiancée, Barry…
Frenchie flare felled the giant Swede on a crisscross dual speed & style track in Innsbruck, Austria, Thursday evening, as Tomas Lemoine bested Martin Söderström, who couldn’t help but claim the loss another victory. Martin Söderström vs Tomas Lemoine Without doubt Lemoine’s 360, double barspin to Xup off the top, and flip double barspin on the final jump, brought home the win for the young Slopestyle specialist, who made his first climb to the top of the podium in the sport. But having just claimed third place in Les Gets, and placing second just one week later, Söderström, “one of…
The women of mountain biking whipped out their best sideways steeze to beat Canadian Casey Brown, the undefeated maestro of the whip in the first event of Crankworx Innsbruck, and while she still holds her title, it is clear the stage is set for her defeat—just as she wants. Brown has been competing in the event for several years and has becoming the best advocate, teacher and cheerleader for women learning to whip along the way. Casey Brown With eight women on the start list for the Tiroler Tageszeitung Official Alpine Whip-Off Championships presented by SPANK, despite the scale of…