This past weekend can definitely be seen as one of the annual highlights of the downhill season: the third round of the iXS European Downhill Cup invited the downhill elite to Schladming. At the end of the day Philipp Atwill and Eleonora Farina celebrated their victory as the winners of the day. Phil Atwill After a four-week break the iXS European Downhill Cup returned this weekend inviting the downhill elite to Schladming. The race track at the Planai still is regarded as one of the most popular and favorite tracks of the world, so it definitely is always one of…
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Canadian superstar Brett Rheeder returned to the top Sunday evening in the Crankworx Les Gets Slopestyle, delivering a measured, near flawless performance in his first Crankworx competition since tearing his meniscus, and besting the latest breakout star in the sport, 17-year-old Swedish rookie Emil Johansson. Brett Rheeder In interview from the finish coral, Rheeder said he missed only one barspin, then rattled off the ins and outs of his trick-laden run, which included a flip, one-foot can off the flat-drop at the top flowing into a double-whip on the second jump, a switch truck-driver landing into a switch cork-720, and…
Same time, same place, different plan of attack. An unheard finish in the Crankworx Les Gets Air DH saw two female racers, Canadian Casey Brown and Switerland’s Emilie Siegenthaler, cross with the exact same time—to the thousandth—and leave the usual big air suspects out of contention. Morgane Charre Ironically, the pair could not have more far-removed styles. Brown concentrates Crankworx, is the master of the whip-off and known for her big air flare in the bike park, whereas Siegenthaler is a technical rider straight out of the World Cup circuit. Emilie Siegenthaler: We don’t get to see each other very…
Hot, loose conditions combined with the wide turns, steep woods and a crazy grass section unseen on any other modern track gave the Crankworx Les Gets Downhill presented by iXS a race worthy of its legendary course status. With a stacked field of both men and women on deck, Myriam “Ponpon” Nicole (FRA) sailed through the finish line for her first Crankworx win in two years, over a woman well-accustomed to the hot, dry conditions, Tracey Hannah (AUS). Myriam Nicole But the story of the night was last year’s Canadian Open Downhill presented by iXS champion Troy Brosnan (AUS), whose…
He is considered a pump track specialist and is the undefeated Crankworx Pump Track World Tour Champion, and yet, he hasn’t placed first in the sport since the year he won Les 2 Alpes and Whistler to break onto the professional scene. Time after time, Adrien Loron (FRA) has pounded through the bumps and berms of the Crankworx pump track—in two French cities, New Zealand and Whistler—only to come up short of the win, a small slip or a slight hesitation costing him victory in the sport he virtually owns. Adrien Loron vs Chaney Guennet Adrien Loron: I’m trying, always,…
Bonjour, slopestyle fans! Bonjour, Les Gets! The FMB World Tour is stopping by at Crankworx Les Gets, where the second FMB Diamond Series Event of the 2017 season will be held. There are a few big names, who we will have our eyes set on in Les Gets: Brett Rheeder (CAN), Thomas Genon (BEL), Mehdi Gani (FRA) and Matt Jones (GBR) will be sending it for the first time at an FMB Diamond Event this season, after injuries held them back for Crankworx Rotorua. We had time to catch up with Tommy G, and Matt and they gave us some…
Had he just sat back and glided through his final run, Daryl Brown (GBR) might have won the Crankworx Les Gets Dual Speed & Style Thursday evening, defending his title from last year on two hours sleep. But after throwing down valiant effort after valiant effort in each heat, not to mention stacking up a sizable lead over his competitor, Jakub Vencl (CZE), in the first round of the two-run final, he just couldn’t let it slide. He fought for it—and victory fell from his grasp as he slid out over the final berm, one jump from the finish. Jakub…
The Official European Whip-Off Championships presented by SPANK brought mountain biking to the people for the opening of Crankworx Les Gets with a show worthy of its thunderous ending. At the end of the night, two new athletes in the men’s field came out of nowhere to find themselves atop the podium, each taunting gravity just enough in the 45-degree tango to climb the ladder from pre-qualifying to the finals, and join some of the biggest names in mountain biking in the dirt. The whip offers a field of invited and qualified riders the chance to out ‘steeze’ each other,…
Saalfelden Leogang greeted riders and fans with cloudless skies, hot temperatures and a 2.6-kilometer-long high-speed track, the ‘Speedster’. After the first two UCI Downhill Mountain Bike World Cups of the season were heavily affected by the weather, the hot and dry conditions in Leogang provided riders and teams with a welcome change. With reigning World Champion, World Cup Overall Winner and defending Leogang champion Rachel Atherton (GBR) out with a shoulder injury and Aaron Gwin (USA) chasing the Leogang hat-trick, the stage was set for one of the most dramatic World Cups of the season. Tracey Hannah The women’s race…
History was made at the 26TRIX final tonight. For the first time in the 12-year history of the event 31 riders battled for the title in the 26TRIX final in Saalfelden Leogang. But that’s not all, for the first time a rider managed to defend his title, as after an exciting and close final Diego Caverzasi (ITA) managed to edge out Nicholi Rogatkin (USA) and Simon Pagès (FRA) to take the win. Rogatkin took home the GoPro Best Trick award whilst Pagès and Jakub Vencl (CZE) secured themselves a FMB Wildcard for Crankworx Innsbruck. Check out the winning run right…
Bang! it’s time to reveal Sam Pilgrim’s new signature bike – the NS Bike Decade Limited! Our custom frame construction has proved it’s greatness, taking podiums in top slopestyle and dirt jump events around the world! The whole bike weighs a hair over 10 kg, which means about 2 kg less than the previous Limited Edition bike – the Majesty. Sam’s translucent red frame already popped your eyes at Crankworx and other FMB World Tour events this year and we are sure a lot of you guys would love to get your hand’s on one. And you know what? Now…
Crazy tricks like cashrolls, twisters or backflips, the superstars of slopestyle and the gorgeous setting of the “Leoganger Steinberge” – 26TRIX in Saalfelden Leogang is a must-see for dirt jump and slopestyle fans. World-class athletes like superstar Nicholi Rogatkin (USA), Thomas Genon (BEL) or young gun Emil Johansson (SWE) will send their raddest tricks during the FMB Gold Event while battling for important points for the World Ranking from June 8-11. Big incentive: the two best riders who aren’t prequalified yet, can win a wildcard for the FMB Diamond Event Crankworx Innsbruck. Kathi Kuypers (GER) will bear the flag for…
The new Nomad has arrived. A redesign from the ground up, the Nomad 4 is a marked departure from the rest of our trail bikes. The most obvious change is the lower link-mounted shock similar to the one on our V10 downhill bike, but there’s also a high/low flip-chip on the link, a pedal-friendly 74.5 seat tube angle, and all the right details like a bolt-on shuttle guard and an integrated fender to keep crud out of the suspension. We finished it all off with some killer builds and backed it up with our lifetime warranty. We’re dropping our brand-new…
The gnarliest urban course of all time in the old town of Nuremberg with the world’s best slopestyle athletes: action sport and bike fans can look forward to the biggest Superman-Seatgrabs, Tsunami-Backflips and Twisters this autumn, as Red Bull District Ride finally returns for its fifth installment on September 1-2. Already enjoying a legendary status, the unique contest within the city center of Nuremberg, Germany, will also be the stage for the crowning of the FMB World Champion on a course bearing the signatures of two of the biggest names in the bike world: slopestyle legend Martin Söderström and BMX…