The Enduro World Series heads to Madeira this week for the third race of the year, the Enduro World Series powered by Freeride Madeira sponsored by Absolute Black. Nestled in the Atlantic between Portugal and the coast of Africa, this tiny island is about to serve up some big racing. Famous for the diversity of its terrain, riders will be faced with every kind of trail imaginable over two days of racing this weekend. From rocky singletrack down steep sided volcanoes to tight trails through native forests, riders will get to experience an incredible array of both natural and purpose…
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This past weekend the iXS European Downhill Cup celebrated the first race of the new season. 350 riders from 28 different nations made their way to Kranjska Gora (Slovenia) to kick-off the 2017 EDC season. At the end of the day, Eleonora Farina and Jure Zabjek were the winners of an exciting race weekend. Jure Zabjek (Unior Tools Team) For the third time already the opening race of the tenth(!) season of the iXS European Downhill Cup invited the downhill elite to Kransjka Gora (Slovenia). The fight for the title 2017 is now officially on and the competition seems to…
Grožnjan winners repeat at second round of SloEnduro series above Trieste. Teammates, Austrian and Slovenian, in front of over 160 competitors. After starting three weeks ago in Grožnjan, Croatia, SloEnduro, the Slovenian based international mountain bike enduro series, moved to second round on Sunday, the Enduro 3 Camini. The race on the outskirts of Trieste, Italy, traditionally opened the season from the beginning four years ago. This time the organizers from 360 MTB club moved the venue from San Dorligo Della Valle to Bazovica/Basovizza on top of the hills above town. Again they directed the participants to the trails dropping…
Not too long now until families can look forward to shredding again. The shapers are working double shifts to shape and prepare the trails, so that little rippers and MTB addicts can send it in Bikepark Serfaus-Fiss-Ladis from June 2. The family friendly region has a number of highlights in store for this year’s biking calendar. Soon we can put gnarly root carpets, lofty airtime and race action back on the top of our to-do-lists: If you have been dreaming of thrown up dirt and technical root sections, waking up startled with your heart pounding, then you are most probably…
Back to the ’80s was this year’s motto at Swatch Rocket Air and it was Nicholi Rogatkin who pulled off the best run, twisting away amongst ghettoblasters, disco balls and roller skates. The American is on a roll and after winning at Crankworx Rotorua and in Thun tonight, he increases the pressure on his competition for the FMB Diamond Series crown. Rogatkin was follwed by two Italians: Torquato Testa and Diego Caverzasi put on a great show, securing second and third place at the first FMB Gold Event of the season. Based on the qualifying results it was Diego Caverzasi,…
Forget the electric mountain bike concept that you had until now. The new e-Crusher Carbon changes the rules in the high-performance e-MTB segment. Its powerful image predicts what it hides, a new e-MTB that really shines and surprises on any type of terrain. Sophisticated to the last detail and created with the latest state-of-the-art technologies, Mondraker’s first full-carbon full-suspension electric mountain bike model will make every ride a crushing experience. The 1 e-BIKE A Trail e-MTB? All Mountain? Enduro? You will not be able to categorize it. e-Crusher Carbon redefines the different categories by creating the Total e-MTB concept by…
It’s true. There’s a 29er V10, and the Syndicate will be racing it this weekend at Lourdes. Although the move to 29-inch wheels has been riling comments sections and forums for months (#26isdefinitelydeadnow), the writing’s on the wall. Tracks are faster, times are tighter, and eking another second out of a 4-minute track can be the difference between a World Cup win and missing the podium entirely. Keeping the Syndicate in the hunt every season takes a ton of time and energy, but downhill racing is not only the most exciting racing going, it’s also where new products and technology…
All season long, Red Bull TV takes viewers closer to the action – and the athlete heroes – of the UCI Mountain Bike World Cup presented by Shimano than anywhere else with free coverage live and on demand. Only Red Bull TV sets the stage with pre-show broadcasts for every race. And when the wheels are in motion, cameras and microphones all along the course immerse viewers in the moment. Aaron Gwin / photo: Lukas Pilz Live and on demand, multi-time Swiss Champion Claudio Caluori will be serving up his wide-open course previews and sharing the commentary box with host…
Which European mountain biker doesn’t know the bike region Saalfelden Leogang? No matter if you are a flow lover, a downhill crack, in favor of e-biking or a bike rookie – everybody heads to Saalfelden Leogang with the same goal: to have fun! The „Opening Weekend“ at Bikepark Leogang on May 12-14 is one of many reasons to get your bike prepared for the new season. Finally! After the winter break, every mountain biker can look forward to action, adrenaline and airtime. Everybody who cannot wait to get back on the bike, should add the “Opening Weekend”(May 12-14) to their…
Thinking about adding some bling to your beloved ride? Then you have to check out our new range of tasty bits! As always expect to see some refreshed designs of our frames and components as well as some completely new products. Some of the highlights of the 2017 range include more parts in your (and ours) favorite oil slick finish. Our stems, hubs and pedals will all be turning heads this year with this sick colorway. We are also very excited about our new super light, super wide and super stiff rims – the Enigma Dynamal Roll, available in 29″,…
Marin Mountain Bikes Inc. has announced the debut of the all-new 2018 Wolf Ridge, a bike rooted in the birth of mountain biking, when one bicycle did it all and there were no category-specific machines. Trail riding has evolved since those early days of bombing down Mt. Tam, and your mountain bike experience will never be the same. Welcome to the new way of thinking about the ride, the Marin Wolf Ridge. In development for nearly five years, the Wolf Ridge was designed using biometric data for the perfect rider fit, applied physics for ideal kinematics based on a rider’s…
Swedish slopestyle athlete Emil Johansson has kicked-off the new bike season with a bang: For the first time in his young career, he landed himself on the podium of a FMB World Tour Diamond Event: his third place at Crankworx Rotorua catapulted him in the top three of the FMB World Ranking. On top, Johansson secured himself the support of numerous partners: with the backing of Trek, SRAM, Rock Shox, Industry Nine, Bell, Chromag, Maxxis and Ridestore, Emil has a bright season outlook ahead of him. Since last year, Emil Johansson’s life has changed completely: after having successfully competed at…
Austria finally has a national downhill series again! The newly founded Austrian Gravity Series – powered by ÖRV Bike-Card – will feature three races with shorter tracks, one-day-events and less hassle for beginners. Grassroots downhill cup in Austria Lots of trails, lots of bike parks, lots of talent. Austria is a downhill biker’s heaven, but didn’t feature a national racing series over the last years. A thing that is very common in lots of other countries. As a result, young riders and hobby athletes had to start racing at European Cup level, which meant 400 riders, short training times and…
With the mud-fest of Rotorua over it was time to jump the ditch to Tasmania and be greeted with dry conditions and some amazing trails, which everyone was excited to see. Hopping off the plane and straight away I had my first chance to walk two of the stages and what I saw reminded me of my DH days. Rock gardens which would be wheel breakers, lots of line choices in parts and a good mixture of technical and physical riding, we would see it all this weekend. I was pretty excited. Coming home that afternoon from the first track…