2017 SloEnduro season started with Enduro Grozni in Istria, Croatia. Right where 2016 season ended. Austrian Petra Bernhard and Slovenian Vid Peršak fastest of 153 finishers from 9 countries. Petra Bernhard SloEnduro, international mountain bike enduro series, ended its 2016 season just under half a year ago right where the 2017 season started this weekend. In Grožnjan in Istria, Croatia, where the home club of BBK Grožnjan is holding their Enduro Grozni race. This year a record number of 168 riders from nine countries showed up. After a short street prologue on Saturday night and Sunday’s five special stages on…
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Graubünden in Switzerland is an absolute must see in Europe when it comes to biking. There is no other alpine region that has so many trails in such a confined space. A world of “endless trails” is waiting to be explored by families, view-seekers and gravity fanatics. Over 17,000 kilometers / 10,500 miles of trails are spread over the region and with so much to offer it helps to have a helping hand to keep track of all the possibilities. graubündenBIKE has put together a list of the top 15 bike tours for this summer, to make your decision in…
It was another wet and wild start to the Enduro World Series as rain hammered the riders at the Shimano Enduro Tasmania for the second race of the season. The dry and dusty conditions of practice were quickly forgotten as the riders set out in torrential rain to tackle seven stages which covered 57 kilometres and 1500 metres of climbing. Stages that had been hailed as the most fun ever during practice became a lot more intimidating in the wet and caught many a rider off guard come race day. Jared Graves However, as with round one in Rotorua, the…
Initially the Snabb T was designed as a trail bike. A kind of a smaller brother of the enduro version. That was it’s first incarnation, and it was a good, all-round bike. But we realised that this concept didn’t quite match our philosophy. Were after something versatile, but at the same time more aggressive and vivid. The recipe for spicing the bike up was quite simple: more travel and slacker angles. With 150 mm fork up front and more solid rear triangle (thanks to improved 1pcs rocker) this baby is now ready to bomb really tough courses. The head angle…
The Enduro World Series will swap New Zealand’s native forests for the Australian outback as it heads to Derby for Round Two – the Shimano Enduro Tasmania. The series has left behind the renowned Rotorua trail network and will this Sunday take a leap into the unknown as it heads to its first new venue of 2017, the tiny outpost of Derby in the wilds of Tasmania. This former mining town has a growing reputation inside Australia for its trails, but this weekend’s event will mark the first international competition to race them. Three hundred riders will be faced with…
A big win in the Crankworx Rotorua Air DH has given New Zealand’s Matt Walker the lead in the King of Crankworx, coming out of the Crankworx World Tour stop number one. Leading French rider Adrien Loron by a significant margin of 80 points, Walker knew to be tentative with his excitement. Matt Walker Matt Walker: Last year, I had a pretty sizable lead and pretty much a month after I crashed, I broke my finger. Did surgery on it. Came back on my bike. Crashed. Broke my collarbone, and my shoulder blade, got back on the bike and it…
What an event in New Zealand! Crankworx Rotorua Slopestyle in Memory of McGazza kicked off the FMB Diamond Series in style! The best slopestyle athletes in the world dropped into the course a day earlier than planned due to the weather forecasts for Sunday, but they sure did step up! Nicholi Rogatkin (USA) was able to secure his first ever win at Crankworx Rotorua after coming second in the two previous years and he is the first non-Canadian to win the prestigious event. His run convinced fans and judges alike (95.66 score) and he took the first Diamond Series win…
Caroline Buchanan A huge crowd-pleasing win for Olympian Caroline Buchanan will place the reigning Queen of Crankworx, Jill Kintner, on the back foot heading into 2017 and set the stage for an epic race for Queen. Competing before a screaming gaggle of young Kiwi girls, who made their preference for Buchanan (AUS) known with the full rock-star treatment when she met up against Kintner (USA) in the finals, Buchanan had to close her eyes to focus. Jill Kintner This is only her second shared Crankworx podium with fiance Barry Nobles (USA), who pulled in for a solid third place, and…
As Crankworx Rotorua is approaching, ROSE Bikes have announced their new freeride team for the season: ROSE Rad Squad. The team includes top mountain bike riders Anthony Messere, Antoine Bizet, Torquato Testa, Jakub Vencl, Tobias Wrobel and Lukas Knopf. 2017 mountain bike season is about to hit it off with a new strong unified force by ROSE Bikes. Six top riders have teamed up under the German bike brand, to showcase their skillset, push the sport and drop some jaws, while hitting the slopes and sending it at the competitions. We had a chat with all the team riders about…
Wondering how to be a “good” mountain biker on and off the bike? Here are some tips for you from David Cachon. It is your decision to follow these guidelines or not to. But in order to preserve your relationship with your family, girlfriend, wife, fellow riders or others you probably want to practice them at home and in the saddle. However, if you don’t heed that advice, you better be prepared to assume the consequences of not being a “good” mountain biker. 1. Punctuality is a great virtue Even though I am late sometimes you should not do the…
Before the race weekend started, we in the Canyon Family had some terrible news. Our Team Manager, Florian Goral had passed away due to a blood infection. Flo was the man alongside Fabien who got me onto Canyon and only knowing Flo for a short time I could see he had a really big heart, smile, and was someone who really cared about the sport. A devastating shock like this really brings you back down to earth and it especially made me realize just how uncertain life can be. I was then thinking about my family a lot over the…
A new breed of freestyle athlete will take on Kelly McGarry’s masterpiece course at Crankworx Rotorua next weekend as New Zealand opens competition season with the first event in the quest for the Triple Crown of Slopestyle. Torquato Testa The epic Brett-versus-Brandon battles of years gone by will take a back seat as five-time Red Bull Joyride Champion Brandon Semenuk (CAN) takes the course on Sunday, April 2 without his friend, and rival, 2016 Joyride Champion Brett Rheeder (CAN). Rheeder is recovering from knee surgery and his absence leaves the door wide open for new challengers. Leading the charge will…
The 2017 Enduro World Series got off to a wild start with the Giant Toa Enduro in New Zealand – but even the craziest of conditions wasn’t enough to slow down winners Cecile Ravanel and Wyn Masters. Heavy rain early in the day rendered Crankworx Rotorua’s opening event into one of the most savage EWS races to date, with all seven stages transforming from hero dirt during practice into something altogether more brutal come race day. The pro men’s field left the stage last and bore the brunt of the changing conditions. Wyn Masters However the Kiwi men seemed completely…
Shredding like crazy, action and adrenaline – these are the components for a perfect day on the bike. And what’s the icing on the cake? Hanging out and chatting with mates – ideally at a cool place. Bikers can look forward to the start of the season of Bikepark Leogang: the GoPro Lounge, the one and only outdoor lounge of the global leader of action and outdoor cameras, will be waiting for everybody who wants to catch their breath after an exciting day on the bike. Fatboy hammocks, stools and deck chairs, sun roofs, a giant TV screen – the…