Red Bull District Ride in Nuremberg kicked off with an absolute bang. Nine Slopestyle stars sent it in front of a crowd of 24,000 on the Hauptmarkt of Nuremberg, Germany. The roaring crowd in the historic old-town of the 950-year-old city was treated to several world-first tricks, including the first Backflip Superman One-Handed Seatgrab in a contest by Szymon Godziek (POL). At the end of the 45-minute-long session, it was Nicholi Rogatkin (USA), who took the win and left the crowds, fellow riders and judges speechless with the world’s first 1440 on a mountain bike. After a successful opening night,…
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Slopestyle star Szymon Godziek is dazzling audiences once again with his unique style after nailing another world first trick. On a custom built track he performed a backflip in the superman position while holding the seat with only one hand. Godziek also showcased a spectacular backflip over the Tour de Pologne peloton on a road bike earlier in August and his new video displays yet more legendary action. Szymon Godziek: There were so many takes of my backflip tsunami at Red Bull District Ride, I thought it was worth developing further, and that’s how the project idea was born. In…
Tempe, AZ – In honor of a decade of building incredible bikes, Pivot Cycles has unveiled the Mach 5.5 Carbon 10th Anniversary Edition bicycle. Pivot Cycles was launched as a start-up at Interbike 2007, with the original Mach 4 and Mach 5 models and just a handful of staff. In the intervening years, the company has expanded to over 50 employees, and now boasts a complete lineup of off-road models – designs that have graced the top steps of podiums ranging from World Cup Cross Country, to the Red Bull Hardline to the Fat Bike World Championships. Chris Cocalis, Pivot’s…
Leatt Corporation, a developer and marketer of protective equipment and ancillary products for many forms of sports, especially extreme high-velocity sports, announced today that the all new Leatt DBX 3.5 neck brace won an award at the prestigious Eurobike International Bicycle Exhibition and at Interbike, the largest bicycle industry trade event in North America. Sean Macdonald, Leatt CEO: Years of research, development, and testing has finally paid off. We are very pleased to announce that we have once again won two of the cycling world’s most coveted and prestigious industry awards. Using advanced engineering and manufacturing techniques that included combining…
WTB is unveiling their new female-focused Koda saddle, in both 142mm and 150mm widths, during day one of Eurobike. What is meant by “female-focused”? The shape and features of the Koda were refined through two years of feedback from female testers, yet many guys have also found comfort in the resulting shape. The Koda features supportive outer zones divided by a generous middle channel to alleviate soft-tissue pressure on sensitive areas. Its short nose provides seamless on-off transitions while a slightly swooped shape provides an adequate tail to brace against. Rebecca Rusch, WTB athlete and endurance racing legend: My first…
Giro Sport Design has today announced the official release of a new line of Xnetic™ Knit cycling footwear. Taking inspiration from knit shoes in athletics, the Giro design team provide cyclists with new choices for comfort, fit, and performance on the road, dirt, and in the city. The Giro Empire E70 Knit and Empire E70 W Knit for $200/ €229/ £199, Empire Knit VR70 for $250/ €249/ £219, and Republic R Knit for $140/ €159/ £139 are all available this fall from giro.com and authorized Giro dealers. Simon Fisher, Giro Footwear Product Manager: We have a tradition of leading the…
It turned out to be quite the season for ROSE Rad Squad rider Jakub Vencl. After getting second place at the Dual Speed&Style in Whistler 2016, a result that caught him by surprise, the Czech slopestyle expert gained confidence for 2017 and started the 2017 season off even stronger, resulting him acing the whole Dual Speed&Style season, with winning the World Tour Champion title. Jakub secured the top step at the first stop of the Crankworx World Tour in Rotorua and proved that it wasn’t just a one-off result, as he then went on to repeat his performance, winning the…
This course is a beast! The legendary event Red Bull District Ride will see 20 world-class slopestyle athletes battle it out in the old town of Nuremberg on September 1-2. The riders will have to come to terms with the challenging course designed by Martin Söderström and send the biggest tricks they have up their sleeves to have a chance for the win. Castle Drop District Riders will need courage and precision right out of the gate with a 5m-high drop from the wall of the medieval Kaiserburg castle. After the drop, it’s all about nailing the first berm to…
Everything is two wheels with Luca Shaw. In this episode of THE SYNDICATE, we head back to North Carolina to hang out with Luca and his family, check in at Vallnord and Lenzerheide, and then head back to the states to do some riding in Pisgah. — Official website: santacruzbicycles.com
Four months, nine countries, two continents and it all comes down to this: The last stop of the World Cup season in Val di Sole, Italy will – finally – determine who takes home the men’s and women’s 2017 overall title in Downhill (DHI). The resort in Trentino, Italy was home to the UCI Downhill Mountain Bike World Championships just last season and a World Cup XCO event the year before. In fact, 2017 marks the third time that the rocky, rooty terrain of the Northern Italian valley has hosted the UCI World Cup Finals. The Italian fans who flock…
Martin Söderström and Hannah Barnes delivered on their missions. Now it’s your turn to face your challenge. 20 km, 1,000 vertical metres climbing, in one ride! Grab your mountain bike, your smartphone or a tracker – your mission starts now. Martin Söderström A minimum of 20 km and an altitude gain of 1,000 metres, all covered by mountain bike and in one ride – upload your best ride log along with a screenshot showing clearly legible tracking data to bmw-mountains.com/onamission and done – you are part of the BMW Mountains mission. Your mission runs from 21 August – 11 September…
As you can tell from the title, I have something to announce, but let’s start off with the race report from Whistler… Coming in after Aspen we were greeted with a smoky arrival. The forest fires really made the air quality bad and even a normal ride was hard on the lungs. The stages this year were very blown out and it was going to be the race of the year in terms of holding on. Top of the world trail into Ride Don’t Slide was going to be close to 20 minutes and that trail is like doing 1000…
The Austrian downhill flagship Markus Pekoll ends his career. The upcoming event at Val di Sole will be his last World Cup and the downhill World Championships at Cairns, Australia, will be the international grande finale to his impressive career. photo: Nathan Huges One decade of World Cup racing 2017 is the tenth full season the “boy from Schladming” is competing at the highest level of the sport. He grew up close to the legendary downhill track and picked up mountain biking when he was at the age of 17. A full 15 years racing is enough: “It just feels…
Red Bull Joyride is undoubtedly the pinnacle of slopestyle competition. This year however the iconic event hosted at Crankworx Whistler set the stage for the FMB Diamond Series Final, which will go down in Nuremberg, Germany, during the legendary urban slopestyle contest Red Bull District Ride. The eyes were on Emil Johansson (SWE) and Nicholi Rogatkin (USA), who were only separated by 30 points in the FMB Diamond Series standings. At the end of an intense battle in Canada Brandon Semenuk (CAN) took his fifth Red Bull Joyride win, ahead of Johansson, who took a huge step toward becoming the…