Troy Brosnan’s lightning fast reactions shone Saturday afternoon, as he pounded in for his third Canadian Open DH presented by iXS win on the roughest, toughest downhill course Crankworx racers have seen all year, following behind countrywoman Tracey Hannah, who earned her first place moments before. Troy Brosnan Both secured the Crankworx Downhill World Tour titles with their wins, adding a $5,000 bonus to a day quite unlike almost any other race seen on the elite downhill race circuit. Troy Brosnan: I haven’t seen Whistler this dry my whole entire life. It’s crazy. Even when there’s a little bit of…
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If there is one sport both the King and Queen of Crankworx love, it’s Dual Slalom. And the results show. In a perfect repeat of last year’s podium, Tomas Slavik (CZE) and Jill Kintner (USA), King and Queen of Crankworx for just one more day, until tomorrow’s coronation, each pulled in for the slalom win, showing both still have the mettle and the skills to dominate. Jill Kintner vs Caroline Buchanan Jill Kintner: It’s like a true mountain biker’s skill. You have to be able to corner. You have to be able to shift gears, slow down. It’s a complete…
French pump track master Adrien Loron and reigning Queen of Crankworx Jill Kintner found themselves at the mercy of the BMX world Thursday, as they watched the possibility of sealing several titles concurrently slip through their fingers to champions of another sport. BMX crossover has proven a major game-changer on the Crankworx scene this year, with X-Games mega champion Ryan Nyquist’s successful chameleon-like move to Slopestyle athlete, and BMX Olympian Caroline Buchanan giving Kintner a serious run for her money on the pump track, and in the overall Queen of Crankworx standings. Caroline Buchanan And this time, Buchanan brought along…
For mountain biking fans, the current King of Crankworx frontrunner, Adrien Loron, would have been a random pick to with the Fox Air DH Wednesday afternoon, but the man himself says it is a four-year goal achieved, and hopefully, the launch of a career-topping week if he wins one more second place to secure the King of Crankworx title. Adrien Loron Buoyed by the confidence boost of two first place wins in recent months—after several years of second place finishes—Loron pulled out all the stops to win the highly competitive downhill event, a discipline well outside his normal competitive range.…
Sailors would tattoo “HOLD FAST” on their fingers in hope, that it would prevent their hands from slipping on ropes. Especially when working aloft in foul weather! We believe that our HOLD FAST grips have the same magical powers. They will let you hold on to your bars and ride out of any trail that you may encounter. Perhaps the longest lock-on grips on the planet – these whopping 148mm grips fit modern, wide handlebars perfectly and ensures that your palms are always on the rubber part, not on the clamp or barend. They are are reasonably thin and have…
It might be more of a football term, but Colombian downhill mountain bike racer Marcelo Gutierrez Villegas clearly knows what it means to “Go Long.” Marcelo Gutierrez Villegas Tuesday afternoon, he won the iconic 6.5-kilometre Garbanzo DH, the first of the three Crankworx Whistler downhills, for the fifth time in a row. It is one of the longest downhill races in the world—if not the longest on the current race scene. Marcelo Gutierrez Villegas: The more I win it, the more I want to keep winning it, and you just feel the pressure because you don’t want to let the…
Whistler is no stranger to mountain biking heroes and another was born today when hometown hero Jesse Melamed won round seven of the Enduro World Series, the Crankworx Open Enduro presented by Specialized. Jesse Melamed Melamed, 22, was locked in an intense battle with series leader Sam Hill (AUS) throughout the penultimate race of the EWS season. Hill took the first stage of the day, with an incredible 17-second lead, but by stage three, Melamed trailed by a mere half second. Then, in one of the most nail-biting EWS finishes of the year to date, he crashed at the top…
Its the first time reigning King of Crankworx Tomas Slavik can remember starting a race run without concern for the finish, and when he and fellow finalist Adrien Loron whipped off their helmets at the line, it appeared both were equally elated—though Loron secured first place. Jakub Vencl The victory represents a somewhat stunning finish for the Frenchman, who was well out of contention to win the Dual Speed & Style World Championship when he started the day, despite his second place seeding in the series. With two wins to his name, Czech rider Jakub Vencl had 300 points, to…
The young Austrian Valentina Höll, nickname Vali, is what you’d call a high-flyer. The 15-year-old regularly manages to ride quicker than some of the Women Elite athletes. This season, she is unbeaten in the Pro U17 “iXS European Downhill Cup” and she knows Bikepark Leogang like the back of her hand. The current unofficial Youth World Champion of the “iXS International Rookies Championships” will be competing in the category Women Elite for the first time in her career at the UCI Mountain Bike Downhill World Championships in Saalfelden Leogang in 2020. We talked to the downhill enthusiast about the Biketember…
Twenty of the world’s best slopestyle mountain bike athletes from ten countries are set to drop into the legendary course of Red Bull District Ride on September 1-2, 2017. The action-packed urban-slopestyle contest will be especially important for current FMB World Champion Nicholi Rogatkin and 18-year old young-gun and current FMB Diamond Series Leader, Emil Johansson. Who will be able to handle the pressure best? Who will master the five districts with the best tricks? Who will be crowned champion in front of 40,000 fans on the `Hauptmarkt` in Nuremberg? The most exciting slopestyle-contest of the year will be broadcasted…
The Enduro World Series is excited to reveal its 2018 calendar as it continues its quest to uncover the world’s best riding destinations. The series sixth season will once again feature eight rounds across three continents, and will start the first half of the year with four completely new venues. Starting in March, the series will head back to South America to join our friends at Montenbaik, with round one taking place in Lo Barnechea, Chile. Located just East of the capital Santiago, don’t let this venue’s proximity to the city fool you – this race is going to be…
7 days of pure mountain bike action have come to an end! Bikepark Serfaus-Fiss-Ladis greeted 250 young athletes from 21 different countries for this year’s the MTB-Festival. The focus had already been on development and progression all week during the “Rookie Camp”. At the weekend it was all about the perfect line choice and the fastest times. Saturday already showcased quick runs during the “Specialized Rookies Cup” and Sunday saw hundreds of young shredders pull through tough weather conditions during the „iXS International Rookies Championships“ to determine five “Rookie World Champions”. Nuno Zuzarte Reis Similar to the elite athletes racing…
It’s not all about Mont-Sainte-Anne this week. While Greg Minnaar and Myriam Nicole are in race mode at the World Cup in Canada, the prodigies of the sport are heading to Bikepark Serfaus-Fiss-Ladis. Over 180 young shredders are expected to be dropping into the downhill course during the MTB-Festival Serfaus-Fiss-Ladis this weekend. On Saturday they will be racing for points for the “Specialized Rookies Cup” and on Sunday the rookies will be sending it for unofficial Youth World Championship Titles during the “iXS International Rookies Championships”. All the action will be broadcasted LIVE on bikepark-sfl.at. Maya Atkinson Hundreds of young…
Exciting competitions, a lot of bike action and hot beats: from September 15 – 17, the Biketember Festival has plenty in store for mountain bike fans. It‘s getting hot in September: for three days, the Saalfelden Leogang region will once again be THE bike hot spot. Special highlight will be the finale of this year’s iXS European Downhill Cup. On Sunday, September 17, from 12.30pm, it will be all about action, adrenaline and speed when the best European downhill athletes will fight for all-deciding points for the season ranking at Bikepark Leogang. Who will take the crown? Will last year’s…