This past weekend the iXS European Downhill Cup hosted its second round in Willingen. About 300 riders from 26 different countries made their way to Germany for the occasion, crowning Jure Zabjek and Monika Hrastnik as fastest riders of the weekend. For the second time the EDC has been a part of the annual BIKE Festival in Willingen – and it was a weekend full of fun and mountain bike action! In addition to the high class downhill race, Willingen invited hundreds of riders and visitors to a broad range of events, including the German Enduro Championships, a marathon with…
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The Out of Bounds Festival in Saalfelden Leogang enjoys legendary status. It’s the only event in the world in which the world’s elite downhill racers and the stars of the slopestyle scene perform side by side on the same weekend during the UCI Mountain Bike Downhill World Cup and the FMB World Tour Gold Event 26TRIX. Thousands of spectators will make the pilgrimage to the Austrian bike-hotspot to cheer on world-class slopestyle athletes like Nicholi Rogatkin (USA), Antoine Bizet (FRA) or Emil Johansson (SWE) as they perform their insane tricks and see the world’s fastest mountain bikers like Aaron Gwin…
It feels so good to be back healthy after Tasmania. After that race I flew back to New Zealand where I’d got pneumonia from my racing effort and was forced to take it easy for a few weeks. Going into Madeira I was a little under my usual race form but none the less happy to be there and ready to race to my limits. We arrived early enough to get most of the stages walked and it was amazing what this little Portuguese island has to offer. So much diversity in the trails, weather patterns and climate between the…
It’s a new season with new recruits! Get behind the scenes on the development of the 29er V10, go dress shopping for Greg and Marshy, and see what happens when the lads hit Lourdes! Scroll on for some of Sven Martin’s photos from the weekend, and get stoked for Ft. William in just a few short weeks. — Official website: santacruzbicycles.com Photos: Sven Martin
The new Superenduro season goes live with the announcement of the first round racecourse: the Cingolani Rokketta Legend Superenduro is scheduled for the 20th and 21st of May 2017 and its start line will be in Piazza Mazzini, Gualdo Tadino town centre. Thanks to the Enduro Italian Championship and to various regional competitions, it starts to be clear who is going to be a key player within each team. With the opening of the Superenduro Series the challenge amongst the best riders kicks off in Italy: they will be in the spotlight during this entire new season and they will…
After two incredibly hard fought days of racing it was Greg Callaghan and Cecile Ravanel who came out on top at the Enduro World Series powered by Freeride Madeira, sponsored by Absolute Black. The third round of the Enduro World Series proved to be one of the most challenging to date – both race days stayed dry but rain on the first day of practice left its mark on the already difficult tracks. The variety of trails – from steep and rocky to long and physical – caught out plenty of riders, leading to heartbreak for Jesse Melamed (Rocky Mountain…
The Austrian bike-mecca of Saalfelden Leogang will host a stop of the UCI Mountain Bike Downhill World Cup for the 7th time. On June 10 and 11, Bikepark Leogang will see downhill greats like Rachel Atherton and Aaron Gwin going all-out on the ‘Speedster’ trail to chase those vital seconds. As part of the Out of Bounds Festival (June 8-11), the world’s best downhill athletes will fight for the fastest time during the third stop of the UCI Mountain Bike Downhill World Cup 2017, whilst the elite amongst the slopestyle riders will showcase the raddest tricks and freshest moves during…
It’s time to get rid of the snow and make space for those 29ers! Or for 27.5 inch wheels? Who knows. At long last there is only one topic on the minds of all mountain bike fans around the world: The UCI Mountain Bike World Cup presented by Shimano! The World Cup will be in Lenzerheide for the third time from July 7-9. The preparations for this huge event are in full swing and in order to beat the tenacious winter in the Swiss Alps, the team has come up with some creative methods, so that the world’s best athletes…
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…
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…