What a thriller in Lenzerheide! Danny Hart (GBR) wrote history in front of thousands of spectators, when he crossed the finish line just a split second ahead of Aaron Gwin (USA). Everything was pointing to another sensational win for the American, but Hart pulled off a bit of magic in the last section of the course to celebrate a well deserved first ever win on the UCI Mountain Bike World Cup in Lenzerheide. It was a hugely successful day for the Brits in Switzerland, which also saw Rachel Atherton add to her win count and celebrate her eleventh victory in…
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July 4, 2016, Whistler, BC — The 14th Annual Crankworx Whistler launches this August 12-21 with a new pump track locale, a big change for Red Bull Joyride and two new enduro races among the main expansion plans. For the first time in the history of the event, the Slopestyle competition, Red Bull Joyride, will be officially scheduled for Sunday, making the event the riders refer to has “their Super Bowl” match the NFL’s weekend time slot. Darren Kinnaird, Crankworx General Manager: Call it Super Sunday, call it Slopestyle Sunday, whatever label you put on it, it’s the best way…
Rachel Atherton is charging toward another World Cup Title. After setting a new world record at the last stop in Leogang, the Brit is gearing up for her next win at the UCI Mountain Bike World Cup Lenzerheide. Looking ahead Rachel took the time to talk about the competition, the course and the rising pressure of expectations. Red Bull TV will be broadcasting the downhill action in Lenzerheide on Saturday from 2.30pm CEST. Last year’s win in Lenzerheide was your third of the streak, which lead you to set a new world record in Leogang. What are the chances of…
Kirchberg/Friedrichshafen – Eurobike Media Days, a successful new platform by the organizers of Eurobike, has continued its rise in its second edition. From June 28 to 30, 2016, the town of Kirchberg in Tirol saw 24 sports-oriented complete bike manufacturers covering 27 brands meet with 210 selected representatives of specialist media outlets from 20 countries. Enjoying perfect biking conditions, they tested world debut products from many top manufacturers. Brilliant blue skies, plenty of sunshine and the gorgeous backdrop of the Tyrolean Alps, along with excellent trails and test courses. “Conditions were again perfect at the second edition of Eurobike Media…
What a contest in Munich! The wind tested the patience of the spectators and Nicholi Rogatkin (USA) rewarded them by testing the laws of physics once again! The world’s best slopestyle athletes competed in Munich at Swatch Prime Line at MASH today in front of 20,000 spectators in the Olympic Park. In the historic setting it was a nonetheless historic day for the 20-year-old American, who won his first ever FMB Diamond Series Event at Swatch Prime Line. Nicholi Rogatkin Rogatkin soared through the air off the last kicker after already knowing that his win was sealed, and showed his…
Johannes Fischbach and Jana Bartova are the winners of the fourth round of the iXS European Downhill Cup. More than 300 riders from 26 nations started in Spicak’s race this weekend and made it another highlight of the season! Jana Bartova Spicak already hosted iXS EDC races several times before and invited the riders already for the sixth time this season. The small bike park in the Bohemian forest has been an inside tip for a long time, but now officially belongs to many riders’ favorite venues and anticipation is always high when it is time to return to the…
MILL VALLEY, CALIFORNIA – June 23, 2016 – WTB is proud to announce the release of a new gravity-focused tire, the Convict, which is the most robust tire ever made by WTB. The Convict expands WTB’s line of mountain bike tires to satisfy the needs of gravity enthusiasts. Its tread pattern provides the aggressive knobs and hearty sidewall needed for riders on the most challenging and technical gravity courses. The tall, meaty knobs of the Convict tread pattern are designed to bite into loose, wet and rocky conditions, while the 2.5” width provides the stable platform and massive contact patch…
Munich, June 29th 2016: Servus Munich! After somewhat disappointing weather in Les Gets (FRA) it’s up to Swatch Prime Line at MASH this weekend to satisfy the fans’ thirst for FMB World Tour slopestyle action. The FMB World Tour’s best athletes such as Nicholi Rogatkin (USA), Brett Rheeder (CAN) and Thomas Genon (BEL) will be competing at the FMB Diamond Event in hope of securing the win in the Bavarian capital. Set on the grounds of the 1972 Olympic Games, 23 slopestyle stars and a few new names such as the only 16-year-old Emil Johansson (SWE) or young German Nico…
Exciting third round of Slovenian international mountain bike enduro series in hard conditions and with a smaller field. Peter Mlinar (Črn trn/Blackthorn) is the winner of third round of SloEnduro series, the Soča Enduro in Bovec, Slovenia. In overall ranking he was followed by two Austrians: Gerd Skant (Giant Stattegg) in second and Manfred Morokutti in third place. In difficult rainy conditions only 44 riders from Austria, Hungary, Italy, Slovakia and Slovenia took off from Bovec square. Pero Mlinar already won two 4Fun series one-day races this year and is leading the SloEnduro feeder series ranking. But this is only…
Slovenian international mountain bike enduro series to visit Mt. Kanin and surroundings for second time, five special stages will be held on Sunday. Four weeks after last race in Cerkno its is time for SloEnduro, the Slovenian international mountain bike enduro series, to move to Bovec, Slovenia, to Soča Enduro event. Soča Enduro was first held two years ago and last year it was held in Bovec for the first time. This year the course will be even more spectacular. Details will be announced on Friday. There will be five special stages with total climbing and descending of approximately 1600…
Serfaus-Fiss-Ladis, Austria, June 21st 2016 – Attention gravity fans! The MTB-Festival Serfaus-Fiss-Ladis is celebrating mountain biking from August 1st to 7th and especially the young riders have a lot to look forward to. One week of MTB madness kicks off with the “Rookie Camp 2016”: an experienced team, built around UCI Masters Downhill World Champion Alice Kühne, will coach the participating youngsters. Everyone, who wasn’t lucky enough to get a spot in the camp, can count on plenty of biking action during the “Kona Rookie Games” from August 4th to 7th. Kids and grownups alike can let off some steam…
LES GETS, FRANCE Friday, June 19 — A month of heavy rainfall ending in a day spotted with sun and pounding rain made for a race to remember on the grassy steeps of the Alps Sunday. French riders Remi THIRION and Morgane CHARRE slipped, slid and managed to keep it rubber-side down just long enough to cross the finish line and secure first place. Remi Thirion: Today it was just the best to stay on the bike… I’ve never seen a condition like this or a track like this. It’s really gnarly, really rutty, really slippery — I’m happy to…
June 18, 2016 Les Gets, France— Continued rain opened a sweet opportunity for the Crankworx Les Gets Slopestyle where the athletes opted in for one epic best trick jam in lieu of a full competition. From an oppo-cashroll to an oppo-Cork 720 to ‘The Twister’, the winning runs saw some of the top athletes in the world throw down before a sincerely grateful crowd of fans who braved a sloppy hillside to see their heroes in action—and the athletes truly showed their appreciation. Brett Rheeder Brett Rheeder: I think it was like a blessing in disguise because someone would have…
Sławomir Łukasik and Petra Bernhard have been crowned the winners of EDC round three in Schladming. They clearly dominated the field of 400 riders from 27 different nations who made their way to the Planai for another exciting weekend full of Downhill action. Sławomir Łukasik Last weekend the third out of six races of the iXS European Dowhill brought us all to Schladming and the first half of the season already came to an end. Schladming officially is regarded the most important sport venue of the Steiermark and is always one of the riders favorite destinations of the downhill season.…