The Enduro World Series lands in Ireland this weekend for round three, the Emerald Enduro presented by Biking.ie In stark contrast to the dusty trails of round two in Argentina, riders will be back in more familiar territory as they once more face the lush green hills of County Wicklow. Sticking to the traditional Irish enduro format, racers will tackle seven stages and around 50km of pedalling over a single day. Justin Leov Last year’s event became synonymous with the amazing Irish fans, who turned out in their thousands, as well as the fairytale ending to the day as local…
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Graz, May 12th, 2016 – Some may remember the European Downhill Championships in 2003. The likes of Fabien Barel and Anne-Caroline Chausson were fighting for continental honors. It was the last time bikers were racing the downhill tracks officially. On June 5th, SloEnduro premiers in Austria and relives the gravity racing action after 13 years on this challenging mountain. photo: Klemens Koenig Officially, “Enduro Gradec” is part of the 4Fun category of the SloEnduro series. Everyone who has been to the “Schöckl Trail Area” knows: proper, rough mountain bike trails are waiting. The organizers – the local bike club Radlager,…
Friedrichshafen – On September 3 and 4, 2016, the world’s biggest Bike “Testival” is celebrating its debut in Friedrichshafen. Two full days of “Testing, Adventures, Partying” will highlight all aspects of biking. With 3,000 test bikes and the latest products from more than 1,000 international exhibitors, alongside an action-packed supporting program, the new Eurobike Festival Days represent a biking event of superlatives. Participation events, workshops and different biking competitions are all on the program at Eurobike Festival Days, along with action-packed entertainment and live music by international acts on the festival stage. An impressive selection of test bikes are available…
Munich, May 12th 2016: The first two FMB wildcards of the season have been awarded to Ryan Nyquist and Diego Caverzasi. Due to the fact that they were the best placed athletes at the FMB Gold Events Swatch Rocket Air and FISE Montpellier, who have not yet qualified for the Diamond Series stop at Crankworx Les Gets, both riders will be competing at the FMB Diamond Event in France on June 18th. Ryan Nyquist / photo: Lars Scharl Diego Caverzasi surprised everyone in Thun, when he sent a huge run, scoring 94.00 points and achieving his best ever result on…
Livigno’s summer is going to be really magic. Carosello 3000 continues with the construction of their innovative trail network of flow style mountain biking trail , considered the new frontier in the mountain bike universe. The trails will be accessible from Saturday, June 18 with the opening of the gondola Livigno Center (access to the Roller Coaster carosello3000.com/en/mountain-bike/mtb-trails-livigno), while from Saturday, June 25, the gondola Carosello 3000 (San Rocco zone) will give access to the complete trail system. The inauguration of a new flow trail going through the woods is scheduled for the same date. The flow-trails are constructed in…
Despite postponement and difficult conditions due to gusty winds in Montpellier the 12 riders, who made it to this year’s finals put up a huge show. FISE Montpellier split the finals this year adding a “Super Final”, which gives the top six riders one more chance to improve their score. Frenchman Yannick Granieri was on fire in front of his home crowd. “Mr. Consistent” sent two runs with +90 scores (90.33 & 93.00) and looked like he would lead the field into the “Super Finals”. Thomas Genon However under the pressure of not even making it into the last six,…
Johannes Fischbach and Veronika Widmann won the first round of the iXS European Cup 2016. 400 riders from 32 different nations made their way to Kranjska Gora this weekend, to celebrate the opening of the season and to collect some first important points for the rankings. This past weekend the iXS European Downhill Cup hosted its first race of the season in Kranjska Gora the race for the European title has officially begun! This year’s cup consists of 6 different – but equally demanding – races in Slovenia, Germany, Austria, France and the Czech Republic. Johannes Fischbach The first…
Finally there are only a few days left until the kick-off of the 2016 iXS season. The first race takes us to Kranjska Gora for iXS European Downhill Cup #1, inviting 400 riders from 27 different nations to celebrate the opening of the season! It is the moment we all have been waiting for: after a long off-season it is finally time to enter a new season! For the grand opening more than 400 riders will make their way to Kranjska Gora in northwestern Slovenia. In the past Kranjska Gora has mainly been known as a popular host for Alpine…
UCI Mountain Bike Downhill World Cup and 26TRIX at the Out of Bounds Festival, 9-12.06.2016 Saalfelden Leogang in Salzburger Land, Austria, May 4th 2016 – Airtime, adrenalin and action: The Out of Bounds Festival is a must see highlight on the biking calendar 2016! From June 9th to June 12th Saalfelden Leogang will be going wild, when the top downhillers will be racing at the UCI Mountain Bike Downhill World Cup and slopestyle stars will be sending tricks at the FMB World Tour Gold Event 26TRIX. Guests are most welcome to get on their own bikes as well and show…
Swatch Rocket Air was electrifying! The first FMB Gold event of the season took place in Thun, Switzerland and 15 finalists battled it out on a jungle themed course. Nicholi Rogatkin At first it looked like Thomas Genon would still have his chance to defend his title. After the first run the top three riders were Nicholi Rogatkin (95.0), Thomas Genon (93.0) and Max Fredriksson (91.0). However the second run was to become insanley intense. The young Italian Diego Caverzasi shocked the field with a huge run, which catapulted him into second place, thanks to a massvie 94.0 score. Now,…
The SDS team’s partnership with NS Bikes has taken off big time. The guys have already been pushing the Fuzz through it’s paces for several months, but now they are finally kitted out out with brand new 2016 models with custom paintjobs to fit their team colours. SDS has proven that they are not just fast riders – they also have good product development skills and have amongst other developed a new generation of DH tires together with VeeTire. They have already started working closely with NS Bikes engineering and product management on new projects and improvements. The combined strength…
Munich, April 27th 2016: The season is well under way and with the next event, Swatch Rocket Air coming up soon on April 29th and April 30th, riders will be bringing their tricks for a rumble in the jungle, hoping to claim the first wildcard of the season. This year a record number of six Gold events have registered for the FMB World Tour so far, including two new FISE World Series stops in Edmonton (CAN) and Chengdu (CHN). Gold events are the last stepping stone for upcoming riders to jump their way into the ultimate FMB Diamond Series, from…
Whistler, B.C., April 25, 2016 — VIP tickets are now on sale to secure the best vantage point for the inaugural Crankworx Les Gets and a chance to be a part of MTB history. Les Gets is one of the original downhill race destinations and a place where the European riding community congregates. Sitting in the Portes du Soleil, a 12-town, lift-accessed hub for the gravity riding scene, its quarter-century of race history began with the 1992 French Cup Downhill, and has drawn spectators and families of mountain bikers to the French Alps ever since. Loic Bruni Benjamin Mugnier, Crankworx…
Points are up for grabs again in Switzerland from the 29th to 30th April! This year’s Swatch Rocket Air will be hosting the competition in a jungle setting and the unique Gold Event in Switzerland will again not disappoint. Big FMB World Tour names such as Nicholi Rogatkin and Thomas Genon will also be competing against the likes of Ryan Nyquist and Drew Bezanson. Drew, BMX star and 26 year old Canadian, has signed up for his first FMB World Tour event and fans are eager to see him ride on a mountain bike. Will Thomas Genon be able to…