Munich, November 23rd 2015 – Christmas is coming up and like every year the mad present panic begins. So what is your wish to Santa? EVOC’s new MacAskill street line makes it easy for people to travel the world, but there are many more ideas for keen bikers on Danny MacAskill’s new website: dannymacaskill.co.uk A three-piece travel set with a single look and feel: Danny’s new EVOC signature series is matched to the smallest detail. Together with the designers of the Munich-based company, the Scottish street trials rider has developed a luggage series, which is simply “spot on”. A bike…
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Most of downhill fans knows him as that funny guy who’s previewing every round of Downhill World Cup. Now it’s mandatory thing and some people wait for track preview more than for a competition. He’s also Team Manager of DH World Cup team Gstaad-Scott and founder of Velosolutions. Ladies and gentlemen – Claudio Caluori! Fort William 2014 Tomasz Profic, 43RIDE: In Poland you’re mostly known for DH World Cup tracks previews, but you do many other interesting things. Can you introduce yourself to our readers? Claudio Caluori: Just some dude from Switzerland who loves what he does and does what…
Our two best little mates are back! On their trusty bright red 2016 RAMONES’, Eliot and Marti conquer new horizons. Grippy tyres, a disc brake and shovels for shaping, they are already dreaming of Rampage! Also note that they are too cute and surprisingly well behaved… They know that Christmas is coming!
Munich, November 18th 2015: FMB Factory Team Rankings – how does it work? Factory teams must register a minimum of 2 athletes. Each athlete can contribute a maximum of 3 results and the final team score is the total of the best six results. The Trek C3 Project comprised of Brandon Semenuk, Brett Rheeder and Tom Van Steenbergen proved to be unstoppable. Claiming the overall 2015 FMB World Championship, Thomas Genon’s results played a key role on keeping the Canyon Factory Freeride Team close on their heels. Nicholi Rogatkin also did an outstanding job keeping Specialized in the top three.…
Ethiopia has really big mountains. So it must have really great mountain biking, right? No one really knew, because no one had ever really brought mountain bikes into Ethiopia’s Simian highlands. We went on an expedition—with pro riders Sarah Leishman and Kamil Tartarkovic—to find out whether the land famous for being the “cradle of mankind” could someday be a mountain bike paradise. I had never been any place quite this remote. The evening before our departure, we huddled around a map and got a briefing from our British guide, Tom Bodkin of Secret Compass. “I will have a first aid…
Munich, November 3rd 2015- The FMB AM Cup is designed to give the stars of tomorrow a platform to emerge onto the scene and give upcoming riders real competition experience. This year, two riders claimed the European Cup with Michael Riekeberg and Bernd Winkler tying first place. The US Cup was won by Brazilian rider Vinicius Gushiken and J.P Maffret came out on top in the Canadian Cup. Please visit fmbworldtour.com for the full rankings. The top three riders will receive prizes from the FMB World Tour partners CamelBak, Continental MTB, GoPro, and TSG. The main prize for the Champion…
Munich, October 23rd 2015: This year was arguably the most competitive FMB World Tour season yet! After countless ground breaking runs have been thrown down, Thomas Genon has triumphed and is now the 2015 FMB World Champion. The Canadian athlete, Brett Rheeder dominated the first half of the season and showed incredible sportsmanship at every of the five Diamond Series stops. Making third place on the overall podium is shooting star Nicholi Rogatkin. Please follow this link to the full ranking. Thomas Genon For Thomas Genon, his World Champion potential came to light back in 2012 when he won the…
Toni Ferreiro (ESP) and Lisa Policzka (GER) triumph in Benalmádena, Spain and win the last stop of the EES 2015 on October 18. Policzka also secures her EES overall victory together with her boyfriend Markus Reiser (GER) – the perfect match. The European Enduro Series 2015 is history. Spanish Downhill Champion Toni Ferreiro (ESP) wins today´s Men Elite class in front of Michal Prokop (CZE) and Dennis Dertell (SWE). But it was not a home match for Ferreiro. The sandy trails and foggy weather bothered him as well and he had to prove his class on this last challenging track.…
Munich, October 15th 2015: The mountain is calling! Riders are in the desert, digging their ultimate line for the notorious Red Bull Rampage. Thomas Genon, Brett Rheeder and Nicholi Rogatkin are all neck and neck in the FMB Diamond Series standings. This gnarly mountain bike freeride event will crown one of them the 2015 FMB World Champion. Due to predicted thunderstorms at the weekend, the finals have been moved forward 24 hours. Tune in LIVE on redbull.tv this Friday, October 16th from 6:30pm CEST to be first to find out who claims the win! Three hundred – that is how…
KOBLENZ, 13.10.2015 — It’s official. Darren Berrecloth, one of the seminal names in freeriding, now rides for Canyon. If there’s anyone out there who needs no introduction, it’s Darren. As part of the Canyon Factory Freeride Team, the Claw will add experience to the setup unmatched by anybody else on the circuit. “At my first meeting with the guys from Canyon, I immediately felt like I would be welcomed into a family. From that point on Canyon was my top pick for a brand to partner with. Everyone I’ve met has been laid back and easy going, and we’ve got…
Munich, October 13th 2015 – FMB wonder boy, Nicholi Rogatkin has stepped up his game once again in his latest video shoot in Utah. The new clip, filmed by Artbarn previews Nicholi’s preparations for the upcoming infamous Red Bull Rampage in which the American rider will also compete for the 2015 FMB World Championship title. The clip is full of stunning cinematography, some banger tricks and the picturesque landscape of Utah’s desert, so sit back and enjoy: All season long Nicholi Rogatkin has been touring around the globe, competing in the FMB’s most challenging Diamond Series stops. Now he is…
The final round of the Enduro World Series was a suitably dramatic ending to a season that encompassed eight rounds across eight countries and three continents. On the shores of the Mediterranean in Finale’s famous town square, Richie Rude and Tracy Moseley were named as the 2015 Enduro World Champions. And it was in the same setting that Fabien Barel and Tracy announced they would be hanging up their helmets and retiring from racing. The Superenduro powered by SRAM was the tightest fought race in the series’ history – with the top three men all within 2 seconds of each…
Round Seven of the Enduro World Series, The Specialized Opel Enduro Festival Zona Zero in Spain, was always destined to enter the history books. When you base a race village within the walls of a twelfth century castle and race through ancient cobbled streets it’s bound to leave an impression – but that’s not the only reason Ainsa will be go down as a legendary race. The most extreme weather the series has ever encountered forced the cancellation of a stage – but even flash flooding couldn’t dampen the spirit of this event. Stage eight, the last of the day,…
Munich, September 24th 2015: Since the start of the FMB Diamond Series at Crankworx Rotorua, three athletes have been pushing themselves and one another for the top spot on event podiums. Brett Rheeder has dominated the season but Thomas Genon and Nicholi Rogatkin have kept the pressure on throughout. Athletes can snatch up to 1000pts for a victory at a Diamond contest, so with just one event left on the calendar and less than 300pts between these three FMB heroes, the margin for error at Red Bull Rampage is wafer thin. The desert will separate the Champion from the rest.…