Raw 100 is a video series designed to highlight the talent and creativity of filmmakers. It’s said that simplicity is the ultimate sophistication, and this series celebrates that. The rules for each video are simple: 100 seconds in length, no slow motion footage, and no music. By having to work within these limitations, filmmakers have to shake up the box and put their creativity on blast. In creating this latest addition to the Raw 100 series produced by Rupert Walker, Brandon Semenuk pointed it south to California from his home in Canada to breathe new life into an old Downhill…
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Saalfelden Leogang, June 12th 2016 – Oops, they did it again! There is just no stopping Rachel Atherton or Aaron Gwin! As last year both record breakers fought for every hundredth of a second at the UCI Mountain Bike Downhill World Cup in Leogang and awarded the crowd with yet another race for the history books. Despite the fact that her run was not perfect, Atherton continued her winning streak and took home the world cup win for the tenth time in a row. Her fourth success of the season was the record setter, after having pulled along side with…
It’s a mountain bike party with Martyn Ashton at Fort William, following on from Martyn’s incredible Road Bike Party series, Martyn takes on the Fort William Downhill World Cup course on his very special bike. Martyn Ashton is back in the saddle for his latest film, a rip-roaring ride down one of the world’s most challenging downhill bike trails at the UCI Mountain Bike World Cup in Nevis Range, Fort William. The course is arguably the toughest course on the Downhill World Cup circuit is feared by many able-bodied pros. It requires strength, lightning, superior bike control and nerves of…
Saalfelden Leogang in Salzburger Land, Austria, June 11th 2016 – The FMB Gold Event 26TRIX is proving to become a true talent factory. Well-known pros and many newcomers signed up for the pre-qualification round, making it the biggest pre-qualification ever. Amongst the participants were also BMX legend Drew Bezanson and the only female competitor Gemma Corbera, who took part in their first big FMB contest. Due to steady rainfall on Saturday, the qualification runs stood as the final results. The Italian Diego Caverzasi sent a huge run and celebrated his breakthrough on an international stage. He was followed by the…
The weather made the worst-case-scenario true at the very first SloEnduro event in Austria, the atmosphere stayed bright though. Pouring rain made for an unpleasant uphill Lightning strikes and rain in apocalyptical extent resulted in a gondola halt and a shortened track. The weather was all but kind, the mood still stayed good. The favorites Petra Bernhard and Daniel Schemmel secured victories at the Schöckl in the worst conditions possible. Time to hang on for trail builder Michi Gölles / The struggle was real Anticipation was high for the enduro premiere at the Schöckl. Starting places were taken long before…
Chur, May 31, 2016 – Graubünden, the largest vacation destination in Switzerland, is one of the most appealing mountain biking regions in the world. Graubünden offers everything to make every biker’s heart beat faster – from downhill adrenaline in Lenzerheide Bike Park, singletrack thrills on the Alps Epic Trail Davos, family fun on the pump tracks in Flims, wonders of nature all around Swiss national parks, or freeriding on the Corviglia Flow Trail in St. Moritz. Thanks to a tolerant attitude on the trails, bikers and hikers get along extremely well, and as a result, Graubünden is particularly proud of…
Welcome to Scotland for the 2016 World Cup DH at Fort William. This is the first race back since the loss of our friend and competitor, Stevie Smith. Today was dedicated to him. Sven Martin, Duncan Philpott and @maddogboris share the beautiful, but heavy day through photos and interviews. — Source: vitalmtb.com
Pivot’s favorite Swiss National Downhill Champion, Emilie Siegenthaler, knows that good days on the pump track, fun trail rides and riding her Phoenix on runs she knows like the back of her hand are all parts of finding the flow when World Cup time comes around again. She’s currently ranked 6th on the World Cup and we can’t wait to cheer for her at Fort William! See more at: pivotcycles.com/team/pivotfactoryracing
Munich, June 2nd 2016 – The temperatures are rising, the summer is coming! Danny MacAskill and his Drop and Roll crew are looking forward to the summer shows in the next months. After three great shows in Sheffield, Zurich and on the Isle of Skye, Danny, Duncan and Ali are heading to Fort William this weekend for the UCI Mountain Bike World Cup from June 4th to 5th. Although the three trials experts will not be racing down the Scottish mountains against the likes of downhill stars such as Aaron Gwin or Gee Atherton, they will be keeping the crowd…
A five-day trip-of-a-lifetime to see the Crankworx World Tour wrap in Whistler awaits the lucky fan who can assemble the winning team in the Crankworx Les Gets Fantasy Contest. The brand new online fantasy sports contest will run from June 16 to 19, during Crankworx Les Gets, at fantasy.crankworx.com. Like a fantasy football draft, or the office hockey pool, players will have to stick within a predetermined salary cap, and select athletes for their team based on their relative salaries, and the athletes’ probability of doing well in five core Crankworx events. The player whose riders bring in the most…
Whistler, BC, May 30, 2016 — The transition from winter to summer in British Columbia’s temperamental coastal weather gave the Whistler Spring Classic its own punchline this weekend as 12 centimetres of fresh powder arrived for Saturday training: “Spring? Classic.” Josh Carlson Despite the unexpected, and in some cases because of it, the racers took the course by storm, opening the North American Enduro Tour with some of the more memorable race-day runs of more than a few careers. Josh Carlson: We were training yesterday and every time we went up to Hey Bud or Golden Boner the snow was…
May 30th 2016 – Winners of Enduro Cerkno, second race of SloEnduro series, are Austrian Petra Bernhardt (Radlager) and Slovenian Vid Peršak (Gaes Orbea Enduro Crew). Vid, the 2015 SloEnduro Champion, already won Saturday’s prologue in Cerkno and went on to win four out of five Sunday’s stages in Cerkno ski resort. Daniel Schemmel (Cube Action Team) won the third stage, the longest one, which also counted as Kenda SuperStage. Daniel Schemmel Tadej Razpet, member of host team Pedal Racing from Cerkno, finished second in the prologue and defended the position for some time on Sunday but he finally had…
The BIKE Festival comes to an end and so does the second round of the iXS European Downhill Cup. The race definitely was one of the most exciting highlights in this weekend’s agenda, that also included numerous other competitions with a marathon, an Enduro race, a pump track battle, the Gravel Road Race and a lot more. Johannes Fischbach It has been the first EDC race in Willingen and more than 350 riders from 23 different nations followed their invitation to the first EDC race on German ground after 4 years. In the past Willingen has been hosting several races…
This year, the iXS European Downhill Cup makes its way to Willingen for the first time. 350 riders from 22 nations have already registered for the race and are ready to take home some more points for their overall rankings on their way towards the title. Johannes Fischbach / iXS European DH Cup Kranjska Gora 2016 The BIKE Festival is officially known as the biggest and most popular festival of its kind. It invites visitors and participants to numerous races at once with the Rocky Mountain Marathon, another round of the Specialized-SRAM Enduro Series, the Cannondale Graval Road Race, the…