Munich, March 7th 2016: The FMB Diamond Series is back! As we speak the top FMB athletes are jet setting across the globe to New Zealand for the initial FMB Diamond Series stop at Crankworx Rotorua. This season, the FMB Diamond Series ranking will be made up of five events: all four Diamond stops and, the best result from a Gold event, taking place before the last Diamond stop. The top eight athletes from 2015 are pre-qualified for the Diamond Series and the season finale will return to the home of slopestyle, Red Bull Joyride at Crankworx Whistler. Supporters can…
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Anyone lucky enough to interact with Kelly McGarry was instantly struck by his good natured personality and ability to make you feel like an old friend within minutes of meeting him. We at ODI were fortunate to have been able to work with Kelly over the past few years and were ecstatic when Kelly approached us about doing an edit with his beloved dog Tui. After his tragic passing we were torn on what to do with this footage. Upon consulting those closest to him we decided that it was best to release this edit both as a fitting tribute…
WTB will be unveiling a new 650b tire named the Horizon 650 x 47c Road Plus TCS beneath Hunter and Soulcraft bicycles during day one of the North American Handmade Bicycle Show (NAHBS). Referred to as “Road Plus” by WTB, the Horizon 650 x 47c tire measures the same overall diameter as a 700 x 30mm road tire and is intended to be used with endurance road and gravel applications. This builds upon the same school of thought as WTB’s 27.5+ system, where an oversized 27.5” tire equates to the same height and diameter as a traditional 29” mountain bike…
WHISTLER, B.C., Feb. 29, 2016 – Crankworx is taking its signature photography show, Deep Summer, on the road for the first time ever. Immediately following the Crankworx Rotorua Slopestyle, the Deep Summer Rotorua Photo Challenge debuts in New Zealand, for the climax of the five-day festival, running Wednesday, Mar. 9 to Sunday, Mar. 13. Staged in the arena of Skyline Rotorua Gravity Park, this staple cultural component of Crankworx carries the crescendo of the marquee slopestyle event on for several more hours as the photographers vie for a $5000 prize pot. Deep Summer is the essence of our culture. Mountain…
TAIPEI CYCLE SHOW, TAIWAN – March 2, 2016 – WTB has expanded the versatility of their Riddler tread pattern by offering a 700c version in both 37mm and 45mm casing options. The Riddler 700c 37/45 tire features a fast rolling tread pattern consisting of a supportive, tightly spaced centerline to minimize rolling resistance while tall outer knobs provide traction while cornering. The combined speed and traction of the Riddler tread pattern makes the Riddler 700c 37/45 a capable tire across numerous riding disciplines, including cyclocross, gravel and dirt touring. Evan Smith, WTB’s tire engineer: We’ve taken a tried-and-true tread pattern…
WHISTLER, B.C., Thursday, Feb. 24, 2016 – A strong contingent of elite athletes, a new downhill race, the Deep Summer photography showcase and more Kidsworx events will see Crankworx Rotorua expand for 2016 as New Zealand welcomes the international mountain biking community. Fans can join the King and Queen of the Crankworx World Tour, Bernard KERR and Anneke BEERTEN , Mick and Tracey HANNAH, last year’s Crankworx Slopestyle Champion, Brett RHEEDER, and elite riders like Casey BROWN, Martin SÖDERSTRÖM and Loic BRUNI for the launch of the Crankworx World Tour’s second season. Loic Bruni This year marks a chance at…
Friedrichshafen, Germany – After the success of the inaugural edition of the Eurobike Media Days last year, an expanded second edition is in planning for 2016. From June 28 to 30, up to 30 manufacturers of complete bikes for the athletic market segment will meet about 200 trade press representatives from all over the world. The scenery of Kirchberg, Austria, is to provide an authentic biker’s backdrop for this unique opportunity for the press to thoroughly test the many novelties in planning for the 2017 model year. “Our idea – to offer the bicycle industry and the trade press a…
PHOENIX, AZ – FEBRUARY 16, 2016 – Just in time for the 2016 season, Pivot Cycles has unveiled the all new Phoenix DH Carbon. Driven directly by Pivot’s work with the Pivot Factory racing team, the new chassis is 2/3 of a pound lighter and yet incredibly strong and stiff. With tons of new details that make it the fastest and most technically advanced World Cup-tested downhill design available, this is the right choice for racers on the hunt for podium spots in 2016. In an video filled with great riding in Queenstown, NZ, the Pivot Factory Racing team (including…
Munich, February 16th 2016 – Swedish slopestyle athlete Max Fredriksson begins his 2016 season with new partners and a good result from the first FMB World Tour event of the year. For the foreseeable future, the young slopestyle rider from Järfälla, Sweden will be supported by NS Bikes, Monster Energy, Alpinestars, TSG, Oakley and Novatec. Helping him navigate the waters of the professional mountain bike world is the Munich based sports marketing and communication agency, rasoulution. With a solid 4th place already in the bag from White Style in Leogang, Max’s season has started well. Already feeling good on his…
Last time tickets for Polish Grand Prix held in TAURON Arena Cracow were sold out more than six weeks before the show! FMX World Championships promoter in Poland – Sportainment Company along with the title sponsor made effort to bring the best Freestyle MX riders back to Malopolska. Spectators can expect fierce competition between top world’s riders with extreme tricks and huge dose of adrenaline. However, Freestyle is not everything you can witness on 12th of March. As always there’ll be opportunity to meet and greet riders at Pit Party right before the show. Riders will show their skills racing…
The Enduro World Series is delighted to announce the 30 lucky riders who have been awarded Wild Card Status for the 2016 race season. Over 150 riders from 27 different nations applied to be considered for a Wild Card spot, which would guarantee them entry to their chosen races this summer. The Wild Card system is designed to recognise those riders who could demonstrate exceptional talent and deserve a chance to prove it but may not have achieved a reserved place due to injury, young age or geographical location. All applications were carefully considered by EMBA and eventually whittled down…
Bormio, February 4th 2016 – Crossing the Alps – a fantasy, that drives thousands of ambitious cyclists onto the trails to cross Europe’s highest mountains using nothing but their own strength. The BIKE Transalp leads bikers through the Alps from July 17th to 23rd; seven days, 520 kilometers (323 miles), 17,750 meters (58,200 feet) in altitude and 1,200 participants from 40 nations. One stop will be in Bormio – the perfect location for a fast regeneration and to enjoy the stunning alpine surroundings. There are three things in Bormio that immediately catch the biker’s eyes: the Ortler massif which reaches…
That’s a wrap! The 10th anniversary of the White Style is done and dusted. A weekend in the snow was topped off by the awesome slopestyle contest. Crazy airtime gave the world’s best athletes enough time to throw down their gnarliest tricks on snow.
Saalfelden Leogang, Austria, January 29th 2016 – In the midst of the European winter, on the slopes of Saalfelden Leogang, some of the world’s best slopestyle riders just threw down one of the most heated finals ever. Szymon Godziek (POL) clinched a consecutive victory after beating Matt Jones (GBR) for the title. A pleasant sight was also seeing Russia’s Pavel Alekhin winning another best trick here at White Style. Just before the White Style finals, Austrian hero Fabio Wibmer won the Scott Snow Downhill Dual Race in front of Austria’s top UCI Mountain Bike Downhill World Cup rider Markus Pekoll.…