We’re looking back at one of the most demanding, but also most popular races of the whole iXS season. It was far from easy to make it down the track in one piece this weekend for more than 400 riders from 30 different nations. The fastest riders of the weekend were Emmeline Ragot and Danny Hart. Since last year, Schladming is once again a part of the iXS agenda and finally plays host again to international downhill events after three years of absence from the scene. And it seems like the track at the Planai even increased in popularity among…
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For the first time in the history of the Bluegrass Enduro Tour, the series was holding a round in the French Pyrenees. The mountain village of Ancizan was a beautiful place to host the event. The nearest airport in Toulouse is only two hours from the race venue, which made it relatively easy for people from further afield to go and experience the Bluegrass Enduro Tour. The French round gave us the opportunity to explore the new mountain bike area MTB Trails 65 during two days of racing. This location is a paradise of mountain trails. We experienced a mix…
This weekend’s ZIENER Bike Festival in Willingen marked the third stop of 400-rider strong Specialized-SRAM Enduro Series. Taking home the honours at the end were Michal Prokop and Anneke Beerten. Some of the sport’s biggest names were hunting for glory in the Elite Men’s race in Willingen this weekend including the Irish winner of the EWS, Greg Callaghan (IRL – Cube Action Team), Michal Prokop (CZE – Specialized Racing) and the newly crowned German champion Fabian Scholz (GER – Focus Trail Team). The women’s field was equally as contested with the current series leader Anneke Beerten (NED – Specialized Racing)…
Antoine Bizet had the run of his season in Bikepark Leogang at the FMB World Tour Gold event 26TRIX during the Out of Bounds Festival. Knocked off the top spot in the last moment, Nicholi Rogatkin takes second place and wins the GoPro Best Trick. Combo master, Thomas Genon takes third place on the podium.
Saalfelden Leogang in Salzburger Land, Austria, June 13th 2015 – All day Antoine Bizet geared up for the run of his season and when it came down to the line, the Frenchman rode for glory in Bikepark Leogang at the FMB World Tour Gold event, 26TRIX during the Out of Bounds Festival. Knocked off the top spot in the last moment, Nicholi Rogatkin is satisfied with his second place and winning the GoPro Best Trick. Combo master, Thomas Genon takes third place on the podium. Antoine Bizet The sun was out all day in Saalfelden Leogang and after the UCI…
Saalfelden Leogang in Salzburger Land, Austria, June 14th 2015 – Aaron Gwin stole the show in Leogang after winning the Men Elite race, with no chain! Rachel Atherton also had a fantastic day, winning her first ever World Cup in Leogang. This unbelievable day of racing rounds off the 2015 Out of Bounds Festival in Saalfelden Leogang. Watch Aaron Gwin’s amazing run and more race highlights here: The action began with a spectacular aerial show above Bikepark Leogang by Red Bull Air Race pilot Hannes Arch. As the racers began to come down, the clouds started to roll in and…
Saalfelden Leogang in Salzburger Land, Austria, June 10th 2015 – At the UCI Mountain Bike World Cup, everything flies by. Last weekend, the downhill stars were fighting for the win on the Scottish Fort William (GBR) track, and this week they will travel to Saalfelden Leogang to compete in round 3 on June 13th and 14th. Waiting for them on the Asitz mountain is a fresh track peppered with novelty surprises to keep them on their toes. Red Bull Air Race World Champion, Hannes Arch will signal the start of the race with a spectacular aerial show on Sunday. In…
Saalfelden Leogang in Salzburger Land, Austria, June 8th 2015 – What can visitors expect from this year’s edition of 26TRIX? Well, if history is anything to go by, then off-the-chart rotations and aerial maneuvers. Celebrating the tenth edition of this contest, former champions will return to Bikepark Leogang. Mixing up the pack is BMX legend Ryan Nyquist. The BMX dirt and park rider will swap in his 20” trick machine for a 26” mountain bike and will ride with the top dawgs. While mountain bike athletes compete for points and seconds in Bikepark Leogang, spectators can enjoy numerous interactive attractions…
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European downhill racing is again in the spotlight, and August 29, 2015 marks the beginning of the fifth year of the Raiffeisen Club Nordkette Downhill.PRO, and as always downhill, the fastest discipline of mountain biking takes centre stage. Facing off on the Nordkette, 10 World Cup professionals and the underdogs, the Local Heroes, all at the start line, and all vying for the fastest time on the mountain. In 2014, the Colombian Marcelo Gutierrez Villegas, who came to Innsbruck as the newly crowned “King of Crankworx”, stood atop the podium. We’re expecting an exceptional 2015, where all the big names…
The European Enduro Series continues and on July 25 and 26 the third stop of the tour takes place at beautiful Reschenpass. The “3-Länder Enduro Trails” between Austria, Switzerland and Italy offer everything that fulfills the heart of every enduro shredder. With the participation of the cup holder, Robert Williams (GBR), and the winner of the first stop in Punta Ala, Czech’s Michal Prokop, this promises to be a thrilling third stop of the series. Registration will be open on 8th, June. From the Mediterranean Sea in Punta Ala, Italy, to the glacier trails in Sölden, Austria, the European Enduro…
With back to back EWS weekends I think everyone knew it would come down to who could recover the best from Ireland. It was in Peebles last year where I managed to score my first podium ever and with two days of racing so much can happen, so it’s an exciting race. Coming from near perfect conditions in Ireland it was almost a given before I checked the weather forecast that we would see some typical Scottish weather over the week. It was pretty much what we expected but with extreme changes, we would see everything from blue skies to…
The Cannondale Alpine Bikes World Enduro will be remembered for two things – the wild weather of the Tweed Valley, Scotland and the charge of Trek. The 600 riders faced every kind of weather imaginable in the last five days; sunshine, hail stones and even gale force winds. In the end it was only the latter that changed the state of play, with organisers TweedLove forced to cancel two of Sunday’s stages for safety reasons. However, the shorter course and crazy weather did nothing to dampen the race, with tight times and an ever changing lead emerging in the men’s…
Livigno (ITA), May 28th 2015 – The premium Italian resort Livigno is still peppered with a thin layer of snow. But by mid-June the final snowflakes should have melted away and Italy’s “Little Tibet” will be ready to start its 2015 bike season. Mottolino Bike Park will open its tracks and the extended flow trail network at Carosello 3000 will be groomed and ready to ride. Lower down a new pump track at the Bike Skill Centre will open as well. Livigno is ready to welcome bikers from near and far. Special bike hotels, customized tours and services round out…