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…
Author: Tomasz Profic
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.…
Saalfelden Leogang in Salzburger Land, Austria, September 22nd 2015 – This weekend, in Saalfelden Leogang one highlight followed the other. At the Biketember festival, the iXS European Downhill Cup, Specialized-SRAM Enduro Series, Cross Country Europacup and the Scott Junior Trophy celebrated a perfect end to a season full of racing. Hundreds of athletes gathered in Europe’s biking mekka to fight for race wins as well as overall series victories. For the first time since the 2012 world championships, Cross Country professionals returned to Saalfelden Leogang to fight for precious points on the Europacup. But the track saw its first action…
The Enduro World Series has landed in Spain for the penultimate race of the year – the Specialized Opel Enduro Festival Zona Zero. The race will take place on the incredible trail network of Zona Zero in the beautiful Ainsa-Sobrabre region of Northern Spain, nestled amongst the foothills of the Pyrenees Mountains. And though the area may be a new location for the series, the course itself dates back 800 years. It’s so old in fact, that the course builders here refer to themselves as ‘trail archeologists’ – because they are not building new trails but uncovering ancient ones instead.…
Bikewear label ION defys seasonal limits and comes with a new range of weatherproof bikewear. The revised outerwear collection includes windbreaker vests & jackets with a very small packsize, softshell riding pants, waterproof hardshell jackets and insulation jackets with Primaloft padding. ION offers these garments for both genders and trails just one goal: extend the season on the bike and enjoy that the trail is yours. Solely. Until summer is back. Insulation Jacket AERIAL / RADIANT The advantage of riding on cold winter days: the trail is yours alone. For support in colder temperatures, ION’s AERIAL & RADIANT insulation jackets…
Johannes Fischbach und Eleonora Farina officially are 2015’s Champions of the iXS European Downhill Cup. They were the fastest out of 300 riders from 26 nations and were crowned the winners of the season at the fabulous season finals in Leogang! Since 2008 the iXS Cup pays a visit to Leogang at least once a year. It has been one of the EDC’s venues right from the start and played host to some of the biggest events of the Downhill scene. This year, the final round of the European series was embedded into the Biketember Festival, next to the Specialized-SRAM…