Rising downhill stars will take centre stage from the 6th to the 9th of August at MTB-Festival Serfaus-Fiss-Ladis, Austria. Young athletes will be looking to demonstrate some smooth riding over rough terrain at the Kona International Rookie Games, being held again at Bike Park Serfaus-Fiss-Ladis. The world champions of tomorrow are coming together between the 6th and 9th of August in a relaxed setting, yet still in international spotlight. Competitors will also be vying for iXS cumulative points in the integrated iXS Rookies Downhill Championships and the iXS Rookies International Championships events, all challengers seeking the unofficial youth title of…
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Nico Lau (FRA) and Ines Thoma (GER) satisfied their role as favorites at stop #2 of the European Enduro Series 2015 in Sölden. The shimmering heat and the dusty trails challenged the riders to their limits in the Bike Republic Sölden on July 5, 2015. Ines Thoma is back and won stop #2 of the EES 2015 of the Elite Women Class in Sölden today. “Due to the many lift rides the heat was pretty bearable and the stages here in Sölden did make a lot of fun to ride”, she said later in the interview. German Lisa Policzka and…
Livigno (ITA), June 29th 2015 – The Italian mountain resort, Livigno has barely melted away the last of the snow and already mountain bikers are looking forward to an action packed season. Road bikers are the first to enjoy the winding roads and landscape during the Schwalbe TOUR Transalp and Tinkoff Sports Academy. Mountain bikers will hit the single trails during the Adventure Awards Days and National Park Bike Marathon in August as well as the Enduro Cup in September. We can expect even more amazing images and videos from the freeride spectacle, Suzuki Nine Knights. Shortly appearing from around…
This weekend, on July 4 and 5, the European Enduro Series continues in the heart of Sölden, Austria. Today was the first mandatory training and following the prologue. Ines Thoma (GER) and Nico Lau (FRA) were way in front of their competitors in the Elite class at today’s prologue in the dusty, shimmering heat of the Ötztal Alps. Two other German riders, Lisa Policzka and Stephanie Frankl were close in on Thoma in the Women Elite class. Gustav Wildhaber (SUI) and Robert Williams (GBR) were hard on Lau’s heels. The newly built Teäre Line was the venue for the prologue…
Saalfelden Leogang in Salzburger Land, Austria, July 2nd 2015 – This weekend, three different types of bikers will come to Saalfelden Leogang. One will pad up for the bike park. The second will gear up for some all-mountain adventure while the third will pack up for a weekend, exploring the beautiful region on an E-Bike. All three of them will leave with a smile on their faces! In Saalfelden Leogang, this weekend and every weekend for the rest of the season, bikers can make the most of the resorts’ well-developed cycling infrastructure. The gravity biker will head straight to the…
Saturday afternoon in Munich could not have been any better! Swatch Prime Line at Munich Mash pulled in tens of thousands of spectators who witnessed Brett Rheeder claim victory at the second round of the FMB Diamond Series. Thomas Genon took second and Nicholi Rogatkin landed in third. Swatch Proteam athlete Sam Pilgrim had a lot of support from the German crowd and finished in 5th. In addition to winning the contest, Brett Rheeder’s backflip tailwhip from the step down also claimed Best Trick. In the FMB Diamond Series, Brett Rheeder’s win at Swatch Prime Line extends his lead in…
The action sport festival Munich Mash has got off to a flying start! Great weather gathered the crowds in the Olympic Park for the qualifying of this weekend’s main mountain bike event – Swatch Prime Line. During today’s qualifying, 24 invited athletes laid it all on the line on the giant slopestyle course for a spot in Saturday’s finals. Swatch Proteam athlete Sam Pilgrim, found the time between practice to show us what this epic course at Munich’s Olympic Park looks like: swatchtv.com. Anyone unable to attend the contest live and witness the scale of the action can tune in…
Saalfelden Leogang in Salzburger Land, Austria, June 24th 2015 – Saalfelden Leogang is a region for anyone who thrives off the possibilities that the great outdoors can offer. Saalfelden Leogang is a traditional Austrian alpine town, full of culture. The wild surroundings and well-developed outdoor infrastructure offer endless attractions for sporting holidays and active lifestyles. The bike paradise: nine tracks, the UCI Downhill World Cup and a Gold level Freeride Mountain Bike World Tour contest, are just some of the reasons why mountain bikers consider Bikepark Leogang Europe’s hottest destination. Featuring the biggest biking playground worldwide for beginners and a…
We are stoked to announce that Sławek Łukasik grabbed 8th place at the second stop of the iXS Downhill Cup in Schladming, Germany! With more than 400 riders from 30 different nations fighting for the podium, our team rider and his NS Fuzz had some serious competition, including world’s top riders like Danny Hart and Markus Pekoll (MS Mondraker), Brook MacDonald (Trek World Racing), Loic Bruni (Lapierre). It was one of the most demanding, but also most popular races of the whole iXS season. Go give Slawek some props by liking and sharing his official fanpage at facebook.com/lukasik.slawek. For more…
Livigno (ITA), June 24th, 2015 – The Suzuki Nine Knights MTB, saddles up and returns for the fifth time to the Italian mountain bike mecca of Livigno with some of the world’s best freeriders. Running from the 31st of August to the 5th of September 2015 the supersession will feature trails and freeride, with the main focus on slopestyle at the illustrious “Il Castello” jump setup on Mottolino Bike Park. For a chance to ride with the likes of Anton Thelander (SWE), Sam Pilgrim (GBR), and Szymon Godziek (POL) send in your video entry to the “Become a Knight” online…
Ireland’s Enduro crazy mountain bikers descended upon Ballinastoe Mountain Bike Trails in County Wicklow last weekend for the second round of the Vitus Gravity Enduro Ireland Series. Given the fairly tale weekend that was the Emerald Enduro, Enduro World Series Round 2 the previous months, it’s no great surprise that the event filled up months in advance. The lucky 400 riders were treated to dry, dusty trails all weekend long with only the odd passing shower to keep the dust down. The total route distance was 28km with 1000 meters of climbing and 5 timed downhill stages, giving a racing…
Munich, June 23rd 2015 – Round 2 of the FMB Diamond Series brings the world to Munich, Germany for Swatch Prime Line! After round 1 in New Zealand and a three month break, the top FMB contenders are reenergized, and have even more tricks dialed-in to show off at the first European Diamond Series event this season. Brett Rheeder currently leads the standings after Crankworx Rotorua – but close behind, Nicholi Rogatkin and Thomas Genon are eager to jump ahead here in Europe. You can watch the top athletes drop in for Swatch Prime Line, live on fmbworldtour.com on Saturday,…
In a real mud bath the first UEC MTB Enduro European Championships took place in Kirchberg, Tyrol/Austria on June 21, 2015. In extreme conditions and with snow at the summer solstice it is Netherland’s Anneke Beerten and Jérôme Clementz, from France, who play the experience card and win the Elite class of the Enduro European Championships. They are the first ever European champions in Enduro Mountainbiking. “It was a really cool final run and for me, it was definitely the best of the day”, Anneke Beerten was really stoked after crossing the finish line as first of the Women’s Elite…
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…