Every sport has its heroes. And every type of sport has a large amount of people who feel the same passion as the heroes – but they won‘t ever be recognized. Bikewear and protection brand ION now sets up a program to give them a voice: It is called ‚Make your experience count‘ (or MYEXCO in short) and is addressed to those who are out on their bikes riding every day and in all weathers. With this new program ION wants to collect unfiltered feedback from the bike scene on grassroots level. This feedback will be used in order to…
Author: Tomasz Profic
The Vitus Bikes Gravity Enduro Ireland National Championships headed to the south of the country for the first time this year. The venue was the Ballyhoura Mountain Bike Trails, a 100km plus trail centre built by Coillte, the Irish Forestry Commission. Riders could be forgiven for thinking they were in for a fairly tame affair but challenging weather conditions and some freshly cut natural sections ensured the racing was close and the adrenaline levels were high! In the Women’s category it was local favourite and shining light of the Munster mountain bike scene, Leah Maunsell (Kona Bikes) who took the…
Saalfelden Leogang in Salzburger Land, Austria, August 21st 2015 – as bike fans draw closer to the off-season, the Biketember Festival from September 18th to 20th is an unmissable event for passionate bikers. More tough races, expo areas with the hottest new products and a vast side program including a whip-off contest and a party, is the perfect ending to another great year in Saalfelden Leogang. Three racing series will be celebrating their final stages at the Biketember Festival in Saalfelden Leogang. For the first time since the UCI Mountain Bike World Championships 2012, Saalfelden will be the venue for…
Livigno (ITA), August 19th, 2015 – The 2015 Suzuki Nine Knights MTB round table is now set, complete with big name freeriders and three “Become a Knight” wild card winners. The course build is well on its way, the huge main kickers with its two reverse transitions rising above the Livigno valley, and the trail features, such as the mini-skate ramp fast emerging. Some serious airtime and fun riding is ahead for the week of the 31st of August to the 5th of September 2015 when “Il Castello” on Mottolino Fun Mountain will see many photoshoots and the Big Air…
Salzburg (AUT), August 18, 2015 – 16 races across eight countries are now behind us. Red Bull TV has trotted the globe capturing the sweat and tears (of joy), thrilling action and dramatic moments. Now the UCI Mountain Bike World Cup presented by Shimano will come to an end in Val di Sole (ITA) on 22 and 23 August 2015. (Almost) nothing has been decided yet – it is tit-for-tat and wheel-to-wheel for the last time. Stay tuned with Red Bull TV when the best riders will roar out the gate in one final attempt to claim glory. Greg Minnaar…
August 14, 2015, Scotts Valley, CA – Giro Sport Design has announced the Montaro MIPS and women’s Montara MIPS Helmets. The helmets feature excellent ventilation and superior sweat management, with a sleek silhouette that offers more coverage than a traditional XC helmet. Despite this confident, full coverage, Montaro MIPS has impressive cooling power, achieved through the Roc Loc Air fit system and hydrophilic, anti-microbial pads. Despite this, confident, full coverage, Montaro MIPS has impressive cooling power, achieved through the Roc Loc Air fit system and hydrophilic, antimicrobial pads. Additional features include the Multi-Directional Impact System, full goggle compatibility, and an…
After more than one month of absence, the iXS European Downhill Cup finally returned with another race. The second but last race of the season invited 300 riders from 25 different countries to Spicak (Czech Republic). Johannes Fischbach and Veronika Widmann are the winners of an exciting weekend. Long time no see… the last round of the European Downhill series already seems ages ago. Last time, the EDC took us to the French version of the Crankworx Festival in Les Deux Alpes. Now, we are back with yet another possibility to climb up the ladder of the rankings with another…
Korbach (GER), August 11th 2015 – The UCI Mountain Bike World Cup’s finals are still ahead of us, but there is already an overall winner: Rachel Atherton is this year’s downhill champion. The Briton was more than nine seconds ahead and clinched her fifth consecutive World Cup victory at the next-to-last UCI race in Windham (USA). An historical day for Rachel – also because her childhood idol Missy Giove raced this weekend for the first time in years. After only six rounds, one thing is certain: Rachel Atherton is the overall winner of the UCI Mountain Bike DH World Cup…
Sitting on the couch with my arm in a sling was the last thing I thought I would be doing at the end of the Whistler EWS. My series lead took all of about 2 minutes to disappear in Stage 1. I lost my wheels on a slippery wooden bridge and knew as I hit the ground that my shoulder was dislocated. The next 45 minutes walking off the mountain I experienced some of the greatest pain I have known in my career. Getting to the hospital and finally getting it back in along with some pain relief was like…
The “Kona International Rookie Games” have nominated the unofficial downhill rookie world champions 2015 The pros will have to wait until September in Andorra, the next generation already had its main event of the season – the “iXS International Rookies Championships”, the unofficial downhill youth world championships for the U17, U15 and U13 classes. Nearly 250 racers representing 16 nations showed off their enormous potential, top-notch bike-skills and demonstrated that downhill racing is about to become more international in the future. The 6 world champions come from 5 Countries and have already singed up for the MTB Festival Serfaus-Fiss-Ladis 2016.…
Munich, August 11th 2015 – Slopestyle is coming home. All eyes will be on Brett Rheeder in Whistler this year at Red Bull Joyride. On Saturday, August 15th the Canadian athlete can walk away with the Crankworx Triple Crown of Slopestyle, as well as clinch an early FMB World Championship title. Brandon Semenuk (CAN), Thomas Genon (BEL) and Nicholi Rogatkin (USA) are among the top riders standing in Rheeder’s way to glory. All the action from Crankworx Whistler will be streamed live on RedBull.TV, Crankworx.com and fmbworldtour.com. Brett Rheeder After three amazing rounds of elite slopestyle action, the FMB Diamond…
This weekend was all about the Rookies in Serfaus-Fiss-Ladis. We are looking back at some exciting days at the Kona MTB Festival with the fourth race of the iXS RDC and the iXS International Rookies Championships. After last year’s great success of the MTB Festival, Serfaus-Fiss-Ladis returned and invited riders and visitors to Tyrol again. The schedule was filled with nearly all the facets of MTB: a pumptrack contest, a Slopestyle FMB Bronze Event, the fourth round of this year’s iXS Rookies Cup and – as a special highlight – the iXS International Rookies Championships. Ike Klaassen More than 200…
Established in 2004 ION entered the segment of bike gear in 2013. Only three years later, the brand adds a new product category to its range for 2016: backpacks. The newly developed packs score with a high-tech approach and revolutionary details – especially with the top-of-the-line model Transom: The carrying system features the adjustable Air_Condition Cooling System for maximum ventilation. On top of that, ION comes with an advanced version of the proven K_Lite knee pad, revised gloves and new protective in-shorts. ION / Sebastian Doerk TRANSOM 16 Backpack Wearing the brand new TRANSOM backpack will blow you away, literally.…
ION’s 2016 bike wear collection combines surf-inspired styles with the ease of usability you legitimately expect from high-tech products. There are brand new, highly functional bikewear styles, refined gloves, enhanced protection products and a range of newly developed backpacks. These highlights frame the new product range – and selected styles will be available from Fall 2015. ION / Ale di Lullo The new collection sees three lines for women and four lines for men, plus gender-specific outerwear styles. Materials, fit and styling make clear the intended use of each line. With one exception – ION’s Roam & Luzid series has…