Munich, 18 August 2014 – Since the announcement of another edition of Red Bull District Ride in Nuremberg, the world’s greatest freeriders are biting their nails, eagerly waiting for the course details. Now, chief-designer Aaron Chase has announced the course overview. On 6 September, a fresh course with five districts, packed with brand new features guarantees to make Red Bull District Ride 2014 the most spectacular edition yet. The titles of the five districts are pretty self-explanatory: Castle Drop, GoPro Upside Down, Amarok Four Pack, PiCK UP! Street Cannon and Big Air. “The track is shorter but has much more…
Author: Tomas
In round 6 of the iXS European Downhill Cup, Manuel Gruber and Tahnée Seagrave dominated a field of more than 300 riders from 24 different nations. Great weather conditions and an incredible view made it a perfect weekend for a downhill race! The season has only just begun, but is already headed straight towards its final round. At the EDC’s last stop in Italy before the finals, Pila once more proved to be an absolute highlight of the season. The village at 1800 meters above sea-level provides a breathtaking view of Aosta, the Monterosa, the Matterhorn and the Mont Blanc…
Munich, August 14th 2014 – Whistler is preparing to welcome the world for round two of the FMB Diamond Series. As one of the biggest events on the calendar – the rider line up is stacked, the course is dialed and the atmosphere is buzzing! You can tune in for all the action live on Redbull.com/bike and www.fmbworldtour.com on August 16th from 4:30pm PST / August 17th 1:30am CET. After an epic competition at the first round of the FMB Diamond Series at Crankworx Les 2 Alpes – the pressure is on to catch young Anthony Messere who leads the…
I’ve had hard weekends before, weekends when you just will yourself on to get through, but this was the toughest week by far in my Enduro career. Rewinding back to Colorado, after the race we spent two days testing with Fox and Trek and had some great results from suspension tuning. I was then on-route to Quebec to be at the Downhill World Cup to help Trek World racing in my coaching role. It was as always, a busy week and in hind site I didn’t get the rest I really needed after having such a demanding race in Colorado.…
Munich, August 8th 2014: Kali Protectives is proud to announce the launch of, “Kali’s Rookie Marvel: Nicholi Rogatkin”, a new edit featuring Kali athlete, Nicholi Rogatkin. Rogatkin was a game changer in the BMX world, and in his rookie year on the FMB World Tour, he’s done nothing but impress with his drive and ambition to push himself to the limit. You can watch the new edit here: Nicholi represents the Kali brand worldwide in the freestyle MTB community. His achievements have demonstrated his tremendous growth, on and off the bike. With numerous podiums under his belt at the age…
Livigno (ITA), August 7th 2014 – In just a few weeks, everyone who is anyone will be flocking to Eurobike in Friedrichshafen (GER) for the world’s biggest bike trade show. This year, there will be a special treat: for the first time, Danny MacAskill will be officially performing with his Drop and Roll Tour crew on Friday, August 29th and Saturday, August 30th. Danny MacAskill is an enthusiastic friend of the Italian resort, Livigno. Two years ago, the trials pioneer Hans ‘No Way’ Rey invited Danny for a weekend of epic riding in the idyllic village. Now, in 2014, Danny…
Saalfelden Leogang in Salzburger Land, Austria, August 4th 2014 – The Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) has published the 2015 UCI Mountain Bike World Cup Downhill (DHI) and Cross Country (XCO) calendar. For the fifth time the world’s downhill elite will return to Bikepark Leogang for another action packed weekend of racing. Josh Bryceland Each year, the bike park candidates wait in suspense for the announcement of the UCI Mountain Bike Downhill and Cross Country World Cup stops. It is now confirmed that the 2015 UCI Downhill World Cup will be stopping in Saalfelden Leogang (AUT) as well as Lourdes (FRA),…
WHISTLER, BC July 30, 2014 – In less than two weeks time, athletes and fans from around the world will descend upon Whistler in celebration of all things mountain bike from August 8 to 17. Comebacks, rivalries and high stakes – they all come together during Crankworx. The energy of competition becomes especially palpable during some of the fan-favourite events that take place over the 10 day tournament, including the CLIF Bar Dual Speed & Style, the Official Whip-Off World Championships and the Ultimate Pump Track Challenge presented by RockShox. Entering into its second decade, the events are drumming up…
KOBLENZ, 29 July 2014 — Just four weeks ago, the “Hashtag Goodtimes” edit wowed the online community with its breathtaking shots and killer tricks. Now, it’s time to look behind the scenes of how the film was made. A united force of four course builders, four cameramen, a graphic designer, a photographer, a load of volunteers and, of course, the Canyon Factory Freeride Team pitched in to make the film happen. The rugged terrain made for a difficult project, but thanks to everyone’s efforts the set came together in no time at all. As soon as the build team left…
Next stop on the EWS Calendar was Winter Park Colorado. This round presented a few differences to previous races, such as the bike park environment, which saw the racing moving away from the European alpine terrain, also the racing at high altitude. Coming into this event I was nursing a couple of small injuries, which I had been working to recover since La Thuile and Valliore. A strain in my knee is awaiting diagnosis and treatment until I return to New Zealand in September, while ongoing tendonitis in my wrist was triggered by the long runs in Valliore. The weekend…
This weekend the iXS Swiss Downhill Cup visited Lenzerheide in Graubünden for the first time and added a new venue to its agenda. More than 300 riders from 16 different nations made their way to the future World Cup track for an exciting race weekend. Lenzerheide seems to have a big plan for the future: from 2015 to 2017 it has been announced the venue of the World Cup and after that it plays host to the World Championships. In the past months, the track has been rebuilt, modified and improved constantly and this weekend we finally were presented with…
We have now reached the half-way point in the European Enduro Series presented by XS Power Drink, three races down, three more to go! The third race was held in Kronplatz, Italy, and underlined the high-class character of the young series. The organisers put on an event that challenged both rider fitness and speed and after six demanding special stages and more than 2500 meters of timed descents it was Matthias Stonig (AUT – MS Mondraker) and Raphaela Richter (GER – Radon Factory Enduro) who were victorious in their categories. While the riders had to pedal to stages 1 and…
Saalfelden Leogang in Salzburger Land, Austria, July 24th 2014 – An active holiday is a great way to spend time with your better half. For couples or a gang of lady bikers, nothing beats a mountain bike adventure in the region of Saalfelden Leogang in Austria. It is the perfect spot regardless of age and skill level. Of course, the additional side activities like wellness facilities and shopping, make Saalfelden Leogang an attractive place to be for the modern lady biker! Biking with your partner can be a difficult adventure: most of the time, unequal bike skills cause frustration. However,…
The Enduro World Series has left behind the wild weather of the Italian Alps and headed across the Atlantic to the USA for round five – Specialized Enduro brought to you by Shimano. This weekend’s race takes place in Winter Park, a resort nestled high in the heart of the American Rockies and home to the USA’s largest bike park, Trestle. Sitting at an elevation of 10,000 feet, Winter Park will prove an incredible test of fitness – before riders even set foot on the chairlift they’ll be dealing with an altitude higher than at any other point in the…