Munich, July 2nd 2014 – This weekend the FMB World Tour travels to the mountain biking haven that is Les 2 Alpes (FRA), for the first FMB Diamond Series competition. The FMB Diamond Series is a new high class series within the FMB World Tour, from which the one and only Champion will emerge. With five FMB Diamond Series stops on the 2014 calendar – every result will count towards the overall standings, so there is everything to ride for! Brandon Semenuk Once again the French slopestyle pro, Yannick Granieri took on the task of designing the course. Fit to…
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Last weekend, 345 riders from 26 nations made their way to the third round of the iXS European Downhill Cup in Val di Sole, Italy. In the end, David Trummer and Jana Bartova went fastest in their respective categories. Another chapter of this year’s iXS European Downhill Cup is in the books and, again, this has been a weekend that will be remembered for a long time. The third venue of the series has been Val di Sole, after we already visited Maribor and Schladming. The Italian village in Trentino is a former and future host of the Mountain Bike…
It has been a busy few weeks since the last EWS round in Scotland. I have been on the road with Trek World Racing helping the Downhill guys go fast at the World Cups. Coming from Leogang, Austria I was excited to get back into my own racing after watching fellow Kiwi riders Brook Macdonald and George Brannigan both step onto the podium. I learnt a lot from being on the sideline of the Downhill World Cup and much of it I wanted to apply to the French round of the EWS in Valloire. Road tripping from Leogang to Valloire…
June 23, 2014, Valloire, FRANCE – After 6 stages of wild alpine racing, epic hammer-down descents that lasted up to 18 minutes, and a winning overall combined time of 1h20:39.921, the final podium of the the third round of the Enduro World Series this weekend in Valloire, France, came down to a microscopic four second spread between the top three men. Jared Graves A testament to the unpredictability of racing flat-out down mountains for a cumulative 12,000 metres of descent, (the largest amount of vertical covered in any EWS round yet), the weekend saw a myriad of punctures and mechanical…
After a rather long absence, Schladming finally returned to the stage of the international downhill business and it definitely proved to be worthy! We’re looking back at an incredible weekend full of racing action. In the end, Emmeline Ragot and Loic Bruni dominated the strong field of starters. The expectations for the second round of the iXS European Downhill Cup in Schladming were quite high, since the Austrian track was known to be the one of the best and most demanding ones. Thus, it was no surprise that some of the top teams made their way to Schladming on their…
Banger tricks filled Leogang’s evening air on Saturday at 26TRIX. Riders showed combos, which are hard to describe, close to impossible to ride but simply amazing to watch.
The next venue of the iXS European Downhill Cup will be Schladming and among the start list with 400 riders from 28 different nations will be some of the biggest names of the downhill elite. The agenda of this year’s iXS European Downhill Cup is special: we can say that the series even edges out the World Cup with its venues and tracks in 2014! After the first round of the EDC in Maribor, the next round will lead us to Schladming in Austria and, thus, to one of the most popular tracks in the world. Just to give you…
Setting the scene for a fantastic week ahead at the Suzuki Nine Knights MTB 2014, the riders returned from the first sunset session amped up and stoked on the course. “We modified the course based on last year’s experiences, and the rider’s feedback is great!” exclaims host Andi Wittmann (GER). Featuring massive kickers, an extended freeride section and a multitude of refined obstacles, Mottolino Fun Mountain, in Livigno, Italy plays host to this unique freeride mountain bike event. Check out the sheer magnitude and plethora of possibilities of this year’s set up! GoPro Course Preview VIDEO: More information on NineKnightsMTB.com…
June 17, 2014, Valloire, FRANCE – After the incredible welcome Chile and Scotland gave to the enduro mountain bike racing community in the first two rounds of the Enduro World Series, it’s hard to say that enduro has any particular physical headquarters. But if there’s a spiritual home to the sport, it would be France, and if there’s a spiritual godfather, it would be Fred Glo. Glo’s Tribe Events hosts the Enduro Series Valloire driven by Urge Bike Products this weekend, June 21-22. The location, at the base of famous Galibier Pass in the Savoie region of the northern Alps,…
Saalfelden Leogang in Salzburger Land, Austria, June 15th 2014 – The final runs of the UCI Mountain Bike Downhill World Cup stop topped off a legendary Out of Bounds festival in Bikepark Leogang. Bright sunshine accompanied the victories of Manon Carpenter and her fellow countryman from England Josh Bryceland, who celebrated his first world cup win ever. French Pierron Amaury took the win in the junior’s category. Josh Bryceland Times on the official UCI leader boards reflected the fast and flowy characteristics of the 3.1 kilometer long world cup track in Leogang: only 2 seconds separated the top 5. The…
Saalfelden Leogang in Salzburger Land, Austria, June 14th 2014 – The UCI Four-cross World Championships in Leogang were dominated this year by the sport’s favorites. In the women’s race, Anneke Beerten (NED) and Katy Curd (GBR) dueled themselves for the title, with the latter having the better end. Czech rider Tomas Slavik put himself in front of fellow countryman Michael Mechura to secure the gold medal. Slavik vs Mechura Great atmosphere and an awesome crowd made for a worthy setting for this year’s UCI Four-cross World Championships, with 49 male and 16 female athletes fighting for the rainbow jersey. And…
Saalfelden Leogang in Salzburger Land, Austria, June 14th, 2014 – Banger tricks filled Leogang’s evening air on Saturday. Riders showed combos, which are hard to describe, close to impossible to ride but simply amazing to watch. Two of the tricks were never even seen before! Young guns Nicholi Rogatkin (1st) and Matt Jones (3rd) made it clear at 26TRIX that they mean business this year. Top dawg Thomas Genon usual precision and consistency landed him in second. Just missing the podium, Antoine Bizet bagged the prize money for the GoPro Best Trick. Nicholi Rogatkin 26TRIX was a real thriller this…
Saalfelden Leogang in Salzburger Land, Austria, June 12th, 2014 – Even though seconds don’t count at the 26TRIX contest like in the downhill and four-cross races this weekend, it’s still going to be a thriller. A field of world-class riders will battle it out for precious FMB World Tour ranking points on June 13th and 14th. Today the pre-qualifiers rode the fast and flowy course. The top ten rippers have advanced to the qualifications tomorrow and will compete against the elite set riders. An awesome atmosphere, FMB World Tour points and a course to go nuts on! It’s no surprise…
High up in the Italian mountains the notorious fortress “Il Castello“ readily awaits elite freeride mountain bikers, with its creative and unique obstacles. Ben Byers (CAN) and Antoni Villoni (FRA) delivered exceptional edits for the “Wanna be a Knight” video contest earning themselves a coveted spot at the Suzuki Nine Knights MTB. This year’s team-battle royal is set to take on epic proportions from the 16th to the 21st of June 2014 on Mottolino Fun Mountain in Livigno. Prepare yourself for banger action! Event teaser Livigno/Italy, June 10th 2014 – With the “Wanna be a Knight” video contest wrapped up…