Andi Brewi, the mastermind behind the construction of Europe’s biggest inner city dirt jump line, gives a deep “how to” video insight, from 3D modeling to construction tools. The video was shot during the FMB World Tour event, the Vienna Air King 2014, in front of Vienna’s historic city hall.
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Munich, May 9th 2013 – The season has just started and mountain bikers are about to swarm back to the bike parks. For a fair price, the GraVity Card offers all the excitement, fun and riding diversity mountain bike enthusiasts need. Spread throughout Europe, the 12 bike parks include the best bike-spots in central Europe. Bikepark Serfaus-Fiss-Ladis is the newest member to join the union this year. Check out the teaser to get a taste of the action awaiting you this season with the GraVity Card: Tired of polishing your bike and double, triple checking the setup? No worries, because…
Yet another round of the Bluegrass Enduro Tour which will go down in history! En epic day was had by riders competing in Glencoe during the second round of the 2014 circuit and, to top the event off, the third and final special timed stage was a mass start on snow! An increasingly international event. The Scots were there of course, but so were the Finns and the French. Among the favourites, the Dudes of Hazzard trio Joe Barnes, Liam Moynihan and Fergus Lamb had got together for the event. Women’s favourite, Hannah Barnes just popped over from Fort William.…
The second round of the Specialized SRAM Enduro Series has now gone into the history books – an event that was dominated by challenging weather conditions and rugged rock filled trails. In the end it was Nicolas Lau and Anneke Beerten who put down the fastest times on the technical trails of Riva del Garda. The Specialized-SRAM Enduro Series was part of the Bike Festival at Lago di Garda for the second time. Racers grew nervous as persistent rain fell during the days leading up to the race, all knowing that the rocky trails would be all the more challenging…
The Specialized-SRAM Enduro Series 2014 has it’s first winner! In Terlago, Italy, just a few kilometers away from the well-known bike region around Lake Garda, the first race of the established series took place – and more than 330 riders came to experience the finest trails and high-class racing. For most of them, the little town of Terlago was unknown; and the Specialized-SRAM series was visiting this place for the first time. “90% flow” was the promise before the race, and that’s exactly what the racers found. A diverse mix of fast and flowy sections, rocky passages, some steeper parts…
Probikeshop and Cédric Gracia are launching the PROBIKESHOP ENDURO CAMP, an one-of-a-kind intense and athletic adventure for those who love extreme experiences that are both technical and fun. A whole weekend devoted to Enduro will take place from Friday 23 May (6:30 pm) to Sunday 25 May (5 pm) in the Pilat massif (42, France). This location is one of the top MTB spots in France and the steep and astonishing landscapes will make the trip memorable. Probikeshop believes that MTB should be a shared experience between friends and competitors, but also between pros and amateurs! So this weekend is…
Livigno (ITA), April 28th 2014 – BIKE Festival Riva will be packed with eager bike fans from May 1st-4th. For Livigno – Feel the Alps, this is the perfect occasion to spread the word and get visitors amped about the action packed summer ahead. Two exceptional events are confirmed in the Italian ‘Little Tibet’: the renowned Suzuki Nine Knights and the brand new Red Bull Wide Open race! On Saturday, there will be a free workshop in mountain bike photography with Nine Knights photographer Markus Greber. On Sunday, MTB pioneer Hans Rey, freeride pro Andi Wittmann and 4X legend Guido…
April 21, 2014, Edinburgh, UK – Riders from 21 nations gathered at the ends of the earth, the Chilean Andes, this weekend, for the stage-setting opening event of the 2014 Enduro World Series. The Santa Cruz Montenbaik Enduro by MTBLab 2014, in Nevados de Chillan, tested the world’s best mountain bikers on 6 stages over 2 days, against a backdrop of spectacular terrain to kick-start what promises to be another epic season of enduro mountain bike racing. After two days of to-the-wall racing through the Andes, Anne Caroline Chausson (Ibis Cycles) and Jérôme Clementz (Cannondale Overmountain) emerged victorious. Chausson dominated…
Ambitious water boardsports brand ION launched their first bike apparel collection in 2013. Now, the 2014 collection arrived at local bike shops in overall 32 countries worldwide. Time to get a short wrap up of the 100% German engineered collection: Scrub & Flare The brand new Flare (women) and Scrub (men) series are ION‘s flagships in advanced technical construction and material choice – all in an unique surf inspired design. The long sleeve tops combine drirelease front panels with airy mesh jerseys on back and arms. The shorts are made of a special 4way-flex fabric, DWR treated, with laser cut…
Milan, April, 16th 2014 – As spring approaches, preparations for the Red Bull Wide Open are heating up. This summer, the search for the ultimate mountain bike athlete will take place at Bike Park Mottolino in Livigno (ITA). On July 13th downhill, 4X and freeride icons will go head-to-head down a huge supercross inspired track packed with technical features and high-speed obstacles. The rider line-up is one of a kind – for the first time ever so many heavy hitters will be united side-by-side in a single 6-man format race. Since the announcement of Red Bull Wide Open, athletes have…
April 16, 2014, Edinburgh, UK – As mountain bike season kicks off, the enduro mountain bike racing community is headed south, massing in Chile for the first round of the 2014 Enduro World Series this weekend, April 19-20. Against the backdrop and thin air of the Nevados de Chillan volcano, the Santa Cruz Montenbaik Enduro by MTBLab 2014 course will drop from the steaming vents and high altitude of the volcanic cone around Chile’s Nevados de Chillan Bike Park to the densely forested valley floor. Photo credit – Sven Martin Many international EWS riders, as well as leading South American…
UCI Mountain Bike Downhill World Cup, UCI Four-cross World Championships and 26TRIX at the Out of Bounds Festival from June 12th – 15th, 2014 in Saalfelden Leogang. Saalfelden Leogang in Salzburger Land, Austria, April 14th 2014 – With the mountain bike season upon us, the biggest players on the downhill scene are gearing up for the UCI Mountain Bike Downhill World Cup at the Out of Bounds Festival in the idyllic village of Leogang in Austria’s Salzburger Land. Once a year, the fastest riders rip up the rough and tough downhill track at Bikepark Leogang. Alongside the UCI Mountain Bike…
Life Behind Bars is officially back for season 3! Join Brandon Semenuk, Ryan “R Dog” Howard, Logan Peat, and of course, the Intern, as the crew tear up the trails of Vancouver, BC. Watch the crazy shenanigans ensue in this season of Life Behind Bars!
On the programme was a 36 km circuit peppered with 6 timed specials with 1465m of ascents and 1900m of descents. The starting line up at Dabo included some of the world’s leading Enduro riders: Nicolas Lau, Rémy Absalon, François Bailly-Maitre among the boys, and Claire Hassenfratz among the girls. In total, more than 400 riders took part with a large contingent of German and Swiss riders who had crossed over from neighbouring countries. The course was designed to get increasingly difficult both technically and physically from Special to Special, but with lots of fun mixed in. In short, an…