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THROWBACK THURSDAY: FROM SUPERFAN TO FACTORY SLINGSHOT RACER

Less was more...

As a gravity-based representative for the product, I quickly discovered the second significant drawback to the design—a severe case of “stink bugging.”
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CONTINENTAL NUKEPROOF FACTORY RACING ANNOUNCES TEAM AND SPONSORS

A place where Irish hospitality meets a passion for providing opportunities for riders to perform, welcome to Continental Nukeproof Factory Racing.
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PIVOT FACTORY RACING SIGNS JAKOB JEWETT

A Canadian rider joins the team

Jake has signed to the Pivot Factory Racing team for 2023 and will join Bernard Kerr and Jenna Hastings for a full downhill World Cup and Crankworx season.
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BERKELEY TRAILERS UNION – THE UNKNOWN DOWNHILL PIONEERS

A must read piece of history with must watch videos
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INTERVIEW WITH A DH LEGEND: CHASING RAINBOWS WITH GREG MINNAAR

At 40 years of age, Minnaar is a legend among legends

Downhill racing is generally considered to be a sport for young guns, and yet the 2021 world champion, Greg Minnaar, is 40 years old—double the age of many of his rivals.
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SNOW VALLEY IS OPEN WEEKENDS THROUGH OCT. 30th

Bike park season isn't over thanks to Snow Valley

Snow Valley bike park is open another 3 weeks offering scenic lift service downhill trails winding down the mountain in creative ways.
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CLOSING WEEKEND AT SNOW SUMMIT BIKE PARK

Last call for laps at Snow Summit Bike Park this weekend

LAST CALL for laps at Snow Summit Bike Park: October 7th-9th
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FOX US OPEN OF MOUNTAIN BIKING STARTS THIS THURSDAY IN NEW ENGLAND

Free to attend and watch epic pro MTB competition in Killington, Vermont

September 13, 2022 (KILLINGTON, VT) – The Fox US Open of Mountain Biking has released its event schedule for racing this weekend at Killington Resort, September 15-18. Athletes will kick off the epic competition on Thursday, September 15,…
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CANADIAN BECOMES YOUNGEST-EVER WINNER OF WORLD’S TOUGHEST DOWNHILL RACE

Bernark Kerr's winning streak comes to a an end on world's hardest downhill course

Red Bull Hardline is renowned for being the hardest course on the planet. It pits riders against gaps and jumps that are more suited to motocross, and the mountain is littered with gut-wrenching features from top to bottom.
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GREG MINNAAR CRASHED AND BROKE THREE VERTEBRAE IN DOWNHILL PRACTICE AT VAL DI SOLE

He was taken by helicopter to a nearby hosptal after the Saturday morning crash

Greg Minnaar crashed on a rocky section of the downhill course at Val di Sole in practice Saturday morning. After assessing his condition, he remounted his bike and rode cautiously back down the mountain to see the medical staff at the…
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WORLD CUP DOWNHILL REPORT AND PHOTOS FROM VAL DI SOLE, ITALY

The Men's, Women's, and Juniors' titles have been decided

The final World Cup downhill of the year is over at Val di Sole. The event determined the overall World Cup titles for most of the classes (the Junior Men's title had been determined in the previous World Cup race at Mont-Sainte-Anne in…
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JUNIOR RACER BEATS TOP PROS IN DOWNHILL QUALIFIERS AT WORLD CUP FINALS

Jordan Williams is fastest rider of the day; Dakotah Norton and Aaron Gwin make the top five in the Elite Men's Qualifiers at Val di Sole

British Junior racer Jordan Williams set the fastest time of the day in the timed qualifiers at Val di Sole on Friday, going faster than all the pros in the Elite Men's class. Archrival Jackson Goldstone was only a little bit slower, going…
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DOWNHILL WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS

French and Austrian riders take home the elite gold medals from Les Gets

Loic Bruni and Vali Höll took the big wins in the Elte Men's and Elite Women's classes. It was Bruni's fifth elite downhill world championship victory and Höll's first. The French riders took the top three places in the Elite Men's…
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UCI WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS: DOWNHILL QUALIFIERS

French riders dominate the men's and women's downhill qualifiers at Les Gets, France, on Thursday

Three of the five fastest times in the Elite Men's ranks were recorded by French riders, and Loic Bruni and Loris Vergier weren't among them.
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VIDEO: AN INSIDE LOOK AT DOWNHILL RACER MARINE CABIROU IN SHIMANO’S “THIS IS HOME”

Climbing back to the top

Flowing through the hillsides, ripping the trails with her brother, recovering and rising back, this is the story of Marine Cabirou.
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YOUTH + GLORY: EPISODE 6

The RockShox Trek Race Team's World Cup adventures in the U.S. and Canada

YOUTH + GLORY: EPISODE 6 RockShox Trek Race Team athletes Vali Höll, Jamie Edmondson, and Tegan Cruz headed to North America for back-to-back race weekends in Snowshoe and Mont-Sainte-Anne. The pressure was on for…
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TRACEY HANNAH & TROY BROSNAN CONTINUE THEIR GOLD-MEDAL STREAK AT THE ROCKSHOX CANADIAN OPEN DH

Tracey Hannah proves she is still one of the best in the game and Troy Brosnan leads the Men’s Elite Australian podium sweep

"The pressure was on to put down the watts, hold on for dear life, and make the correct and fastest line."
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COME ALONG FOR A RIDE ON THIS WEEKEND’S NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES DOWNHILL COURSE IN THE…

Check out this GoPro video of the Wales downhill course that is going to be used in the U.K. national championship series this weekend

This downhill course in Wales makes the famous A-Line downhill course in Whistler look like a freeway when ompared to this steep, narrow, dusty, overgrown goat path of a trail. Now we can see how the U.K. downhill stars like Danny Hart,…
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MONT-SAINTE-ANNE DOWNHILL RESULTS—ELITES AND JUNIORS

Great conditions and wild racing at the next-to-last downhill World Cup 2022

The downhill event at Mont-Sainte Anne proved to be one of the most exciting races of the year. One of the most notable things that happened was that Finn Iles had his chain come off his bike halfway down the mountain, and he still won. It…
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ELITE MEN’S DOWNHILL QUALIFYING TIMES, MONT-SAINTE-ANNE

Finn and Minnaar are the fastest; Pierron is third; Gwin is ninth; Dakotah Norton gets a DNF; Loic Bruni and Loris Vergier are both out with shoulder injuries

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JR. DH QUALIFIERS, MONT-SAINTE-ANNE, CANADA

British riders take the best times in the junior qualies

JUNIOR MEN, DOWNHILL, TIMED QUALIFIERS, MONT-SAINTE-ANNE JUNIOR WOMEN, TIMED QUALIFYING, MONT-SAINTE-ANNE
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ELITE WOMEN’S DH QUALIFIERS AT MONT-SAINTE-ANNE

Valentina Holl takes the top spot; Camille Balanche is out of the competition with a broken collarbone

THURSDAY’S TIMED DOWNHILL TRAINING AT MONT-SAINTE-ANNE

Bernard Kerr sets the fastest time of the day

Here are the fastest riders in the timed training from Thursday at Mont-Sainte-Anne, Canada: ELITE MEN ELITE WOMEN:
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AARON GWIN’S VIDEO ON THE SKETCHIEST DOWNHILL HE’S EVER RACED

See what it's like to be Aaron Gwin, traveling and racing the World Cup downhill circuit

"This was possibly the sketchiest track we've ever raced"
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VIDEO: THE STORY BEHIND LOIC BRUNI’S RUSTED DEMO IN EPISODE TWO OF FRAMED

From a kid on a rusted bike to world champ

Loïc Bruni went from "the kid with the rusted bike" to the "world champion with the rusted bike." In this episode of "Framed" we find out why.
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WORLD CUP RACING IS COMING TO AMERICA THIS WEEK

Riders will compete in both cross-country and downhill in West Virginia this weekend

Snowshoe is once again the only venue in the United States on the World Cup circuit this year, putting West Virginia’s fast-growing mountain biking scene in the international spotlight.
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AMERICA’S NEW NATIONAL MOUNTAIN BIKE CHAMPS

Dakotah Norton, Kailey Skelton, Christopher Blevins and Kate Courtney win Sunday's big titles

The USA Cycling National Mountain Bike Championships ended on Sunday with titles being awarded in the Downhill and Short Track XC categories. Below are the major results for the elite-level racers. Kailey Skelton has won the Pro Women's…
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VIDEO: THE ELLIOT JAMIESON EP

Norco's latest release

Elliot Jamieson fuses his flair for the eclectic to create the perfect pedal-powered mixtape.
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VIDEO: KURT SORGE’S FREERIDE PARADISE CAPTURED IN “THIS IS HOME”

Kurt shows us where he grew up in his new video "This is Home"

In this video presented by Shimano, "This is Home," Kurt shows us the appreciation he has for where he grew up and the opportunity it provided him to be the pro he has become.
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VALI HÖLL AND LORIS VERGIER TAKE THE DOWNHILL WINS IN ANDORRA

American Aaron Gwin makes the men's podium

Jr. Men's Downhill World Champion Jackson Goldstone won the Junior Men's class by going faster than any of the Elite Men in the finals. It was said that the dirt had more moisture when he raced earlier in the day, providing better traction,…
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