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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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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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ELITE MEN’S DOWNHILL RESULTS FROM LENZERHEIDE WORLD CUP

Those French downhill racers are hard to beat

The Lenzerheide World Cup downhill race proved once again how tough the French men can be. Four-time world champion Loic Bruni has come back to racing again this year after injuries kept him out of the last two World Cup races, but Loic…
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DOWNHILL QUALIFIERS AT LENZERHEIDE

The Elite Men's, Elite Women's, Junior Men's and Junior Women's downhill qualfiers

American Dakotah Norton placed second in the Elite Men's qualifiers today, less than 0.3 seconds from the top spot, which was held by France's Amaury Pierron. America's Luca Shaw ranked fifth among the Elite Men today. Aaron Gwin was less…
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THE MISSY GIOVE TV INTERVIEW

Missy Giove tells all in this video interview from 1994, the year she won the UCI Downhill World Championship

America's Missy Giove was one of the best and most popular downhill racers in the world in the 1990s and early 2000s. She won the UCI Downhill World Championship in Vail, Colorado, in 1994 and took third in 1993, 1996 and 2002. Missy won…
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UTAH DEBUTS NEW MOUNTAIN BIKE PARK THIS SUMMER

Powder Mountain will transform to "Dirt Mountain" in July with lift-accessed trails

Press Release Photos courtesy of Powder Mountain EDEN, UTAH (June 20, 2022) 一 On Thursday, July 14, Powder Mountain, located in the Wasatch Mountains of Eden, Utah, will unveil its new lift-served bike park, coined “Dirt Mountain,”…
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HÖLL AND HATTON TAKE THE GOLD IN INNSBRUCK DOWNHILL

How these two downhill racers strategized for speed & kept it both mentally and physically cool.

Under cloudless skies and uncharacteristic heat, Valentina Höll and Charlie Hatton earn the distinction of the elite winners of the 2022 deuter Downhill Innsbruck Presented by Raffeisen Club.
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USA CYCLING NAMES 2022 NATIONAL TEAM

Check out the list of mountain bikers who made the team this year

The USA Cycling National Team exists to recognize and support cyclists who represent the United States of America at the highest level of the sport. It is a group of top Junior, U23, and Elite athletes who strive for international results…
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JACOB JEWETT AT LEOGANG

Sick action from the World Cup downhill race

Maxxis didn't identify the rider or the photographer, so we went online to comb through the results to see what rider had the number 150 on his plate.
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WOMEN’S QUALIFYING RESULTS AT FORT WILLIAM

The World Cup race is tomorrow

The Elite Women battled for the top qualifying spots at Fort William on Saturday. Unlike the Elite Men's qualifiers, the British riders all finished outside the top five. Multi-time UCI World Champion, World Cup champion and young mother…
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