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JR. MEN’S AND WOMEN’S DOWNHILL QUALIFIERS AND SEEDING RUNS AT FORT WILLIAM

Saturday's results will establish the start times for Sunday's race on the longest World Cup course of the year

If you check these times against those of the Elite Men, you'll see that Jackson Goldstone would have qualified fourth among the Elite Men, less than 0.3 seconds slower than World Champion Greg Minnaar.
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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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MEN’S QUALIFYING RESULTS AT FORT WILLIAM WORLD CUP IN SCOTLAND

British riders take the top times on their home course; Greg Minnaar qualifies third; America's Luca Shaw places ninth; Aaron Gwin finishes outside the top 100

WOMEN’S TIMED TRAINING AT FORT WILLIAM DOWNHILL

Two French women are the fastest in the Timed Training on Friday

MEN’S TIMED TRAINING RESULTS AT FORT WILLIAM

UK riders take the top five spots; Minnaar is 8th; Dakotah Norton is top American in 18th place; Gwin is 43rd

The Elite Men's Timed Training runs were completed today. Here is how the men finished:
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FIRST LOOK: SPECIALIZED CANNIBAL DH TIRE AND GRAVITY BUTTER COLLECTION

Just in time for this weekend’s Fort William World Cup, Specialized is releasing a completely revamped Cannibal DH race tire and limited edition Gravity Butter apparel collection.
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CRANKWORX ANNOUNCES MULTI-STOP RACE SERIES IN CANADA THIS SUMMER

Events will be held at SilverStar Bike Park in British Columbia and Quebec City, Quebec.

The Crankworx Summer Series brings Crankworx-caliber racing, with a grassroots vibe, to destinations outside the World Tour.
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VIDEO: TALKING TIRES WITH THE WORLD CUP MECHANICS

It's time for "Tread Talk"

Meet the mechanics and other team members who make these races possible, learn about the pros’ tire choices and the “Why?” behind their decisions, and have some fun around the World Cup scene with these two amazing people.
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AARON GWIN’S INTENSE M279 SETUP SECRETS

Can Gwin still dominate the World Cup series the way he did five times in the past 11 seasons? We’ll have to wait and see, but we wouldn’t write him off.
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KAILEY SKELTON AND KIRK MCDOWALL WIN PRO DOWNHILL EVENTS AT NORTHWEST CUP

Bailey and Jackson Goldstone take the runner-up spots in Port Angeles, Washington

The Pro Men's Class had 42 riders competing, including Junior Men's Downhill World Champion Jackson Goldstone of British Columbia, as well as American favorites Steven Walton, Nikolas Nestoroff, and Austin Dooley. The riders from British…
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SNOW SUMMIT BIKE PARK WILL OPEN AGAIN ON . . .

Dual Season pass holders can come a day early

Summit Bike Park and 21/22 Dual Season pass holders get exclusive access at Summit Bike Park on Thursday, June 9, before the park opens to the general public on Friday, June 10.
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KHS SEA OTTER REPORT FROM LOGAN BINGGELI

The former downhill national champion and current KHS team manager tells us how the KHS team made out

It would be Nik Nestoroff firing off Pro Men’s Enduro for his first Sea Otter Enduro of his career.
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SEA OTTER RACING: PRO MEN AND WOMEN DOWNHILL RESULTS

Jill Kintner and Cody Kelley rule supreme; Mick Hannah comes out of retirement to make the top five

The Sea Otter downhill race is a tough one to predict, but it's never a bad idea to predict that Jill Kintner and Cody Kelley are going to do well.
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TAKE A RIDE ON THE SEA OTTER’S DOWNHILL COURSE

See how it looks from Jeff Lenosky's point of view

Join Jeff Lenosky and his friends as they take a ride down the Sea Otter's downhill course. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FpmywmYrcKE
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INSIDE THE LINE: AARON GWIN AT THE LOURDES WORLD CUP—VIDEO

See what a day of World Cup downhill practice looks like from Aaron Gwin's point of view

Walk the pits and feel the vibes at Lourdes, France, as Aaron gives us a tour of what it’s like to be a pro racer from his head cam. Take a ride with Aaron on his first run of the season. Feel the excitement of being at the WC…
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THE WORLD CUP DOWNHILL BATTLES HAVE BEGUN

Europeans get off to a flying start, but Canadian and U.S. racers make the podium too

Switzerland's Camille Balanche and France’s Amaury Pierron came out on top as the 2022 UCI Mountain Bike World Cup downhill season started in style at Lourdes in France.
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VIDEO: WORLD CUP DOWNHILL PREVIEW—LOURDES, FRANCE

The World Cup Downhill Series starts this weekend

The 2022 Downhill World Cup season starts this weekend in Lourdes, France. Who will win? Could it be Greg Minnaar, Loic Bruni, or somebody else?
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CAN HE DO IT? AARON GWIN GOING FOR SIX WORLD CUP TITLES

Watch as Aaron Gwin prepares to battle for his sixth World Cup downhill title

Aaron Gwin has won five overall World Cup downhill titles He's aiming to win his sixth this year. Will he make it?
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CAN HE DO IT? AARON GWIN GOING FOR SIX WORLD CUP TITLES

Watch as Aaron Gwin prepares to battle for his sixth World Cup downhill title

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ADXu2hPmRbE CAN HE DO IT? AARON GWIN GOING FOR SIX WORLD CUP TITLES Aaron Gwin has won five overall World Cup downhill titles He's aiming to win his sixth this year. Will he make it? We'll start…
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AARON GWIN GOES DOWNHILL RIDING IN THE SNOW

Aaron Gwin shared this on his YouTube channel

We don't see this very often in SoCal, but it happens sometimes in the winter. We can thank Aaron Gwin for taking us along with him and showing us what it's like.
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VIDEO: TAKE A DOWNHILL RUN AT WHISTLER BIKE PARK

Jump on the train in this group downhill ride at Whistler Bike Park in this cool follow-cam video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p2xBsiNca7c JOIN THE FUN IN THIS DOWNHILL RIDE AT WHISTLER BIKE PARK: FOR MORE MOUNTAIN BIKE VIDEOS CLICK HERE
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U.S. NATIONAL DOWNHILL SERIES WILL START IN TENNESSEE NEXT WEDNESDAY

The season opener is set for March 9–13, in Windrock, Tennessee

World-renowned cyclists will gather for an intense start to the 2022 Downhill series with the Tennessee National on Wednesday, March 9th. The week’s festival will include the downhill, enduro, freestyle and kid’s competitions. Unlike the…
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UCI WORLD CUP AND WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP SCHEDULE FOR 2022

Here are the current plans for the UCI World Cups and the UCI Mountain Bike World Championships for 2022

The first World Cup downhill event of the year will be coming up in four weeks. Check the schedule and make your plans.
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CONNOR FEARON WINS AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL DOWNHILL TITLE

Troy Brosnan crashes and breaks ankle in the finals

In the highly anticipated Elite Men’s Downhill final, the weekend’s biggest battle saw Fearon go head-to-head against his Monster Energy teammate, 28-year-old Troy Brosnan.
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MEMORABLE DOWNHILL RUNS OF 2021

The wildest UCI downhill runs from Red Bull TV in 2021

The best, worst, wildest, and most memorable UCI downhill runs seen on Red Bull TV in 2021
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VIDEO: AARON GWIN AND RICHIE RUDE—SHRED SESSION

Our March issue of MBA takes a look at Aaron Gwin and his amazing racing career along with his latest Intense downhill bike. It inspired us to go looking for some cool videos of Gwin, and this was one of the best. Here's a video from a few…
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2022 WORLD CUP RACING NORCO FACTORY TEAM ADDITIONS

MOUNTAIN BIKE RACING

The Norco Factory Team is excited to announce three new athletes for the 2022 World Cup season
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USA ANNOUNCES NATIONAL DOWNHILL CALENDAR FOR 2022

The four-event calendar will kick off at Windrock Bike Park in Tennessee in March

USA Cycling announced on Thursday the dates and locations for the 2022 National Downhill Series. The NDHS, formally known as the Pro Gravity Tour (Pro GRT), saw great success in 2021, despite several races canceling due to outside factors,…
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AARON GWIN GOES DOWNHILL RIDING IN THE SNOW IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

Aaron Gwin shared this on his YouTube channel

We don't see this very often in SoCal, but it happens sometimes in the winter. We can thank Aaron Gwin for taking us along with him and showing us what it's like.
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PHILLIPE PERAKIS – CONFESSIONS OF EUROPE’S FIRST DOWNHILL KING

Philippe Perakis was one of mountain biking’s earliest innovators and characters

By Steve Thomas With his bug-man-like body armor and futuristic bikes, it was hard to miss the Swiss racer Philippe Perakis during the early years of downhill mountain bike racing. Not only was Perakis one of the most innovative…
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