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DOWNIEVILLE CLASSIC RESULTS

One of the toughest races in the U.S. is in the books again

"The Downieville Classic cross-country race is one of the last remaining point-to-point bicycle races in the United States. The 26.5-mile course follows a rugged 'Gold Rush' era route that departs the mountain town of Sierra City (elevation…
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CRUSHAR IN THE TUSHAR CANCELLED DUE TO FOREST FIRES

The series will now follow a best-out-of-six format for the year.

"It is with a heavy heart that we announce the cancellation of this year’s Life Time Crusher in the Tushar, scheduled for Saturday, July 13, due to the ongoing Silver King and Little Twist forest fires in the Piute County area, home to more…
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WORLD CUP UPDATE, WITH OLYMPIC NEWS, TOO

News about this weekend's World Cup XC and DH races, plus the Olympics

While Tom Pidcock, the man who won the last two World Cup XCO events, is racing in the Tour de France right now, the rest of the mountain bike world is focused on the World Cup event coming up in France this weekend. The  UCI Downhill and…
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AMERICA’S XC NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS ARE COMING UP SOON

Bear Creek Mountain Resort in Macungie, Pennsylvania, will host the event on July 17-21, 2024

America's XC National Championships are scheduled to take place just over a week before the Olympic mountain bike events take place in Paris, where the women's Olympic mountain bike race is scheduled for Sunday, July 28th, and the men are…
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WHAT TO KNOW ABOUT THIS WEEKEND’S WORLD CUP RACE

The cross-country action heats up at Crans-Montana in Switzerland this weekend

PRESS RELEASE FROM WHOOP UCI MOUNTAIN BIKE WORLD SERIES: We’re almost at the halfway point of the six back-to-back weekends of the WHOOP UCI Mountain Bike World Series racing, and this weekend’s Crans-Montana, Valais UCI World Cup in…
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WHO’S BETTER? NINO SCHURTER OR MATHIEU VAN DER POEL

Checking out the MTB Data for two of the top racers of today

Every once in a while, we like to see how two racers compare to each other when we look at their past results. We did that the other day with Tom Pidcock and Nino Schurter, and we're doing it again today with Mathieu van der Poel and Nino,…
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VAL DI SOLE: DOWNHILL RESULTS AND STANDINGS

The Americans are moving up in the ranks

Here are the key results and standings from Val di Sole's downhill World Cup action on Saturday.The track was reportedly wet and slippery, with numerous crashes that affected the results of many of the top riders. ELITE MEN DOWNHILL…
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SPEED & STYLE LIGHTS UP CRANKWORX INNSBRUCK

Day Two, Crankworx Innsbruck: Speed & Style—the story, the results, and the photos

Crankworx Innsbruck continues with two more action-packed days. Due to expected rain showers and wind for Saturday, the schedule for the weekend has been updated. On Saturday, the Specialized Dual Slalom takes place at 11 am CEST before we…
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INNSBRUCK CRANKWORX KICKS OFF WITH HIGH-FLYING ACTION

The Thule Official European Whip Off Championships have been completed

CRANKWORX NEWS RELEASE Innsbruck, Austria, June 13, 2024 (Photos by Clint Trahan/Crankworx) The much-anticipated final edition of Crankworx Innsbruck has officially kicked off with the Thule Official European Whip-Off Championships…
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VIDEO: TRANSITION FACTORY RACING EP. 1 – FT. WILLIAM

The opening round of the 2024 WCDH season kicks off at the historic Scottish venue

Known for its technicality and physical demands, teammates Valentina Roa Sanchez and Matilda “Tilly” Melton, tackled one of the most challenging tracks in downhill history for their debut race of the 2024 World Cup Season.
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CAPE EPIC STAGE 4 RESULTS AND FULL STAGE VIDEO

Sprint finish marks men’s and women’s races on Stage 4 of Absa Cape Epic

The top three teams in both the men’s and women’s races on Stage 4 of the Absa Cape Epic could only be separated in the final meters of the 73km race.
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CAPE EPIC STAGE 3 RESULTS AND FULL STAGE VIDEO

Things are heating up in South Africa!

In the Aramex Women’s Category on Stage 3, GHOST Factory Racing, Cannondale Factory Racing (Candice Lill and Mona Mitterwallner), Toyota-Specialized-NinetyOne (Sofia Gomez Villafane and Samara Sheppard), as they have done all week so far,…
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DURANGO DERBY ANNOUNCES $10k PRO CASH PURSE

Final preparations are underway for the inaugural weekend

Podium contenders in all other categories, including two- and four-person team categories will leave Durango with prize packages filled with goods from sponsors like Maxxis Tires, King Cage, MRP Bike, Tailwind Nutrition, Embark Maple,…
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RED BULL HARDLINE IS HEATING UP

Despite Qualifying being cancelled due to weather, riders have been getting comfortable on the formidable course

Check out some of our favorite social posts of riders checking off features!
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SKYPARK BIKE FEST RETURNS JUNE 10th & 11th

With fun for everyone, the annual MTB Festival makes its return to Skyforest

Always a highly anticipated event, this year features MTB industry vendors, product demos, giveaways, bike clinics, a SkyPark-sponsored raffle, and more!
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