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Downhill racing

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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AARON GWIN: GOING FOR SIX

With 5 World Cup downhill series titles to his name, Aaron Gwin is going for number six

“I was very motivated going into that first race... and I feel the same way after. I just want to keep improving every weekend” – Aaron Gwin Going for Six, Episode 2:  LINK HERE: When we think about our favorite DH racers we typically…
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RIDING WITH MOUNTAIN BIKE PRO ATHLETES

MOUNTAIN BIKING IN WINDROCK TENNESSEE

MOUNTAIN BIKING WITH PRO ATHLETES IN WINDROCK TENNESSEE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-_zmRM7m7I Join Nik Nestoroff, Dakotah Norton, and Christopher Grice for an onboard lap as they ride a 7-minute long break Downhill run in…
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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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VIDEO: YOUTH AND GLORY, FEATURING TEGAN CRUZ,

B.C.'s Tegan Cruz—of the RockShox Trek Race Team—looks like he'll be a serious threat on the World Cup race circuit in the years ahead

Born and raised in Pemberton, B.C. Tegan is a byproduct of both nature and nurture influences that have led him to jump straight into World Cup racing, barely at race age. With an older brother who has been racing on a factory team since he…
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VIDEO: DOWNHILL RACING AT BOOTLEG CANYON, JANUARY 2022

Check out this video of the KHS downhill team at the Nevada State Championships in Boulder City, Nevada, last weekend.

Bootleg Canyon has rocks as sharp as cheese-graters all the way down the racecourse. This is one place where you definitely don't want to fall. Make sure to wear your safety gear if you decide to race there.…
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NEVADA STATE GRAVITY CHAMPIONSHIPS AT BOOTLEG CANYON

DVO Downhill Results, January 16, 2022

Pro Men's winner Nikolas Nestoroff. (Photo by Jerry Walton/SoStokedAerial) Steven Walton, a.k.a. "The Swaltonator,"  was suffering from the flu at the race, but he competed anyway. His performance was probably not as good…
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THE INTENSE FACTORY RACING TEAM FOR 2022

Aaron Gwin, Dakotah Norton, Joe Breeden and Seth Shirlock will head up the Intense racing team this year

The team will continue to develop and race the prototype alloy INTENSE M279 DH bike. They’ll be working closely together on some new changes and special tweaks for 2022. Further, Seth and Joe will race the new INTENSE Tracer enduro bike at…
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FLASHBACK FRIDAY: THE GREATEST DOWNHILL RACE RUN EVER

Aaron Gwin's Chainless World Cup win

Back in 2015, Aaron Gwin made history when he broke his chain at the start of his final run in the World Cup downhill at Leogang, Austria. To the shock of everyone there, including the race commentators, Gwin went all out and rode the whole…
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BOOTLEG CANYON GETS READY FOR ANOTHER SEASON OF RACING

TThe 2022 race season will be starting soon

  Bootleg Canyon, Nevada, has announced its schedule for 2022. Be sure to go to the Bootleg Canyon website (https://www.bootlegcanyonracing.com/) to register for the events and to check for any changes to the race schedule before…
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SUPER D KICKS OFF CRANKWORX SUMMER SERIES IN NEW ZEALAND

Bradley Harris and Louise Ferguson take their first Crankworx wins, besting field of international elite

The Alexandra Super D served up three rocky tracks, a tasty sampler of the area’s distinctively technical and gnarly terrain, linked together for an 11+ minute race run.  
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CRANKWORX ROTORUA PHOTO GALLERY

A collection of our favorite photos from last week's event

The official photographers at Rotorua captured some great photos of last week's action. MBA's John Ker went through hundreds of shots and picked out some of his favorites to create this selection. Dan Booker (left) and Brook MacDonald…
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DOUBLE-HEADER DAY SEES BROOK MACDONALD BACK ON TOP IN DUAL SLALOM, FIRSTS FOR KIALANI HINES AND BAS…

Second day of live broadcast Crankworx action from Rotorua combines sunny Pump Track over breakfast, followed by a wet and wild day of Dual Slalom for dinner

Press Release  ROTORUA, NEW ZEALAND November 6, 2021 — It started with Pump Track in the sun and ended with Dual Slalom in the sludge and athletes grinning ear to ear. The second day of live action from Crankworx Rotorua saw a mix…
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2021 SEA OTTER CLASSIC RESULTS & PHOTO GALLERIES

Check out who's won the events that have been held so far

Here's the link to the Sea Otter results, including the Pro Dual Slalom finals from Saturday afternoon: https://results.raceroster.com/en-US/results/unstructured/3pykwe6tn5c4p99x?id=unstructured_3669 Note: if you try to check out the…
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CASEY BROWN AND JOE BREEDEN DOMINATE IN MT7 PSYCHOSIS DH RACE IN GOLDEN, B.C.

Suffering and celebration comingle at the base of Mt7 in Golden, as the storied Psychosis race crowns its two newest champions

The 12th running of Mt7 Psychosis saw a mix of 25 riders, who’ve come from all over the world to compete in Crankworx B.C., come together to take a crack at the 1200 vertical meters and 7.3 kilometers of steep, rough, and rocky singletrack…
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