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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.
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 as it would have been if he’d been feeling better, but he still took fourth among the Pro Men. As long […]
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 select Enduro World Series (EWS) races this year.
Press Release: The KHS team for 2022: (L. to R.) Kailey Skelton, Nik Nestoroff, Steven Walton, and Nate Kitchen. Southridge USA has always been a foundation to the mountain community by bringing some of the best racers in the world to the California dirt. It would be Nik Nestoroff who would take the pro men’s […]
Luca Shaw and his new Canyon Sender CFR. Luca Shaw says that he’ll be racing the Canyon Sender CFR downhill bike in the year ahead, after having raced for the Santa Cruz Syndicate for the past seven years. Luca will join Troy Brosnan, Mark Wallace and Jakob Jewett on the Canyon “Cllctv” (a.k.a. Collective) […]
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 course without a chain. When he crossed the finish line […]
The Sierra Buttes Trail Stewardship has announced that the 2022 Downieville Classic, scheduled to run from August 4-7, 2022, has been postponed until 2023. When the race returns in 2023 it will be the 25th Anniversary of its running. The Downieville Classic comprises the Festival, Cross Country race, and legendary Mountain World Championships including […]
Here is the schedule for the UCI World Cup races and the Mountain Bike World Championships for 2022 March 26-27 MERCEDES-BENZ UCI MTB WORLD CUP – DHI Lourdes, FRA 26 Mar – 27 Mar 2022 April 8-10 MERCEDES-BENZ UCI MTB WORLD CUP – XCO/XCC Petropolis, BRA 08 Apr – 10 Apr 2022 May 6-8 […]
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 making your final travel plans for the races. Notice that they will have both enduro and enduro e-bike races […]
RELEASE: Cardrona, New Zealand, December 11, 2021 – The penultimate race of the Crankworx Summer Series New Zealand, as well as the 2021 MTB season, has wrapped from Cardrona Alpine Resort, with the King and Queen of Crankworx claiming victory over a rowdy high-alpine Air DH track. Queen Vaea and King Bas, sharing the top […]
Labeled as a “Triple Black” by Dyfi trail building mastermind, Dan Atherton, this jump line is without a doubt one of the largest sets of jumps and drops on offer across Europe and the UK. Brendan is also joined by none other than newly inducted MTB Hall of Fame shredder, Rachel Atherton, alongside a long list of incredible local riders itching to go big for the latest installment of “A Dog’s Life.”
PRESS RELEASE FRUITA, CO (December 8, 2021) – Canfield Bikes, a high-end boutique mountain bike manufacturer, today unveils a completely redesigned version of its iconic high-pivot downhill bike, the Jedi 29. The much-anticipated update includes a new shock layout, revised suspension kinematics, 29-inch wheels and updated geo and sizing. Going back to the […]
Blenki, charging into the gnar and through the wall of sound. Photo: Clint Trahan PRESS RELEASE Sam Blenkinsop and Louise Ferguson go all-out for the crowds and dominate in wet and wild DH Queenstown, New Zealand, December 6, 2021 – Along with great battles, standout performances, new tracks, and good times, racing at the second […]
Watch legendary riders Gary Fisher and Charlie Kelly race the Repack course and talk about the early days of the sport
More than a single jump, Cully put his heart into the sport
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 battle each other in the Dual Slalom event, where MacDonald took the win in the finals, his […]
Bas van Steenbergen, the current men’s leader, adds to his points lead with his third place finish in Speed & Style, while Vaea Verbeeck earns a solid amount with a second in Speed & Style and a fifth place in the DH. Both have commanding leads, with two days of competition left in the season.
PRESS RELEASE FROM RED BULL (Brandon Semenuk performed this backflip-tailwhip in his winning run. Photo by Long Nguyen/Red Bull Content Pool) Brandon Semenuk made Red Bull Rampage history on Friday when he edged out three-time champion Kurt Sorge to claim his fourth title and become the first to win back-to-back Rampages, as fans and […]
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 results for the Sea Otter races that haven’t been held yet, such as Pro Cross-Country as of Saturday night , the menu will bring up the results from 2019. […]
Luke’s words: Danny Manning and I spent a few days at Mt Bachelor hanging out, getting clips in between laps, and enjoying the unreal hero dirt and conditions we were given at the park. Being a free rider isn’t all about speed through the bike park, but more focused on riding the park in a […]
(Vaea Verbeeck rode to her third win of the week on Friday at Sun Peaks Resort. Photo courtesy Crankworx) SUN PEAKS RESORT, BC, September 24, 2021 — The flecks of hero dirt have settled and the third and final race at Sun Peaks has wrapped. As the travelling road show that is Crankworx B.C. prepares to […]
Here are the Elite Men’s downhill results for Saturday in West Virginia, the last World Cup downhill race of the year: Final Year-End Point Standings
The opening round of the 2021 EWS-E season saw a diverse mix of racers take to a huge course that encompassed three loops, nine stages, and 60km of racing in a single day. On the start line were bonafide legends of the sport alongside a smattering of Enduro World Series regulars and the new breed of e-bike specialists.
Check out the replay of Saturday’s World Cup downhill action on Red Bull TV: https://www.redbull.com/int-en/live/men-downhill-lenzerheide-2021-uci-mountain-bike-world-cup
Morzine offers Europe’s largest MTB Park with over 600km of trails and a huge variety of terrain.
South Africa’s Greg Minnaar made history today by winning his fourth World Championship downhill title.
The latest full face helmet from Fox Racing was designed with direct input from it’s sponsored downhill and freeride athletes to offer the highest level of protection, performance and style. The Rampage Pro Carbon (RPC) features Dual-density, in-mold varizorb EPS foam combined with a MIPS liner is designed to redirect rotational impact forces and […]