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AARON GWIN TALKS ABOUT THE PAST YEAR

It started out badly, but after that . . .

Words by Mike Rose Photos by Nathan Hughes Aaron Gwin is the beating heart of the INTENSE Factory Racing (IFR) team. He’s their leader, their talisman… the boss. He’s looked up to, respected, held in awe. Aaron Gwin is the…
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HENRIQUE AVANCINI IS LEAVING CANNONDALE FACTORY RACING

Check out the great tribute to him that Cannodale's race photographer has shared with us

Cannondale Factory Racing has announced that Henrique Avancini is leaving the team. Henrique Avancini. Photos by Michele Mondini "At the age of 8, Henrique got his first bike and began honing his XC mountain skills in the Brazilian…
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WORLD CUP DOWNHILL REPORT AND PHOTOS FROM VAL DI SOLE, ITALY

The Men's, Women's, and Juniors' titles have been decided

The final World Cup downhill of the year is over at Val di Sole. The event determined the overall World Cup titles for most of the classes (the Junior Men's title had been determined in the previous World Cup race at Mont-Sainte-Anne in…
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SHORT TRACK RESULTS FROM VAL DI SOLE

The final World Cup Short Track races of the year are over

Titouan Carod won the Men's Short Track at Val di Sole, while Alan Hatherly ended up with the most points in the class for the year. Nino Schurter continued to lead the points chase for the overall World Cup XCO title. That race will be…
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JUNIOR RACER BEATS TOP PROS IN DOWNHILL QUALIFIERS AT WORLD CUP FINALS

Jordan Williams is fastest rider of the day; Dakotah Norton and Aaron Gwin make the top five in the Elite Men's Qualifiers at Val di Sole

British Junior racer Jordan Williams set the fastest time of the day in the timed qualifiers at Val di Sole on Friday, going faster than all the pros in the Elite Men's class. Archrival Jackson Goldstone was only a little bit slower, going…
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WORLD CUP RACING RETURNS TO WEST VIRGINIA NEXT YEAR

Check out the full World Cup and EWS schedules for 2023

The Pocahontas County resort hosted World Cup events in 2019, 2021, and 2022, and has quickly earned a reputation for challenging race courses, dramatic finishes, and arguably the most passionate fans on the circuit. Next year’s Snowshoe,…
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CAROD POWERS TO MAIDEN WIN AS NEFF ROLLS BACK THE YEARS

Frenchman produces superb XCO performance at Mont-Sainte-Anne stop

Press Release from Red Bull: Titouan Carod produced an incredible performance at Mont-Sainte-Anne to earn his first UCI Mountain Bike World Cup XCO win on Sunday as former three-time overall champion Jolanda Neff got back on top of the…
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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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RAIN AND FOG CHALLENGE WORLD CUP XCO RACERS IN WEST VIRGINIA

New faces top the podium as riders are pushed to the limit in the United States

Torrential rain turned the course into one of the most demanding seen on the World Cup circuit for some time, pushing riders and bikes to the limit. Nino Schurter was forced to sit the race out following a heavy fall in Friday’s XCC race.
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OLYMPIC MOUNTAIN BIKE CHAMP WINS A STAGE IN THE TOUR DE FRANCE

Tom Pidcock proves that he's a contender in the world's greatest road bike race

Great Britain's Tom Pidcock is making history in the Tour de France this year. He's been making history for a while, too. Pidcock won the Olympic gold medal in mountain biking in Japan last July 26th, four days before his 22nd…
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VALLNORD, ANDORRA XCO WORLD CUP REPORT

The top riders were in for some surprises this time

After securing his first-ever World Cup win in dramatic fashion in Lenzerheide last weekend, Luca Braidot was hoping to once again shock the rest of the field.
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VALLNORD, ANDORRA SHORT TRACK VIDEO

Watch the Short Track video replay courtesy of Red Bull TV, and get ready to watch the downhill on Saturday morning and the XC on Sunday

The Andorra World Cup is happening this weekend. The Short Track event was completed Friday afternoon in Andorra. If you missed it and want to see the replay, here is the link:…
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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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LENZERHEIDE’S WORLD CUP SHORT TRACK RESULTS

With the updated World Cup XCC and XCO standings

This weekend's World Cup cross-country racing got started late Friday afternoon in Lenzeheide, Switzerland. For those watching in the U.S., the action started a little after 8:30 in the morning, Pacific Time, and a little after 11:30…
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