The event sounds like it could be the best one yet
BENTONVILLE, Ark., May 18, 2023—This year's Bentonville Bike Fest is taking place from May 25 to 28. Presented by Mobil1, this annual festival invites mountain biking enthusiasts of every age and proficiency level to attend.
Kalene… Read More...
What benefits do mixed wheels really offer out on the trail?
We picked a few bikes made for the conversion and even one that was not, just to see what the hype is all about and what differences it made out on the trail. Read More...
As he edges ever more towards the dirty side of bike racing, we catch up with WorldTour road pro Lachlan Morton
Boulder-based Aussie bike racer Lachlan Morton of the EF Pro Cycling WorldTour road team is making quite the name for himself in mountain bike and gravel racing, and his conversion to the straight side of the bars looks set to continue. Read More...
The first Cross-Country World Cup races of 2023 are in the books
Numerous riders crashed on the rain-slick course during the race, including reigning Olympic champion Tom Pidcock and ten-time XCO World Champion Nino Schurter. Read More...
The Olympic champion has set his sights on the 2024 Olympics
Tom Pidcock, the reigning Olympic mountain bike champion, is feeling confident ahead of this weekend's first round of the UCI XC World Cup race series. The race will be taking place in the Czech Republic. Pidcock has never lost in Nove… Read More...
Czech Republic will host the oepning event of 2023
Last year's World Cup XC champions, Nino Schurter and Alessandra Keller, meet with the press prior to the start of the 2023 World Cup season.
Nové Město na Moravě in the Czech… Read More...
The first event is happening in Alabama on May 21st
Alabama will host the first of five short-track Xterra triathlon races on May 21st in Oak Mountain State Park. The short track race takes place the day after the full-distance triathlon. The made-for-TV short-track format will feature… Read More...
Mountain bikers can now race on hundreds of BMX tracks in America and Canada
Craig "gOrk" Barrette at USA BMX told us that the program is off to a good start. He estimated that 30 to 40 new riders showed up at many of the tracks on the first night of the program. Read More...
Check out the Mountain Bike Hall of Fame while you're at it
The Marin Museum of Bicycling, the home of the Mountain Bike Hall of Fame, will be hosting its annual Bike Swap on June 3rd. The swap meet, which will take up two parking lots, should be a fun time, and there will be a live band at the… Read More...
Check out how your favorite riders did in the Sea Otter Classic.
Click on the link below, then find the event you want to see. Once you find it, click on the box on the far right that says "Results."
Here's the link to all the results:… Read More...
Jill Kintner and Cody Kelley take home the top honors
Cody Kelley and Jill Kintner took the wins in the Elite Men's and Women's Dual Slalom competition at the Sea Otter on Saturday. Ryan Gilchrist took second and Luke Meier-Smith finished third among the men, while Bailey Goldstone ended up in… Read More...
The Fuego XL race was the first race in this year's series
News release from Life Time Grand Prix:
Laguna Seca Raceway, Calif., (April 22, 2023) – Sofia Gomez Villafane and Keegan Swenson rode
to first place finishes at the Sea Otter Classic Fuego XL cross-country mountain bike race, the… Read More...
Here are the qualifying times for the Elite Women and Elite Men
It's good to see Kyle Strait's name in the top 32. He broke three vertebrae in his back in the Red Bull Rampage last fall, and he's still one of the fastest dual slalom racers in the pro ranks. He won the Sea Otter… Read More...
Former pro motocross racer Daryl Ecklund took his first trip to the Sea Otter Classic this year to see what the event was like and shoot some photos for us.
After Daryl quit racing full-time in the pro motocross ranks, he became one of… Read More...
Here is our video review of the Yeti SB135 27.5" trail bike. This thing is fun, fast, super responsive, and ready to be thrown around every corner with incredible poise. Read More...
Cannondale has just dropped a new video starring Mitch Ropelato as he takes his new Cannondale to the downhill trails of Neko Mulally's bike park in North Carolina and then to the streets of New York City—which he absolutely loved.
Check… Read More...
The Elite Women finished their first Fayetteville, Arkansas, XCO race, on Wednesday
Here are the results for the Elite Women in the first XCO race in Fayetteville, Arkansas, on Wednesday:
This post has been updated. When I (John Ker) first posted these results on Wednesday, only six of the seven laps in the Elite… Read More...
Check out who won the pro titles in the Short Track races in Arkansas
Here are the results for the Elite Men and Elite Women in the XCC (Short Track) races in Fayetteville, Arkansas, on Friday, April 14, 2023:
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The Elite Men finished their first Fayetteville, Arkansas, XCO race on Wednesday
Here are the results for the Elite Men in the XCO race in Fayetteville, Arkansas, on Wednesday:
Note that Riley Amos is shown in the above results to have faster average lap times than Christopher Blevins. However, mathematically,… Read More...
The Elite Women finished their first Fayetteville, Arkansas, XCO race, on Wednesday
Here are the results for the Elite Women in the first XCO race in Fayetteville, Arkansas, on Wednesday:
This post has been updated. When I (John Ker) first posted these results on Wednesday, only six of the seven laps in the Elite… Read More...
The Elite Men and Women are racing Wednesday, Friday and Saturday
The second U.S. Pro Cup of 2023 is taking place now through Sunday, April 16th, in Fayetteville, Arkansas. The top pros in the XC ranks are racing today, Wednesday, in the XCO (Cross-Country Olympic) competition, then again on Friday in the… Read More...
This isn't a mountain bike race, but a lot of mountain bikers with BMX backgrounds are expected to show up
(Image copyrighted, used courtesy of Dirtyfest)
Mountain bikers with a 1980s BMX background might want to consider coming to the Dirtyfest event in Temecula, California, Friday through Sunday, April 28th to 30th.
In addition to an… Read More...
To send it or not to send it, that was the question
The course for the U.S. Cup at Vail Lake this past weekend offered a number of sections that had both "A-line" and "B-line" choices. The A-line choices were a little shorter, faster, and more challenging. The B-line choices were the safer… Read More...
The chase for UCI points kicked off in Southern California this past weekend, with many of the top American cross-country racers showing up to battle for the wins. The women's ranks were the toughest, with Kate Courtney, Haley Batten and… Read More...
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