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The European Divide Trail: An Interview and Diary Entries from the Route

European Divide Trail founder Andy Cox fills us in on the Norway-to-Portugal route, and shares excerpts from his travel diary.

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Italy

Worldwide Shredlist: Finale Ligure, Italy AKA "Whistler By The Sea"

Finale, Italy is known as "Whistler by the Sea" for its 400km of quality mountain bike trails. Whether you're looking to shuttle, ride flow trails, or take on technical challenges, this report has you covered.

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France

The Pyrenees Are Massively Underrated as an MTB Destination

The very best mountain biking that I experienced during my time in Europe wasn’t found in the Alps like I thought it would be—it was in the Pyrenees.

786 Trails in Europe

Trail Name	Length (mi)	City
Cran-montana	2.0	Cran
Blue Trail	1.92	Malmö
Tipe?ek (Singletrail Moravsky Kras)	1.7	Brno
Rakovecký (Singletrail Moravsky Kras)	1.7	Brno
Kolorado	1.5	Zagreb
Paseky (Singletrail Moravsky Kras)	1.5	Brno
Piombino Downhill	1.5	Villa Forci
Madre Natura (Base NATO)	1.46	Finale Ligure
Harbe Line (BikeRepublic Sölden)	1.3	Solden
Jedlovice (Singletrail Moravsky Kras)	1.2	Brno
Antigravity	1.2	San Romolo
Naucná stezka (Rychlebske Stezky)	1.1	Cerna Voda
Mramorový (Rychlebske Stezky)	1.1	Cerna Voda
U Konvicky (Singletrail Moravsky Kras)	1.1	Brno
GR125	1.0	Falmignoul
Tasseniere Ridge Trail	1.0	Anseremme
bellegembos	1.0	kortrijk
Dendermonde Brug trail	1.0	Dendermonde
Freeride Vlassenbroek	1.0	Dendermonde
Mont Henri single tracks	1.0	Lokeren
Superflow - sekce 7 (Rychlebske Stezky)	1.0	Cerna Voda
Superflow - sekce 4 (Rychlebske Stezky)	1.0	Cerna Voda
Superflow - sekce 3 (Rychlebske Stezky)	1.0	Cerna Voda
Bikepark zasada	1.0	Zasada
Bikepark Špi?ák	1.0	Špi?ák
Down hill trail	1.0	Cheb
Trail Palackeho Potok (Palacky Creek Trail)	1.0	Novy Jicin
Død Ko (Danmarks Tag)	1.0	Ry
dh plateaux malzeville	1.0	Nancy
Chemin de la Filiaz	1.0	Chamonix
Christ-Roi	1.0	Chamonix
DAV BikeGarden	1.0	Kempton
Weißmarter	1.0	Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz
Test	1.0	Dollnstein
Woodpecker Trail	1.0	Stuttgart
Bavarian A-Line	1.0	Lenggries
Bikepark Bad Schussenried	1.0	Bad Schussenried
SWU Trails	1.0	Blaustein
The Chutes	1.0	Kummersbruck
Amberg Pump track	1.0	Amberg
The Mini DH	1.0	Albstadt
Weihenzell Enduro	1.0	Weihenzell
Strüth get down	1.0	Ansbach
Oberbecken DH	1.0	Happurg
Tiefenellern get Down	1.0	Tiefenellern
Klingenweiher-Trail	1.0	Ansbach
Pulverbach-Trail	1.0	Lehrberg
Eichenwald-Trail	1.0	Ansbach
Kirchenweg Trail	1.0	Ansbach
Buchklinge Superfast	1.0	Ansbach

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Latest Europe Mountain Bike News

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Finland

Bringing flow to Finland: How a single trail sparked a mountain biking revolution

The story behind Finland's first flow trail, and how it's transforming the Finnish mountain bike scene.

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Europe

Can MTB trail ratings be standardized around the world? The ITRS thinks so.

Will mountain bike trail ratings always be regional? The men behind the International Trail Rating System have devised a better way to tackle the problem.

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France

Defending Olympic gold medalist criticizes "bland" Paris 2024 MTB racecourse

“If you just gravel over a nice hillside, it’s not really mountain biking," said Tom Pidcock.

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Alberta

Land Acquisition Week: $1.15 Million for New Trail Property in La Crosse, WI, and Waltons Buy 2,700 Acres

Millions of dollars are being invested in land acquisitions for new mountain bike trails in the Central USA.

Poland

Fast-Looking DH Track in Poland for this Weekend's World Cup Race

The World Cup is in Poland for the first time. Here's a preview of the downhill course.

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Switzerland

Tales From the Tail of a Race: TransAlp 2023

"I had done this race—the TransAlp—once before, in 2016 so I was aware of the pain cave I’d voluntarily entered. Turns out seven more years on the engine, five months less training and a dithering bout of Covid can wreak havoc. Who knew?"

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