Family Mountain Bike Bonding: Downhill Racing on Cross-Country Elastomers, Circa 1995
A tale of family support, and learning to race mountain bikes the rural way.
UCI Downhill World Cup in Les Gets: Fast Grass and Road Gaps [Photo Essay]
Les Gets bike park is a favorite for anyone who loves machine-built tracks with large berms and smooth jump lines. Here’s what the action looked like at the 2019 UCI Downhill race at Les Gets, France.
Whistler Bike Park Opening Day 2018 Report
Get up to speed on the latest changes and trail conditions at the Whistler Bike Park from opening weekend.
Watch: GT Factory Racing Says Goodbye to a Few Friends
GT Bicycles announces a big change to their race team for 2018.
Watch: Trek C3 Project Summer Video Series ft. Brett Rheeder
If handed lemons, you make lemonade. If Mother Nature hands you the driest, dustiest summer in a century, you put on an all-time smoke show. Though Brett Rheeder’s home in the Okanagan region in western British Columbia is experiencing one of its driest summers ever, the thin layer of dust kicked up by Brett’s charging …
Watch: Highlights from the Val di Sole World Cup
The 2017 World Cup season was one of the most dramatic on record with nearly every top rider affected by weather, a crash, or mechanical during a race run. That drama continued into the final race of the season in Val di Sole, Italy, over the weekend.
Watch: Claudio’s Final Course Preview of the 2017 World Cup Season
The final race of the 2017 UCI World Cup DH season takes place tomorrow morning in Val di Sole, Italy. Hit the track one last time with Claudio and Ed Masters as they preview the course. Watch the finals live or on demand on Red Bull TV. The women’s finals kick off at 7:00 AM …
Five Ten’s New Impact Pro DH Shoe
Five Ten was showcasing their new Impact Pro downhill shoe in their booth at Crankworx Whistler. The Impact Pro returns to the formula that made the original Impacts the dominant shoe for gravity riding: great rubber paired with great durability. Gone is the Mi6 rubber from the Impact VXi; in it’s place is the original S1 …
Watch: Jill Kintner – This Is Home
Head home to Bellingham, Washington, with Jill Kintner–one of the most decorated racers of all time.
Must Watch: Mont-Sainte-Anne World Cup Highlights
Wow, what a race! This World Cup season has seen some wild weather and Mont-Sainte-Anne was no exception. Just before the top 20 male qualifiers came down, the skies opened up, and absolutely dumped on the track. The rain seemed to actually improve the grip on the rock sections, but the rest of the course …
Watch: Claudio’s Mont-Sainte-Anne Track Preview
The penultimate race of the 2017 World Cup schedule takes place this weekend at Mont-Sainte-Anne in Quebec, Canada. MSA is one of the oldest tracks on the circuit with 2017 being the 27th year they’ve hosted a World Cup event. It’s also the only stop in North America for this year’s tour. Since this event …
Watch: Lenzerheide World Cup Downhill Finals Highlights
It was a wild weekend of racing in the Swiss Alps at Lenzerheide. Track conditions were bone dry which meant tight times for the finals. In the women’s race, Rachel Atherton looked to be back on form after dislocating her shoulder in Fort William. She qualified first, less than a second ahead of Myriam Nicole, …
