Smith and Atherton gain psychological advantage ahead of downhill shootout
With the globe’s mountain biking community eagerly counting down the hours to the start of Sunday’s men’s and women’s downhill events of the 2013 UCI MTB & Trials World Championships, Saturday morning saw Canadian Steve Smith and Rachel Atherton of Great Britain post the fastest times of the official timed runs in the men’s and […]
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[Audio Interview] Greg Minnaar on the DH course and his prep ahead of Sunday’s final
South African downhill world champion Greg Minnaar goes into the defence of his title on the final day of the UCI MTB and Trials World Championships on Sunday. The Pietermaritzburg local hero told Dave Macleod that the Friday night rains had helped to compact the downhill course. Photo: Darren Goddard/Gameplan Media
When it rains it pours for Spain in men’s 20” Trials finals
It was a frantic evening of Trials at the Cascades MTB Park on Friday where rain played havoc with the riders in the junior and elite men’s 20” finals as two Spaniards – Bernat Seuba and Abel Mustieles Garcia – claimed the junior men’s and elite men’s rainbow striped jerseys respectively. New World Champion Abel […]
Women’s Trials title decided in moment of high drama
Slovakian teenager Tatiana Janickova won the Elite Women’s trials world title at the UCI MTB and Trials world Championships with a daring gamble in the closing minutes of the nine rider final to oust Spanish ace Gemma Abant. Slovakian rider Kristina Sykorova airborne during the Elite Women’s Trials final at the UCI MTB and Trials […]
Neff reigns supreme at World Champs U23 ladies Cross Country
The Under 23 women’s Cross Country clash of the UCI MTB & Trials World Championships at Cascades MTB Park in Pietermaritzburg took place on Friday afternoon where a complete domination from Switzerland’s Jolanda Neff saw her power home to a comprehensive victory which also saw her achieve the rare feat of successfully defend the rainbow […]
Kerschbaumer soars as Europeans dominate u23 Cross Country World title tussle
Friday’s men’s Under 23 Cross Country clash of the UCI MTB & Trials World Championships at Cascades MTB Park in Pietermaritzburg was one filled with drama as Italy’s Gerhard Kerschbaumer made the gold medal his own in testing conditions whilst it was heartbreak from South Africa’s top stars. Gerhard Kerschbaumer of Italy punches the air […]
Rude Jnr blows away junior men’s downhill field
In blustery conditions the junior men’s and women’s downhill got Friday’s competition underway and it was American Richard Rude Jnr who hurtled down the Cascades MTB Park Downhill course five seconds faster than second placed Loris Vergier whilst the women’s title went to Great Britain’s Tahnee Seagrave. American Richard Rude Jnr produced the run of […]
Heat, dust and tears on day two of World Champs
Day two of competition at the UCI MTB & Trials will be remembered by all for the testing conditions of scorching temperatures, strong winds and engulfing dust as well as the tears of joy and sorrow shed by many of the mountain biking community. South Africa’s junior Gregg Brown soars during the junior men’s downhill […]
Schurter quietly confident ahead of World Title defence
SCOTT Swisspower rider Nino Schurter is quietly confident ahead of his Elite men’s Olympic Cross-country (XCO) title defence at the 2013 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa. Nino Schurter poses in front of a massive poster of him at Jowett’s Cycles, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa. Schurter will attempt to successfully defend his Elite […]
Italy kicks off World Champs with gold in Cross Country Team Relay
The four-member Italian team powered to a dramatic and hard-fought victory in the opening world championship event of the 2013 UCI MTB & Trials World Championships which take place at Cascades MTB Park in Pietermaritzburg despite a last gasp effort from France to steal the limelight. Gerhard Kerschbaumer celebrates on the finish line after winning […]
Cascades Trials course makes long awaited debut
The time finally arrived for the Cascades MTB Park’s Trials course to invite its first riders on Wednesday as the juniors and the men’s 20” took on the challenging course as they went through qualifying phases ahead of their respective semi-finals that will take place on Friday afternoon and evening. Slovakian representative Martin Behro makes […]
Elites get to grips with Cascades MTB Park ahead of World Champs
The first day of training for the UCI MTB and Trials World Championships got underway on Tuesday and the riders were greeted with sweltering conditions as they took to the Cascades MTB Park in Pietermaritzburg for the first time. South Africa’s under 23 men’s cross country star Luke Roberts hopes his local course knowledge will […]