Red Bull Pump Track World Champs hit Durban and Lesotho
Over the past week, the Red Bull Pump Track World Championship has seen qualifiers take place in Durban, Lesotho and Ensenada, with a further 20 riders securing their place at the world final later this year. Durban Durban, South Africa is the home of the latest #pumpforpeace project from Velosolutions. An initiative that aims to […]
GO!Durban Cycle Academy to host South African qualifier for Pump Track World Championship
The 5th leg of the inaugural Red Bull Pump Track World Championship series is set to take place in Durban, KwaZulu Natal on Saturday, 28 April 2018. The South African qualifier round will be hosted by the GO!Durban Cycle Academy and Durban Green Corridors at the KwaDabeka bike park, where they have recently built the […]
Course Preview: Watch Claudio’s course carnage in Val di Sole
Touted as one of the most exciting GoPro runs of the season – join Claudio and Ed Masters for a lap of the Val di Sole downhill track. It’s the last course preview of the 2017 UCI MTB World Cup and Claudio is going out with a bang… well more like a crash! Joined by […]
Course Preview: Claudio and Sick Mick ride Mont-Sainte-Anne
Hold on tight as Claudio Caluori and Sick Mick Hannah take on the Mont-Sainte-Anne downhill course. After what feels like an age, the downhill cohort is back together for the Canadian round of the UCI Mountain Bike World Cup. As always before sending any riders down the track, chatty Swiss commentator Claudio Caluori is sent […]
Video: #pumpforpeace launches in Lesotho
As the #pumpforpeace initiative was conceived during early 2017, Velosolutions founder Claudio Caluori was approached by ‘Have A Good One’ productions looking to feature him in their ‘Following the horseman’ project which set to document the amazing riding on offer in Lesotho. This presented the perfect opportunity to not just promote cycle tourism but to […]
Course Preview: Claudio tests the Lenzerheide World Cup track
Claudio Caluori’s loving being back at home in the Swiss mountains and is ready to roll with yet another World Cup course preview. Watch here for more POV magic. There’s no time for him to rest however. The Swiss native is straight out on the track for the Lenzerheide course preview and is joined by […]
Interview: Claudio Caluori talks #pumpforpeace
When Claudio Caluori isn’t managing his professional downhill team Scott-Velosolutions or doing course previews and commentary at World Cups, he builds pump tracks and trails. Claudio’s company Velosolutions are renowned for their pump tracks which they have built all around the globe, including South Africa and Lesotho. With the help of Maryke Zietsman and her […]
Course Preview: Claudio slides down the Vallnord track
Claudio and Brook Macdonald take on a slippery and steep Vallnord course that has them on their limit. Watch the World Cup course preview here. Following the fun of downhill races at the Crankworx events in Les Gets and Innsbruck these past few weeks we’re back to the serious business of World Cup racing here […]
Following the Horsemen Premiere
There are few roads in Lesotho. There are even fewer mountain bikers. Here the horse is supreme and the myriad horse trails that have been carved through its steep and rugged mountains are its lifeblood. Horsemen ply these trails, just as they have for generations, riding between villages that have remained unchanged over centuries. Amidst […]
Course preview: Claudio takes on the Leogang World Cup track
Even Claudio is on a 29er now! But will it make any difference as he takes on the new Leogang course? Watch his course preview with Marcelo Gutierrez now. The builders at Leogang have been busy getting the course ready for the approaching World Cup this weekend, with excavators on the track right up until […]
Course preview: Claudio vs a 29er at Fort William
29ers are here and even Claudio’s course preview can’t escape the big wheel phenomenon. With dark rain clouds lingering over the mountain tops Claudio and his 27.5 Scott Gambler set tracks on the Scottish soil with Aussie rider Jack Moir aboard his prototype Intense 29 DH. As usual with Claudio it’s a fight between him […]
Course Preview: Lourdes World Cup Track with Claudio Caluori
We’re back for a new World Cup season, and as ever our trusty course preview pilot Claudio Caluori is with us for another year of fun and frolics on, and sometimes off, the track. On this occasion, there’s no French rider to help our Swiss hero down the course so stepping into the breech is […]