SRAM Western Province Downhill 2020 | Hellsend Dirt Compound
Nothing new can really be said about 2020 and the challenges we all faced during the year. The WP DH season was no exception to things being negatively affected, but luckily we got to end things on a very high note indeed. For the first time in years, Hellsend Dirt Compound played host to a […]
Canyon announce the all-new Sender CFR
Today Canyon roll out the next generation of speed—the Sender CFR. We took one of the world’s best downhill racing machines and made it lighter, more controlled, and even faster. Canyon’s top-tier downhill machine also marks the debut of Canyon Factory Racing— premier products born from a true partnership between Canyon engineers, designers, mechanics, and […]
Video: Rob meets Tahnée Seagrave
“Rob Meets…” is kicking off its fourth season with a tête-à-tête with British downhill mountain biker Tahnée Seagrave. In this first episode of “Rob Meets…” Rob Warner travels to Llanfyllin, in North Wales, to catch up with multiple World Cup Winner Tahnée Seagrave early in 2020. Dubbed by Rob as “the woman who leads the […]
SRAM Western Province Downhill & SA Championships 2020 | Jonkershoek
Jonkershoek. Arguably SA’s best trail network. Countless events have treaded these hills, from enduro MTB to trail running to marathon stage races like the Cape Epic. This weekend however was the turn, and return, of the Western Province Downhill series. After a 2 year hiatus, the track was revived and renewed by master trail builder […]
SRAM Western Province Downhill 2020 | Paarl
The 2020 Western Cape Downhill season kicked off with an absolute bang this past weekend, for the first time in a very long time, hitting triple digits in entries. With the event doubling up as a shuttle day on Saturday and race day on Sunday, and the inclusion the Enduro category, plenty new riders joined […]
Video: Theo Erlangsen – Double Trouble
Delve into the life of Theo Erlangsen as Monster Energy follow him through the Les Gets World Cup DH race week and Loosefest XL in Belgium. Get a feel for how a young, pretty self-supported pro mountain biker gets through such intense times and always with a smile on his face. If anyone can tell […]
Report: 2019 WC DH Series #4 and WC Championships at Vuurberg
At last WC DH riders got to race the Vuurberg track again. Shuttle days are one thing, but a timed race run allows one to measure one’s growth as a rider or simply to create a platform for some serious jesting amongst mates and long-time riding buddies. On the day, the wind dropped and the […]
Pierron and Cabirou bank Swiss wins
French pair Amaury Pierron and Marine Cabirou won the UCI MTB World Cup downhill races in tricky Lenzerheide conditions to take the men’s and women’s titles down to the final USA race. Brook MacDonald. Saturday’s weather conditions were extremely testing with the women getting the worst of the rain and fog early on as Kiwi […]
Cabirou and Greenland score historic firsts in Italy
France’s Marine Cabirou and Britain’s Laurie Greenland scored a pair of debut victories at a scorching hot fifth round of the Mercedes-Benz UCI DH World Cup in Val Di Sole, Italy. The downhill track in this northern corner of Italy is known as The Black Snake and it is famously brutal. It begins with fast, […]
Frenchman Pierron marks Bastille Day weekend with Les Gets win
Amaury Pierron produced a ferocious run down the Les Gets course to hand France a famous men’s UCI MTB World Cup downhill win on Bastille Day weekend as Australian Tracey Hannah boosted her women’s overall lead with victory. Amaury Pierron Briton Laurie Greenland had threatened to spoil the French Alps party mood with a great […]
Atherton and Bruni take tight downhill victories in Vallnord
Riders toed a fine line on the boundary of grip in finals at the Vallnord Mercedes-Benz UCI Downhill World Cup, but winners Rachel Atherton and Loïc Bruni found perfect balance in front of a roaring Andorran crowd. The course, being raced for the sixth time at World Cup and World Champs level, had deteriorated throughout […]
Bruni and Hannah emerge victorious from the dust of Leogang
Australia’s Tracey Hannah and France’s Loïc Bruni took their respective elite class victories amid a thrilling third round of the Mercedes-Benz UCI Downhill World Cup in Leogang, Austria. The Leogang Bike Park track, although sometimes criticised for a lack of technicality, is known for its staggering speeds and seldom fails to produce captivating battles. In […]