Atherton back to winning ways, Pierron takes two in a row
Rachel Atherton and Amaury Pierron tasted victory at the third round of the Mercedes-Benz UCI World Cup in Leogang, Austria. Amidst the soaring peaks of the Austrian Alps is a race track like no other. In short, when it comes to going fast on a downhill mountain bike, Leogang is a temple of speed. Rachel […]
Andrew Neethling follows Loïc Bruni down the Leogang World Cup track
Austria’s premier mountain bike destination hosts a World Cup downhill event for yet another season. Modifications in recent years to Leogang’s Speedster downhill trail have made this course feel less bike park-like, with technical sections just waiting to trip up the downhill elite. 2017 saw a third win for Aaron Gwin, which signalled the start […]
Downhill riders Seagrave and Pierron win big in Fort William
Britain’s Tahnée Seagrave and France’s Amaury Pierron took their respective wins in front of a packed crowd at the second round of the Mercedes-Benz UCI World Cup downhill. The Aonach Mor venue is just about as iconic in terms of mountain bike racing as it’s possible to get. Only Canada’s Mont-Sainte-Anne has appeared on the […]
Course Preview: Lošinj World Cup track with Troy Brosnan and Mark Wallace
It’s the start of the 2018 World Cup race season and the anticipation levels are sky high as we head into the most exciting race season to date. We’re behind the scenes with all the boys at the newest location on the line-up; the beautiful island of Lošinj in Croatia. https://www.facebook.com/MonsterEnergy/videos/10156555887675827/ The track is not […]
SA Gravity Calendar for 2018
For the first time in almost a decade, 2018 sees the emergence of a Gravity MTB working group across the three major provinces, Gauteng, Western Cape and KwaZulu-Natal. The exponential global growth of disciplines such as Enduro in the last 5 years has seen a large influx of riders into Gravity-orientated disciplines which were once […]
Video: Johann Potgieter previews the Cairns World Champs DH track
A course preview with South African flavour as national champion Johann Potgieter guides us through the UCI Mountain Bike World Championships downhill course in Cairns, Australia.
Video: The Syndicate 2017 – Greg Minnaar
For the final episode of the season, we spend some time with the longest-tenured rider on the Syndicate, Greg Minnaar. Following a quick round of golf and a rainstorm in Mont-Sainte-Anne, Greg heads to Morzine, France for a bit of testing with Tripod and backyard bonfire-building. Then it’s on to Val di Sole for the […]
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 […]
Lenzerheide: Minnaar’s masterclass in risk management
Magnanimous in victory, Minnaar’s Lenzerheide win should never be discredited by tyre issues. This past Saturday was a testing one for friends, family, pets and neighbours. Ordinarily mild-mannered mountain bikers across the country exploded from their sofas, rising into postures of fist-pumping delight, crowing with approval, as Greg Minnaar cemented another victory to the foundation […]
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 […]
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 […]
Gold for Christopher Philogene, hattrick for Thies at Downhill Cup
The third round of the 2017 SA National MTB Cup Series took place at Cascades MTB Park in Pietermaritzburg, which formed part of the greater weekend-long mountain bike festival from 16-18 June. Christopher Philogene took the title in the Elite Men’s and Overall results, and Sabine Thies took the overall women’s title, claiming her third […]