Highlights: Leogang UCI DHI World Cup 2017
Watch winning runs, replay the race action and get the results from another classic downhill encounter in Austria. On a scorching day in the Austrian Alps, the world’s fastest downhill racers did battle on a do-or-die track in Leogang that demanded of them a mistake-free run at white-knuckle speeds.
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 […]
Greg Minnaar: The definition of legend
Many know his name. Few understand his importance. But we’ll all benefit from the legacy. Marcelo Gutierrez, Jack Moir, Greg Minnaar, Aaron Gwin, and Remi Thirion stand on the podium at UCI DH World Cup in Fort William, Scotland on June 4th, 2017. Photo credit: Bartek Wolinski/Red Bull Content Pool. It is not so much […]
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 […]
South African National Downhill Series Round 2 – Jonkershoek
It was all about KZN vs Western Province during round 2 of the South African National Downhill series this past weekend at a slightly more damp Jonkershoek. Following last weekend’s marginal miss over victory, just 1.06 seconds from the top step, Theo Erlangsen finally put together the run that would see him take top honours […]
Trek announce all-new Session with 29″ model
Forged by the brutal demands of the World Cup circuit, all-new Session 9.9 turns up the speed with a stiffer frame, race-focused geometry, and a livelier ride with an updated suspension design optimized for air shocks. While the complete bike sports ever-popular 27.5” wheels for all-around performance on any track, we’re also offering something special […]
Western Province Downhill Round 3 – Jonkershoek
Round 3 of the 2017 Western Province Downhill series took place the past weekend at Jonkershoek, Stellenbosch. After a 2 month long break without racing, downhill riders from all over Cape Town geared up and headed for Stellenbosch to take on the ever popular Jonkershoek track. It would be the same track as used in […]
29er downhill bikes will help us all
The advent of 29er downhill bikes has a resonance way beyond the start gate. Two weeks ago, one of our own did the unconscionable. After much teasing of bits and pieces on social media, the greatest mountain biker South Africa has – and likely ever will – produce did what many considered impossible. He introduced […]
Pottie ends dry spell with National Cup win
The 2017 South African Downhill National Cup Series kicked off at the weekend which formed part of the MTB Gravity Series. Johann “Pottie” Potgieter cruised down the hill at a superb 2:12.735 to beat National Champion Stefan Garlicki, with Adi van der Merwe coming in at third place Helderberg in the Western Cape on Sunday […]
2017 SA Downhill Cup Round 1 | Helderberg
Round one of the 2017 SA Downhill Cup series kicked off with a bang and some tight racing this past weekend. Plenty of KZN riders made the trip down Cape Town to join in and give the Western Province boys a good run for their money on the ever popular Helderberg Downhill track. The event […]
Garlicki itching to get back onto the track ahead of first SA Cup
The 2017 South African mountain bike season kicks off with its first Downhill National Cup Series race at the Helderberg trails in the Western Cape on Sunday 29 January. This forms part of the MTB Gravity Series taking place on the same weekend. South African National Downhill Champion, Stefan Garlicki (Solid Reverse/Investec) chats about the […]
Bike Check: Greg Minnaar’s Santa Cruz V10
Other than being one of the world’s greatest downhill racers, Greg Minnaar is also a co-founder of the Crank Chaos mountain bike festival. Like a good host, Greg spent most of the event on his bike ensuring that all the riders were having a great time. Craig Kolesky managed to catch up with Greg in […]