South Africans Going Downhill: Vallnord World Champs track walk (Andorra)
Registration took place on Sunday, which resulted in a rather frantic dash around trying to get our international racing licenses printed. Somehow Mark, Cobus and I had not put two and two together, and the angry man and bewildered young lady at the registration table managed to firmly tell us that showing a picture of […]
No regrets for Minnaar after going “all-in”
South African downhill hero, Greg Minnaar claimed the fourth overall spot despite coming off his bike in the last round of the 2015 UCI Mountain Bike World Cup presented by Shimano in Val di Sole, Italy on Saturday 22 August 2015. Lying second overall in the season’s points before the start of the race, Minnaar […]
Preview: 2015 UCI MTB World Cup – Val di Sol
After a year’s break, the resort in Trentino returns to the UCI World Cup calendar in 2015. It will be the final round, and therefore decisive for the XCO and DHI rankings. It will also enable the riders to put the finishing touches to their preparation for the UCI World Championships one week later. Host […]
Claudio’s Course Preview: Val di Sole downhill
The Val di Sole track in Italy is a brutally technical maiden. Packed with slippery roots and plenty of rocks, it drops steeply through the forest into the valley floor. The 2,200m long course has had a facelift for 2015, with more line choices and northshore added to the classic track. Regarded as one of […]
Fischbach and Widmann succeed in Spicak iXS European Downhill Cup
After more than one month of absence, the iXS European Downhill Cup finally returned with another race. The second but last race of the season invited 300 riders from 25 different countries to Spicak (Czech Republic). Johannes Fischbach and Veronika Widmann are the winners of an exciting weekend. Long time no see… the last round […]
Video: Highlights from UCI MTB World Cup at Windham
Highlights from this weekend’s UCI Mountain Bike World Cup at Windham, USA. Women’s XCO Men’s XCO DHI
Video: Claudio’s Windham course preview with Aaron Gwin
This weekend the downhill racing will be coming live from the Windham, USA, and the rolling Catskill Mountains. Course commentator Claudio has his work cut out this time around as he attempts to keep up with current World Cup leader Aaron Gwin. Chasing America’s finest down the super fast Windham track was never going to […]
Video: World Cup Downhill Highlights Mont-Sainte-Anne
Highlights from this weekend’s World Cup downhill finals at Mont-Sainte-Anne. .
Video: Claudio Caluori previews the Mont Sainte-Anne course
It’s a course that the international mountain bike circuit has been visiting for the past 25 years and it’s causing some nostalgia with course commentator Claudio Caluori. Join him as he takes you down the gnarly rock sections, tight gullies and over the massive new jumps here on the Canadian course.
Preview: 2015 UCI MTB World Cup – Mont Sainte-Anne
The Canadian round has gone hand in hand with the UCI MTB World Cup since 1991. This year it celebrates the organisation of its 25th UCI event. Hosting a combined XCO/DHI event in August, Mont-Sainte-Anne comes before another North American round, Windham. Situated in Quebec, one of the “Sommets de Saint Laurent”, the Queen of […]
2015 South African National Downhill Championships – Jonkershoek
Winter has delivered so many gorgeous days this year, but when it decides to rain… it POURS! Friday was one of those days & DH racing was not sounding like the best of ideas, the roads became rivers & the freshly burnt pine plantations had turned into a mush of mud & ash. A few […]
Garlicki storms to maiden SA Downhill title
It was a day to savour for Stefan Garlicki as he powered his way down the Jonkershoek track to a maiden South African downhill title at the 2015 Stihl SA MTB Championships presented by Subaru Cape Town/Novus Holdings in Stellenbosch on Sunday. The reality of being a national champion has finally come true for the […]