Langvad and Rissveds to race 2020 Absa Cape Epic
Annika Langvad is already, statistically, the most successful pro rider in the history of the Absa Cape Epic. Her perfect five race wins have come from just five starts. Currently, she shares the top spot on the all-time victory list with Karl Platt and Christoph Sauser, who took thirteen and ten starts respectively to reach […]
Interview: Designing the new Scott Spark
Rene Krattinger is the mountain bike product manager for Scott Sports, responsible for guiding the development of the new Scott Spark RC. Piloted by the legendary Nino Schurter and Jenny Rissveds, the new Spark has already been decorated with Olympic gold medals, World Cup gold medals, and even Absa Cape Epic gold since its announcement […]
Bikes of the Epic: Jenny Rissveds’s SCOTT Contessa Spark RC 900 World Cup
Olympic Champion Jenny Rissveds won the mixed category at the 2017 Absa Cape Epic, riding with Scott-SRAM MTB Racing team director and mountain biking legend Thomas Frischknecht. We took a look at the SCOTT Contessa Spark RC 900 World Cup which she rode to victory last week. Jenny’s SCOTT Contessa Spark RC 900 World Cup […]
Interview: Jenny Rissveds
Jenny Rissveds needs no introduction. An XCO rider for the Scott-Sram MTB Racing Team, she won the gold medal at the 2016 Rio Olympic games, is the current U23 XCO World Champion, and ranked fourth overall in the World Cup XCO in 2016, where she raced Elites while still under 23. She is in South […]
Jenny Rissveds takes on the Absa Cape Epic
Jenny Rissveds took the mountain biking world by storm in 2016, announcing her arrival at the top end of the sport with some outstanding performances and then capping it all with the Olympic gold medal. Now the 22-year-old Swedish star is taking a step into the unknown and will be competing in the 2017 Absa […]
SCOTT Lenzerheide Recap
XCO & DH Recap World Cup Lenzerheide: While Jenny Rissveds wins her third XCO World Cup in a row, Nino Schurter sticks to his unlucky second place. DH pilots crash but fight their way back. Lenzerheide, Switzerland. Jenny Rissveds, the Cross-Country speed queen from Sweden demonstrates her domination in the U23 category with another outstanding […]
U23 Sarrou & Rissveds win in hot & dusty Maritzburg
The under-23 men’s and women’s cross country races of the UCI MTB World Cup, presented by Shimano, season opener in Pietermaritzburg saw Jordan Sarrou and Jenny Rissveds overcame not only their fellow competitors but the hot and dusty conditions of Cascades MTB Park as well en route to their respective victories. The under-23 men’s cross […]