Suzuki Nine Nights: Monster Showdown Pilgrim vs Testa
Thankfully the weather held out and the riders managed to get a full day of riding on the third day of the Suzuki Nine Knights. Some big tricks were pulled out of the bag by Sam Pilgrim and Torquato Testa for the first Monster Showdown at Suzuki Nine Knights. Monster Showdown at Suzuki Nine Knights […]
Video: Suzuki Nine Knights course preview
Sam Pilgrim and Sam Reynolds take a run through the 2015 Suzuki Nine Knights MTB course to reveal all its features. The POV footage shot 100% on GoPro shows the massive kicker and the fun trail section with its multitude of refined obstacles. Mottolino Fun Mountain, in Livigno, Italy plays host to the Suzuki Nine […]
Preview: Suzuki Nine Knights in Livigno
Monster Energy have invited me to cover the 2015 Suzuki Nine Knights from the Italian Alps. For those unfamiliar with Nine Knights, it’s a freeride exhibition being hosted for the fifth year in Livigno, Italy. The idea is to bring top riders together in a relaxed environment with a progressive course to watch them push […]
Video: Aggy’s Reunion 2015
In it’s second year, Aggy’s Reunion went massive with gigantic jumps, G-force ensuing berms and monstrous hips. The 2nd stop in The Fest Series was a bit too windy for safety, but the riders managed to nail a couple lines regardless. More about the course:
Pure Darkness 2: The Garden Route Trail Park Step Up
The Pure Darkness team visited the Garden Route Trail Park while down to compete in The Night Harvest in March. Rob Dormehl (the man behind the Trail Park) had big plans for their visit and surprised the riders with a gargantuan pit. Rob and the lads set to work to create possibly the biggest mountain […]
Video: Pure Darkness 2 – Trailer
When Ryan from Monster Energy gave me a call and asked whether I’d be keen to go with them to Garden Route Trail Park with some of the international riders down for The Night Harvest, I probably said something along the lines of “Ya, sure. Could be a jol to ride with the guys on […]
Video: The Night Harvest 2015 MTB Highlights
Check in with all the action from the 4th The Night Harvest hosted by Matt Macduff. On the 6th of March 2015, 2000 spectators lined Potato trails in Hout Bay to watch a field of international and local riders throw down. Following a week of blazing fires, the local scene pulled together to make another […]
2015 The Night Harvest tonight
It’s almost that time of the year again, the largest and most unique BMX and MTB dirt comp in the whole of Africa, The Night Harvest, brought to you by Monster Energy in association with Sony Mobile ZA, The Pole Yard, FOX, CFC Scaffolding, Imperial Ford, DMR Bikes and WG Dixon – Pty Ltd, is […]
Interview: Sam Reynolds returns to South Africa
Sam Reynolds is returning to South Africa to compete in The Night Harvest contest in Cape Town on 6th March. He also has plans to catch some footage on our trails. We caught up with Sam to find out what he has up his sleeve for the Town trip. Sam we heard you are on […]
Trail review: Garden Route Trail Park
There has been a lot of talk about the Garden Route Trail Park lately, so much so that Monster Energy Cape Town decided to take a road trip to find out first hand what it’s like. After a long drive, we were finally greeted by a sign letting us know we were in the right […]
Bryceland, Peat and Brosnan ahead of the 2014 World Championships
For 2014, the UCI MTB World Championships have landed in Norway on what is set to be and incredible weekend of racing. The pits are alive with chatter of who can take the Rainbow Stripes for 2014 and from watching the timed training runs, it appears to be anyone’s race to win. Sam Hill jumping […]
MTB World Cup: Checking out the DH course
It’s finally here, the first round of the UCI World Cup in Pietermaritzburg. Yesterday was the start of the festivities and a chance for all the riders to check out the Downhill course. There have been a few changes to the course this year, namely an extension to the rock gardens at the top of […]