The fairytale becomes reality for Minnaar in PMB
Greg Minnaar became only the third rider to win a men’s downhill World Championship title on home soil when the Pietermaritzburg local hero won an emotionally charged final in front of tens of thousands of fans at the Cascades MTB Park. South African hero Greg Minnaar hits the final jump on his way to claiming […]
Golden success for Rachel Atherton at Worlds
World number one Rachel Atherton of Great Britain proved precisely why she has been the one the rest of the globe’s top elite women downhillers have been chasing all year as she destroyed the competition en route to her gold medal and world title at the UCI MTB & Trials World Championships at Cascades MTB […]
Greg Minnaar takes gold at 2013 MTB World Champs
In a nail-biting run Greg Minnaar takes the win on home soil ahead of Aussies Mick Hannah and Jared Graves. Full Results: DHI_FI_ME_Results.PDF
Indomitable Schurter claims consecutive World Title
World Champion Nino Schurter (Switzerland) reigned supreme in the battle of the titans that took place at Cascades MTB Park late on Sunday afternoon as mouth-watering action of the elite men’s cross country event of the UCI MTB & Trials World Championships unfolded in front of thousands of vocal and enthusiastic supporters that flooded the […]
Bresset goes back to back at World Champs in PMB
Defending women’s Cross Country World Champion Julie Bresset of France repeated her feat of last year when she held off a relentless onslaught from Polish rider Maja Wloszczowska to claim the gold medal and title of World Champion in Pietermaritzburg on Saturday. Julie Bresset of France makes light work of the tricky Sharka’s Playground section […]
Smith and Atherton gain psychological advantage ahead of downhill shootout
With the globe’s mountain biking community eagerly counting down the hours to the start of Sunday’s men’s and women’s downhill events of the 2013 UCI MTB & Trials World Championships, Saturday morning saw Canadian Steve Smith and Rachel Atherton of Great Britain post the fastest times of the official timed runs in the men’s and […]
When it rains it pours for Spain in men’s 20” Trials finals
It was a frantic evening of Trials at the Cascades MTB Park on Friday where rain played havoc with the riders in the junior and elite men’s 20” finals as two Spaniards – Bernat Seuba and Abel Mustieles Garcia – claimed the junior men’s and elite men’s rainbow striped jerseys respectively. New World Champion Abel […]
Women’s Trials title decided in moment of high drama
Slovakian teenager Tatiana Janickova won the Elite Women’s trials world title at the UCI MTB and Trials world Championships with a daring gamble in the closing minutes of the nine rider final to oust Spanish ace Gemma Abant. Slovakian rider Kristina Sykorova airborne during the Elite Women’s Trials final at the UCI MTB and Trials […]
Neff reigns supreme at World Champs U23 ladies Cross Country
The Under 23 women’s Cross Country clash of the UCI MTB & Trials World Championships at Cascades MTB Park in Pietermaritzburg took place on Friday afternoon where a complete domination from Switzerland’s Jolanda Neff saw her power home to a comprehensive victory which also saw her achieve the rare feat of successfully defend the rainbow […]
Kerschbaumer soars as Europeans dominate u23 Cross Country World title tussle
Friday’s men’s Under 23 Cross Country clash of the UCI MTB & Trials World Championships at Cascades MTB Park in Pietermaritzburg was one filled with drama as Italy’s Gerhard Kerschbaumer made the gold medal his own in testing conditions whilst it was heartbreak from South Africa’s top stars. Gerhard Kerschbaumer of Italy punches the air […]
Rude Jnr blows away junior men’s downhill field
In blustery conditions the junior men’s and women’s downhill got Friday’s competition underway and it was American Richard Rude Jnr who hurtled down the Cascades MTB Park Downhill course five seconds faster than second placed Loris Vergier whilst the women’s title went to Great Britain’s Tahnee Seagrave. American Richard Rude Jnr produced the run of […]
Heat, dust and tears on day two of World Champs
Day two of competition at the UCI MTB & Trials will be remembered by all for the testing conditions of scorching temperatures, strong winds and engulfing dust as well as the tears of joy and sorrow shed by many of the mountain biking community. South Africa’s junior Gregg Brown soars during the junior men’s downhill […]