MTB World Cup: Interview with Santa Cruz mechanic, Doug Hatfield
We caught up with Santa Cruz Syndicate Team mechanic, Doug Hatfield for a few minutes to speak about the setup of the team’s V10’s. Like last year, the focus on the setup for the V10’s was all about low rolling resistance and making the bikes as light as possible. Something special about the V10 this […]
Interview: Rachel and Gee Atherton of GT Factory Racing
We caught up with Rachel and Gee following the UCI MTB World Cup Downhill qualifiers on Friday. They shared some insights about their qualifying runs, the season ahead and their bikes. Rachel Atherton An under the weather Rachel Atherton still impressed as she managed to fight her way to second in qualifying on a hot […]
Gwin goes fastest in Downhill qualifying
Specialized Racing Downhill team star Aaron Gwin produced the quickest time in the men’s downhill qualifying at the 2014 UCI MTB World Cup, presented by Shimano, as he finished two and a half seconds ahead of Santa Cruz Syndicate duo of Josh Bryceland and Pietermaritzburg’s own world champion Greg Minnaar after the final round of […]
Cross Country World Cup stars sweat it out in Maritzburg heat
The globe’s top cross country mountain biking stars continued their preparations for the opening leg of the 2014 UCI MTB World Cup, presented by Shimano, at Cascades MTB Park in Pietermaritzburg in energy-sapping hot and dry conditions. RSA-Web’s Renay Groustra will be hoping to impress in front of a home crowd when he tackles’ Sunday’s […]
Enduro Champ Tracy Moseley shifts focus to XCO
Having achieved all that she could in her downhill mountain biking career, former women’s downhill World Champion Tracy Moseley now has her sights firmly set on a spot on the English Cross Country team for the 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games and this weekend’s 2014 UCI MTB World Cup, presented by Shimano, in Pietermaritzburg will serve […]
PMB World Cup: First day of practice
First day of practice at the Pietermaritzburg MTB World Cup, and the downhill guys are getting warmed up. The course isn’t as forgiving as some might have thought and the additions are catching some riders out. Josh ‘Ratboy’ Bryceland still deciding to run the full Santa Cruz V10 DH rig over the new Nomad [/caption] […]
UCI gives PMB MTB World Cup the green light
With the clock ticking by and the start of this weekend’s 2014 UCI MTB World Cup Pietermaritzburg, presented by Shimano, getting ever closer, the International Cycling Union (UCI) have given the Cascades MTB Park-based event an unqualified thumbs up. Myriam Nicole Nick Floros’ revamped cross country course has been the talk of the event thus […]
Sneaky tweaks could surprise downhillers in 2014
Cascades MTB Park’s downhill course designer Nigel Hicks might have sprung a few subtle surprises on the downhill competitors for the 2014 UCI MTB World Cup, presented by Shimano, after all the riders had the opportunity to have a look at the layout during their course walk on Tuesday afternoon and hometown rider Tim Bentley […]
PMB World Cup: Sam Hill bike check and Nigel Page interview
Ryan Franklin from Monster Energy caught up with Nigel Page, manager of Team CRC/Nukeproof to see what they were running for the Pietermaritzburg DH course. Turns out it’s something very special. https://soundcloud.com/thehubsa/20140409-180949 Team CRC/Nukeproof have opted to go the full custom route for this year’s PMB World Cup. The course being significantly more pedally than […]
TV and live streaming schedules: MTB World Cup 2014 Pietermaritzburg
If you’re unable to join in on the festivities in Pietermaritzburg this weekend for UCI MTB World Cup fear not, you can still catch the action LIVE on SuperSport and streaming via RedBullTV. Here are the broadcast times and online streaming links: RedBullTV – LIVE Streaming Saturday 12 April – 14h15 – 16h15 Junior Men’s […]
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 […]
MTB World Cup fever engulfs Pietermaritzburg
KwaZulu-Natal’s capital Pietermaritzburg is the centre of the globe’s mountain biking community’s attention as the world’s cross country and downhill stars gather in Pietermaritzburg ahead of the 2014 UCI MTB World Cup, presented by Shimano, season opener which takes place at Cascades MTB Park from11-13 April. Thousands of mountain biking fans are expected to turn […]