WATCH: Pottie’s Val di Sole World Cup track preview
Four-time South African Downhill Champion Johann Potgieter takes you down the absolutely frightening 2018 Val di Sole track ahead of Saturday’s UCI World Cup race. Watch the video below.
Course Preview: Watch Claudio’s course carnage in Val di Sole
Touted as one of the most exciting GoPro runs of the season – join Claudio and Ed Masters for a lap of the Val di Sole downhill track. It’s the last course preview of the 2017 UCI MTB World Cup and Claudio is going out with a bang… well more like a crash! Joined by […]
Team SA experience exciting but challenging DHI Worlds course
The 2016 UCI MTB World Downhill Championships took place in Val di Sole, Italy at the weekend, and Team SA described the course as one of the most challenging that they have faced yet. The riders were met with tough conditions and a bone dry, steep course, with deep dust, roots and rocks from top […]
Course Preview: 2016 Downhill World Championships – Val di Sole
Don’t miss the World Championship DH course preview featuring Claudio Caluori, Steve Peat and Rob Warner!
Team SA prepare for DHI World Championships
The 2016 UCI MTB World Downhill Championships is upon us, and takes place this year in Val di Sole, Italy from 6-11 September. The South African team prepares for a great week of bike building, preparation and practice ahead of the main competition events on Saturday and Sunday. South African National Elite Men’s Downhill Champion, […]
Team Announcement for DHI World Champs – Val di Sole (ITA)
Cycling South Africa’s Mountain Bike Commission has great pleasure in announcing that the following riders have been selected to represent South Africa at the 2016 UCI Mountain Bike Downhill World Championships at Val di Sole – Trentino, Italy, from 6-11 September. The following riders have been selected according to the 2016 CSA-MTB Selection Criteria: Elite […]
Goal achieved for Croeser at MTB World Cup finale
The 2015 UCI Mountain Bike World Cup Series presented by Shimano drew to a close when the final round took place in Val di Sole, Italy from 22-23 September. The name hot off the mouths of those supporting on Sunday was that of South Africa’s Rourke Croeser, who climbed 32 places to finish 15th in […]
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 […]
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 […]
World Downhill Champ Minnaar medals in World Cup in Italy
Current UCI Downhill World Champion Greg Minnaar finished third in the second round of the Downhill series of the 2013 UCI Mountain Bike World Cup presented by Shimano, which took place at the popular Val di Sole track in Italy on Sunday. Val di Sole played host to the first meeting of all three mountain […]