2016 UCI XCO Junior World Series dates released
The International Cycling Union (UCI) has announced the competition dates for the 2016 UCI XCO Junior World Series. Juniors are able to earn UCI points as part of their own World Series, which runs separately from the existing UCI MTB World Cup Series. This year, 25 races will count towards the series across five continents, […]
Video: World Champs XCO course preview – Vallnord
Follow Erin Huck and Claudio Caluori for a lap on the XCO course in Vallnord.
Preview: 2015 UCI MTB World Cup – Val di Sol
After a year’s break, the resort in Trentino returns to the UCI World Cup calendar in 2015. It will be the final round, and therefore decisive for the XCO and DHI rankings. It will also enable the riders to put the finishing touches to their preparation for the UCI World Championships one week later. Host […]
Video: Highlights from UCI MTB World Cup at Windham
Highlights from this weekend’s UCI Mountain Bike World Cup at Windham, USA. Women’s XCO Men’s XCO DHI
Video: XCO World Cup Finals Highlights Mont-Sainte-Anne
Highlights from this weekend’s World Cup XCO Men’s and Women’s finals at Mont-Sainte-Anne. Watch the action below:
Preview: 2015 UCI MTB World Cup – Mont Sainte-Anne
The Canadian round has gone hand in hand with the UCI MTB World Cup since 1991. This year it celebrates the organisation of its 25th UCI event. Hosting a combined XCO/DHI event in August, Mont-Sainte-Anne comes before another North American round, Windham. Situated in Quebec, one of the “Sommets de Saint Laurent”, the Queen of […]
Race report: 2015 South African XCO Championship
The 2015 XCO SA Championship went down this past weekend at the ever popular town of Stellenbosch, with loads of spectators flocking there to show their support despite the bitterly cold morning temperatures. The 4.8km Coetzenburg loop was mostly the same as for the WP Championship, however course designers Hanno Lategan and Corrie Muller added […]
Team announcement for 2015 MTB XCO and DHI World Champs
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 2015 UCI Mountain Bike & Trials World Championships in Vallnord, Andorra, from 31 August to 6 September. The following riders have been selected according to the 2015 CSA-MTB Selection Criteria. Cross-country […]
Reid and Vale snatch up National XCO titles
It was a tale of two races at the 2015 Stihl SA MTB Championships presented by Subaru Cape Town/Novus Holdings with James Reid snatching victory in an end sprint whilst Cherie Vale put in a commanding performance to win the ladies cross country title on Saturday. Team RECM’s James Reid is the new cross country […]
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 […]
Dahle Flesjaa Wins Record 29th World Cup, Kulhavy Takes Men’s Lead
Swiss hopes of victory on home soil were dashed on Sunday, at Round 3 of the Cross-country series of the UCI Mountain Bike World Cup presented by Shimano in Lenzerheide, when Gunn-Rita Dahle Flesjaa (Multivan Merida) and Jaroslav Kulhavy (Specialized) took wins in the Elite women and men categories. Jolanda Neff (Stoeckli) continues to lead […]
Stellenbosch to raise race village bar at 2015 nationals
Organisers of the Stihl SA MTB Championships presented by Subaru Cape Town/Novus Holdings in Stellenbosch on Saturday 18 July can look forward to a world class race village that will mirror the international standard of the cross country event’s course and help boost the overall vibe of the eagerly awaited national title decider. Countless hours […]