Okay, so the Athertons cleaned up on their new GT Furys at Fort Bill last night, but what about our boys? Brook and Blenki kicked arse and finished 2nd and 4th respectively. MacDonald celebrated his first World Cup on his new Trek World Racing team… More ›
***High Res Photos are up on Flickr now. Remember these shots are for personal use only.*** After a week of nervously checking weather reports, 127 racers awoke to a clear and sunny race day in Wellington for the Urge Mt Vic Super-D, run by the… More ›
The Commencal Meta AM has been on a bit of a charge recently. Karl “Weasel” Patterson took out the Urge Mt Vic Super D in Wellington on his Meta, smoking the entire field, with Craig “Cowboy” McGinnity not far behind. In the Open Men category,… More ›
While the world’s MTB media and global community were focused on the Mediterranean and the Italian slopes of Punta Ala yesterday, a crowd of charging Enduro racers were replicating the inaugural Enduro World Series energy at a place called Nelson at the top of the… More ›
The Urge Mt Vic Super-D is on this weekend (Sunday the 26th), so you’ve got a short time to enter. Entries close on Thursday night. You can register at the Wellington MTB Club events registration website, and more information is available on the event Facebook page. New… More ›
Dirt TV maybe the official video provider for the Enduro World Series but the BMC boys and the Super Enduro Team crew have already dropped these rad clips that capture the vibe of the first round of Seven in the inaugural Enduro World Series! More ›
Today the Enduro World Series kicked off at the second PRO race of the Superenduro powered by SRAM season. Everyone was waiting for this weekend, it was one of the most anticipated mountain bike races ever. Before the race it was almost impossible to guess… More ›
All this talk of Enduro and all-mountain madness had me forgetting about Wellington’s premiere all-mountain race, the Mt Vic Super D, which is just around the corner. In fact it’s less than two weeks away on Sunday the 26th May! And there is still time… More ›
The big day is coming! The Enduro World Series (EWS) starts at Punta Ala (GR) 18-19 May. The format for this first ever race will be a stage of the Superenduro powered by SRAM PRO circuit. The season of the EWS officially kicked off last… More ›
The Diaries boys just dropped their final episode of the summer series and it’s a nice little recap of the Queenstown Bike Festival with the best footage of the Mega out there. Hell it almost looks appealing (apart from all that road). More ›
Watch Specialized Racing & Red Bull endurance athlete Rebecca Rusch set a new female record on the iconic 142-mile Kokopelli Trail. “Reba” overcame dynamic conditions, injuries, and broken lights to finish in 13 hours, 32 minutes, smashing the previous record by over an hour. More ›
“Enduro”. It’s the buzzword that’s taken the world by storm in the last 12 months, even though it’s essentially what we’ve all been doing with our mates for years—cruising uphill and shredding back down. The main difference between what we all do and what we… More ›
We’ve been up to our necks in Issue 52 lately and haven’t been giving much love to the ol’ website. Maybe you’ve seen these videos elsewhere, maybe not. First up, Trek World Racing Stories’ first installment for the season… More ›
47 entries already and holy shitballs what a stacked field. Byron Scott’s there, as is Sam Shaw, Nick Lambert, Lester Perry, Hayden Lee, Tom Adams and Tom Holland. And who knows, maybe there’s someone on the list I don’t know about. Picking a name at… More ›
The Trans-Provence MTB race has become the definitive ‘all-mountain’ mountain bike event: six days, 280km, 9000m elevation gain, 14000m descending with 23 timed singletrack descent stages. Sounds like fun right? Traditionally, enduro racing has been held on ‘blind’ tracks, with no practice held, and course… More ›
Contrary to the notion that some New Zealand race promoters will have you believe, the Rotorua Triple Crown is without a doubt New Zealand’s longest running Enduro race, in fact it’s now in its sixth year. Entries are now open for the 2013 edition (on… More ›
Sven just found this footage of Remy’s top to bottom Queenstown Bike Festival Mega Avalanche run. It’s long but worth a watch. More ›
The League of Gentlemen 3rd Snakes in the Grass took place at Frankton Beach, Queenstown, on a moody Monday evening at the start of the Queenstown Bike Festival. The format is about as simple as it comes, and therein lies the beauty. Some of the… More ›
The 3rd Outside Sports Juice Lubes Super D was once again a success this year, with almost 200 entrants doing as many laps as possible on the fantastic and challenging course in Queenstown Bike Park set by local Jarna McKenzie. The diverse field today presented… More ›
A few months ago, while in the depths of the Belgian winter, I was offered a small ray of sunlight from the other side of the world. It was more the prospect of a glimmer of sunshine and warmth, something to distract me at a… More ›