Specialized (and Victor Lucas) have just posted up a video showcasing the La Bresse XCO course that claimed both Rosara and Karen in the weekend. This clip gives us a pretty damn good look at the just how hard the course was, and in my… More ›
A perilous course proved the undoing of much of the field including New Zealand’s Karen Hanlen in the fourth round of the UCI Mountain Bike World Cup in France today. The Whakatane rider dropped out on the second of six laps in a race that… More ›
New Zealand mountain biker Samara Sheppard produced a remarkable charge on the final lap to earn a podium finish in the fourth round of the UCI World Cup in France on Saturday (NZ time). The 22 year old was still in fifth place halfway through… More ›
The third round of the XCO World Cup series was run at Nova Mesto in the Czech Republic on the weekend, with some great results posted by New Zealand riders. In the U23 women’s race, Spoke contributor Samara Sheppard rode to a brilliant 4th place… More ›
Because I wasn’t there I can’t really give you a race report, but by all accounts Christchurch’s first enduro event, The Port Hills Enduro, went down a treat, with over 90 racers showing up on the day to try this new style of racing. Just… More ›
Joe Bowman releases his much anticipated film series on the most loved man in mountain biking, Steve Peat. More ›
Yep, it’s that time of year again. Time for the AKDH annual race on Woodhill’s SPCA track. As always this is shaping up to be a kick arse event, with all proceeds going towards getting their junior riders to the Worlds in Leogang, Austria. Out… More ›
This video’s been doing the rounds but it’s a must see. You won’t mind at all having this 2 minutes 22 seconds taken from your life, I promise. More ›
Just got this press release from the folks at Cyclocross Hawkes Bay regarding the UCI sanctioned New Zealand Cross Champs. It seems that ‘Cross is growing exponentially here. Well it better be, ’cause we’re only 110 years behind the French on this one. We have… More ›
At the moment it seems the phrase “Super D” and “mate’s races” are on the tip of everyone’s tongues. With that in mind the crew at West Coast Riders Club spent 50 hours of the last few weeks carving out a buff “Super D” trail in… More ›
There’s plenty of descriptions for Enduro racing out there, but I just stumbled across this video from the Bell Super Enduro up in Santa Cruz’s Demo Forest last week. This video breaks it down and makes it pretty damn clear, well, Ali G does. Watch… More ›
Martin Söderström tore through a strong field at the 2012 Sea Otter Classic’s Speed & Style comp, finishing strong with a 360-tailwhip to cinch 1st place. Specialized designer Alain Lanusse made a strong showing as did Allride Tour leader Kirt Voreis. More ›
So New Zealand (apart from Rotorua’s Triple Crown) still seems stuck on the Super D buzz. There’s nothing wrong with it but after spending time with both Jerome Clementz and Nico Vouilloz recently they both insist that the future is Enduro racing. Which is basically a… More ›
The Trans-Provence is arguably the world’s most high profile enduro event. For 2012 there will be 300km / 10,000m up / 15,000m down, 26 timed stages over seven days with probably the heaviest hitting pro race roster in recent enduro history. It’s gonna be a serious… More ›
Spectacular action highlighted the second Dirtmasters Downhill in the Queenstown Bike Park as part of the Queenstown Bike Festival yesterday (April 8). 112 competitors took on the challenge with top honours going to current world number three downhiller Sam Blenkinsop of Wanganui, in a time… More ›