By Caleb Smith on Friday March 16 2012 in Racing
Speaking of the DH World Cup it looks like Cam Cole has decided not to race the first round as his arm hasn’t fully recovered from his crash in Champery at the World Champs last year. Here’s the full press release. Team Lapierre International rider… More ›
By Caleb Smith on Saturday February 25 2012 in Exclusives
Take two Britz Campervans, one piece of crap minivan, two members of the Coastal Crew, two photographers and one marketing manager, then mix in Sam Blenkinsop, Cam Cole, ten-time World DH champion Nico Vouilloz, Kona’s freeride star Graham Agassiz and a smattering of eager locals and… More ›
By Caleb Smith on Monday January 30 2012 in Off topic, Racing
If you were on the fence about buying a copy of The South, well they’ve just gone and made it a bit more enticing by dropping the full clip of Cam Cole’s Vic Park section. Watch. Enjoy. Buy. More ›
By Caleb Smith on Monday August 22 2011 in Racing
The New Zealand Mountain Bike Team completed its competition schedule in Italy today at the final round of the UCI World Cup, in the beautiful northern Italian Val di Sole. Temperatures again rose to 40 degrees plus for the days racing, with competition to match… More ›
By Lester Perry on Monday May 2 2011
I bumped into Team Lapierre’s Sam Blenkinsop yesterday in Rotorua which reminded me I’d seen this vid and it needed posting. A couple of hours later I was home and low and behold, an email from Sam’s teammate Cameron Cole was top of the list,… More ›
By Lester Perry on Friday March 4 2011
By the wonders of Facebook Stalking a couple of minutes ago I was given the heads up about THIS fresh little interview with Cam Cole. The piece is done by a website called Factory Jackson, which by my quick browse of it is a pretty… More ›
By Caleb Smith on Sunday February 27 2011 in Racing
The six event 2011 Mountain Bike National Championships programme finished today with the Short Track Cross Country and Downhill races, both at Signal Hill, Dunedin. Slippery conditions which had caused major issues for racers during practice sessions had finally eased off by race day morning… More ›
By Caleb Smith on Monday February 7 2011
Nelson turned on the heat and dry, dusty race conditions to deliver a tough Kaka Hill challenge for the fourth round of the RaboDirect NZ MTB Downhill Cup. The Hira Forest Downhill venue in the Maitai Valley is both feared and respected in equal measure… More ›
By Lester Perry on Monday January 24 2011
The third round of the NZ DH Cup (presented by Rabobank for a ridiculously small fee!) was supposed to go down in Rotorua over the weekend. Saturday started pretty well, a damp track offering perfect traction for riders with mud tyres, while those without had… More ›
By Lester Perry on Monday January 17 2011
Ok, I’ll be honest. Cam’s not going to be having a baby, I used that title purely to get some sort of rumour going, you know, boost traffic to this site etc. But he does have his new Lapierre Pendbox DH rig for the season!… More ›
By Lester Perry on Monday December 13 2010
Cam Cole looks to be back up to speed after his season-ending wrist injury earlier this year, taking the second step on the podium of the NZ Downhill Open in Christchurch over the weekend. Press release follows: In his return to racing after he sustained… More ›
By Lester Perry on Thursday October 28 2010
We dropped this news earlier but the press release is out & Cameron Cole has officially signed with French based DH team La Pierre bikes. He’ll team up with Sam Blenkinsop and Nico Vouilloz as of 1st Jan 2011.Read the press release below: More ›
By Caleb Smith on Friday October 8 2010 in Racing
Well that was sneaky, we’ve known for a little while but were holding off for an official press release, but it seems the word is out. Cam Cole is Blenki’s new teammate on Lapierre. Bam. Now that is some news. Oh and if my sources… More ›
By Caleb Smith on Monday July 26 2010 in Racing
A small crash in the mud at Champéry, Switzerland has left Maxxis-Rocky Mountain team rider Cameron Cole, 22, with a broken scaphoid in his right hand, derailing his UCI World Cup Downhill campaign for 2010. But the laconic Kiwi says there is a chance he… More ›
By Lester Perry on Wednesday July 21 2010
2010 Pass Portes du Soleil – Cam’s guide Introduction: The 2010 Pass Portes event was a bit of a hurried and unplanned affair for me. The same weekend was the Enduro des Nations event which I had planned to compete in with Kashi Leuchs, but… More ›