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 Thursday December 16 2010
Every year Gravity Canterbury throws down the NZ Open on the Lava Flow course on the Port Hills. It’s always well attended and often marks the first race after a break for the local pro guys, and a good gauge of form coming into the… More ›
By Lester Perry on Wednesday November 10 2010
Damn! Trek has just dropped details of their DH squad for 2011. Tracy Moseley (GBR), Neko Mulally (USA), and Justin Leov (NZL) are joined by none other than Aaron Gwin (USA). No Needles though, and I guess this lays to rest rumours of Greg Minnaar… More ›
By Caleb Smith on Monday September 6 2010 in Racing
Downhill competition filled the race programme today at the Mont Sainte Anne World Championships in Quebec, with the Junior and Elite Men’s and Women’s Championship races taking place. The changeable weather continued throughout the day, and just like the previous four days of events for… More ›
By Lester Perry on Tuesday August 17 2010
Justin Leov hit the podium yet again on the weekend, this time at the Canadian Open. Amongst some super tight racing he took the 3rd post behind Gee Atherton and Lewis Buchanan. Trek breaks it down in their press release below. More ›
By Lester Perry on Tuesday August 10 2010
Justin Leov looks like he’s bouncing back from his nasty off at Val fi Sole the other week, taking 2nd at the Garbanzo DH race. Trek has the breakdown…. More ›
By Caleb Smith on Wednesday August 4 2010 in Racing
The latest installment of Trek World Racing’s webisode series, In Pursuit, is released today and features highlights and behind the scenes footage from the first ever Crossover Challenge at the Trek World Racing Summer Camp in Chatel, France. Watch Emily Batty and the Flueckiger brothers… More ›
By Caleb Smith on Thursday July 1 2010 in Racing
The Trek World Racing Summer Camp is now well underway but there’s been no time of rest for the riders. The camp witnessed the team’s long-anticipated Crossover Challenge whereby riders raced both the XC and DH disciplines to see who could perform best on the… More ›
By Caleb Smith on Tuesday June 29 2010
As the World Cup rolled out of Leogang the Out of Bounds festival rolled in. Bringing with it the world’s best freeriders to duke it out at the 26TRIX Slopestyle comp and half of the world’s best downhillers who stuck around for the latest round… More ›
By Caleb Smith on Monday June 21 2010 in Racing
Trek World Racing’s Tracy Moseley secured 4th place on the podium and Justin Leov raced back into the top ten at the third round of the UCI Mountain Bike World Cup Downhill in Leogang (Austria) this weekend. Teammate, Andrew Neethling, finished 24th – an impressive… More ›
By Caleb Smith in Racing
Yup that’s right there are three Kiwis in the top ten!!! With three more rounds to go, Cam getting faster each race and Justin and Sam ready to strike, things could look pretty cool by the time the World Cup reaches US soil. More ›
By Caleb Smith in Racing
Loose and wild was the theme for today’s World Cup race in Leogang, Austria, with pretty much the entire top five (bar Gee) getting their feet out in the slippery and wet conditions. Greg Minnaar took the win over Gee Atherton who had almost five… More ›
By Caleb Smith on Wednesday June 16 2010
Everybody (well, most guys) loves Trek World Racing’s newest addition Emily Batty. Fox Racing Shox have just posted up a sweet little profile with a Mini IV and a bunch of photos over here. Justin Leov has a new one too, in fact everyone on… More ›
By Caleb Smith on Saturday June 12 2010 in Racing
The 3rd episode of Trek World Racing’s webisode series has been released today. Catch up with TWR as Emily Batty talks about her crash and recovery at the Offenburg World Cup, Andrew Neethling savours victory at the US Open, Neko Mulally talks about his broken… More ›