2012 Leogang Mountain Bike World Champs sliced & diced
What a weekend! The Mountain Bike World Champs are always full of surprises and this year was no different – Gwin didn’t dominate, there was a surprise face on top of the women’s DH podium and the...
View Article2012 Mountain Bike World Championships – massive picture gallery
So, the World Champs are all done and dusted for another year. Dreams have been realised, hopes dashed, Champagne sprayed and bones broken, and the mother of all hangovers should be just about wearing...
View ArticleVideo: 2012 Leogang Downhill World Champs highlights from Red Bull
It’s all here – Usain Bolt impressions, Troy Brosnan and Josh Bryceland‘s wipe-outs, winning runs by Morgane Charre and Greg Minnaar, plus a crash by Aaron Gwin that was never seen in the live feed. If...
View ArticleVideo: Greg Minnaar and the Santa Cruz Syndicate at the 2012 Leogang World...
One of the best bits about this year’s World Champs was the massive grin that broke out on Greg Minnaar‘s face when he realised that after nine years of disappointment he’d finally won for a second...
View ArticleInterview: Aaron Gwin, on World Champs disappointment and world domination
Aaron Gwin has totally dominated downhill racing for the past two seasons, winning two consecutive World Cup series – not bad for a guy who entered his first race just two years earlier, on a borrowed...
View ArticleRob’s Dirty Business #7
Just as Rob Warner narrowly (ahem) misses out on victory at the Boxxer World Champs, Red Bull decide to congratulate him with a little ride in a plane… Oh, and Greg Minnaar wins the World Champs too.
View ArticleHighs and lows of Steve Peat’s 20th World Champs, in This Is Peaty #5
Steve Peat may not have got the result he wanted at his 20th World Champs but he did have two things no-one else could beat – the flashiest custom bike and official living legend status! This Is Peaty...
View Article2013 Downhill World Cup to be squeezed into four months, and no sign of...
The UCI have firmed up the 2013 Downhill World Cup schedule and it’s what an estate agent might describe as “compact and bijou”. In place of this year’s seven races spread over seven months, there are...
View ArticleThem’s the rules – six new UCI decisions that could change DH and 4X forever
Cycling’s governing body has never been afraid to make unpopular decisions, and its latest announcement is sure to have four-cross fans seething. Details have also emerged of a series of rule changes...
View ArticleTrading pies for bikes and tasting World Cup glory – Stevie Smith tells all
We knew Stevie Smith‘s mom had a big impact on his racing career by providing endless uplifts but we didn’t know his granny was crucial too – trading a year’s supply of pies for his first bike! Red...
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