Monthly Archives: March 2009

News

2009 Crc/Intense team bikes

Intense/CRC team boss Nigel Page has been drip feeding us news over the past couple of weeks, first we had the line up (Kovarik, Camellini,...

2009 Crc/Intense team bikes
Racing

Mountain of Hell competition

Two lucky Dirt readers have the opportunity to win a weeks ‘holiday’ at the infamous Mountain of Hell race in Les Deux Alpes, France. What...

Mountain of Hell competition
News

Rachel Atherton Injury update

Double World Champion Rachel Atherton will miss the first World Cup in Pietermaritzburg with her shoulder still not healed from that nasty training accident in...

Rachel Atherton Injury update
Downhill

Brendan Fairclough

Name: Fairclough, Brendan Nickname: Brendog Age: 21 PoB: England Team: Monster Energy/Specialized/Mad Catz 2008 World Cup overall: 12 Career highlights: 2006 Junior World Cup Champion Brendog has had a mixed time of...

Brendan Fairclough
Racing

Chicksands Mini DH results

This Sunday saw some of the fastest racers in the UK descend upon Chicksands Bike Park for this year’s second Sixsixone Mini Downhill race. A...

Chicksands Mini DH results
Features

beg, borrow, steal and pasta

The start of the summer went off with a bang when the fan belt snapped, Its been getting good now though, I’ve not seen a...

beg, borrow, steal and pasta
Racing

Chris Van Dine wins The Peru Mega

Part three of our Peruvian Megavalanche story. Part one here. Part two here. Local workshy builder Jonny The Hose is out in Cusco, Peru having just...

Chris Van Dine wins The Peru Mega
Racing

Leamington Spa 4X results

Information’s a little thin on the ground at the moment, but yesterday Royal Leamington Spa 4X held it’s first race meet of the season. A...

Leamington Spa 4X results
News

2009 Mojo team news

Chris Porter at Mojo Suspension has just released their team line up for 2009. It’s a slimmed down affair with only two UK riders, Dan...

2009 Mojo team news
Downhill

Sam Blenkinsop

Name: Blenkinsop, Sam Nickname: Blinky Age: 21 PoB: New Zealand Team: YetiFox Shox Factory Race Team World Cup Overall 2008: 5 Career highlights: Winning 2008 Schladming World Cup. Favourite food: Mum’s Lasagne Sam’s...

Sam Blenkinsop
News

Curtis Team News

Had a phone call from welder Gary Woodhouse at Curtis bikes last week. Gary always phones because he hates computers and emails. It’s good to...

Curtis Team News
Racing

Peruvian Mega Adventure pt 2

It was Megavalanche time in Peru at the weekend. Our man on the scene Jonny Boy is still alive and sending reports back via his...

Peruvian Mega Adventure pt 2
Features

Pain Pain go away, oh look it's summer time !

I woke up on friday and couldnt move my neck. This should go with a story of daring do on a race track...

Pain Pain go away, oh look it's summer time !
Downhill

Rachel Atherton

We’ve had a huge response to the Fantasy Downhill League, this competition is going to be BIG. To help you with the decision making process,...

Rachel Atherton
Downhill

Floriane Pugin

Another rider profile for you. French ripper Floriane Pugin gets it this time round. Name: Floriane, Pugin Age: 20 PoB: France Team: Playbiker/Iron Horse 2008 World Cup overall: 5 Career highlights:...

Floriane Pugin
News

Will Jonny Boy Survive the Peru Mega?

Monmouth local slacker Jonny The Hose (remember him from the start of this video here?) is sat in a hotel room in Cusco high on...

Will Jonny Boy Survive the Peru Mega?
News

The Biggest Year Ever For British Four Cross

Just been on the blower (phone, not hair dryer) to Chris Roberts for the low down on the 2009 British NPS Four Cross series. He...

The Biggest Year Ever For British Four Cross
News

Friday Randoms

http://mpora.com/videos/w1MF4Z0faMore from UCI World Cup: Schladming on Mpora TV >>World Cup starts in two weeks. We can’t wait. DirtTV will be all over it like...

Friday Randoms
News

Ben Reid rides the Horse for 2009

Ali Beckett, Ben Reids mechanic/driver/cook turned Just Reid Race Team manager just sent over more team details of the bikes and bits Adam Brayton and...

Ben Reid rides the Horse for 2009
News

this tee shirt could change your life

Win thehowies t-shirt of the week. This week’s t-shirt of the week is ‘Hold On Tightly’. Designed by Tim March and Aron Jones. Beliefs about who we...

this tee shirt could change your life
News

Wicked Nike6.0 Media Apprentice Videos

If you want to be an Apprentice but don’t want to be verbally abused by bearded Sir Sugar then enter the Nike6.0 Media Apprentice instead. Here’s...

Wicked Nike6.0 Media Apprentice Videos
News

Irish NPS Rd1

On April 4th & 5th, 021 Racing is proud to bring you the first round of the 2009 Irish Downhill National Points Series, to be...

Irish NPS Rd1
News

Anneke Beerten Stays on Intense

ANNEKE BEERTEN STAYS ON INTENSE Anneke says: I’m now happy and proud to announce that I will still be riding for INTENSE bicycles and VELTEC, the BeNeLux...

Anneke Beerten Stays on Intense
Racing

NPS Rd1 Venue Change

Incase people dont know, Round 1 of the UK NPS Series has changed venue from Rheola to Ae Forest. Riders can transfer or cancel their entries,...

NPS Rd1 Venue Change
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