Monthly Archives: August 2010 - Page 3

Downhill

Manon Chronicles – Summer in Europe – Part 2, Val Di Sole

Val Di Sole World Cup – Part II This is Manon writing this time as my dad is busy moving around piles of muck to make...

Manon Chronicles – Summer in Europe – Part 2, Val Di Sole
Racing

Will Longden & Katy Curd 2010 National 4x Champs

Will Longden and Katy Curd are the new British 4X National Champions following weekend of racing in the most challenging tracks Southwest Extreme. Chris Roberts just...

Will Longden & Katy Curd 2010 National 4x Champs
Racing

Atherton and Ragot win Canadian Open

Gee Atherton whooped the field by 5 seconds at the final event from the 2010 Crankworx, the Canadian Open DH. Lew Buchanan right up there in...

Atherton and Ragot win Canadian Open
News

Mountain Biking: The Manual

If you ride bikes then you need to read this book. UCI technical delegate, MTB coach and all round super knowledgable nice guy Chris Ball has...

Mountain Biking: The Manual
Racing

Blog

Speed Kings trailer online now, video to be released soon with a section for Dirt Norco’s very own Irishman included! http://mpora.com/videos/vSdnxb0GB More Mountain Biking Videos >>

Blog
Racing

Simply Downhill @ Nant Gwrtheyrn – Double race weekend

The first race at the brand new race venue is all set for this weekend. There are a few spaces still left but you...

Simply Downhill @ Nant Gwrtheyrn – Double race weekend
Racing

4x National Champs at South West Extreme

National 4x Championship and round 5 of the NPS 4x is taking place at South West Extreme, North Devon this weekend, 14& 15th August. Naked Racing...

4x National Champs at South West Extreme
News

Manon Chronicles – Summer in Europe – Part 1, Champery

The exciting story of young Welsh junior World Cup rider Manon Carpenter continues in Champery for WC#4. Manon Chronicles – Summer in Europe – Part 1,...

Manon Chronicles – Summer in Europe – Part 1, Champery
Racing

Unofficial Hardtail Champs, Gawton dirt 1.04 track.

Oh yes, back again, late season this year,  down at Gawton on the Super-Tavi track,  aka the dirt 1.04 on Sunday 12th September 2010. So the...

Unofficial Hardtail Champs, Gawton dirt 1.04 track.
News

Upgrade Bikes to Distribute Pivot Cycles

UK downhillers can now emulate World Cup riders Mitch Delfs and Kyle Strait on the Pivot Phoenix DH as Upgrade Bikes will be the exclusive...

Upgrade Bikes to Distribute Pivot Cycles
Videos

Video: Gravitate Teaser

Gravitate will be a free-to-view online documentary film about the Scottish Downhill Race scene filmed and edited by geomorphologist (yes, we don’t know either) Stefan...

Video: Gravitate Teaser
Racing

Robin Wallner wins Euro Champs

Sunn Montgenèvre’s Robin Wallner took the European Champs this weekend out in Norway, with Nick Beer taking second place ahead of Markus Pekoll. Here’s the top...

Robin Wallner wins Euro Champs
Videos

Garbanzo Downhill Results and Video

CRCIntense rider Chris Kovarik and World Cup legend Anne-Caroline Chausson have taken the wins in the Garbanzo DH out at Kokanee Crankworx. Huge props for...

Garbanzo Downhill Results and Video
Racing

Atherton and Gatto win Crankworx Dual Slalom

Gee Atherton and Micayla Gatto win the Crankworx Dual Slalom 2010. Mark Mackay is over in Cranky Town and said ” Gee took the win very...

Atherton and Gatto win Crankworx Dual Slalom
Racing

WDMBA uplift news UPDATE

Oops, the dates were wrong on the last flier, check out the new dates. The WDMBA are starting uplifts at Rheola, Gethin and Forrest Goch using...

WDMBA uplift news UPDATE
Racing

Eastern and Central Downhill Champs at Aston Hill

Steve Peat may have won the 2010 National Champs title but the Eastern and Central medal is still up for grabs…so too is the South...

Eastern and Central Downhill Champs at Aston Hill
News

Friday Randoms

A few oddities from the World Wide Webbage. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UhHhXukovMU Jason Marsh, spannerman for the Transition WC team spotted this gem and since we’ve just been in Italy...

Friday Randoms
Videos

Team Videos: Val di Sole WC

World Cups are generating so many team videos it’s hard to keep track, so we thought we’d put them all in one big post for...

Team Videos: Val di Sole WC
Racing

Windham World Cup 4x track photos

Phil Saxena has been building the World Cup 4x track in Windham, New York for the final round on 28th/29th August and just sent over...

Windham World Cup 4x track photos
Racing

Win a VIP trip to the Lierop MXGP

The guys over at MPORA have teamed up with Monster Energy to give you the chance to win a VIP weekend at the FIM Motocross...

Win a VIP trip to the Lierop MXGP
Racing

GB ANNOUNCE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM

The 2010 World Champs kick off on the 4th/5th of September, British Cycling have just released the GB team. Marc Beaumont makes the cut after his...

GB ANNOUNCE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM
Racing

Hope Fort William DH Enduro Race:Report and video

Possibly one of the hardest races in the World-6 hours to complete as many runs as you can on the Fort William World Cup track. Iain...

Hope Fort William DH Enduro Race:Report and video
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