James Smurthwaite

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News

Cairns World Cup 2016 - track walk

Riders inspect the second world cup track of the year

Cairns World Cup 2016 - track walk

Features

Britain's 10 best bike parks

Your summer plans. Sorted

Britain's 10 best bike parks

Videos

Claudio Caluori's Cairns World Cup track preview with Troy Brosnan

Is Claudio king of the jungle?

Claudio Caluori's Cairns World Cup track preview with Troy Brosnan

Features

Wild Fantasies: Fantasy team review

Who's in and out of Ron Swansons Bacon?

Wild Fantasies: Fantasy team review

Videos

Destination Trail - Hannah Barnes heads to South Africa

Sweet Stellenbosch singletrack

Destination Trail - Hannah Barnes heads to South Africa

News

Whistler announces five new trails in Creekside Zone

Four blues and one black set to open in Whistler

Whistler announces five new trails in Creekside Zone

Videos

Watch highlights of Round 2 of the PMBA enduro from Grizedale

Awesome grass roots racing

Watch highlights of Round 2 of the PMBA enduro from Grizedale

Videos

Watch Josh Bryceland's finals run from Lourdes 2016

Breakneck speed from Bryceland

Watch Josh Bryceland's finals run from Lourdes 2016

Videos

Chasing trails in Les Voges with Rémy Absalon

Remy flowing through his hometown trails

Chasing trails in Les Voges with Rémy Absalon

Features

Road trip: Northern Ireland

A weekend thrash and lash

Road trip: Northern Ireland

News

The Dirt Fantasy League team of the week - Lourdes 2016

Who gave the best bang for your buck?

The Dirt Fantasy League team of the week - Lourdes 2016

Features

How to dodge the gnar - 20 of the lamest excuses in mountain biking

Heard these before?

How to dodge the gnar - 20 of the lamest excuses in mountain biking

Wheels and Tyres

Schwalbe's latest technical 'innovation'... an mtb specific tread cutter

Is this really necessary?

Schwalbe's latest technical 'innovation'... an mtb specific tread cutter

Videos

Watch Kurt Sorge ride around an eurpting volcano

We lava it...

Watch Kurt Sorge ride around an eurpting volcano

Videos

Video: A Malawi vertriding adventure

Technical tests in Africa

Video: A Malawi vertriding adventure

Videos

Watch highlights from the 2016 Peaty's Steel City downhill race

Banter, booze and bikes in Sheffield

Watch highlights from the 2016 Peaty's Steel City downhill race

Videos

Sea Otter 'downhill' course check with Andrew Neethling

Reckon you could ride it on a BMX?

Sea Otter 'downhill' course check with Andrew Neethling

Videos

Trackside highlights - Lourdes World Cup 2016

Here's a cool little recap of the Lourdes World Cup

Trackside highlights - Lourdes World Cup 2016

Videos

Reece Wallace the sound of shredding

Dodgy t-shirt warning

Reece Wallace the sound of shredding

Features

Our five favourite moments from the 2016 Lourdes World Cup

In no particular order

Our five favourite moments from the 2016 Lourdes World Cup

News

Santa Cruz donates $500,000 to help build local trails

Great news

Santa Cruz donates $500,000 to help build local trails

Trail and Enduro Bikes

Hope unveils HB211 carbon enduro bike

A Barnoldswick beauty

Hope unveils HB211 carbon enduro bike

Features

A coach's eye on the 2016 Lourdes World Cup

The Atherton's coach, Alan Milway, gives his take on the Lourdes World Cup

A coach's eye on the 2016 Lourdes World Cup

News

Shimano releases electric XT Di2 and adds 11 speed to SLX

Electric shifting for the masses?

Shimano releases electric XT Di2 and adds 11 speed to SLX

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