Honestly, this wasn’t an easy choice, but it is just a bit of fun, right? So I decided from the get go that I was...
As I was sprinting back to the press room from the very top of the track (read-hotdog van) Sam Hill and Brendan Fairclough pulled into...
Check out Steve Peat’s, Greg Minnaar’s and Josh Brycelands Santa Cruz V10. No tech or spec with these I’m afraid, dictaphone malfunction, just photos. (Oh and...
Did you watch Tracey Moseley’s explaination of the PMB uplift? (Watch it here). These are the uplift trucks she was talking about.There are about eight assorted...
Jared Graves, Aaron Gwin and Sam Blenkinsop’s Yeti 303 has had a few tweaks for 2009, hollow rails and bushings replacing some bearings are just...
Justin Leov, Andrew Neethling and Tracy Moseley had their official Trek team launch last night, near the Hilton neighbourhood in Pietermaritzburg. I would love to tell...
Thursday weather bulletin from Pietermaritzburg aka PMB aka Possibly, MayBe. 22°C Wind: W at 4 km/h Humidity: 45% Thunderstorms are predicted tonight and rain tomorrow for downhill and 4x...
South African photographer Sven Martin introduces Wednesdays goings on around the pits at Pietermaritzburg World Cup round 1, which if truth be told wasn’t much....
Wednesday in Pietermaritzburg (PMB from now on) was a hot slow day. The track was officially open for walking at 14.00, but with no uplift...
Teams are starting to turn up to the grassy pit area in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa. CRC/Intense mechanic was just unloading Chris Kovarik’s shiny Intense Evo from...
Are the rumours of a one minute long pedal section true? Is it gnarly at the top? Watch the vid http://mpora.com/videos/B4wZ804JlWatch more Dirt movies >>dirttv-track-walk-with-the-athertons
Here’s the latest newsflash from Pietermaritzberg. After spending hours in the bush, will the boys find the track before the weekend? http://mpora.com/videos/N0eCvhGkBWatch more Dirt movies >>dirttv-dan-and-gee-get-lost-in-south-africa
Billy’s beamed us back some track side chatter, all the way from the first round of the 2009 Downhill World Cup in Pietermaritzburg. http://mpora.com/videos/leB69gNefWatch more Dirt...
Weather and Clay Porter news. Wednesday weather report, I stuck my head out of the window and calculated the following facts: 21°C Wind: NE at 6 km/h Humidity: 77% Clay...
Been stalking the Athertons today, mainly because they were actually the only ones around. More stalking tomorrow. Here’s some news and pics: No official word from...
Even after Chris Kovarik’s great win at the weekend team manager Nigel Page is still not happy with the teams World Cup preparation. Here’s what...
Okay, we had technical problems with filming the track today. Actually the first problem was that we got lost trying to find the start (more...
Tuesday here in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa. I’m heading up to the World Cup track in a bit so here’s a quick weather report and schedule. Pietermaritzburg,...
Santa Cruz Syndicate riders Steve Peat and Josh Bryceland have picked their teams for the Dirt Fantasy Downhill. Click here to enter. Peaty read the rules...
Just a note to say DirtTV is in the Pietermaritzburg Hood and will begin broadcasting all the very latest news, views, shoes and videoos from...
UK Bike park was dry and sunny and the course was nearly dusty in places. A great entry for the first round this year series...
Downhill Results (thanks to Spoms at Littermag, and he wants to thank Cycling News! A’int the world a great place?): Pro-elite men 1 Chris Kovarik (Aus) ...
Tan Hong Chun, from Singapore has come to South Africa for his first world cup. He is a Morewood distributor and one of the lucky...
Morzine plumber and international jet setting World Cup wrench man Jason Marsh sent over a few photos of Matti Lehikoinen and Stevie Smith riding the...
