Reigning Olympic champion calls the Élancourt Hill circuit “bland” Tom Pidcock and Evie Richards have likened the Olympic mountain bike course to a “gravel” circuit, according to a news …Continue reading ..read more

Will Pidders do the double? And who will follow in Neff's footsteps as women's Olympic champion? Haley Batten performs at UCI XCO World Cup in Val di Sole, Italy on September 04, 2022 // Bartek Wolinski / Red Bull Content Pool // SI202209040730 // Usage for editorial use only //We’ve got a week to go before the best cross-country mountain bike riders in the world all meet at Elancourt …Continue reading ..read more

From the Pinarello Dogma XC, to the Specialized S-Works Epic 8, there's going to be a lot of bling XC race bike on fighting for eyeballs at this year's Paris Olympics. F-PODIUM UNLIMITED EFFORTThe Paris Olympics XCO mountain bike races are fast approaching, and we thought it was a good time to have …Continue reading ..read more

The Slash high-pivot enduro bike goes electric with compact, silent TQ motor and brand new 580Wh battery as Trek expand its e-bike line-up. Trek Slash+With its new electrified Slash+, Trek is the latest big brand to join the likes of Mondraker with its Dune, …Continue reading ..read more

Everything from the course location to the extra IOC Olympic rules makes me shudder Vali Holl celebrates at UCI DH World Cup in Leogang, Austria on June 17, 2023Why not downhill? It’s a question I ask myself every four years in the run up to the Olympics – …Continue reading ..read more

The Olympic XCO course rises to a giddy 231m, takes in epic views of the Eiffel Tower, and is the stage for the most important XC race in three years Pauline Ferrand PrevotOn 28 and 29 July 2024, the best cross-country mountain bike riders in the world will descend (pardon the pun) …Continue reading ..read more

The third generation of the High Roller has already seen success with Ronan Dunne and Marine Cabirou among others Maxxis High Roller IIIMaxxis has a new version of the High Roller tyre out, now in its third generation it claims a more …Continue reading ..read more

In the latest MBR Show, Danny and Alan discuss the new DJI and ZF motors launched at Eurobike, and the implications for the wider e-bike market. MBR Show episode 10 thumbnailOn episode 10 of the MBR Show, we take a look at the arrival of two massive outside-industry players into …Continue reading ..read more

Welsh Cycling's strategy until 2030 sees road and track trumping XC for rider support, DH on a level with cycle speedway, and enduro and e-enduro to get no investment of resources Kate Courtney at the 2023 MTB XCO World Championships in GlentressMountain biking has been relegated to a second-class sport by Beicio Cymru, formerly known as Welsh Cycling, with XC racing …Continue reading ..read more

Specialized's affordable mullet bike gets an upgrade, and the top-end model still only costs £3,500 Specialized Status 2Specialized has launched the Status 2, an updated version of one of the best mountain bikes around that now comes …Continue reading ..read more