8 days. 647 kilometres. 14,960 metres of altitude and 1,200 participants. The South African Cape Epic calls itself the Tour de France of mountain biking…
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Grizedale Grizzly – 2016 Adventure Cross Series
When: Sunday 15 May 2016 Where: Cartmel Race Course, Cartmel, Cumbria, LA11 6QF Why ride it? Don’t be fooled by the gentle, rolling start from…
Cape Town police to use 70kph ebikes to target crime on Table Mountain
The City of Cape Town has invested in a fleet of ebikes to tackle a recent spate of crime on Table Mountain. To target an…
Cam Zink’s Reach for the Sky to be screened at Sheffield Adventure Film Festival
Cam Zink’s Reach for the Sky looks set to be the stand out production at the Sheffield Adventure Film Festival. Reach for the Sky follows Zink for…
Watch Manon Carpenter’s pre-season training camp
You don’t get to be a downhill World Champion without putting in the hard work. and while we can think of worst places to train…
Tweets of the week: Trail vandalism, Rob Warner and more
Crankworx Rotorua has kicked off the race season and the mountain bike roadshow is here once again. That means riders’ social media feeds are as…
Steve Peat, Danny Hart and other pro riders dig deep to help legendary World Cup mechanic
Chris “Monk Dawg” Vasquez is probably the most famous mountain bike mechanic on the planet. He’s spannered for the like of Jill Kintner, Brian Lopes…
Epic Cymru mountain bike stage race cancelled due to lack of pre-entered riders
It looks like Britain’s first mountain bike stage race was only a short-lived experiment as it has been announced that 2016’s Epic Cymru has been…
Who is Jeffsy? We unpick YT Industries’ latest marketing stunt
If there’s one thing that YT Industries knows how to do, it’s build up anticipation. Earlier this year it was with the announcement of its…
Man loses 21 stone to ride his mountain bike and becomes NHS poster boy
Sean Elms was a fast-food loving lorry driver with one simple desire, to ride a mountain bike. However, at 34 stone he was simply afraid he…
2.5 km of new trails developed by Scottish cycling club to encourage local kids to ride
Thanks to the hard work of Kelso mountain bike club, 2.5 km of new trails have been opened on the Roxburghe Estates outside Kelso in the…
Is this the perfect way to start your day?
There are many ways to start your day. For most of us it’s a bleary eyed commute in a car or on a train, or…
Is this the best winter holiday ever? Bernard Kerr shreds in Queenstown
Despite being a native Brit, it seems Bernard Kerr has a bit of a love affair with Queenstown, New Zealand. This is the second year…
Monday Quiz: What’s the best British trail centre? You decide
What is the key ingredient that really makes a trail centre? Is it flowing trails, difficult technical sections, great views or even just a welcoming cafe?…
New Enduro World Series qualification system to cut amateur places
A new qualification system for the Enduro World Series will cut places for amateur riders. The Enduro World Series has always prided itself on providing…
Troy Lee launches 2016 apparel range at Surrey Hills
Troy Lee has been banging out top quality kit for years now and it looks like 2016 will be no different. This particular video shows…
Watch Kelly McGarry’s final video
The mountain biking world was shocked on February 1 to discover that pro freerider Kelly McGarry had unfortunately passed away while doing a photoshoot in…
£17,000 worth of mountain bikes and equipment stolen from Falkirk bike shop
Thieves made off with £17,000 worth of mountain bikes and equipment from a shop near Falkirk last night. Bespoke Bikes on Duke Street, Denny was broken…
Watch Loic Bruni test his downhill bike in a wind tunnel
When you think of factors that affect downhill speed you’d probably imagine commitment, suspension set up and tyres would be the most important. However, this…
How to true your mountain bike wheel
A mountain bike wheel with a dink in it is a mechanical waiting to happen: 10 minutes with a spoke key however and it can be…