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“Disgusting boos”: How the mainstream media reacted to Tom Pidcock’s gold
We’ve probably all seen the news by now, Tom Pidcock wins his gold in Paris, after doing it the hard way. The Leeds rider punctured…
Pidock’s last lap overtake was just ‘part of racing’ says Olympic Mountain Bike XCO silver medallist, Viktor Koretzky
Tom Pidcock’s incredible defence of his Olympic Mountain Bike XCO title was not without controversy, with the Elancourt Hill crowd loudly booing the British rider…
Shimano to commit $10 million to new global Trail Born Fund aimed at helping trail building projects around the world
The world’s biggest bicycle component manufacturer, Shimano, has announced it will be financially backing global MTB trail building projects under the name of ‘Trail Born…
“Rubbing’s racing” says Tom Pidcock about controversial move in Olympic Mountain Bike XCO race that clinched Gold
Boos greeted Tom Pidcock as he crossed the line in front of a partisan French crowd to claim the gold medal in the Mountain Bike…
Tom Pidcock wins Gold medal in dramatic Paris 2024 Olympic mountain bike XCO race, and gets booed by the crowd
Tom Pidcock has won gold in the Olympic mountain bike XC, in one of the best comebacks of all time. Pidcock took the lead on…
Tom Pidcock suffers front puncture in Olympic mountain bike XCO race while in the lead
Drama struck for the defending champion and Olympic favourite, Tom Pidcock, on lap four of the men’s Olympic XCO race at Élancourt Hill near Paris,…
Haley Batten fined but keeps silver medal after protest from Dutch squad after Olympic XCO race
After a strong race resulting in a silver medal, team USA rider Haley Batten was hit with a fine for 500 Swiss Francs (CHF) after…
Forestal announces long-awaited upgrades to batteries and motors to tackle issues with range and tuning
Forestal, the Andorran start-up e-bike brand, has just announced a package of upgrades to its motor and battery system designed to improve range and user-experience.…
Loana Lecomte suffers ‘head trauma’ and jaw injury after shocking crash in Paris 2024 Olympic Mountain Bike XCO race – UPDATE
Reports from French sports website, L’Equipe, indicate that Loana Lecomte suffered a ‘head trauma and minor jaw injury’ after a nasty crash in the rock…
Pauline Ferrand-Prévot wins emotional fairytale Olympic XCO Gold at Paris 2024 in dominant display… on a Pinarello hardtail
Pauline Ferrand-Prévot of France has won the Olympic cross-country (XCO) gold medal at the Paris Olympics 2024. The Frenchwoman put on a dominant display after…
“Just gravel”: Tom Pidcock slams the Olympic course as “not really mountain bike”
Tom Pidcock and Evie Richards have likened the Olympic mountain bike course to a “gravel” circuit, according to a news report in Cycling Weekly. Speaking…
Paris Olympics 2024: Who’s going to win mountain biking gold?
We’ve got a week to go before the best cross-country mountain bike riders in the world all meet at Elancourt Hill on the outskirts of…
What mountain bikes are the top XC racers riding at the Paris Olympics?
The Paris Olympics XCO mountain bike races are fast approaching, and we thought it was a good time to have a look at what bikes…
Trek launches new electric Slash+ enduro bike with TQ motor and bigger battery, and its even cheaper than the analogue version!
With its new electrified Slash+, Trek is the latest big brand to join the likes of Mondraker with its Dune, Specialized with its Kenevo SL,…
I love watching downhill mountain biking, but I’d hate to see it at the Olympics
Why not downhill? It’s a question I ask myself every four years in the run up to the Olympics – why is XC racing alone…
Olympic hopeful Evie Richards: “I went on a ride and I couldn’t cross the road, I just started crying”
This Sunday Evie Richards will compete for a gold medal at the Olympics, a prize she tells me has been in her dreams her entire…
Rapha is having a 40% off summer sale on mountain bike clothing… here are our picks
Rapha has made a name for itself in the mountain bike world over the last few years, after being synonymous with road cycling previously. It…
What to expect from the Paris Olympic’s XCO course: rocks, drops and fast racing
On 28 and 29 July 2024, the best cross-country mountain bike riders in the world will descend (pardon the pun) upon the outskirts of Paris…
Maxxis launches the High Roller III as an all-conditions tyre, but has it sabotaged its own Assegai?
Maxxis has a new version of the High Roller tyre out, now in its third generation it claims a more aggressive tread pattern than the…