Modern art meets big air

The Nissan Qashqai Challenge went down a storm outside the Tate Modern on May 24, with more than 50,000 spectators watching some of the UK’s…

1.25 million extra trips daily

An extra 1.25 million trips will be made by bike every day in the UK thanks to the soaring price of petrol and diesel, according…

Hadleigh Castle Olympic venue favourite

After scrapping the original 2012 Olympic mountain bike venue of Weald Country Park in Essex for being “too flat”, games organisers may have settled on…

10km Altura ready to ride

Nearly 10 kilometres of the Altura Trail at Whinlatter, near Keswick, are now available to ride after opening on June 16 together with a new…

Longer and later at Bikefest

The Kona Cheddar Bikefest returns in September for its second year, with a new course and more hours in the saddle to look forward to.…

Peat plays XC host

Steve Peat will once again be your host at the charity Wharncliffe Weekender this summer, held at his local training grounds of Wharncliffe Woods in…

Sign up for army manoeuvres

Ever wondered whether bombholes are actually made from the ordnances that bear their name? Some are, some aren’t, but you can be guaranteed the Army…

Intense competition

In last month’s Hot Gossip we gave you an exclusive first look at Intense’s new full susser. The bike will make use of the latest…

Wiki-cyclo-pedia

Vadear has set up a wiki dedicated to biking. The site will feature how-tos, info about places to ride, and riders, but it needs contributions…

IMBA Czech up

IMBA and the CeMBA (Czech mountain biking advocacy organisation) have built a pilot section of singletrack in Jablonec in the Czech Republic. Dafydd Davis, IMBA…

Spring off in Staffs

2009 Enduro Ride All Night is a new 24 hour enduro taking place in the West Midlands next spring — we know, it seems a…

For whom the lap bell tolls

Trek is organising the 24Doce this summer, a 24 hour enduro race held near Madrid between June 28-29. There are two races on offer, the…

Modern art meets big air

Brits dominated the Nissan Qashqai Challenge at the Tate Modern last weekend, with Colchester’s Sam Pilgrim grabbing the highest score in front of 50,000 spectators.

Peat hosts Wharncliffe Weekender

Steve Peat will once again be your host at the charity Wharncliffe Weekender this summer, held at his local training grounds of Wharncliffe Woods in…

Peat hosts Wharncliffe Weekender

Steve Peat will once again be your host at the charity Wharncliffe Weekender this summer, held at his local training grounds of Wharncliffe Woods in…

Wight enduro

Places are still available for Big Wight on May 23-26 at Ninham on the Isle of Wight. The long weekend features two full days of…

Athertons’ wildcard Qashqai entry

In a surprise move, Gee and Dan Atherton will be competing at the Nissan Qashqai Challenge final at the Tate Modern this weekend, after being…

Peaty seven times Lisbon champ

Steve Peat has won the ninth annual Lisbon Downtown race for an incredible seventh time, beating teammate Greg Minnaar into second place on Saturday. Peaty…