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    Snow, slop, crashes and hikers on track: Round 1 of the UCI DH World Cup didn’t disappoint

    • May 18, 2025

    Tahnée Seagrave of Orbea/FMD Racing and Loïc Bruni of Specialized Gravity claimed the elite wins in the first round of the 2025 UCI Downhill World…

    Ronan Dunne Loudenvielle, France 2024

    New teams, new riders, new bikes, new rules! And it looks like rain! How to watch the 2025 UCI Downhill World Cup in Bielsko-Biala, Poland, this weekend

    • May 15, 2025

    The WHOOP UCI Downhill World Cup is back!! With the 2025 season kicking off in Bielsko-Biała, Poland this weekend, after what feels like a seriously…

    Ronan Dunne

    “I was on top of the world,” Rónán Dunne says… “then in this sport you get humbled pretty quickly”

    • May 14, 2025

    You’re known for being one of the most aggressive riders at the World Cup, is that deliberate or just your natural riding style? A lot…

    BK broken bones

    Bernard Kerr to miss the first DH World Cup of 2025, after breaking his left wrist and right hand in a crash

    • May 12, 2025

    Pivot Factory Racing will have to do without two of its riders for the opening weekend of the downhill World Cup season in Bielsko-Biała, after…

    Whoop UCI MTB World Series, Brazil

    XC World Cup racing is back in Brazil for round 2 this weekend – here’s how, where and who to watch

    • April 11, 2025

    Just 5 days after the first round, the second event in the WHOOP UCI Mountain Bike World Series is returning to Araxá, Brazil for some…

    Samara Maxwell wins the XCO World Cup in Araxa, Brazil

    Samara Maxwell takes maiden World Cup and Victor Koretzky wins in opening round of the UCI XCO World Series despite having a flat tyre

    • April 7, 2025

    We were treated to an electric weekend of racing for the first round of the XC World Series in Brazil. On the Saturday, Evie Richards…

    Whoop UCI MTB World Series XC

    The XC World Cup season is about to start in Brazil… here’s where, when, and how to watch, and who’s in the running

    • April 2, 2025

    The 2025 cross-country season is underway, and now it’s time for the UCI MTB World Series 2025 to start. The first round takes place in…

    XCO World Cup podium

    Top XC racers protest Warner Bros. Discovery’s decision to reduce podium size from 5 to 3

    • April 2, 2025

    Over 120 cross-country racers and 10 teams from the World Series have signed a letter addressed to Warner Bros. Discovery asking for them to consider…

    IZU - Mathieu van der Poel in the run-up to his fall during the cross country mountain bike on the Izu MTB Course during the Tokyo Olympics. ANP ROBIN VAN LONKHUIJSEN (Photo by ANP Sport via Getty Images)

    Road sensation Mathieu van der Poel to target mountain bike World Championships in 2025, but past experience shows it won’t be an easy ride

    • February 14, 2025

    Mathieu van der Poel, seven-time World Cyclocross Champion and 2023 World Road Cycling Champion, is targeting the Mountain Bike World Championships in 2025. The 30…

    Red Bull Hardline Tasmania podium

    Five things we learned from watching a brutal Red Bull Hardline Tasmania

    • February 10, 2025

    Red Bull Hardline Tasmania was back for its second edition this weekend, with over 20 male and female riders hitting the 2.9km track in dusty…

    Ronan Dunne performs during practice at Red Bull Hardline in Maydena Bike Park, Australia

    How to watch the Red Bull Hardline in Tasmania this week (for free), who’s riding, and live timings

    • February 5, 2025

    Rónán Dunne did something incredible in 2024, when he became the first rider to win both Red Bull Hardline events, first in Tasmania then at…

    Collage of mountain bikers looking happy and smiling

    Mountain bike industry on its knees? Forget about it, here are seven reasons it’s boom time if you’re a rider

    • January 30, 2025

    The bike industry is in pretty bad shape, every week we hear about another brand struggling to sell its bikes or bits. Most recently it…

    TV with World Cup downhill mountain biking shown

    Want to watch the World Cup downhill live without paying £30.99 a month? I’ve found three ways to chop the price down, and to as little as £10 with EE

    • January 29, 2025

    In just three years World Cup downhill racing has gone from a free-to-watch sport to one that’ll set you back £30.99 a month. Turns out,…

    Gates Belted Purse gearbox belt drive race bonus

    This could be the biggest payday in mountain biking! There’s €100k up for grabs for the first rider to win a World Cup on a Gates belt drive – equivalent to winning 27 World Cups back-to-back!

    • January 15, 2025

    One rider will scoop €100,000 in 2025, prize money for winning a World Cup race using a belt drive and gearbox bike, making history as…

    2025 XC Teams

    All the XC team news for 2025: Jenny Rissveds to Canyon, Jolanda Neff to Cannondale, Pidcock still on a Pinarello, and Hatherly to the road

    • January 15, 2025

    The winter break from the 2024 season has been pretty lively, with riders switching teams like it’s like musical chairs. We’ve seen some shock departures…

    Downhill teams 2025

    UPDATED: Who is riding what and where in 2025? All we know about the DH World Cup teams and rider rosters for this upcoming race season including Matt Walker to Trek Factory Racing

    • January 14, 2025

    It’s 2025 and that means the new downhill season is soon to be upon us. If you’ve been keeping an eye on the socials over…

    Mathieu van Der Poel (right) and Tom Pidcock (left)

    Why Mathieu van Der Poel will take over from Tom Pidcock as the ‘roadie’s mountain biker’ in 2025

    • January 7, 2025

    Tom Pidcock won’t win a mountain bike World Cup or even finish on the podium in 2025, largely because he won’t actually be at any…

    Haley Batten

    New World Cup feeder series launched, as the UCI looks to ease entry for up-and-coming riders and grow the sport globally

    • December 20, 2024

    The UCI has launched a new 28-strong global race series for 2025, with race winners eligible to compete in the World Cup the following year.…

    Fort William to host 2025 DH National Champs, while Revolution Bike Park is back on the downhill series calendar

    • December 17, 2024

    Fort William will host the National Downhill Championships in July 2025, with Revolution Bike Park back in the fold too after missing last year through…

    Why we won’t be seeing Tom Pidcock on a Scott Spark at a mountain bike World Cup next year despite move away from from Ineos Grenadiers

    • December 10, 2024

    Current XC Olympic champion and former world champion Tom Pidcock has announced he will be leaving Ineos Grenadiers at the end of this year. He…

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