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…
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Mountain bike industry on its knees? Forget about it, here are seven reasons it’s boom time if you’re a rider
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…
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
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,…
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!
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…
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
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…
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
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…
Why Mathieu van Der Poel will take over from Tom Pidcock as the ‘roadie’s mountain biker’ in 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…
New World Cup feeder series launched, as the UCI looks to ease entry for up-and-coming riders and grow the sport globally
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
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
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…
Tom Pidock’s elbows, Charlie Aldridge’s style, and Pauline Ferrand-Prévot’s swansong – these are the XC racing highlights that have kept me glued to the screen in 2024
It’s that time of year again where we take stock on the epic season of XC racing that’s been and gone. 2024 had plenty of…
Ronan Dunne’s first win, Tahnee and Myriam back at the top, Minnaar’s last run, and Danny Hart on the podium – Relive the 5 most memorable World Cup downhill moments of 2024
From the season opener in Fort Bill, to North America and Mont-Sainte-Anne, the UCI Downhill World Cup series has had action-packed rounds across the globe.…
From resurgent veterans to Juniors beating Elites, here are 6 things we learned from the 2024 downhill World Champs in Andorra
The 2024 UCI Downhill Mountain Bike World Championships took place in Andorra this weekend, on a dry and dusty track that ran even faster than…
Puck Pieterse and Alan Hatherly win gold at the 2024 cross-country MTB world championships
Dutchwoman Puck Pieterse put on a dominant display to win the rainbow bands in the Elite Women’s cross-country mountain bike world championship race, while South…
2024 MTB World Championships: how to watch for free from anywhere in the world
The Mountain Bike World Championships is upon us and the big news is that Tom Pidcock has all but won the XCO race already, after…
Polymer cord spokes and ‘hairless’ tyres – the tricks Tom Pidcock’s mechanic used to help him win Olympic Gold
Tom Pidcock’s fight back from a puncture and last lap inside line move to take the Gold medal was surely one of the highlights of…
“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…
“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…