MARIBOR, Slovenia (transcendmagazine.com) -- Dan Atherton wins qualifying by over a second. Women's results shortly. Men 1. Dan Atherton 2. Kamil Tatarkovic 3. Romain Saladini Women 1. Anneke Beerten...
Read More | May. 09 08, 14:20 | Comments (0)
MARIBOR, Slovenia (transcendmagazine.com) -- The legendary Maribor downhill track is living up to it's reputation this week. It's hard packed, loose and faster than anyone can remember. Peaty and Vasquez are looking fast. Hill did one fast run and it...
Read More | May. 09 08, 12:54 | Comments (0)
MARIBOR, Slovenia (transcendmagazine.com) -- Julien Camellini takes everyone on a tour of the Maribor Dh track....
Read More | May. 08 08, 18:21 | Comments (0)
MARIBOR, Slovenia (transcendmagazine.com) -- Thing shave shifted into high gear here today in Slovenia. Most teams are now on site and trucks are getting set up. MS Intense has the craziest setup MTBing has ever seen, with a full stage,...
Read More | May. 08 08, 06:52 | Comments (3)
MARIBOR, Slovenia (transcendmagazine.com) -- Walking inspection here in Maribor is tomorrow morning (Thursday). Today was an off day with racers and teams showing up and setting up shop. Flights into Graz are full to overflowing with bikes, so it'll be...
Read More | May. 07 08, 12:08 | Comments (1)
MARIBOR, Slovenia (transcendmagazine.com) -- The weather here in Maribor is sunny and warm, and is expected to stay this week throughout the week. There is a small chance of rain every day in the late afternoon, as usual. The course...
Read More | May. 06 08, 10:47 | Comments (0)
VAL DI SOLE, Italy (Transcendmagazine.com) -- Sam Hill has got his 2008 season off to a roaring start by winning the first test event on the Italian World Championships track. Hill won by an astonishing 5.5 seconds against a field...
Read More | May. 04 08, 10:20 | Comments (0)
AE, Scotland (Animal-Commencal) -- Ae Forest in Scotland was the opening venue for this years National Points Series. Returning as reigning champions Rachel and Gee had it all to prove on the newly revised course. Practice was hampered by rain...
Read More | May. 01 08, 13:24 | Comments (0)
GRANTSVILLE, Utah (NMBS) -- Blue Wolf Events is pleased to announce Brian Head, Utah, as the replacement venue for the National Mountain Bike Series Finals Presented by Trek VW, on August 30 and September 1, after Tamarack Resort, Idaho, had...
Read More | Apr. 30 08, 15:31 | Comments (0)
MONTEREY, California (transcendmagazine.com) -- Melissa Buhl and Greg Minnaar are 2008 Sea Otter classic downhill winners. Dusty conditions had riders slipping and sliding their way through the Otter's fast corners as they made their way down the mile and a...
Read More | Apr. 20 08, 16:05 | Comments (0)
MONTEREY, California (transcendmagazine.com) -- Blue skies ,cool temperatures and gigantic traffic lineups once again greeted racers at Laguna Seca for the final day of the 2008 Sea Otter Classic. Pro Downhill is on tap for this morning, with practice kicking...
Read More | Apr. 20 08, 10:01 | Comments (0)
MONTEREY, California (transcendmagazine.com) -- Once again it's a cool cloudy morning here in Monterey. Dual Slalom practice starts in about an hour for the pros and amateur DH goes off all day. There is no pro DH at all today....
Read More | Apr. 19 08, 10:00 | Comments (0)
MONTEREY, California (transcendmagazine.com) -- Slalom took place under sunny skies and very cool temperatures today at the 2008 Sea Otter classic. The course was well groomed, super dusty but very fast. Apparently the blue lane was faster than the red...
Read More | Apr. 19 08, 05:53 | Comments (0)
MONTEREY, California (transcendmagazine.com) -- Friday brought sunshine, cool temperatures and pro downhill practice to Otter. No rain this year means lots of dust. Clouds followed riders down the course. Large new jumps dot the top of the course with he...
Read More | Apr. 18 08, 22:00 | Comments (0)
LA GRAVE DE PEILLE, France (Subaru Mondraker) -- Fabien BAREL double world champion (2004, 2005) and vice world champion 2007, arrived at a crossroads in his career and decided to establish his own downhill team. Fabien wanted to have the...
Read More | Apr. 09 08, 20:00 | Comments (0)
FONTANA, California (transcendmagazine.com & Kathy Sessler) - Chris Kovarik (Chain Reaction) has won the first NMBS downhill race of the year in Fontana, California. No big surprise, as Kovarik has won every local winter series race held there this...
Read More | Mar. 30 08, 21:14 | Comments (0)
FONTANA, California (transcendmagazine.com) -- Oh how the mighty have fallen. The NCS series was once the #2 series in the world, bordering on #1 for awhile. Now it is a joke among national series, without UCI points or a decent...
Read More | Mar. 30 08, 13:06 | Comments (0)
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (UCI) -- Dirt School's Chris Ball appointed as Technical Delegate for 2008 Nissan UCI Mountain Bike World Cup Series Chris Ball, founding Director of Dirt School Ltd, Scotland's leading mountain bike coaching company, has recently been appointed as...
Read More | Mar. 29 08, 21:58 | Comments (0)
Whistler Blackcomb has made the strategic decision to transfer ownership of Gravity Logic, an internal business operation offering a variety of mountain bike design, development and educational services, to three of Gravity Logic’s original employees. Effective today, Tom Prochazka, Dave...
Read More | Mar. 28 08, 21:23 | Comments (0)
Martin Whiteley, who's been responsible for top level international teams such as the Global Team and Honda HRC, and was UCI Coordinator of the MTB discipline, will collaborate with the Spanish Cycling Federation (RFEC) in the capacity as assistant manager,...
Read More | Mar. 28 08, 13:51 | Comments (0)
PIETERMARITZBURG, South Africa (23 Degrees) -- Greg Minnaar (Santa Cruz Syndicate), South Africa's most successful mountain bike racer ever, made a triumphant return to competition at the weekend after a long injury layoff to capture the National Downhill Title at...
Read More | Mar. 16 08, 15:35 | Comments (0)
AIGLE, Switzerland (transcendmagazine.com) -- Trade team information is now slowly trickling out of UCI headquarters in Switzerland. There are now 95 teams in total registered with the UCI, an increase of 43% over 2007. Leading the charge are downhill and...
Read More | Mar. 07 08, 00:43 | Comments (0)
WHISTLER, BC (Crankworx) -- Five years ago Kokanee Crankworx was created to showcase mountain biking’s incredible progression to a worldwide audience. True to its roots, Kokanee Crankworx 2008 will continue to push the envelope from August 9 -17, 2008 with...
Read More | Mar. 06 08, 20:01 | Comments (0)
SAINTE MAXIME, France (Chainreaction) -- Sainte Maxime, located nest to ST Tropez, was the opening round of the French South East regional championship. The turn out was good with many elite riders wanting to race their new bikes and prepare...
Read More | Mar. 03 08, 16:03 | Comments (0)
LAGUNA BEACH, California (transcendmagazine.com) -- 4x World Champion Brian Lopes rode his new 6" Ibis freeride bike to a win at the 20th annual Leaping Lizard downhill in Telonics, at Laguna Beach. For those who don't know, the Leaping LIzard...
Read More | Mar. 01 08, 23:16 | Comments (0)
LAGUNA BEACH, California (transcendmagazine.com) -- Confirmation has just come in that Brian Lopes, 4 times world 4x champion, has inked a deal with Ibis Cycles starting immediately. UPDATE: Official news is in! Over the fall and winter months the number...
Read More | Feb. 27 08, 11:33 | Comments (0)
I just received this in this morning. I received noticed the other day that Steve was in a coma, but had no idea it was this severe. I have known steve since about 1996, but only met in person a...
Read More | Feb. 26 08, 11:38 | Comments (0)
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Read More | Feb. 20 08, 15:07 | Comments (0)
VALPARAISO, Chile (transcendmagazine.com) -- Antonio Leiva (CHL - Santa Cruz) took first, while countryman Mauricio Acuna (Rocky Mountain) took second. For the women, 16 year old Kona Bikes rider Luana Oliveira of Brazil took home first and Diana Margraff of...
Read More | Feb. 17 08, 20:15 | Comments (0)
VALPARAISO, Chile (transcendmagazine.com) -- Practice starts here in Valpo in a few hours. Riders will be riding the course in short sections so that the police do not need to shit down half the city 2 days in a row....
Read More | Feb. 16 08, 11:03 | Comments (0)
GOLDEN, Colorado (transcendmagazine.com -- Sam Blenkinsop (Wanganui, NZ), one of the youngest riders to hit the World Cup circuit, is bringing fresh downhill talent from down under to the Yeti / Fox Shox Factory Team in a two-year signed deal....
Read More | Feb. 13 08, 16:45 | Comments (0)
VANCOUVER, Canada (transcendmagazine.com) -- Our heartfelt congratulations go out to Canadian National and overall downhill champion, Luke Kitzanuk of Giant Bikes. Kitzanuk married his long time girlfriend in a small ceremony in Tofino on Vancouver Island this weekend. Kitzanuk says...
Read More | Feb. 11 08, 12:35 | Comments (0)
WHISTLER, BC - In early January 2008, members of the International Mountain Bike Trade Teams, Technical Support and Race Organizers (IMTTO) crowned Kokanee Crankworx the highest rated freeride mountain bike event of the 2007 season and the 9th highest rated...
Read More | Jan. 30 08, 15:23 | Comments (0)
The Eurosport sattelite television network was known for its excellent mountain bike World Cup coverage back when professional riders were making a fortune off of contracts and mountain dew ads. They are considering bringing MTB back to the airwaves (along...
Read More | Jan. 20 08, 16:29 | Comments (0)
The Gravity East Series is returning for 2008 after a successful debut in 2007. The 2008 series will consist of eight races on some of the most challenging courses the East Coast has to offer. The series grows with...
Read More | Jan. 09 08, 13:40 | Comments (0)
SANTA BARBARA, Clifornia (transcendmagazine.com) -- An earlier report by Velonews has Duncan Riffle and Sanjay Shanbhag racing for the Toyota - United pro cycling team in 2008. Both downhillers will be doing low level road races for Toyota United simply...
Read More | Jan. 05 08, 12:35 | Comments (1)
DENVER, Colorado (transcendmagazine.com) -- Injured racer Tara Llanes was featured on Access Hollywood earlier this week from her room at the Craig Hospital for Spinal Injuries in Denver, Colorado. Since filming this segment, Tara has headed home to Colorado.The good...
Read More | Dec. 31 07, 01:38 | Comments (0)
HOLBROOK, New York (transcendmagazine.com) -- Iron Horse Bicycle Company announces today that they will be the official frame supplier of the Maxxis Tires Gravity Team for the 2008 race season. Maxxis team riders will use the dw-link equipped Iron Horse...
Read More | Dec. 21 07, 16:02 | Comments (0)
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado (transcendmagazine.com) -- USA Cycling has released it's 2008 gravity racing calendar. These are NOT the NMBS races, but independent races counting towards a points overall. They include 4 UCI points events (2 cat 1, 2 cat 2)...
Read More | Dec. 19 07, 13:05 | Comments (0)
UNITED KINGDOM (Chainreaction) -- The team will consist of long standing Intense rider Chris Kovarik (Australia), World Junior DH Champion - Ruaridh Cunningham (Scotland), Julien Camellini (France) and Matt Simmonds (England). We will be competing in all the major events...
Read More | Dec. 17 07, 17:33 | Comments (0)
The MS-Intense Factory-Racing team proudly announces the additon of Anneke Beerten (NED) to their roster. As the winner of the 2007 UCI 4X World Cup Anneke represents one of the top athletes in women's mountain bike racing. After former downhill...
Read More | Dec. 13 07, 17:39 | Comments (0)
FRANCE (transcendmagazine.com) -- Speculation surrounding the Subaru backed team to be led by Fabien Barel has been running amok for weeks. Barel finally sent out an email today announcing Mondraker bikes as the frame sponsor for the newly formed Subaru...
Read More | Dec. 10 07, 15:44 | Comments (0)
REUNION ISLAND, France (transcendmagazine.com) Nicolas Vouilloz stormed to another mega avalanche win this weekend in Reunion island, winning by a full minute. Hundreds of racers were registered and 11 nations were represented for the event. The Alien clocked in at...
Read More | Dec. 10 07, 12:15 | Comments (0)
CLEARWATER, Florida (transcendmagazine.com) -- The associated press has confirmed that the great stunt legend, Evil Knievel, has died at the age of 69. Knievel had been suffering from both Diabetes and Pulmonary Fibrosis, which had destroyed his lungs. See the...
Read More | Nov. 30 07, 17:48 | Comments (0)
GENEVA, Switzerland (transcendmagazine.com) - Multi time Downhill World Champion Anne Caroline Chausson announced today that she is leaving Commencal bikes and has signed a 2 year contract with Vario bikes . Chausson will be concentrating on BMX until the Beijing...
Read More | Nov. 27 07, 17:00 | Comments (0)
FRANCE (23 degrees) -- Today came the official announcement out of France that Team Lapierre DH Powered By Saab Salomon has engaged World Cup legend David Vazquez to be their lead rider for their brand new team. The 28 year...
Read More | Nov. 27 07, 13:45 | Comments (0)
HOLBROOK, New York (transcendmagazine.com) -- Word is now and, Sam Hill has a male teammate joining the team. Rumour has it there is more news to come about the team, but this much is now official. 19-year-old British downhill star...
Read More | Nov. 26 07, 12:30 | Comments (0)
SANTA CRUZ, California (Syndicate) - The Santa Cruz Syndicate is excited to welcome Greg Minnaar onto the Syndicate for the next two downhill racing seasons! We expect the addition of Minnaar to raise the bar even higher for the Syndicate...
Read More | Nov. 20 07, 15:40 | Comments (0)
Be sure to check out http://www.fso4.com/ for a super well produced 30 minute television episode from Maribor, Slovenia and the World Cup finals. Choose the Freesports channel > Scroll down for UCI WC Maribor....
Read More | Nov. 12 07, 13:28 | Comments (0)
SOUTH AFRICA (23 degrees) -- After a season plagued by constant shoulder dislocations and complicated further by a broken scapula at the World Championships in Scotland, Greg Minnaar went under the knife today to rectify his problematic left shoulder. Dr...
Read More | Nov. 05 07, 16:35 | Comments (0)
BEDFORD, Pennsylvania (transcendmagazine.com) -- Jeremiah Dean just dropped us a line to let us know that Mick Hannah will be leaving the Cannondale Cut team and is currently looking to sign with a new team for the 2008 season. The...
Read More | Oct. 25 07, 21:50 | Comments (0)
NICE, France (FabienBarel.com) Fabien Barel posted a fantastic piece to his blog about his foot injury and how he came back from it in just a few short weeks to capture a silver medal at worlds. See an excerpt below,...
Read More | Oct. 25 07, 12:58 | Comments (0)
NICE, France (transcendmagazine.com) -- Dirt magazine is reporting that Fabien Barel will be moving to a new Subaru Sponsored all french squad for the 2008 season. No word yet on what bikes the 2 time world champion will be riding,...
Read More | Oct. 17 07, 12:34 | Comments (0)
JAPAN (transcendmagazine.com) -- Information contained in a 23 Degrees press release has indirectly confirmed the rumours that have been floating around the industry for the last few weeks. Honda will not be backing a factory DH mountain bike team in...
Read More | Oct. 15 07, 11:41 | Comments (0)
HELSINKI, Finland (23 degrees) -- As the first sign of snow starts to arrive in Finland, and 23 days after his serious crash, Matti Lehikoinen is making excellent progress. After a series of weekly x-rays, the doctors have said all...
Read More | Oct. 11 07, 12:02 | Comments (0)
SANTA CRUZ, California (Santa Cruz Syndicate) - Santa Cruz Syndicate is excited to announce the addition of Josh Bryceland to their powerhouse gravity squad. Bryceland, the up and coming 17 year-old from Manchester, Great Britain, is the reigning UCI World...
Read More | Oct. 08 07, 12:33 | Comments (0)
CALIFORNIA (transcendmagazine.com) -- 4 time 4x world champion Brian Lopes will no longer be riding for GT bikes effective immediately. Word came in today that Lopes will be moving on to bigger and better things following meetings at the Interbike...
Read More | Sep. 28 07, 21:18 | Comments (2)
BUDAPEST, Hungary (23 degrees) -- In the early hours of Sunday morning, while the commuters of Budapest were sound asleep, some of the world's best mountain bikers took to the subway station in the inaugural Red Bull Metro Ride. World...
Read More | Sep. 26 07, 11:41 | Comments (0)
MONT STE ANNE, Quebec (transcendmagazine.com) -- Confirmation just came in that GESTEV and Mont Ste Anne have been successful in their bid for the 2010 World Championships of mountain biking. More as the communique gets translated. Quebec City, Tuesday, September...
Read More | Sep. 25 07, 12:41 | Comments (0)
HELSINKI, Finland (23 degrees) -- The doctors have confirmed that Matti will not need an operation to stabilise the fractured vertebrae. This is great news for Matti who has been dreading the idea of a major operation. Due to the...
Read More | Sep. 25 07, 07:16 | Comments (0)
BROMONT, Canada (transcendmagazine.com) -- Word has just come in that Bromont, Quebec in Canada has just been officially awarded a 2008 UCI World Cup round. It will be placed back to back with the Mont Ste Anne round, making travel...
Read More | Sep. 21 07, 16:35 | Comments (0)
HELSINKI, Finland (23 degrees) -- The latest news is all good news as Matti ends his 2nd day in hospital. The doctors have confirmed that there is no risk of paralysis and that a decision on whether or not to...
Read More | Sep. 21 07, 13:07 | Comments (0)
HELSINKI, Finland (23 degrees) -- While training and filming with a friend in Helsinki yesterday, Matti Lehikoinen had an accident that resulted in breaking his back. Matti was immediately transferred to hospital where a series of scans have confirmed 3...
Read More | Sep. 20 07, 10:49 | Comments (0)
MARIBOR, Slovenia (transcendmagazine.com) -- Rachel Atherton and Sam Hill have won the last race of the 2007 World Cup Season. Atherton came back from a broken arm and wrist this season to win her first world cup competition of the...
Read More | Sep. 16 07, 13:06 | Comments (0)
MARIBOR, Slovenia (transcendmagazine.com) -- The big show is finally underway here in Maribor. Qualifying is coming to a close as we speak. Unofficial results have Sam Hill in first with a 2:56. Rachel Atherton is leading for the women. Women...
Read More | Sep. 16 07, 06:32 | Comments (1)
MARIBOR, Slovenia (transcendmagazine.com) -- Under the stars and in front of thousands of paying Slovenian fans, Anneke Beerten (NED) bikepark.ch and Romain Saladini (FRA) took home gold in the final 4x event of the 2007 World Cup season. The 4x...
Read More | Sep. 15 07, 14:54 | Comments (0)
MARIBOR, Slovenia (transcendmagazine.com) -- There was a brief sprinkle of rain last night, and again during practice this morning, but it didn't even make the dirt damp. The downhill track is in perfect condition and riders are loving it. Traction...
Read More | Sep. 15 07, 10:03 | Comments (0)
MARIBOR, Slovenia (transcendmagazine.com) -- 4x qualifying took place last night. For some reason however the results are not yet available, even in an unofficial form. They will be posted to the site as soon as they become available. DH practice...
Read More | Sep. 15 07, 05:39 | Comments (0)
MARIBOR, Slovenia (transcendmagazine.com) -- Practice day #2 is about to end here in Slovenia. It is still sunny and cool, and riders are absolutely loving the course. It is bedding in nicely and is complete hero dirt. Roots are starting...
Read More | Sep. 14 07, 08:39 | Comments (0)
MARIBOR, Slovenia (transcendmagazine.com) -- Practice gets underway here in a few minutes in Maribor. It is sunny and warm, and the track is amazing. If the rain stays away it will be a crazy high speed run through technical singletrack...
Read More | Sep. 13 07, 03:00 | Comments (0)
MARIBOR, Slovenia (transcendmagazine.com) -- After a 2 day drive, we have finally arrived in Slovenia. It is warm, sunny and there is blue skies. Every hotel room in town is booked, so it should be a big event. Everyone is...
Read More | Sep. 12 07, 04:19 | Comments (0)
FORT WILLIAM, Scotland (transcendmagazine.com) -- The rain held off until the very last of the men, as Sam Hill and Sabrina Jonnier both repeat as World downhill champions. Shortly after the rain started, there was a spate of crashes on...
Read More | Sep. 09 07, 12:09 | Comments (0)
FORT WILLIAM, Scotland (transcendmagazine.com) -- The 2007 Downhill World Championships hget underway here in Fort William in aproximately 10 minutes with the junior women. Skies are gray and threatening and the wind is absolutely howling up top. Racing became serious...
Read More | Sep. 09 07, 05:20 | Comments (0)
FORT WILLIAM, Scotland (transcendmagazine.com) -- The weather has turned to shit here today in Ft Bill just in time for riders to earn their rainbow stripes. Clouds have moved in, temperatures have dropped and it is is raining on and...
Read More | Sep. 09 07, 02:31 | Comments (0)
FORT WILLIAM, Scotland (transcendmagazine.com) -- It's a given that the course here can take it's toll on equipment, but it's now becoming clear that it is also taking a tolld on riders. Cedric Gracia of France went down hard in...
Read More | Sep. 08 07, 10:23 | Comments (0)
FORT WILLIAM, Scotland (transcendmagazine.com) -- Downhill practice was short and sweet this morning. 2 hours before focus shifted to the XC riders who race all day today. The track is looking nice and fast and the skies are not dumping...
Read More | Sep. 08 07, 07:58 | Comments (0)
FORT WILLIAM, Scotland (transcendmagazine.com) -- Brian Lopes came from behind to barely make the finals. Once in, he dominated and took home his fourth world 4x title on the day after his 36th birthday. Jill Kintner made it 3 in...
Read More | Sep. 07 07, 16:41 | Comments (0)
FORT WILLIAM, Scotland (transcendmagazine.com) -- Downhill practice took place in heavy drizzle and cool temperatures this morning. The clouds were hanging very low over the valley and the gondolas were simply dissappearing into it near the top. The course itself...
Read More | Sep. 07 07, 09:37 | Comments (0)
FORT WILLIAM, Scotland (transcendmagazine.com) -- 4x qualifiers were late this evening here in Scotland. The usual suspects were all here, although some were simplt taking it easy. Finals go off Friday evening under the lights and hopefully clear skies. The...
Read More | Sep. 07 07, 03:39 | Comments (0)
FORT WILLIAM, Scotland (transcendmagazine.com) -- Dh practice started this morning under rain and cloudy skies. By the time seeding runs took place, it was sunny, cool and the dirt was in perfect shape for a race. Many riders were sitting...
Read More | Sep. 06 07, 12:06 | Comments (0)
FORT WILLIAM, Scotland (transcendmagazine.com) -- The light drizzle this morning has turned into a steady rain. Within minutes of being in it, you are soaked to the bone, no matter how much Goretex you are wearing. Dh practice is on...
Read More | Sep. 05 07, 07:48 | Comments (3)
FORT WILLIAM, Scotland (transcendmagazine.com) -- Practice for the juniors and women just kicked off here in Ft Bill. It is rainy fairly steadily, and the clouds are hanging very low. It looks like the weather will remain this way until...
Read More | Sep. 05 07, 04:46 | Comments (0)
FORT WILLIAM, Scotland (transcendmagazine.com) -- Check the link below to see if you can watch a live, tape delayed or highlights broadcast of the World Championships, taking place next weekend (sept 7, 8 9). Transcend will have live coverage starting...
Read More | Sep. 01 07, 00:14 | Comments (0)
FRIEDRICHSHAFEN, Germany (transcendmagazine.com) -- Eurobike, the largest bicycle trade show on earth, kicks off early tomorrow morning in Germany. Our man on the ground, Victor Heresmann, poked around the show floor early today before booths are officially opened and has...
Read More | Aug. 29 07, 17:21 | Comments (0)
SOLVISTA, Colorado (23 degrees) -- On the eve of the World Championships, and with his form right where he wanted it to be after winning the NORBA Finals 2 weeks back, 22 year old Justin Leov has been dealt a...
Read More | Aug. 23 07, 13:24 | Comments (0)
Mountain Bike World Championship and World Cup finals coverage gets underway on transcend in just under 2 weeks now, starting on September 4. As always, Transcend will be live on site to bring you daily reports, photos galleries and as...
Read More | Aug. 20 07, 11:08 | Comments (1)
WHISTLER, BC (transcendmagazine.com) -- National Downhill Cycling Foundation of Canada "NDCFC" & 2007 Canadian National DH Cycling Team www.NDCFCanada.ca NDCFC and the 2007 National DH cycling team is making history this month! The NDCFC and the 2007 National DH cycling...
Read More | Aug. 18 07, 00:46 | Comments (0)
FORT WILLIAM, Scotland (transcendmagazine.com) -- It time for the MTB World to get together for a fellow cyclist. Stephen Murray is an amazing BMX dirt jumper, he has won X-Games Gold medals and back to back Gravity Games Gold medals....
Read More | Aug. 15 07, 20:39 | Comments (0)
SNOMASS, Colorado (transcendmagazine.com) -- Thanks to JDD for yet another updates on the happenings in CO. Leov and Buhl win the final event, and Rando and Buhl take the overalls. MEN 1. Justin Leov 2. Jared Graves 3. Cody Warren...
Read More | Aug. 12 07, 17:17 | Comments (2)
SNOWMASS, Colorado (transcendmagazine.com) -- Just received these in from Jeremiah Dean. Graves and Buhl win the final round. Eric Carter And Buhl win the overall titles. MENS Final 1. Jared Graves 2. Dale Holmes 3. Rich Houseman 4. Ross Milan...
Read More | Aug. 12 07, 12:54 | Comments (0)
Michal Prokop of the Czech Republic, and Jill Kintner of Seattle, Wash., the two-time defending World Professional Champions, continued their form by earning titles at this, the first event of the three-race season. Results Men 1. Michal Prokop - Czech...
Read More | Aug. 06 07, 12:40 | Comments (0)
Dan, Gee and Rachel Atherton are stoked to welcome you into their world and introduce you to the new home of the Animal Commencal International Mountain Bike Race Team. The site utilises the best in digital media to take you...
Read More | Aug. 06 07, 12:34 | Comments (0)
WHISTLER, BC (transcendmagazine.com) -- The inaugural Canadian Open took place under sunny skies on a fantastic course. Many big name riders decided to not race for various reasons, one of which being the crazy steep root section towards the finish....
Read More | Jul. 29 07, 22:19 | Comments (0)
WHISTLER, BC (transcendmagazine.com) -- Dual Slalom made a comeback in more ways than one this weekend at Crankworx 2007. After not being raced at major events for years after it was replaced by 4x, slalom poised to make a return....
Read More | Jul. 29 07, 16:35 | Comments (0)
OTTAWA, Canada (transcendmagazine.com) -- The Canadian Cycling Association is pleased to announce the riders selected to represent Canada in the downhill events at the 2007 Mountain Bike World Championships team, to be held in Fort William, Scotland, on September 4-9....
Read More | Jul. 28 07, 11:55 | Comments (0)
WHISTLER, BC (transcendmagazine.com) -- The Crankworx slalom event was postponed this evening after it took almost 3 hours to run 1 half of a heat due to timing issues. Instead, Lopes got a berm shredding session started that will go...
Read More | Jul. 28 07, 04:45 | Comments (0)
WHISTLER, BC (transcendmagazine.com) -- There is a big weekend ahead here in Whistler. Slalom goes off tonight, followed by slopestyle tomorrow and finally the Canadian open on a brand new, kick ass course tomorrow. Look for more photo galleries tonight...
Read More | Jul. 27 07, 13:13 | Comments (0)
WHISTLER, BC (transcendmagazine.com) -- Brian Lopes and Tray moseley have wont the Crankworx Airt Downhill event. Report to follow. Course was super dusty and loose in most areas, and tacky in some of the more shaded areas of the woods....
Read More | Jul. 25 07, 21:56 | Comments (0)
WHISTLER, BC (transcendmagazine.com) -- Sam Hill destroyed the Garbanzo downhill today, winning by over 30 seconds. Official results are not yet available, as Crankworx screwed up the timing so badly that the podium has been delayed until Wednesday. Slimey mud...
Read More | Jul. 23 07, 04:35 | Comments (0)
WHISTLER, BC (transcendmagazine.com) -- Cedric Gracia took the win against a tiny field and in less than optimal conditions, to say the least. Record rainfall are the magic words in Whistler today, with 34mm on the ground since this morning,...
Read More | Jul. 21 07, 23:32 | Comments (0)
MT SNOW, Vermont (transcendmagazine.com) -- It poured for over half of practice and visibility was down to like under 50 feet at some points. The course is full of these giant puddles that are all of mystery depth. The mud...
Read More | Jul. 19 07, 20:02 | Comments (0)
MT WASHINGTON, BC (transcendmagazine.com) -- Luke Kitzanuk (Giant) and Micayla Gatto (Rocky Mountain) won the 2007 Canada Cup finals in an absolute deluge here at Mt Washington. Both riders also took the overall series titles with their wins, the third...
Read More | Jul. 19 07, 12:14 | Comments (0)
GOLDEN, BC (transcendmagazine.com) -- We just received a text in from Monster / Iron Horse team manager Sean Heimdall. Sam Hill has won the Mount Seven Psychosis and picked up a hefty purse of $5000 for his efforts. In doing...
Read More | Jul. 15 07, 19:03 | Comments (0)
SCHLADMING, Austria (transcendmagazine.com) -- Sam Hill and Tracey Hannah win downhill world cup #4 in Austria. Weather remained clear and hot, as the track degraded and massive braking bumps and holes formed from top to bottom. Results Men 1. Sam...
Read More | Jul. 08 07, 09:02 | Comments (3)
SCHLADMING, Austria (transcendmagazine.com) -- Just got a text in that Sam Hill has qualified first with a time of 3:58.39, Gee Atherton in second with a 3:59 and Fabien Barel in 3rd. For the women it was Tracy Moseley in...
Read More | Jul. 08 07, 05:04 | Comments (0)
SCHLADMING, Austria (transcendmagazine.com) -- Report to follow. Brian Lopes dropped us a quick text about his run, the course and his season. "It was a pretty good course with the exception of the 1st straight as it is too short,...
Read More | Jul. 07 07, 16:53 | Comments (0)
SCHLADMING, Austria (transcendmagazine.com) -- Report by Chris Kilmurray. Another relaxed practice session over here in Schladming, there isin't a feeling of urgency from anyone in the pits, just a nice relaxed vibe to the pits, plenty of sun, more then...
Read More | Jul. 07 07, 16:35 | Comments (0)
SCHLADMING, Austria (transcendmagazine.com) -- 4x qualifying took place on a waterlogged, spongy course. Finals are Saturday evening local time. Men 1 - Filip Polc 2 - Gee Atherton 3 - Brian Lopes 4 - Jared Graves Women 1 - Jill...
Read More | Jul. 07 07, 00:40 | Comments (0)
SCHLADMING, Austria (transcendmagazine.com) -- Report by: Chris Kilmurray. Quiet day, practice kicked off at 9 on a wet track as it has been raining on and off quite heavy here all week, the line for the lift was growing with...
Read More | Jul. 06 07, 16:39 | Comments (0)
SCHLADMING, Austria (transcendmagazine.com) -- Downhill practice has ended for Friday in Austria. It has been raining lightly all day and is making the course super slick. Antonio Leiva (Chile, SsangYong Fusion) dropped us a line to let us know that...
Read More | Jul. 06 07, 11:53 | Comments (0)
SCHLADMING, Austria (transcendmagazine.com) -- Monster / Iron Horse team manager Sean Heimdal just checked in with a quick update from World Cup #4. "Weather has been pretty rainy and cool...been on and off rain today and yesterday, pretty heavy at...
Read More | Jul. 05 07, 11:54 | Comments (0)
SCHLADMING, Austria (transcendmagazine.com) -- The first reports are now being emailed in from Austria. The weather is crummy and overcast at the moment, and rain is predicted Thursday, Saturday and Sunday with highs in the low 70s. The downhill course...
Read More | Jul. 04 07, 20:15 | Comments (0)
MONT STE ANNE, Canada (transcendmagazine.com) -- Kevin Shiramizu has put together the final video recap for World Cup downhill #3. Check it out below and drop a comment if you dig it. It was hot, dusty and fast. Just the...
Read More | Jul. 01 07, 20:54 | Comments (6)
AIGLE, Switzerland (transcendmagazine.com) -- The UCI has just released the tentative 2008 World Cup Schedule. It looks very promising with back to back to back euro events, and a probably back to back North American event. There are 7 Dh...
Read More | Jun. 27 07, 15:37 | Comments (0)
MONT STE ANNE, Canada (transcendmagazine.com) -- As the light faded here in Ste Anne, the racings got crazy. Loose, dusty conditions led to riders going off course, crashing and otherwise being out of control all over the place. Melissa Buhl...
Read More | Jun. 24 07, 20:15 | Comments (0)
MONT STE ANNE, Canada (transcendmagazine.com) -- Sam Hill held off Greg Minnaar and Steve Peat for the win this weekend here in Mont Ste Anne. There was a half hour delay during the women's event when Scarlett Hagen went down...
Read More | Jun. 24 07, 17:22 | Comments (0)
MONT STE ANNE, Canada (transcendmagazine.com) Qualifiers are just ending here at Ste Anne. Steve Peat (GBR) just edged out Sam Hill (AUS) for the 50 points, and Sabrina Jonnier (FRA) is over 6 seconds ahead of Tracey Moseley (GBR). Women...
Read More | Jun. 24 07, 12:28 | Comments (0)
MONT STE ANNE, Canada (transcendmagazine.com) -- SUNDA SUNDAY SUNDAY! The longest day ever in World Cup mountain biking is about to begin. Practice started at 8:30am and 4x podium won't take place until about 8:15 pm. There are 2 30...
Read More | Jun. 24 07, 08:33 | Comments (0)
MONT STE ANNE, canada (transcendmagazine.com) -- 4x qualifiers just finished up on a course that riders aren't too enthusiatic about. Brian Lopes even mentioned he would hope it would rain, just to make things interesting. Word has it it doesn't...
Read More | Jun. 23 07, 18:39 | Comments (0)
MONT STE ANNE, Canada (transcendmagazine.com) -- The beast that is the Ste Anne downhill course is starting to show it's teeth. The rocks and roots are starting to appear once again, and the high speed sections braking bumps are rearing...
Read More | Jun. 23 07, 14:26 | Comments (0)
MONT STE ANNE, Canada (transcendmagazine.com) -- The last full day of practice gets underway here momentarily. Skies are blue, temperatures are cool and as every day, rain is in the forecast. So far we have been lucky enough to escape...
Read More | Jun. 23 07, 08:55 | Comments (0)
MONT STE ANNE (transcendmagazine.com) -- Asa special treat from here in Ste Anne, we have teamed up wiuth videographer Kevin Shiramizu to bring daily video updates and interviews to the site. Here is the daily video report for Friday, to...
Read More | Jun. 23 07, 08:49 | Comments (1)
MONT STE ANNE, Canada (transcendmagazine.com) -- Downhill practice just ended, 4x practice is about to start in a minute or 2. It's still cloudy and the winds have really picked up, which may keep the high flyers grounded this afternoon....
Read More | Jun. 22 07, 15:59 | Comments (2)
MONT STE ANNE, Canada (transcendmagazine.com) -- The winds have picked up and skies are now overcast, rain is coming down in buckets across the river, hopefully it stays there. The course is now starting to get rough, with the big...
Read More | Jun. 22 07, 13:07 | Comments (0)
MONT STE ANNE, Canada (transcendmagazine.com) -- Skies have stayed clear and temperatures have dropped to more bearable temperatures. No rain is in the forecast today, so hopefully the track will completely dry out and be in top shape when the...
Read More | Jun. 22 07, 09:05 | Comments (0)
MONT STE ANNE, Canada (transcendmagazine.com) -- The skies stayed cleared all day and practice went off without a hitch. The course dried signifigantly since the deluge last night and was slippery from the dust in some corners, and slick from...
Read More | Jun. 21 07, 22:50 | Comments (0)
MONT STE ANNE, Canada (transcendmagazine.com) -- After last nights buckets of rain, riders awoke to sunny skies and cool temperatures this morning. It is incredibly humid, and severe thunderstorms are on the schedule for the late afternoon. Practice is from...
Read More | Jun. 21 07, 10:35 | Comments (0)
MONT STE ANNE, Canada (transcendmagazine.com) -- The first practice session starts tomorrow at 1pm. Currently the rain is coming down in buckets and it isn't expected to stop until morning. Hopefully the course will have a chance to drain before...
Read More | Jun. 20 07, 20:19 | Comments (0)
MONT STE ANNE, Canada (transcendmagazine.com) -- Starting Wednesday afternoon, Transcendmagazine.com will be live from the Mont Ste Anne World Cup, in Quebec, Canada. A legendary downhill course and traditional triple on the World Cup circuit makes this course one that...
Read More | Jun. 19 07, 10:16 | Comments (0)
PARK CITY, Utah (transcendmagazine.com) -- The men and women have both made their way down the course, and here are how the results panned out. Melissa Buhl makes good on her morning's #1 qualifying run and wins in the finals....
Read More | Jun. 17 07, 14:52 | Comments (1)
PARK CITY, Utah (transcendmagazine.com) -- JDD just fired over a text with the slalom final results. Jared Graves takes the win for the men and Melissa Buhl takes the top spot for the ladies. Men 1 - Jared Graves 2...
Read More | Jun. 16 07, 21:41 | Comments (0)
PARK CITY, Utah (transcendmagazine.com) -- Results are just in from this weekend's Deer Valley NMBS race slalom qualifiers. MEN 1 - Jared Graves (Yeti) 2 - Eric Carter (Mongoose) 3 - Rich Houseman (Yeti) 4 - Jared Rando (Giant) 5...
Read More | Jun. 15 07, 19:31 | Comments (0)
AIGLE, Switzerland (transcendmagazine.com) -- The UCI has implemented a rule change to the way downhill finals are run that should avert the heavily weather affected nature of the first 2 world cups of the 2007 season From here on out,...
Read More | Jun. 11 07, 12:03 | Comments (4)
CHAMPERY, Switzerland (transcendmagazine.com) -- The heavy rains that have been threatening all week finally came about a third of the way through men's finals and turned the course into an absolute mess. Results Men 1. Matti Lehikoinen (FIN) Honda G...
Read More | Jun. 10 07, 09:03 | Comments (0)
CHAMPERY, Switzerland (transcendmagazine.com) -- Qualifying runs were delayed 45 minutes this morning due to an extended practice session. UPDATE #3: Men's Qualifying results are now final, what a strange lot they are. Some riders are listed with a 0:00 split...
Read More | Jun. 10 07, 08:01 | Comments (0)
CHAMPERY, Switzerland (transcendmagazine.com) -- It is about 15 minutes to 9 in the morning in Champery. Qualifiers go off in a few hours from now. The rain is currently falling steadily. It should be an interesting afternoon if the rain...
Read More | Jun. 10 07, 02:37 | Comments (0)
CHAMPERY, Switzerland (transcendmagazine.com) -- 4x took place this evening, later than scheduled to to some heavy thunder showers that rolled through. Racing was pretty damn good on a course that riders weren't too fond of and included many passes and...
Read More | Jun. 09 07, 14:29 | Comments (0)
CHAMPERY, Switzerland (transcendmagazine.com) -- Word has just come in that there is a temporary hold on the start of the 4x race in Champery. Thunderstorms have moved into the area along and brought heavy rain with them. The 4x race...
Read More | Jun. 09 07, 13:04 | Comments (0)
CHAMPERY, Switzerland (transcendmagazine.com) Short practice day today as the XC, DH and 4x all merge at some points, and XC started bright and earlythis morning. 4x finals take place this afternoon. Chris Kilmurray checked in after DH practice. ----- Saturday...
Read More | Jun. 09 07, 10:55 | Comments (0)
CHAMPERY, Switzerland (transcendmagazine.com) -- 4x qualies are over, and took place in steady rain. The 4 x course is getting pretty soft in sections, and the asphalt jumps and gravel covered corners are going to get incredibly slick. Rain is...
Read More | Jun. 08 07, 13:46 | Comments (0)
CHAMPERY, Switzerland (transcendmagazine.com) -- Report #1: Chris Kilmurray reporting. Day 2 started early, 9am and the chairlift already had a queue. Although there was some organisation issues everyone got their runs in, with most riders averaging 5-6 runs on what...
Read More | Jun. 07 07, 16:53 | Comments (0)
CHAMPERY, Switzerland (transcendmagazine.com) -- Mountain Bike photographer extraordinaire Gary Perkin just checked in with an update from Champery. Gary will be checking in all weekend with updates and photos from his point of view deep in the weeds from Switzerland....
Read More | Jun. 07 07, 09:37 | Comments (0)
CHAMPERY, Switzerland (transcendmagazine.com) -- Champery has been touted as a return to the world cup courses of old. Steep, fast, technical; the perfect track for the Alien to make his world cup return. Chris Kilmurray is on site and will...
Read More | Jun. 06 07, 13:24 | Comments (1)
ANGELFIRE, New Mexico (transcendmagazine.com) -- Videographer Kevin Shiramizu has once again set us up with a video from the races. This time he fired over a quick video from the recent Angelfire NMBS race in New Mexico....
Read More | Jun. 05 07, 22:53 | Comments (0)
WILLINGEN, Germany (transcendmagazine.com) -- Yesterday during practice, Filip Polc knocked himself out cold for 4 minutes. Today, he proved that money can cure all that ails you. Polc stormed his way down the Wheels of speed course to take the...
Read More | Jun. 03 07, 11:12 | Comments (0)
WILLINGEN, Germany (transcendmagazine.com) -- Qualifier results are in thanks to Aaron of matchvideozine.com, Greg Minnaar qualified first on a semi slick rear tire. Looks like a ton of teams showed up for the cash as well. The pits look as...
Read More | Jun. 02 07, 16:24 | Comments (0)
ANGELFIRE, New Mexico (transcendmagazine.com) -- Results are in via voice mail from Dylan "I have a huge bruise" Dean. Looks like the course was sick, and bigfoot promotions is taking their round of the nmbs series and turning it up...
Read More | May. 28 07, 17:52 | Comments (0)
VERNON, New Jersey (transcendmagazine.com) -- Bryn Atkinson and Sabrina Jonnier are now both $5000usd richer on this memorial day weekend. Both beat scorching heat and slippery trails and Atkinson also dealth with a stacked fields here at Mountain Creek. Favorite...
Read More | May. 27 07, 16:43 | Comments (0)
VERNON, New Jersey (transcendmagazine.com) -- Finals take place started at 1 oclock here in New Jersey for the amateurs. Pros will roll off the line about 3:30. It is cool, calm and overcast today. There is a threat of thundershowers,...
Read More | May. 27 07, 08:06 | Comments (0)
VERNON, New Jersey (transcendmagazine.com) Sam Hill (Monster / Iron Horse) qualified first this afternoon for tomorrow's finals. He is just under 2 seconds up on Canada's own Steve Smith (Cove). The course is getting a little torn up, but is...
Read More | May. 26 07, 15:00 | Comments (0)
VERNON, New Jersey (transcendmagazine.com) -- Greetings... this is a guest update by Ricky DeFrancisco of e13 Components. Today we experienced hot weather with rough and dry course conditions. The trail crew at Diablo Freeride Park have done a great job...
Read More | May. 25 07, 19:58 | Comments (0)
Transcend will be live from both the US Open and Angelfire NMBS this weekend, starting Friday morning. Look for galleries, results and updates throughout the weekend. Thanks to e.thirteen components for making these live reports possible....
Read More | May. 24 07, 09:23 | Comments (0)
LISBON, Portugal (Kathy Sessler) -- What can we say other than Steve Peat rules the downhill in Lisbon as he wins the downtown event for the 6th year in a row, obliterating the nearest competitor by 2.624 seconds, and that...
Read More | May. 20 07, 07:28 | Comments (0)
VIGO, Spain (transcendmagazine.com) -- Sabrina Jonnier and Mark Beaumont have won the downhill. Full results shortly. Sam Hill destroyed a pedal axle a ways up the course, and Beamont came down before the torrential rains and hail set in. Men...
Read More | May. 13 07, 08:47 | Comments (0)
VIGO, Spain (transcendmagazine.com) -- The sun came out briefly this morning between showers, lighting up the race site for the first time this week. The excitement was short lived however, as the rain has started to come down heavily once...
Read More | May. 13 07, 02:48 | Comments (0)
VIGO, Spain (transcendmagazine.com) -- The Downhill qualifying round is still going on, there is over 150 riders here this week. So far Peaty is in first and there is only about 100 local heroes left to take to the course....
Read More | May. 12 07, 09:37 | Comments (0)
VIGO, Spain (transcendmagazine.com) -- The downhill course is bedding in nicely and the regular suspects are looking fast. Kovarik, Rennie, Minnaar are all starting to get the course dialed. Cedric was looking fast this morning as well, and took a...
Read More | May. 11 07, 14:13 | Comments (0)
VIGO, Spain (tranmscendmagazine.com) -- The weather for walking inspection today is cool and cloudy. We saw 2 weather reports this morning, one said 20c one said 27c. It is closer to 18. Hopefully the clouds will blow out this afternoon...
Read More | May. 10 07, 03:25 | Comments (0)
VIGO, Spain (transcendmagazine.com) -- The first downhill World Cup of the season takes place in Vigo , Spain starting Wednesday with walking inspection. Transcend will be on site so look for daily reports, a large photo gallery and quick rider...
Read More | May. 08 07, 10:00 | Comments (0)
FONTANA, California (transcendmagazine.com) -- The fontana downhill took place earlier this afternoon and results are now in. Bryn Atkinson was Fastest qualifier this morning, but snapped his chain in the finals. Men 1 - Cody Warren 2 - Nathan Rennie...
Read More | May. 06 07, 18:57 | Comments (1)
FONTANA, California (transcendmagazine.com) -- Jeremiah Dylan Dean just fired over a message to let us know that Bryn Atkinson and Jill Kinter won the Fontana Mountain Cross in their respective categories. Full podium news as soon as we get it....
Read More | May. 05 07, 23:21 | Comments (0)
FONTANA, California (transcendmagazine.com) -- Pro 4x qualifiers took place this afternoon on Fontana. 10 women and 37 men took to the gates. Finals take place starting at 6:30pm Pacific. Men 1 57 ERIC CARTER USA19700306 37 WINCHESTER CA USA MONGOOSE/SRAM/KENDA...
Read More | May. 05 07, 20:24 | Comments (0)
FONTANA, California (transcendmagazine.com) -- The laughing stock of all DH races, the Fontana NMBS, gets underway today in California. It shouldn't be a national, and everyone knows it. That said, we will have reports and results as well as a...
Read More | May. 04 07, 15:44 | Comments (0)
SUMMIT COUNTY, Colorado (BigFoot) -- Bigfoot Productions is pleased to announce the inaugural dates of its newest event creation, The Rocky Mountain G3 Gravity Series. The series kicks off in Keystone, Colorado on the weekend of June 30. While G3...
Read More | Apr. 26 07, 15:04 | Comments (0)
MONTEREY, California (transcendmagazine.com) -- Videographer Kevin Shiramizu was in Monterey all weekend covering the Sea Otter classic for us. The final edit is done! Click play below to watch our video recap of Otter 2007. Flash player is required. If...
Read More | Apr. 18 07, 17:57 | Comments (9)
MONTEREY, California (transcendmagazine.com) -- The sunny skies and cool weather stuck around making for great conditions for this afternoons pro downhill. Graves and Peaty kept their fantastic weekends going, stepping onto the podium again for another medal each. Men 1...
Read More | Apr. 15 07, 16:09 | Comments (1)
MONTEREY, California (transcendmagazine.com) -- It's sunny and cool in Monterey this morning. The ground is still tacky from yesterday's monsoon like rains. Perfect conditions for what is being described as "the best Sea Otter downhill course in years". The event...
Read More | Apr. 15 07, 12:59 | Comments (0)
MONTEREY, California (transcendmagazine.com) -- The pro slalom was delayed due to torrential rains today. The rain actually improved course conditions by knocking down the dust and giving the riders some grip. Cedric went out early in a crash, and Lopes...
Read More | Apr. 15 07, 01:11 | Comments (0)
MONTEREY, California (transcendmagazine.com) -- Word has just come in that all events have been postponed. The skies have opened up and the wind is blowing like mad. Pro Slalom qualies and finals were originally scheduled for this afternoon. More as...
Read More | Apr. 14 07, 14:41 | Comments (0)
MONTEREY, California (transcendmagazine.com) -- Burn face dot com today. Cali weather is skitzo, windy and cold yesterday, hot and dry today. Who's winning practice today: Mick Hannah crushed the step on to double thing at the top of the course...
Read More | Apr. 13 07, 18:55 | Comments (0)
Monterey, California (transcendmagazine.com) -- Thursday - Windy. windy. windy. The dh is super fast this year. The course is super rutted out from last year's mud fest but it's packed like pavement and super rough this year. looks like the...
Read More | Apr. 13 07, 00:36 | Comments (0)
MONTEREY, California (transcendmagazine.com) -- Cedric Gracia has started firing us over some photos from his phone live from Sea Otter. Look forward to some quick updates from him to go with the photos throughout the weekend. http://www.cedricgracia.com Complete photo selection...
Read More | Apr. 12 07, 19:38 | Comments (0)
MONTEREY, California (transcendmagazine.com) -- Sea Otter got underway today under cool temperatures and sunny skies. We will be bringing you live reports from the site all weekend. We will have a gallery, reports and a special video recap, including interviews,...
Read More | Apr. 12 07, 13:56 | Comments (0)
FORT WILLIAM, Scotland (podge publicity) -- 2007 UCI Mountain Bike & Trials World Championships Fort William, Scotland Monday 3 - Sunday 9 September 2007 http://fortwilliamworldchamps.co.uk News Release - Tuesday 10 April 2007 VOLUNTEERS WANTED The UCI Mountain Bike & Trials...
Read More | Apr. 10 07, 14:31 | Comments (0)
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado (transcendmagazine.com) -- This just in from Gavin Donohue, Mick and Hannah Hannah's agent. If you could help us out by posting the list below it would be greatly appreciated. Some of this gear is pretty easy to...
Read More | Apr. 03 07, 17:44 | Comments (0)
WINTER PARK, Colorado (transcendmagazine.com ) -- Whistler Resort will unleash their legendary formula for throwing the world's best freeride mountain bike festival south of the Canadian border when they partner with Winter Park Resort to produce Crankworx Colorado in Winter...
Read More | Mar. 31 07, 19:24 | Comments (0)
AIGLE, Switzerland (uci.ch) -- This just in direct from the UCI: After the cancellation of the American round scheduled in Angel Fire Resort, the UCI looked for a replacement venue and it is finally the city of Saint Felicien (Quebec)...
Read More | Mar. 23 07, 13:54 | Comments (0)
AIGLE, Switzerland (transcendmagazine.com) -- UPDATE: Conflicting reports have come in that the UCI is now expected to announce that the World Cup is now down to 5 events for this season. This is in stark contradiction to the reports that...
Read More | Mar. 21 07, 22:14 | Comments (0)
WILLINGEN, Germany (Rasoulution) -- The SYMPATEX BIKE-Festival in Willingen, one of the top events in the European Bike calendar, will open its doors again for a weekend with the world’s best downhill pros like Minnaar, Peaty, Hannah and more. This...
Read More | Mar. 14 07, 13:09 | Comments (0)
SPAIN (transcendmagazine.com) -- Mr Martin Whiteley, Honda Racing team boss, and IMTTO President, has clarified the new 20 point rule for qualification for world cups in a post on Descent-world.co.uk. Previously it was thought that as long as you had...
Read More | Mar. 13 07, 11:29 | Comments (0)
AIGLE, Switzerland (UCI) -- The International Cycling Union has unveiled Nissan as new title sponsor of the forthcoming Mountain Bike World Cup. The Nissan UCI Mountain Bike World Cup presented by Shimano, will see 11 events across 10 countries during...
Read More | Mar. 12 07, 10:42 | Comments (0)
ARGENTINA (transcendmagazine.com) -- The Pan American Champonships were run yesterday in Argentina. Unlike prior years, the USA actually allowed gravity racers to compete in a last minute change of plans. Top North American rider was Sanjay Shanbhag of the USA...
Read More | Mar. 11 07, 12:13 | Comments (0)
MONTREAL, Canada (transcendmagazine.com) -- Pedal Magazine is running an interview in this issue with Canadian pro downhiller Jeff Beatty. Beatty was recently signed to the North American arm of the Mojo Orange team that is being run by Transcend. Check...
Read More | Mar. 07 07, 21:01 | Comments (0)
AIGLE, Switzerland (transcendmagazine.com) -- Canadian Cyclist is now reporting that their sources inside the UCI have tipped them off that the second North American World Cup round, originally scheduled for Anglefire New Mexico, has now been removed from the calendar....
Read More | Feb. 26 07, 23:14 | Comments (0)
AIGLE, Switzerland (transcendmagazine.com) -- Anneke Beerten (bikepark.ch team rider for 2007) is reporting on her website that she just got word of a new World Cup title sponsor. Beerten claims that Nissan is now in as title sponsor, and that...
Read More | Feb. 25 07, 14:20 | Comments (0)
VALPARAISO, Chile (transcendmagazine.com) -- The top 30 from qualifying moved into the finals this afternoon here in Valpo. Crowd sized surged before the main event and much of this town is shut down. Cedric Gracia lived up to his first...
Read More | Feb. 20 07, 11:06 | Comments (0)
VALPARAISO, Chile (transcendmagazine.com) -- The top 30 from qualifying moved into the finals this afternoon here in Valpo. Crowd sized surged before the main event and much of this town is shut down. Cedric Gracia lived up to his first...
Read More | Feb. 20 07, 11:06 | Comments (0)
Valparaiso, Chile (transcendmagazine.com) -- Riders took to the course this morning for a few quick practice runs and then got out of the sun as fast as possible. It is an oven here today, and the sun will burn you...
Read More | Feb. 18 07, 14:24 | Comments (0)
