When the storm hit at the 2015 UCI BMX World Championships in Heusden-Zolder, Belgium, it was time to improvise quickly. Racing conditions were far from optimal and the campsite was cleared due to the risk of falling trees. The race was shortened, and the 5-metre hill was used: but in the end we got to […]
Continue readingUSA BMX Welcomes GoPro as Title Sponsor for Pro Races
Last month, as part of the USA BMX Midwest Nationals in Rockford, we noticed a new sponsor banner on the infield, and in the announcements from the tower. “The USA BMX GoPro Midwest Nationals” introduced the brand as the new title sponsor of the USA BMX Pro Series, North American Supercross Series, as well as […]
Continue reading17 Headed to Zolder Repping Team USA
With the flip of the calendar page, from June to July, so-starts the countdown to the 2019 UCI BMX World Championships in Zolder, Belgium. Challenge class racing starts July 23 (cruisers), with the Championship classes running on Saturday afternoon/evening. Team USA announced today that we will send 17 riders to the event, with the hopes […]
Continue readingDevinci Announces 2019 National Athletes & Ambassadors
PRESS RELEASE: Devinci Once again, Devinci has the privilege to support amazing athletes in their quest to reach the top step in their country and beyond. We also find our inspiration through the amazing adventures, videos, projects and/or other crazy ideas our ambassadors have for us. With such a crew – fun never ends! Now […]
Continue readingAtherton Bikes Confirm Team Details & Show Full Bike For the First Time
PRESS RELEASE: Atherton Bikes Dan, Gee and Rachel are pleased to announce their team-mates and partner line up for Atherton Bikes’ inaugural race season. Our vision for this vital stage of our development is to work with those brands who share our drive to push bike technology to the max. We couldn’t be happier with […]
Continue readingDetails Announced for Round 3 of the EWS Asia Pacific Series ‘The Aorere Enduro’ in New Zealand
PRESS RELEASE: Enduro World Series At the very center of New Zealand lies Nelson, a small city cradled in-between three national parks, and the Pacific Ocean, and home to over 300km of some of the best mountain bike trails on the planet. As New Zealand’s sunniest region Nelson attracts riders from around the world who […]
Continue readingKellys Factory Team Announces Roster for 2019 DH Season
PRESS RELEASE: Kellys Factory Team Winter is in full swing, which means that it’s a perfect time for summing up the past 2018 season. Therefore, Kellys Factory Team members gathered up in Kellys Bikepark Kálnica to summarise and look back at the successful 2018 season, while also preparing a racing calendar for the upcoming season. […]
Continue readingTeam Transfer News Round Up – Barnes, Wilson, Walker & more
January 1st is the traditional start and end date for mountain bike contracts so we’ve had plenty of riders announcing program changes in the past few days. They now have until January 15 to get new contracts shored up and signed before the teams will submit their rosters to the UCI. The full list of […]
Continue readingNew Team KMC Ekoï Orbea Line Up Revealed
PRESS RELEASE: Orbea Our new challenge in mountain biking Team KMC Ekoi Orbea, one of the mythical teams in cross-country cycling, and our unrivaled challenge for the sport. But we’re hardly the first. Whether you call it rally, XC or cross-country, it’s been a long journey over many years in this category. We took our […]
Continue readingNorco Bicycles Parts Ways With Todd Schumlick & PerformX Racing LTD After 4 Years
Norco Factory Racing and Norco Bicycles would like to announce changes in their UCI World Cup downhill team operations. For the past 4 years, the Norco Factory Racing team has been owned and operated by PerformX Racing LTD. For 2019, Norco Bicycles will now take over these operations and manage the Norco Factory Racing team in house. We are grateful to have had 4 […]
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