… I first competed in this event 2 years ago at Les Deux Alpes as Team Wales with Ralph ‘Wrecking Ball’ Jones and Michael ‘Zeb’ Gray. It was a tough weekend with crashes, punctures and we all found it incredibly physical. It was an amazing format with so much quality riding packed into the weekend but we all said we would not do it again unless we were properly prepared both physically and with our bike set up and spares.
So I’m kind of kicking myself that just the other week when asked if I wanted to go over and race the 2010 Enduro des Nations with Duncan Ferris (DMR) and Martin Astley (Sunn) I said yes and we sped head first into the abyss with zilch preparation once again. By the end of the weekend we had worked up a pretty solid list of excuses, wrong tyres, too many clothes, not enough clothes, no gears, everyone else was cheating, too many pain au chocolates and of course that one that you can never hide behind; not fit enough … Details & Pictures
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Squaw Valley’s renowned mountain bike park will re-open on July 16 for the first time in almost a decade. The bike park will be open Friday through Sunday from 10:40 am to 7 pm starting July 16 to August 21 —remaining open through mid-September with an adjusted schedule.
Previously the venue for the Mountain Bike World Cup, the Fat Tire Festival and Downhill Mania events, Squaw Valley’s bike park crew has worked tirelessly to increase the flow of the trails and incorporate more freeride elements using the mountain’s natural terrain. Bikers can … Details
Hundreds of mountain bikers took to the slopes of Northstar-at-Tahoe this past weekend to compete on the third stop of the Professional Mountain Bike Gravity Tour (Pro GRT).
The four-day event began Thursday with practice and included four-cross and downhill racing on Saturday and Sunday. Both pros and amateurs competed, from locals to world-class riders from around the globe.Â
Among the pro contingent, World Cup series leader Greg Minnaar of South Africa raced to a first-place finish in the downhill, posting a time of 3:59.9 on the Gypsie Trail. Minnaar was trailed closely by Bryn Atkinson of Australia, who finished in 4:03.3, and Steve Peat of Britain, who finished in 4:06.5Â Â …Â Details
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