The sun was shining and the midges were out for Round 3 of the Shimano British Downhill Series at Ae Forest. Blessed with fair Scottish weather, riders were faced with a shorter course compared to the one they were up against in the previous round at Fort William, but still they found the race line at Ae Forest challenging and in many places, fast.
Again for this race, national-level competitors were riding against international riders. Sam Hill had stayed on since Round 2 at Fort William, and the likes of the full Pivot team, including Eliot Jackson were in town (albeit literally, just off the plane).
The race line started with … Pictures and more
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The 2014 Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship moved to Northern California for the GoPro Hangtown Classic, the second stop of the series. After a pair of thrilling motos to start the year, it’s obvious that anything can happen in the 450 class this season and that the field of fast riders will battle until the final flag for the National championship. Incredible weather and track conditions made for another day of intense on-track action and by the final flag, a new rider controlled the point standings … Pictures and more
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Frenchman Thomas Traversa was crowned the champion of the storm surfing universe. Despite weighing just 60 kilos, Traversa won the final leg of the Red Bull Storm Chase in hurricane conditions off the coast of Cornwall, UK, in front of Marcilio Browne from Brazil and Leon Jamaer from Germany.
With building-high waves and gusts of wind reaching 70 knots, only the best were nominated to participate in the “Red Bull Storm Chase”. During an 18-month holding-period, ten of the world’s best windsurfers waited patiently to catch three of the biggest storms on oceans around the globe to determine who was the very best. After Mission 1 in Ireland (January 2013) and a second mission in Tasmania, Australia (August 2013), Red Bull Storm Chase picked the storm-ravaged coast of Cornwall, U.K., for the third and final location for a showdown between the remaining four.
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