A Couple of hangover sessions in Chamrousse France
Big-wave surfer turns big-wave promoter with Red Bull Cape Fear event
Between surfing Jaws and promoting a new specialist event at Ours, Mark Mathews is perhaps the hardest-working man in big-wave surfing. For the past decade, the 30-year-old Australian from Maroubra, Sydney, has spent every waking moment chasing the biggest waves on the planet. This wave here, a Billabong XXL contender for ride of the year, was caught at Jaws, a notorious big-wave spot in Hawaii … Videos and more
Congratulations Mike Stewart for winning another bodysurf contest at Pipeline.
Two decades ago, mountain bikes ruled the road. Now, they’re a hidden cult. So where did it start going downhill for the craze that kept British cycling rolling? And could there be a way back up? Knobbly-tyre fan Andy Waterman reports:
The Tour de France is about to visit the UK amid an English-speaking cycling boom – much as it did 20 years ago. But, despite the success of Chris Boardman and Sean Yates back in 1994 – both of whom wore the leader’s yellow jersey during that year’s race – the boom then had little to do with road-cycling, and everything to do with the then-fashionably rugged mountain bike. From TV to Sunday supplements, mountain biking was the public face of cycling, and the coolest hobby of the year.
Two decades on, the wheels have turned: road-cycling is at its pinnacle, and the mountain bike is … More