13,572m logged by former cross country world champ
Thomas Frischknecht and Thomas Giger set a new unofficial world record for the descending in one day on a mountain bike. They dropped 13,572 vertical meters on singletrack in one day during 14 different descents during a ride time of more than 13 hours.
Former professional mountain bike racer and Scott Swisspower team manager Frischknecht and tour guide Giger set their record in Davos Klosters this past Monday.
The effort pushed … Pictures and more
“HERE TODAY… GONE TO CABO”. A three part mini-series documenting our trip to the tip of Baja in the summer of 2013.
Episode #1 – “Heart of Gold”: Mason Ho waits in Cabo San Lucas before the start of the 2013 6-Star Los Cabos Open while Chris Ward and travel partner Matt King take their usual unusual route and drive over a thousand miles to compete in the contest. Hit the play button and sit shotgun on Mr. Ward’s wild ride down the Baja Peninsula
Le Penon, Seignosse France – The ASP World Title Race resumed this morning on the opening day of the Quiksilver Pro France, with the world’s best surfers taking on clean 3-4Ft A-frames at the back-up location of Seignosse Le Penon.
Event No.8 of 10 on the 2013 ASP World Championship Tour, the Quiksilver Pro France showcases professional surfing’s heroes in some of the best beachbreaks on the planet. With only two more events left this year, both World Title contenders and surfers outside the Top22 consider … More