26TRIX Riders Lineup is Confirmed and Online Registration For iXS Downhill Cup Available


The Leogang Bikepark will host two international mountain bike competitions from September 19th to 21st. The 26TRIX dirt jump contest will unite 50 riders from 15 countries to battle for 8,000 euros. And the last tour stop of the iXS European Downhill Cup 2008 will showcase pure racing action.

CODY WARREN WINS THE FIRST STOP OF THE JEEP 48STRAIGHT SERIES



Following a 5th place qualifying run that set him up against 2008 U.S. Downhill National Champion, Geritt Beytagh, in the first round, Specialized/decline Team America rider Cody Warren has won the first stop of the Jeep 48Straight series earning himself $5,000 and the Paul Mitchell Leaders Jersey going in to the second round of the series in a few weeks.

Billy Savage is Showing a Short Film on Professor. J.F. Scott's Hall of Fame Induction at InterBike


From Billy Savage:

Hey There,
I wanted to let you know that I'm putting together a short tribute film for the late Prof. J.F. Scott's induction into the MTB Hall of Fame on Sept. 24th during InterBike. Professor Scott, or 'Finley' to his friends, was a fascinating man and a tireless advocate of all things cycling. I hope you'll be able to attend so we may honor this amazing man who was taken from us far too soon.

KOKANEE CRANKWORX ANNOUNCES WEBCAST REBROADCAST THREE EVENTS WILL BE RE-STREAMED ON AUGUST 28 FROM 9AM-5PM PST


Kokanee Crankworx organizers are proud to announce that due to a surge of interest in the live event broadcasts, the VW Trick Showdown, “Giant” Slalom and Monster Energy Slopestyle @ Kokanee Crankworx will rebroadcast on Thursday, August 28, 2008.



Specialized/decline Team America Scores Four Podium Finishes at Kokanee Crankworx



Kokanee Crankworx is officially in the record books and Specialized/decline Team America was there to take part in the action. Featuring some of the biggest names in the sport, Crankworx set the stage once again for the ultimate proving ground in gravity mountain biking.

Freelap USA Signs 2008 US National DH Champ Geritt Beytagh


Freelap USA is proud to announce that current U.S. National Downhill Champion, Geritt Beytagh, has signed-on to represent the Freelap USA product line as a featured athlete.

Cody Warren and Kathy Pruitt Get Their First 48Straight Victories At Diablo Freeride Park


Youth and experience may be the most fitting descriptors to explain the separate paths Cody Warren of Alpine, Calif., and Kathy Pruitt of Santa Cruz, Calif., took in snaring titles at the first leg of the Jeep 48STRAIGHT Mountain Bike Series today at Diablo Freeride Park in Vernon, N.J.

RESULTS FROM FRIDAY, AUG. 22 JEEP 48STRAIGHT MOUNTAIN BIKE RACING OPEN QUALIFER COMPETITION AT DIABLO FREERIDE PARK IN VERNON, NJ


With a healthy cash payout and exposure in front of thousands of race fans in person and on national broadcast television at stake, it was little surprise that Diablo Freeride Park in Vernon, N.J. was a hotbed of activity for professional and semi-professional mountain bike racers on Friday.

Bearclaw Slopestyle Starts Today!


“We're starting the first runs for all riders tonight,” explains rider and event founder Darren Berrecloth. “We have a perfect weather window for the next 24 hours to run the first round. If the good weather continues, we will run the second and third runs on Saturday as scheduled.

The Burner is Coming! 12 Hour Downhill Racing at Angelfire, New Mexico.


Angel Fire Resort, together with Red Bull and Bigfoot Productions, officially announced the first-of-its-kind 12-hour, endurance downhill mountain bike competition.

Road Trippin' With X-Fusion #9: To Whistler B.C


Mount Rushmore! Team X-Fusion is killing it!

RED BULL RAMPAGE RETURNS TO VIRGIN, UTAH OCTOBER 2-5TH


Red Bull Rampage, the premier freeride mountain biking competition, held annually from 2001 to 2004, is blasting back onto the scene in 2008, bigger and badder than ever before. From October 2-5, Red Bull Rampage: The Evolution will draw the greatest riders in the world to a new venue just outside Virgin, Utah, offering the most challenging terrain mountain bike competition has ever seen.

Jamis Bicycles Announces Partnership with Diablo Freeride Park


Jamis Bicycles is very happy to announce (on our 30th birthday!) that the completely redesigned 2009 Jamis Dakar BAM II downhill bike will be the Official Bike of Diablo Freeride Park and the US Open of Downhill.

Jeep 48Straight Summer MTB Series Launch on Aug. 22-23 Attracts World's Elite to Diablo Freeride Park in NJ.


Four-time World Champion Brian Lopes is on board. So too is four-time Australian National Champion, Jared Rando. As are U.S. National Champions Cody Warren, Rich Houseman and Geritt Beytagh. Don’t forget about newly anointed Crankworx Champion, JD Swanguen. Or for that matter, female super stars Fionn Griffiths, a three-time World Cup winner and Melissa Buhl, the reigning World Champion and U.S. National Champion.

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