08/06/2009 Stephanie Nychka in freeride film Truth and Beauty
Stephanie Nychka is one of the top freeriders around, holding her own with the pro guys in the Boneyard and doing some mad jumps that are nothing short of inspirational. She’s also the organiser of the Slope Sistair women’s slopestyle events, which will be held again this year in August. Slope Sistair has a facebook profile with more i...Read Article >

07/06/2009 Sabrina Jonnier wins Fort Bill World Cup
Sabrina Jonnier clocked up yet another victory today in Fort William DH and 4x World Cup 2009. The two-time world champ tops a podium made entirely of French riders, which must be some kind of record. And it would have been tough for the Brits getting thrashed like that on home soil – it’s often a tight battle between these two nations...Read Article >

06/06/2009 Fort William World Cup Qualifying – DH and 4x
Sabrina Jonnier set the fastest qualifying time in the DH qualifying for the Fort William DH and 4x World Cup 2009 today, showing that she really is in top form, and that her new Rocky Mountain DH rig is definitely working for her. Sabrina is currently leading the World Cup series, and as the first rider down the hill in qualifying she set a smoki...Read Article >

06/06/2009 Jill Kintner takes Fort Bill 4x win – and the World Cup lead
American BMX Olympic medallist Jill Kintner has had some bad luck in 4x this year – but luck is part of what 4x is about. But there wasn’t much luck involved in tonight’s victory at todays racing for the Fort William DH and 4x World Cup 2009, just great riding. Jill had the fastest qualifying time and carried on riding well throu...Read Article >

05/06/2009 German riders Harriet and Steffi blog from Scotland for MTBCut
Harriet Ruecknagel and Steffi Marth are in Scotland hanging out with local MTBCut riders Ben Cathro and Joe Barnes, and Joe’s entire family. MTBCut are publishing a blog by the two Germans, with plenty of cool photos about their time in Scotland leading up to the Fort Bill World Cup round. Harriet and Stephie in Scotland.Photo: ...Read Article >

02/06/2009 Shanaze Reade injured - pulls out of 4x debut
BMX and track star Shanaze Reade was intending to make her 4x debut at Fort William and attempt to add another World Champ notch to her belt in Canberra (read more about it here). Shanaze injured her shoulder crashing due to loose stones on the track, but it’s not clear if she was riding BMX or 4x at the time. The crash has exacerbated...Read Article >

01/06/2009 Helen Gaskell wins UK National Point Series Rd2
Llangollen in North Wales was the host to this weekend’s UK NPS Round 2 2009 series sorting the UK’s fastest riders from the not-quite-as-fast. This round had a bit of an extra challenge for the Elite Women – as well as racing each other, they had current World Cup leader Sabrina Jonnier to contend with. And that’s on top o...Read Article >

26/05/2009 Martha Hucker interviews Miranda Miller
Canadian rider Miranda Miller won the 2009 US open last weekend – a big deal by anyone’s standards, and a huge deal for this 19 year-old in her first year of officially competing as a pro-elite.   Miranda Miller, Sea Otter 2009.Photo: Used with permission from the rider   Riding for Mad March Racing and...Read Article >

24/05/2009 US Open 2009 – Jill Kintner and Miranda Miller are in the money
US Open 2009The US Open is an event Martha Hucker gives a big thumbs up to – it’s a race that has equal prize money for the same number of places for both men and women. If you’ve done a bit of racing you may be aware of how ‘acceptable’ it’s become to give completely unequal prizes to the mens’ and womens...Read Article >

21/05/2009 Martha hucker interviews Danice Uyesugi
Danice Uyesugi in Andorra.Photo: Danice Uyesugi Danice Uyesugi is a Vancouver rider who’s been shredding on a mountain bike for over seven years. But she only started racing DH two years ago, doing well in Canada before making her international debut at the World Champs in Italy 2008, where she finished an impressive 15th...Read Article >