18/05/2009 Sabrina Jonnier wins again in Andorra – DH WC 3
Sabrina Jonnier is now leading the World Cup series after winning her second consecutive today at the Vallnord DH and 4x World Cup 2009 The Team Maxxis/Rocky Mountain rider was dominant over the whole track, keeping her speed up through everything and beating her winning qualifying time by a massive eight seconds. The course is a familiar one t...Read Article >

17/05/2009 World Cup DH round 3 - Qualifying
It’s another relatively short track for the Vallnord DH and 4x World Cup 2009 and the qualifying times were tight. Tracy Moseley was first down the hill and set a time of 2:52.78, which was quickly beaten by Sabrina Jonnier who continued her fast riding from last week to finish two seconds faster. Emmeline Ragot was third, only a second b...Read Article >

17/05/2009 Andorra 4x Results – World Cup Round 3
Fionn Griffiths won the 4x at last night’s Andorra round of the World Cup 2009 . It’s her first 4x WC win, and she’s working overtime this weekend racing both DH and 4x. The Vallnord 4x track is bigger, longer and gnarlier than most 4x tracks, which may be why it seemed to favor the DH crossovers on the day. Fionn jumps from 5th ...Read Article >

15/05/2009 Shanaze Reade to race 4x in Fort William and Canberra
UK BMX champ Shanaze Reade will be making her 4x debt at the Fort William World Cup in June. Shanaze already has BMX and track cycling world titles to her name, and with Canberra in her sights she could be set to add the world 4x title to her cycling achievements. BMX and 4x are becoming more and more intertiwined, with many riders crossing bet...Read Article >

12/05/2009 USAC-MTB National Gravity Calendar races - the story so far
The US has had three National Gravity Calendar races so far this year, of a total of eight for the season. This weekend’s ‘Massanutten Yee-Ha!’ in Virginia had just 18 female entrants in total, with the 6-women pro field being won by Allie Burch (co-founder of the Freeride Foundation) Katie Holden is currently leading the seri...Read Article >

11/05/2009 Sabrina Jonnier wins on home soil: UCI DH World Cup 2
Sabrina Jonnier took out today’s La Bresse DH World Cup 2009. The two-time world champ qualified second, but in her race run posted a time that top qualifier Tracy Moseley just couldn’t beat. Tracy has been unbeaten in races this year… until now. The crowd went nuts when the French riders came through, the screaming from some se...Read Article >

10/05/2009 La Bresse WC Qualifying 2009
Tracy Moseley has set the fastest time in qualifiying for La Bresse DH World Cup 2009, with Sabrina Jonnier coming in second. Japan’s Mio Suemasa seeded third, which is a great start for her first downhill race of the year. Emmeline Ragot, who was fastest in the timed practice runs, had to settle for fourth place after a mistake in the mi...Read Article >

09/05/2009 UCI Downhill World Cup in La Bresse This Weekend
The La Bresse DH World Cup 2009 is underway and riders have been practicing today to prepare for seeding tomorrow. It has started raining this evening, which should be interesting on the flat grassy corners! All the usual suspects are there, only Rachel Atherton will be out of action due to injury. The track should have less pedaling than...Read Article >

03/05/2009 Houffalize World Cup 4x - Kintner takes the win
This weekend’s Houffalize 4x World Cup 2009 took place yesterday with American and Czech riders dominating the top 5. Jill Kintner won the final, beating the two Czechs Jana Horakova (2nd) and Romana Labounkova (4th). Anneke Beerten, who is riding for Suspension Center this year, squeezed into 3rd. The small final was won by Melissa Buh...Read Article >

01/05/2009 Rachel Atherton - Off the bike, but onto your screen
2008 World Champ Rachel Atherton is still having ongoing problems after crashing her bike into a car in january, but will be joining the Freecaster commentating crew for some of the upcoming World Cup rounds. Animal Commencal team director Dan Brown told DirtMag.co.uk: “The nerve in Rachel’s shoulder has seen little improvement over...Read Article >