07/03/2009 Martha Hucker interview with Katrina Strand
Katrina Strand is one of the most relaxed riders you could hope to meet. The Canadian downhiller has been tearing it up on the World Cup circuit as well as on her home trails in Whistler long enough to be well known in the MTB world. When she’s not racing, Katrina works a personal trainer and MTB coach, and also organizes the only women&rsqu...Read Article >

05/03/2009 Sabrina Jonnier in NZ
Two-time World Downhill Champion Sabrina Jonnier has been racing in New Zealand during the NZ National Series. She joins a growing number of overseas riders choosing to spend their off season down under, and deciding that NZ rules for the variety of trails, lack of dangerous bugs and bushfires, and the fact that Aotearoa has some serious mountains...Read Article >

04/03/2009 Australian Nationa Series Final - Hobart
Canadian-born Leigh Douglas took out the final of the Glenorchy round of the Australian National Series in Hobart on the weekend, beating National Champion Claire Whiteman to take the race win as well as the National Series title. Leight Douglas, Hobart 2009.Photo:  Tasmanian rider Emma Lewiscame second, with Claire Whiteman...Read Article >

04/03/2009 New Zealand's Fastest New Riders: Madeline Taylor and Georgia Wight
The junior riders dominated the combined Open Women category at this season’s national downhill races, and two riders stood out. Madeline Taylor won the overall New Zealand National Series on points, and Georgia Wight took out the National Champs. The craziest thing about these two girls – they were both racing on borrowed bikes while ...Read Article >

03/03/2009 Martha Hucker interviews Harriet Harper, NZ National Champ
The New Zealand National MTB Championships 2009 this weekend was a big challenge for all the riders in the wet conditions on a super technical track, but Harriet Harper confirmed she is NZ’s top female rider with a convincing win over the other kiwis. Having dominated the North Island and South Island Cup Series as well as taking out the ove...Read Article >

28/02/2009 New Zeland National DH Champs 2009
NZ’s racing season finished this weekend with the New Zealand National MTB Championships 2009 for all mountain biking disciplines held in Nelson. The downhill course was the notorious Kaka Hill – a gnarly, technical mix of steep rocks, rocks, and some more rocks… and if you make a mistake, it’s normally a big drop off the ...Read Article >

22/02/2009 Final round of NZ Cup Results 2009
MTBNZ’s South Island Cup finished up this weekend with Blenheim's Round 6 NZ National DH Series, and saw riders battling it out on a constantly changing technical course through pine forest. The track had been closed to the public due to extreme fire danger leading up to the race, with made the torrential downpour the night before practice q...Read Article >

14/02/2009 Harriet Ruecknagel takes Coronet win
Ten Elite DH women were in Queenstown this weekend for the Coronet Peak - Round 5 NZ National DH Series 2009, including two of France’s best who were all set for a show-down on the mountain. Unfortunately, Emmeline Ragot was out of the running with a shoulder injury from jumping a few days before, and Sabrina Jonnier crashed  on the not...Read Article >

07/02/2009 Five Ten now make shoes for YOU!
The new FiveTen Karver women’s specific shoes will be available from FreerideFoundation from 25 Feb, and you can per-order now. If you ride flat pedals, the rubber on these is the best around for keeping your pedals in the right place when you’re riding, and cutting down on those nasty shin-gouging pins vs. leg incidents if you slip of...Read Article >

06/02/2009 Martha Hucker interview with Tracy Moseley
Tracy Moseley is one of the fastest women in the world on a DH bike, and has been racing world cups since way back in the day… if you didn’t already know that you can read all about her on her website. Martha Hucker caught up with her to find out how her new deal with Trek is going, and what her plans are for 2009.   ...Read Article >