27/11/2008 Tracy Moseley says Seeya to Kona
Tracy Moseley is changing things up for the ‘09 season, and while she’s yet to announce who she’s riding for, she’s confirmed its not Kona. Tracy’s had their name on her top (and her shorts, gloves, bikes, hats, and probably sports bras) since her first year of racing full time for Team Kona Ford Focus in 2001, and...Read Article >

18/11/2008 Downhill Nationals Downunder
World Cups are all over, so what’s next event-wise? Southern hemisphere racing is just about to kick off! Summer of riding, woohoohooo! Dust, heat, dry wind, boiling alive in body armour and free-camping in cars and ’showering’ in the lakes and rivers because accommodation costs as much as a set of brake pads and you know whic...Read Article >

17/11/2008 Race for Tara Two raises $8500
All accounts of the recent Race for Tara 2 event at Sandhill Ranch describe it as a great day for all involved and a huge success in raising money for injured rider Tara Llanes. You can check out more about the event from Tara’s point of view on her MySpace blog – head to www.tarallanesroadtorecovery.com and click ‘leave a...Read Article >

14/11/2008 Skills courses with Scarlett Hagen
Scarlett Hagen is running skills course in Dunedin soon, a change from her usual home base at Coronet Peak. Some of the Martha Hucker crew did a course with her last year: It was wicked! We learnt heaps, and we could request certain skills to cover, and Scarlett was really good at demonstrating stuff – Like how you go headfirst into a wal...Read Article >

11/11/2008 Ray's Indoor Mountain Bike Park Women's Weekend, Feb '09
Ray’s Indoor Mountain Bike Park is hosting a women’s weekend at their indoor MTB mecca in Cleveland (click for map). Called the DirtRag Ladies Weekend, the event is not one, not two, but THREE whole days of shredding the ramps, jumps, structures and rhythm sections of this huge indoor park, without guys snaking your lines and sniggerin...Read Article >

07/11/2008 Hey Australia - show us yer chicks!
Australia had the first round of their national DH series last weekend at Eagle Park. The course for Eagle Park - Australian National DH and 4x Champs 2009 was short and pedally, with typical Ozzie dust, dust and more dust… We hoped to be able to post you some links to the top Ozzie women riders doing their thing, but FAIL! The vids are up ...Read Article >

06/11/2008 Martha Hucker gets the inside info on Freeride Foundation
Martha Hucker brings you news about women riders, written by women riders, for women riders. And since Freeride Foundation is clothes for women riders, sold by women riders, we naturally think they’re pretty awesome! Freeride Foundation is run by two US pro downhillers, Jackie Baker and Allie Burch. Frustrated by the how hard it is to fin...Read Article >

05/11/2008 Martha Hucker interviews Vanessa Quin
Vanessa Quin in 2004.Photo: www.canadiancyclist.com New Zealand downhiller Vanessa Quin has been a major force in the sport since the mid 90’s. Winning the World Champs in 2004 solidified her reputation as one of the best female mountain bikers ever, and she’s certainly New Zealand’s winningest downhill racer,...Read Article >

03/11/2008 Another wicked Descent World Interview - Fionn Griffiths
Fionn Griffiths is a UK rider with a growing number of national and international titles to her name. An inspiration not only for her amazing skills, but for her independence and determination to take herself to the top, Fionn manages a race team as well as racing at Worlds. The Griffiths Racing team is managed by Fionn and business partner Jil...Read Article >

30/10/2008 Martha Hucker - WTF?
Martha Hucker. Say it fast… PHILOSOPHY The way we ride is changing. It used to be all about gettin out in nature and getting fit… Now – well, we’re not tryna go out and crush mother Earth, but we do have head on collisions with her from time to time! We are a new breed of riders, who are in it for the thrills, th...Read Article >