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Emmeline Ragot, Dunedin Nationals Race 2009 31/01/2009 Round 4 of the NZ Nationals - Emmeline Wins Again
Another race, and another lovely BikeNZ certificate for visiting French rider Emmeline Ragot in the Dunedin round of the NZ National DH Series 2009. The race was held on Dunedin’s Signal Hill in weather that threatened rain but held off… just. The course had a challenging mix of features: “It’s a real downhill track, there...Read Article >
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Emmeline Ragot racing Manon Carpenter 16/08/2009 Crankworx GIANT Slalom, AirDH and Canadian Open Enduro
  GIANT slalom winner Jill Kintner.Photo: Justa Jeskova       Fionn vs Leigh..Photo: Justa Jeskova       Emmeline Ragot racing Manon Carpenter.Photo: Justa Jeskova     Thanks to Justa Jeskova for these shots, and read on for more on how th...Read Article >
article 12/08/2009 No World Champs Comeback for Rachel Atherton
2008 World Downhill Champ Rachel Atherton has been out of the running this year, since riding her road bike into an SUV while listening to ACDC in January  (full story here).  Sounds like she’s pretty gutted, but amped for next year on her blog: Some nights i just wake up and cannot sleep for the thoughts going through my...Read Article >
Stephanie Nychka sends it 12/08/2009 Photos and Video from Womenzworx and Gala Slopestyle
Stephanie Nychka sends it.Photo: Justa Jeskova Check out these incredible photos of Claire Buchar and Stephanie Nychka going HUGE in the Womenzworx and the Gala - Crankworx 2009. From the press release, photos and results sheet we thought there were only two women hitting these huge jumps, but competitor Katie Hayes set us stra...Read Article >
Crankworx DH podium Garbonzo 11/08/2009 Crankworx Dual Slalom and Garbonzo Downhill In Photos
  Micayla Gatto racing DS.Photo: Justa Jeskova Konakee Crankworx  is on right now and runs until the 16th, and thanks to photographer Justa Jeskova, we’ve got some amazing shots of the women riders in action in the first two events. The image above is Canadian rider Micayla Gatto focusing on going fast in the Dual ...Read Article >
Lene Fruhwirth tearin it up. 11/08/2009 Women’s Downhill Camp in Slovenia with Lene Fruhwirth
  Lene Fruhwirth - here to teach you a lesson.Photo: Lloyd Ramsay     There’s a DH skills camp coming up that would be well worth travelling to if you’re an EU-based rider. We hit up star skills coach Lene Fruhwirth for all the details: The team from Alptrails and Helene Fruhwirth, a downhill Wo...Read Article >
article 11/08/2009 Crankworx Womenzworx and Gala Results – Claire Buchar Wins
Here’s the official word on how Womenzworx and the Gala - Crankworx 2009 down today, fresh from the Crankworx media realeases. We’ll try and get some awesome photos up from Womenzworx and the Gala shortly…   CLAIRE BUCHAR WINS FIRST PLACE IN THIRD ANNUAL WOMENZWORX Nychka and Buchar split the $1,000 prize after ri...Read Article >
Rita Langley plays air-guitar 10/08/2009 Sram’s Pink and Red Bits – 2010 Bling is Here!
Sram are launching their 2010 products from the Rock Shox, Avid, Truvativ, and of course Sram components. There’s loads of techinical info on the new kit on their site, but here’s some bling shots of the bits you might most like to drool over.   Here are the 2010 Rock Shox fork range. As you can see, there’s a lot ...Read Article >
Emelie Siegenthaler in Canada 06/08/2009 Martha Hucker interviews Emlie Siegenthaler
Emilie Siegenthaler is the 2009 Swiss downhill champ, and is riding for Scott11 at this year’s World Cup races where she’s been consistently clocking up top 10 finishes. Although she’s no stranger to top-level mountain biking, Emilie only switched from cross country two years ago, so to be achieving such a good results already is...Read Article >
Bromont - elite women's podium 06/08/2009 Bromont World Cup Race Photos
Here’s the Bromont DH and 4x World Cup 2009 crop of photos thanks to Canadian rider Danice Uyesugi. We’re literally ‘for the riders, by the riders’ here, and that’s not just a marketing ploy – in case you hadn’t noticed, Martha Hucker’s not marketing anything! Bromont - elite women's podium....Read Article >
video 05/08/2009 Bromont Video Roundup
Freecaster.tv have all the highlights from the Bromont DH and 4x World Cup race last weekend (click for results, qualifcation times and practice day photos). See video below for top 5 women’s DH runs, featuring Celine Gros, Tracy Moseley, Mio Suemasa, Floriane Pugin, and World Cup winner for 2009 (she has the points already) Sabrina Jonnier....Read Article >