The first World Cup Downhill round of the year took place in not-rainy Scotland. Here's the results, reports, highlights vids and some chat.
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XC World Cup Araxá: results & reports
The second World Cup of the year took place in Brazil. Here are the results, race reports and a highlights video from Araxá.
XC World Cup Mairipora: results, reports & highlights video
The first World Cup of the year took place in Brazil. Here are the results, race reports and a highlights video from Mairipora.
Snowbike World Champs this weekend: Super-G and Dual Slalom
Snow joke. The first Snowbike World Championships take place in Châtel this weekend. Two race formats: Super-G and Dual Slalom.
BESPOKED Handmade Bicycle Show moves to Manchester
BESPOKED Handmade Bike Show returns to the UK for 2024, and Singletrack World will be there this year! Press Release begins: Embracing an enthusiastic response from visitors, exhibitors and international media alike, BESPOKED confirmed its position as the premier showcase of bicycle craftsmanship and innovation…
UCI Mountain Bike World Series 2024 dates and venues
XC in Brazil? Downhill in Poland? Enduro still happening? Here's all the basic dates and places for the 2024 MTB World Cup season.
Well, that was best World Cup DH season ever
From the confirmation that we live in a Vali Holl Era through to the ding-dong duelling in the Elite Men's - this DH season was fantastic!
The Merida EX Enduro: Video, report ‘n’ results
Three days in Exmoor, several timed stages each day, all against the clock and all (mostly) gravity-focussed and on fun natural trails.
The Enduro World Series winners are…
In case you missed it, the final round of the Enduro World Series was yesterday. Here's who won the Women's, Men's and Team categories.
Naughty Northumbrian this weekend (entries close tonight!)
It's the Naughty Northumbrian Enduro this coming August Bank Holiday Weekend and we'll be having a crack at it*
MTB DH World Champs: When & How To Watch
It's the Mountain Bike World Championships this weekend. Here's all you need to know about when it's on and how to livestream it.
Lenzerheide DH World Cup: How Was It For You?
SPOILERS. The racing itself was as amazing and entertaining as ever, but how did the new format and the new broadcasters fare? It's time for some 'hot takes'.
WTF is happening at tomorrow’s MTB World Series DH?
Welcome to the brave new world of elite Downhill racing. New race formats, new schedules, new broadcasting rights and new commentators.
New Mountain Bike Event Hits Dyfi Valley on 1st July
Dyfi Wild Ride is a new mountain biking event in the Dyfi Valleys on 1st July.
The Cobble Wobble Returns!
Frome Cobble is a ‘World Famous’ bicycle hillclimb sprint up 179 yards of a steep, cobbled hill in the heart of Frome, Somerset. With the narrowness of the streets, the backdrop of 17th century buildings and a cheering crowd packed along the full length of…
Singletrack World Reader Awards 2022 – Nominations Open!
Nominations open for 2022 Singletrack Reader Awards The Singletrack Reader Awards fundamentally celebrate those who have just done good stuff. We’re looking for your nominations for the individuals, brands and organisations that have made a difference to mountain biking this year. Here’s your chance to…
2022 Absa Cape Epic Stage 3 – WATCH LIVE
3rd Stage: Greyton – Greyton. Distance: 101 km. Climbing: 2250 m In 2022, the Absa Cape Epic explores the trails of Greyton like never before. It begins with a day backloaded with singletrack; thus, the opening kilometres of Stage 3 are characterised by the other…
Race Report | Merida Ex powered by Shimano Steps Enduro
Images by Paul Box Wow. What a weekend I’ve had. To say I’ve spent a weekend racing in Minehead is underplaying this glorious event. Today I wake up with genuine post-holiday blues, not unlike the type I get from the European multi-day events I have…
Innerleithen National Downhill Series Rd2 Photo Gallery
Hannah went up to Innerleithen as chauffeur to her partner Fahzure. Being from the dry and dusty lands of Slickrock, where riding on muddy trails is considered bad for the trails, he’s barely ever ridden a bike in the rain before. So what better event…
Red Bull Hardline 2021: Trackside Gallery
We took a walk down the Redbull Hardline track during race runs to try and catch some of the moments between the big features. Clouds of dust, shale flying, the buzz of the Redbull drone and 28 of the world’s bravest riders. You can’t really…
Missing Mountain Mayhem? Join in the #mayhem24 competition next weekend
To celebrate what could have been the organisers are planning a weekend of prize giving on the dates of the cancelled Mountain Mayhem 24 hour racing event, 20-21st June 2020. If you have a phone and a social media account then you have what you…
Ard Rock 2020: Cancelled Until 2021
For a second year running, the organisers of the Ard Rock Enduro Festival have been forced to cancel their award winning event. Official statement below. Ard Rock 2020 Cancelled We have waited out for as long as we considered fair, in hope that we would…
Tea & Biscuits Video Preview
Video premier of Tea & Biscuits, the latest creation from filmmaker and creator of the A Slice of British Pie series Tommy Caldwell, at Llandegla One Planet Adventures, Friday 6th March 7.30pm ‘Milk? Any sugar? What’s your favourite biscuit? Sounds like a delightful afternoon snack at Granny’s…
When and where are the 2020 UCI MTB World Cup and World Champ Races?
Here are all the dates, and places of the 2020 UCI MTB World Cup and World Champs races. While writing up this story, I realised that we’re only a few weeks from the start of the UCI MTB World Cup season but where and when…
The Merida EX Enduro Returns for 2020
The Merida EX Enduro returns in 2020 with perfect trails, stunning scenery and possibly the best food and drink ever served at a mountain bike event. The Merida EX Enduro is an all-inclusive, three-day enduro mountain bike event like no other in the UK. It’s…
Ard Dales Entries | Get yours before it's too late!
Ard Rock has built a reputation for delivering some of the best enduro events around, and are proud to announce a brand new location for 2020. Launching on April 25-26th, the new event, Ard Dales, will kick start the season with totally new trails and…
Sisters of Send Weekend 2020 – Wales’ first women’s MTB festival!
The Sisters of Send collective is excited to announce the launch of Wales’ first women’s MTB festival, the Sisters of Send Weekend 2020. Taking place in the heart of the Afan Valley, the two-day festival is designed to help inspire and nurture sisterhood in MTB…
Ard Rock 2020 | Tickets On Sale This Friday!
Ard Rock 2020 news | it’s back! And it plans to be bigger and better than ever before with limited entries open from November 1st Thanks to the overwhelming support of both Ard Rock competitors and the local community in Swaledale, Ard Rock are pleased…
Northern Grip 2019 Mountain Bike Festival Details Released
Northern Grip Mountain Bike Festival returns to Stubbylee Park and Lee Quarry in Bacup, Rossendale, in Lancashire on Saturday the 13th July for its fourth year, promising another great year of entertainment, riding and food & drink. Northern Grip is an annual celebration of Mountain…
Power Of The Pickle – Racing the 2019 Grand Junction Off-Road
Wil takes us on a journey at the 2019 Grand Junction Off-Road race Last month, I made the long journey from Australia to the US for the Pivot Cycles launch of the brand new Mach 4 SL. We’d been staying in nearby Fruita, Colorado for…
2019 Fort William World Cup – Elite Men’s Finals Results
Elite Men’s Results Are In For The 2019 Fort William World Cup It’s the third and final day of racing here at Fort William, which can only mean one thing – Finals Time! After two tough days of surviving the notoriously rough Fort William race…
2019 Fort William World Cup – Elite Women’s Finals Results
Elite Women’s Results Are In For The 2019 Fort William World Cup! After a (relatively) dry day during Saturday’s qualifying session, the rain showers returned to the Ben Nevis range for Sunday race day. But while the rock-armoured upper and lower sections of the 3km…
2019 Fort William World Cup – Junior Finals Results
Junior Results Are In For The 2019 Fort William World Cup! It’s the third and final day of the 2019 Fort William World Cup, and the junior field has just finished racing down the mountain. While the rain had mostly held off for the morning,…
2019 Fort William World Cup – A Day Of Surviving Qualifying
Qualifying results are in for the 2019 Fort William World Cup! It’s Saturday the 1st of June, which is *technically* the meteorological start to the UK Summer. You wouldn’t know it if you were here at Fort William though. But hey, who are we to…
The Fastest Riders From Timed Practice At The 2019 Fort William World Cup
Results are in from today’s timed practive at the 2019 Fort William World Cup Well, it’s been a wet ol’ day up here at Fort William for the 2nd round of the 2019 Downhill World Cup Series. After yesterday’s official track walk session, today would…
Podium battle set to be fierce at TweedLove’s Transcenduro
With an impressive list of the top international pro enduro riders signed up for TweedLove’s Transcenduro, hosted at the Transcend Bike Festival in Innerleithen, Tweed Valley from June 7 – 9, the battle for the podium top spots is set to be fierce. Canyon…
Maribor DH World Cup 2019 course preview with Gee Atherton
Gee Atherton straps on the GoPro and takes us on a fast-paced course preview of the Maribor DH World Cup track. With Claudio stepping away from track previews it looks as though pro riders will be handling the onboard videos this year. First up, for…
Canyon Pure Cycling Weekend – Athletes and Partners Confirmed
Last month, Canyon announced its first ever UK Pure Cycling Weekend which will take place over two days at the Forest of Dean on the 11th & 12th May 2019. Modelled on the annual Pure Cycling Festival which takes place each Spring at Canyon’s HQ…
Get yourself to the Gowaan Gals MTB Festival and win an Ibis frame for a fiver!
The Gowaan als (that’s Go On! in a northern accent and with lots of feeling, or if you need OED pronunciation it’d be something like ɡəʊ ɑːɑːɑː.n), aka Martha Gill and Bex Baraona have announced details of their first women’s MTB festival at Farmer John’s,…
Canyon Pure Cycling Weekend coming to the UK. Demo MTB, Road and Gravel bikes.
Canyon UK is to hold the first every UK based Pure Cycling Weekend this year out of the Forest of Dean. The event will be based on what Canyon holds over in Germany and will give UK based riders the chance to demo various mountain…
Win £2600-Worth Of Entries To The UK’s Newest Multi-Day Race – The Wales360!
There’s a new multi-day mountain bike event in the UK, and we’ve got one free pairs entry for the 2019 event to give away to a very lucky Singletrack reader! The Wales360 is a six-day mountain bike stage race and brand new for 2019, and…
Hope / PMBA Enduro Series 2019 – Entries Live Saturday 17th
Forget all about having an extra long lie in tomorrow morning, you need to be up, fresh and ready to hit the ‘Enter’ button for the 2019 Hope PMBA Enduro series. The popular racing series returns in 2019 for the 6 years, with stages being…
‘Ard Rock Enduro Festival 2019 Dates Announced
Save the dates! The 2019 Ard Rock Enduro Festival, the winner of the Singletrack Readers Awards 2018 for best event, will take place from 2-4 August with entries for the popular event going live this Wednesday at 6:30 am. Ard Rock takes place in the stunning…
Bike Park Wales: Women’s Weekend – not just for women
For the weekend of 6th and 7th October, Bike Park Wales opened its doors to women. Not that women aren’t usually welcome, but to make sure the park was filled with #RadMums, #girlswhoride and #ladyshredders they were giving women free pedal passes (usually £10) for…
Rain Doesn’t Stop Play at Steel Is Real Demo Day
Now in its second year, the Steel is Real Demo Day, organised by Ben, Dan and Jonah of Steel is Real MTB, followed on from its successes last year featuring some of the finest steel mountain bike manufactures from the UK and further afield. Based…
4 Retro Dream Bikes Spotted This Weekend – Which Would You Own?
The 2018 Cycle Show wasn’t all just about seeing the 2019 range of Whyte full-suspension bikes, or super expensive carbon XC race bikes. No, there was also a good selection of retro machinery on show, but of the following 4 mountain bike classics which would you most…
Steve Peat’s “Bikes And Beers” Tour Coming To A Venue Near You!
Mountain biking superstar, Steve Peat, has announced tour dates across the UK for his stage tour “Bikes And Beers”. The tour put on in association with Troy Lee Designs, Santa Cruz and Peaty’s Products will be held at 21 venues from 16th October – 23rd…
The Rampage – Prepare For The Zombie Apocalypse, Raise Money For Charity
We’ve all seen the zombie movies where people find themselves running through a concrete multi storey carpark. Up they run, in and out of pillars, up, looking side to side for exits, up and up until the inevitable roof top finish arrives and the eating…
So that’s where all of the country’s carbon enduro bikes (and T5 campers) went this weekend? The Ard Rock Enduro!
The ‘Ard Rock Enduro once again showed that it has become the event of the year for trail riders to be at. With a greatly expanded event village and a large number of events for racers and riders, there was plenty going on and plenty…
Entries still available for the Hope Pre Peaks Yorkshire Dales
The Pre Peaks is a grand day out in the Yorkshire Dales courtesy of Hope Technology.
8 Bikes From The 2018 Pivot TwentyFour12
Of the hundreds of competitors that turned up for the 2018 Pivot TwentyFour12, there seemed to be just as many different bikes. Singlespeeds, fat bikes, full suspension enduro bangers, retro rigs, clapped-out 26in bikes with v-brakes, lightweight carbon hardtails and high-end kids bikes all mixed…
