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In a case of barely being able to keep up with the news, one minute active travel campaigners were lining up to welcome the Transport Secretary’s plans for a new ‘People First’ integrated transport strategy, the next we’re all left wondering if the plans will…

Next year’s UCI Mountain Bike World Championships will be held in Valais, Switzerland, from 30 August to 14 September. There will be eight world Championship disciplines to compete in across seven venues. The Downhill is at Champery… epic rain and Danny Hart for World Champion?…

We know that mountain biking isn’t ‘green’, and while bikes as transport is better for the planet than cars, there’s still an impact on the environment. In recent years, companies have started to take a closer look at the impact of their manufacturing, but as…

If mountain biking for you means clippy pedals, short travel bikes, and tyres with just a hint of knobs, then this news is for you. British Cycling has released the dates for next year’s ‘endurance’ calendar. You’ve got until early April to get your training…

Cam Zink has been working on his own bike design for a while, and has finally – sort of – revealed it to the world. You need to guess the password to see all the details. But we’ll not spoil all the fun by spilling…

Often the impact of litter – or rubbish, or pollution – on our trails and in our wild spaces is seen as an aesthetic threat. Something that offends our eyes and spoils our experience of the outdoors. All that remains true, but this year’s Trash…

Golly gosh, it’s that time of year already. The December issue of Singletrack Magazine will be going to the printer quite soon, so you have until 25th November to make sure your name is on the list to get a copy. This month, it comes…

You already knew they were great because you’ve previously given them the Best Trail Team Award, and now the Dean Trail Volunteers have been recognised by the King (that’s the actual King, not Elvis, or Chipps) for their efforts. Nice one. Recognising exceptional commitment to…

This year’s Singletrack World Awards are now open for your nominations! Your voice remains just as important as ever. Last year we merged the Award categories voted for by you and the Award categories voted for by us into one big end-of-year event. You’ll get…

Hopefully you remember when it was announced that SRAM was funding a UK Trails Project. And hopefully somewhere along the way you took part in the consultation, perhaps in person, or by filling in their survey. At the start of the process, we hoped it…

The future of enduro in the UK is looking uncertain, with major event organisers Tweedlove and Kev Duckworth of PMBA hanging up their clipboards for this year. Ironically, maybe, this comes just after the first ever officially sanctioned British Enduro Championships were held, with national…

We’ve been reporting for a while that there were extensive budget cuts threatened at Natural Resources Wales, the land manager responsible for most of the places you’re likely to ride in Wales. These threaten the visitor facilities at the trail centres, but also – as…

Readers of the magazine may recall that last year I interviewed Chris Maloney, known to many as ‘The Keeper of the Peak’. As a long-time volunteer in the mountain bike world, he knows all too well how much time and effort goes in to grassroots…

The UCI and Mountain Bike World Series organisers have issued a press release confirming what we were pretty sure was already happening, thanks to the leaked document we told you about last month. We’ve not had chance to sit down and read the detailed letter…

It’s Five Ten day (geddit?) and to mark the occasion Danny MacAskill has a new video out, riding all over the adidas (Five Ten) ‘Campus’. Who knew adidas had such a bonkers HQ in Germany? It’s got all the classic Danny Mac stuff in it,…

If you fancy yourself as being a ‘content creator’ in the mountain bike industry, then this could be the opportunity for you. Of course, here at Singletrack we’re always open to pitches from anyone, so if you think you’ve got a good idea, read our…

Today, the International Mountain Bike Hall of Fame, located in the Marin Museum of Bicycling in Marin County, California, announced its 2024 inductees. This year is the 36th anniversary of the Mountain Bike Hall of Fame, and this class of inductees is no less important…

Yes, we’ve a wait until the spectacle of the riding itself, but there are eight days of digging ahead of us before the first women will compete at Red Bull Rampage. The eight women competing at next week’s first women’s Red Bull Rampage have been…

New research from GoOutdoors claims to reveal the best mountain biking destinations in the UK. The Tweed Valley doesn’t make the cut. Swindon does. The study looked at factors such as the number of trails in each UK region, as well as the number of…

Anytime, the latest Red Bull and Anthill production, is now available for viewing on Red Bull TV. For those that recall the ‘Down’ series, it’s got a bit of the old skool vibe to it – featured riders, a whole lot of riding, and not…

There’s a whole host of new places to ride now available in the UK thanks to legacy funding from the UCI Road World Championships in 2019 – only it’s rather difficult to find out where – or what they actually are. Help us fill in…

As we prepare to slip out of our summer shorts, through the nettle defence trousers, and into something thermal, keep your mountain bike juices flowing with an injection of inspiration, amusement, and information to make you sound interesting on the long evenings by the fire.…