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Hoffman and Hart win at Fort William National DH Series
With less than two weeks to go until the MTB World Cup hits Fort William (May 21-22), here's how this weekend's racing went down.
New Blue Doon Trail – Full Run POV
The Nevis Blue Doon, the longest Blue grade uplift mountain bike trail in the UK, has been opened at Nevis Range Mountain Experience near Fort William. Joe Barnes and Pete Scullion shot us this POV of the full run. The Nevis Blue Doon, is a Blue graded downhill cross country mountain bike trail at Fort…
Fort William DH World Cup will Return in May 2022
After the cancellation of this year’s event due to Covid, Fort William world cup will return in 2022! At first, the round was due to run with no spectators but was later cancelled due to ongoing restrictions. Now the date has been set for next…
Fort William UCI Mountain Bike World Cup Cancelled
The organisers of the Mercedes-Benz UCI Mountain Bike World Cup in Fort William have today announced that the event scheduled for 22-23 May is cancelled. The press release reads: Every effort has been made by the organisers, with significant support and backing from Scottish Government…
Fort William’s Nevis Range Hopes To Reopen July 15th
We’ve just had word that Nevis Range, the venue that hosts the annual Fort William downhill World Cup will hopefully reopen (with restrictions, obviously) for business and bike riding on July 15th, now that there have been some word on easing of restrictions in Scotland.…
2020 Fort William World Cup Cancelled
We all knew it was going to happen, but it has finally been made official. The 2020 Fort William World Cup has been cancelled. It’s hardly a surprise, but it is now official. The 3rd round of the 2020 Downhill World Cup at Fort William…
Fort William DH World Cup Hasn’t Been Postponed … Yet!
The event organisers of the Fort William Downhill World Cup have posted a statement telling that the race is still on, at least for now. As events around the world are put on hold, we’ve been speaking to people in the know about the possibility…
A Day In The Life Of… Fort William World Cup
This article was originally published in Singletrack Issue 126 and has been available to subscribers via our online archive – we’re republishing it publicly for International Women’s Day. Singletrack doesn’t publish ‘women’s specific content’. Instead, we look to publish great content about mountain biking, and…
Meet the Banshee Paradox – An alloy hardtail that rides like steel
The Banshee Paradox is an ultra-rare alloy hardtail that has been designed to ride with the spirit of a steel bike Banshee bikes aren’t exactly ten a penny in the UK. You might bump into a Spitfire now and then but they’re not the usual…
Photo Gallery: 2019 Fort William World Cup Slip ‘N’ Slide
Fort William provided the goods again for this year’s round of the UCI Downhill World Cup, but before we move on to the next leg, let’s check out some the images we caught at the Nevis Range. With a grueling track, extreme weather and crowds…
Crash Carnage at Fort William WC Downhill 2019
With the finals at the 2019 Fort William DH World Cup just hours away, we take a moment to look back at the past few days and the carnage we’ve witnessed so far. Although the final races at the 2019 Fort William DH World Cup…
2019 Fort William DH World Cup: Spied in the pits part 2
Another day of cruising the pits at Fort William uncovers more surprising new tech and bikes we’ve never seen in the flesh before. Juliana She 10 This beautiful Juliana She 10 is hitting the dirt at Fort William this weekend. Like other Juliana models, the…
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…
2019 Fort William Course Preview – Gee Atherton takes us for a wet & wild run down Ben Nevis
Watch Gee Atherton deliver a wet & wild practice run for the 2019 Fort William course preview video We’re up in Scotland at the 2019 Fort William World Cup, and today was the first day that riders were able to get out on course 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…
Spotted At Fort William: The New Commencal Supreme DH bike
Hiding in plain sight at the Commencal Vallnord race pits in Fort William is the latest variation of the Commencal Supreme DH bike. Walking around the pits, and watching the action on track, it’s hard not to be impressed by the number of Commencal Supreme…
Day 1 2019 Fort William DH World Cup: Spied in the pits
We’re here at the 2019 Fort William DH World Cup and although it is absolutely lashing it down, we’ve been through the pits and snapped a few gems for your viewing pleasure. Enjoy! Cannondale’s dual shock downhill bike As soon as we arrived at Fort…
Cash reward for the return of Aaron Gwin’s stolen bike in Edinburgh
Aaron Gwin’s bad luck continues, after hurting his ankle he’s now dealing with a stolen bike ahead of this weekend’s Fort William WC downhill race. The Intense Factory team has suffered a theft on the way to Fort William with Aron Gwin’s bike stolen during…
Newsdesk 12: How to save 47% at Canyon UK, Rich Energy vs Whyte and more
In Newsdesk 12 we take a look at Canyon UK new cycle to work scheme that could save you 47% off a new bike, dip our toes into the Whyte vs Rich Energy saga and spy that new Cannondale It is Newsdesk 12 although I…
#MakingUpTheNumbers | Fort William – The Warm Up
National Downhill Series Round 2 & SDA Round 3 – Fort William. George Thompson brings us his latest downhill race report from the shadows of the podium. “Let me message Jules and see which one she wants to go to?” “No, no, no, no, NO! Don’t…
Gallery: Working Fort William – Through the eyes of Mr Love
This is a retrospective look at Round 2 of the UCI Downhill World Cup. The weekend of the 2nd and 3rd of June at Fort William was a great time for many. There were of course highs and lows, snapped chains, brake fails, high speeds,…
Trek To Become Official Partner Of Nevis Range
Hot off the back of the Fort William round of the UCI Downhill WC is the news that Trek and the Nevis Range are teaming up in partnership for the next few years. The official partnership has already started with Trek and the first step…
Spied: Miranda Miller’s Prototype Specialized 29er DH Bike
If you’ve been keeping a close eye on our coverage from this year’s Fort William World Cup, you will already have seen a couple of spy photos we took of Specialized’s prototype DH bike running Ohlins suspension and 29in wheels. After those original spy photos…
Fort William Timed Practice Results
The weather has held so our dry spell (ooh er misses) is now at a full three days of bright sunshine here at Fort William, meaning super dry dusty trails for timed practice today. Riders hit the dirt from 3:30-onwards, where they let rip down…
Before The Race – 2018 Fort William World Cup Randoms
Race day is almost upon us here at the 2018 Fort William World Cup. The crowds are building and the atmosphere is rising. It’s hard to believe that just a few days ago the Nevis Range was almost empty, with teams starting to arrive to…
9 Prototype Bikes Spotted At Fort William 2018
Being just the second round of the 2018 Downhill World Cup, there are still new and prototype bikes popping up that we haven’t yet seen in the flesh, and seeing as we’re top cycling journalists, we’ve arrived at Fort William early to capture these spy…
2018 Fort William World Cup Track Course Preview
It’s less than a month to go before the World Cup circus arrives in Fort William and we’re as keen as you are to know if that dreaded forest section will remain for 2018. Luckily the Fort William track isn’t in a top secret location…
British Downhill Series 2018 Dates Announced
Not only is the BDS saved, you can read about all the dates, places and organisers here.
Fort William 2017: Video Log Day Four
Crazy crowds, flat tyres, epic crashes and blistering runs down the Fort William racetrack - enjoy all of that and more in our video edit of Day Four
Trillion Cycles Debuts UK-Made 29er Hardtail At Fort William
Trillion Cycles has updated its UK-made Prime hardtail, with new geometry, new frame features and added wheelsize adaptability
Fort William 2017: Greg Minnaar Wins Elite Men
Greg Minaar has just won the 2017 Fort William World Cup in a thrilling race, making it his 7th win at Fort William
Fort William 2017: Tech Bits In The Race Pits
Check out all of the gear on show at the Fort William World Cup. Prototype bikes, data acquisition and nifty setup tweaks galore
Fort William 2017: Tracey Hannah Wins Elite Women
Tracey Hannah takes out the Elite Womens race at the 2017 Fort William World Cup, while Rachel Atherton confirmed injured
Fort William 2017: Video Log Day Three
Somehow Ross & Andi got hold of the GoPro, and went on a video interview rampage in the Fort William race pits. Hold tight
Fort William 2017: Intense Cycles Prototype 29er
We chat with Jeff Steber from Intense Cycles about the team's two 29er prototype race bikes being used at the Fort Bill World Cup
Fort William 2017: Practice Mega Gallery
The sun was shining on the riders during timed practice at the 2017 Fort William World Cup
Fort William 2017: Video Log Day Two
The crew is on the ground at the 2017 Fort William World Cup, and they've just delivered us this tidy little video of Day Two
Fort William 2017: Nigel Page’s Custom Nukeproof Mega 275
Team manager for CRC/Nukeproof, Nigel Page, got chatting to us about the team's World Cup preparations, and his very special custom Mega 275
9 Prototype Bikes From Fort William
It's test time at the Fort William World Cup! Check out nine prototype race bikes from the race pits at Fort Bill
Fort William 2017: Track Walk
With a new section of trail, prepared for bigger wheels, we take you on a walk of the 2017 Fort William World Cup track
Fort William 2017: Chatting With Claudio Caluori
During the first day of the Fort William World Cup, we chat with Mr Course Preview himself, Claudio Caluori - and show his course preview video.
Fort William 2017: Video Log Day One
After a 7 hour drive the Singletrack gang arrived at Fort Bill for this weekend's racing. Watch their first video log.
29er Downhill Bikes Spotted At Fort William
Sneaky shots from the first proper race outing for a brace of 29er downhill bikes.
BDS Round 2 Fort William – #MakingUpTheNumbers
While the pros fettled their 29ers, George was racing downhill on a trail bike
UK National Downhill Series: Fort William Race Preview
Round 2 of BDS race heads north to Fort William.
Fort William To Host 6-Hour Endurance Downhill
Reckon you can ride one of the hardest downhill tracks in the world for six hours straight? Then get your peepers on this one. Now with added Lowepro
Danny Hart Launches Fort William MTB World Cup
Danny Hart strikes a pose to launch the 2017 World Cup
Fort William Kicks Off The Scottish Enduro Series
The first round of the Scottish Enduro Series was held over the weekend in The Nevis Range, and by the looks of these event photos, riders had a blast.
Vacancy For Fort William Bike Track Manager
How do you get the world's best downhillers to ride your trails? You get a job building them at Fort William, that's how
Fort William Voted Best Downhill Event – Again!
The legendary Scottish event receives top plaudits by the UCI