Off to Val di Sole for the penultimate World Cup round where Gee needs a solid performance to keep things tight in the hunt for the overall World Cup.

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Mark you calenders this will be err…. Epic.

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With Dan in the hospital and Rachel banged up too its all up to Gee to fly the Team Atherton flag.  First up the British Champs and then its off to Champery for the penultimate World Cup round and a continuing battle with Greg Minaar for the overall title….

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A full report is on the way as soon as our Downhill reporter can send in his report (he is in France currently).  In the mean time here are some videos of the day.  First up qualification on the saturday courtesy of Fergal Kilkenny followed by two videos showcasing the main event.
DH Nationals 2010 from [...]

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On Tuesday the 6th of July Dan Atherton crashed whilst dirt jumping.  This is the story of what happened.  Get well soon Dan.

This episode is dedicated to the fallen riders who may not have been so lucky.

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Following a fantastic qualification run Christopher McGlinchy rode to victory at the European Downhill Champs this past weekend in Norway.  McGlinchy  was crowned European Under 16 Champion on a day that was good for the Irish with many top results.
Cameron Cornforth finished 4th in the same category as McGlinchy and brother Luke Cornforth matched his [...]

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The European Downhill Championships are taking place this weekend in Hafjell, Norway.  Amid atroceous weather conditions with heavy showers the Irish underage team are doing us proud.  Today saw the seeding runs for the final which takes place today Saturday.  Riders will get one run in the final to decide the European championships.
At Under 14 [...]

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In support of the launch of the August issue of the Red Bulletin, Red Bull have sent us this brand new clip of the Red Bull Rampage.  Launched in 2001 and held annually through 2004 its freeride mountain biking in its purest commercial incarnation as riders choose their own lines down a sandstone ridge in [...]

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Back on the road with the Trek guys….

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The 2010 Irish National Downhill Championships take place in the picturesque and spectacular venue of Kilbroney Forest, Rostrevor, Co. Down on the weekend of August 14/15th.

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A week after Champery and the World Cup’s elite riders headed to Italy for the penultimate round of the series, this time on dry trails.

Video courtesy MTBCut

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With all this Tour de France nonsense you would be forgiven for thinking that there were no other events on.  Last weekend the Worlds best Downhillers headed to Champery for what is typically one of the most demanding races of the year on a course with an amazingly steep gradient.  To add insult to injury [...]

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Off to Leogang for some World Cup action after the excitement of Fort William…

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Unfortunately due to land access issues this weekends downhill NPS race in Clonmel has had to be cancelled.  See release below.
To all Downhillers:
Please be advised that due to unforeseen circumstances CLONMEL CYCLING CLUB has had to cancel the 7th round of the Downhill National Points Series due to take place this weekend (26th & 27th [...]

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Rachels in trouble with a broken finger as the trio head to Maribor for the first round of the World Cup…

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The 3rd round of the Downhill World Cup took place at the weekend in Leogang, Austria.  Riders faced a wet and muddy course with rain falling for the top 20 qualifiers on finals day.

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Off to Offenburg for the Trek XC team while the downhillers head to the US.

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Off to the first British NPS and Sea Otter for the UKs first family of DH.

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Episode 2 charts the start of the racing season with Dan off to try BMX ahead of the Olympics.

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Thanks to MTBCut for the footage.

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Following the sell out premiere British cinema tour of Seasons in 2008, the multi award winning team behind The Collective series of mountain bike films are back with their latest feature, Follow Me, and they are bringing it to Ireland! Combining the world’s most talented mountain bikers at the very top of their game with [...]

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Ex DH World Champions Rachel & Gee Atherton along with older brother Dan are back with their video documentary series for another year.  Here we check in with the trio who headed to California in the off season to train.

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Update - Word has just reached us that Janos has won yesterdays race!  Congratulations to him on a stellar performance.  Full feature to follow!
Cycle Inn/Trajectoires Cycles rider Janos Köhler kicks off the Red Bull Road Rage season in Belgium this weekend 22nd May.

Red Bull Road Rage events are a unique series of events where racers [...]

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The eagle eyed of you out there will have noticed a certain quiet on this site over the past 2 weeks.  Fear not we have not dissapeared but are merely on holiday.  Normal service will resume shortly although has been somewhat delayed by the return of the ashcloud!  Stay tuned….
Meanwhile there is lots happening in [...]

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For 2011, the new XO returns as a complete product family, featuring the legendary XO rear derailleur, trigger shifters and an all new 2X10 crankset with front derailleur which promises amazing shifting performance. New Avid XO brakes provide the first XO specific brakeset to complete the family.

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Footage from a muddy Cahir of round 1 of the DH NPS hosted by 021 racing.

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Trajectoires Cycles Nantes, France have agreed a sponsorship deal with the undeniably quick Irishman Janos Köhler. The deal is initially for the duration of the 2010 Red Bull Road Rage downhill road racing season which kicks off in Belgium this coming May.

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Rockshox have just announced a new version of the Domain fork, with the same Domain characteristics brought up to a 200mm dual crown chassis at a fantastic price point.

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