In a word - Awesome! Last weekend 400 hundred riders took to Ballinastoe for the annual Epic Blast but this year with an added event - The Foxhunt.  Former World Champion downhill rider Gee Atherton chased the pack down the mountain, eliminating riders by passing them.  Come the finish line there were only a handful [...]

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The one everyone has been waiting for, inside the Giant camp on World Champs Sunday with Danny Hart.

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Sam Hill makes a return to racing but admits he is not 100%.  HOwever he is not the one to watch in this episode from the Specialized boys.

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Yet more videos from Champery (plenty to come too).  This time it is the Trek World Racing boys and girls including defending female DH champ tracy Moseley.   Downhill first with XC below.

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In the wake of a tough World Champs, GT are the first to produce a video on their teams performance.

More Mountain Biking Videos

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Last weekend saw the best riders in the World head to Champery in Switzerland for the World championships.  First up lets take a look at the Downhill.
The Champery downhill course is renowned for its high degree of difficulty and its steepness. It has claimed many victims over the years and has seen a number of [...]

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First up the Downhillers who have enjoyed a fantastic season for Aaron Gwin and Tracy Moseley.

Next it is over to the cross country boys to complete the World Cup season in advance of the World Champs.

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Ever wondered what it is like to ride a World Championships course?  Lets take a run down the Champery course with Chainreactionscycles Matti Lehikoinen.

Champery 2011 World Champs Track Helmet Cam from chainreactioncycles on Vimeo.

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Gee and Dan judge the Miss Trail Bunny bikini contest in Whistler and the mechanics have to show their merit and attempt a terrifying backflip but before that, it’s strictly business as the Atherton’s try and grab some points and continue with round five of the World Cup in Windham.

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A little video diary from the Giant Factory DH team at the final round of the World Cup in Val di Sole,Italy, one of the gnarliest courses on the circuit.

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With a little over a week and a half to the 2011 World Championships, the Irish team who will travel to Champery for the Downhill have been announced.  Earlier consternation following the announcement of the team without the reigning National Champion, Ger Wolfe has been appeased as he has now been added to the ticket.

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Back on the road with the Athertons as they head to Mont St.Anne for a World Cup. Then it’s on to Windham in New York for the 4th July and the next round of the World Cup - not before taking part in some watersports and yet more fireworks…

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The Epic Blast is fast approaching and it has just been announced that former World Champion Gee Atherton will be racing.  Here is the release from race organiser Richie Byrne of Epic.  More indepth info to follow as soon as we have it.
Hello..on the weekend of the 10th and 11th of September in conjunction with [...]

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More from the Athertons who are chilling in Italy between World Cup rounds.

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The standout racer of 2011, Aaron gwin talks about his new carbon Trek Session downhill bike.

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EpicDH hosted the 2011 Downhill National Champs in Carrick in County Wicklow last weekend with the elite National Champions jersey changing hands but not by much as Dan surrendered the jersey to brother Ger following a thrilling run.  colin Ross was third ahead of Greg Callaghan and Scott Laughland.  Well done to all the racers, [...]

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Bluegrass Combat Ready series episode #02: Bernard Kerr from Bluegrass Board on Vimeo.
If you think DH World Cup riders have an exciting, glamorous life, then perhaps you should think again. Being a professional MTB rider is a rigorous and dangerous job that can keep a young lad on a shoestring budget very busy. No massage [...]

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On July 23/24, Epic DH & Flow Racing are teaming up with Nokia Ireland to bring you the biggest event on the Downhill calendar. The Nokia Irish Downhill National Championship will be held in the very fitting venue of Carrick Mountain, near the village of Glenealy in Co. Wicklow.

This venue is well known and liked [...]

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Rachel, Gee and Dan head to Leogang for the Austrian leg of the UCI Mtb World Cup. As a bit of a test of stamina one of the Red Bull pilots, Raymond, takes the guys up in his plane for a G-Force test… cue Gee’s bravado, distorted faces and awkward moments

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Here are two videos from last weekends mountain bike World Cup in Mont Sainte Anne, one XC and one DH.  Enjoy!

Team CRC/Nukeproof at Mont Sainte Anne - Burning Through the Mist from chainreactioncycles on Vimeo.

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Danny MacAskill drops by, Dan talks inner demons after the injury and the three ride the Fort William World Cup…

Series 3 of The Atherton Project can be found on Red Bull TV. Check out The Atherton Project website for more information.

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A couple of weeks ago we brought you a teaser image for a new Downhill version of SRAM XO.  Today it has been officially announced that it is not only a reality but that it is here.

Meet the latest addition to the versatile X0 family, featuring SRAM’s first carbon downhill race crank and [...]

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Back again with World Cup 1 from Pietmaritzburg in South Africa and a visit to the new Atherton HQ.

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The Trek boys and girls are back with their video series In Pursuit.  Here are a few updates with footage from the opening World Cups including the Downhill female World Champion racing XC in Dalby?…

Pietmaritzburg

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They are back!  The series kicks off with a trip to New Zealand for pre-season training.

Gee Atherton just posted a 4th place at the Fort William World Cup round, Dan was 69th while Rachel announced her return to racing with a 2nd to World Champion Tracy Moseley, 1.7 seconds down, a reversal of the qualifying [...]

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In advance of the release of the third series of the excellent Atherton Project documentary series here is a recap of the past season.

With Dan thankfully back on his bike and racing following a life threatening injury last year, Rachel back following long-term injury and Gee looking to defend his World Cup overall crown, it [...]

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We really like the work of the Through the roots crew and now they have launched their website in advance of the documentary release.  We discovered a video we had not shown before so here it is featuring Downhill development rider Ben Kennedy.

These guys are second year students!

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Round 2 of the Irish DH NPS from Leap in Co.Cork, hosted by 021 Racing.  Produced by Flexomedia for the www.cyclingireland.ie.

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In the first installment of a season long project, filmaker Clay Porter follows the Giant Factory Off-Road Team through the ups and downs of professional downhill racing. This episode follows Danny Hart, Andrew Neethling and Duncan Riffle as they contest World Cup Round #1 in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa.

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