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iXS cup races were 110€ last season and I can't see them reducing the fees, so some races will cost far more than others.
Rego and lift passes combined works out to be $140.
MTBNZ got dispensation for entry fee (which had already been established for the event pre CS series announcement), and prize money levels
Otherwise there wouldn't have been CS status on any of our National series events
Yeah Cabin, I assumed that too. The requirements of the UCI are not attainable in our small country environment. Thats why BMXNZ & MTBNZ never do C1 events, it's just excessively expensive... around $25K NZD all up if they paid out in full for the CS event.
some wintertime #USDH goodness. fastest time of the day at the 2025 Southwestern Regional Gravity Champs with Connor Clifford and a vlog from Ignite Racing and Fontana #1 with insane winds
Bootleg Canyon is the equivalent of a cheese grater, but for humans.
Ha! So true!
To any people who have some clout at Red Bull, Monster, Coca-Cola, any other big brand that could get hold of Enduro.
Please can we have a video series like the one they have for AMA Arenacross (*link below) for World Enduro. Possibly 20 mins long with all the major happenings and drama from that race with a couple of interviews from the main players thrown in......you know, like they USED to have!!
*I've link episode one of the first series so you can watch them all in order. They're awesome!!
The ol' poop shoot! The riding at Bootleg is rad great shuttle service.
Those recap videos ARE outstanding.
They really are.
Ronan's POV from his win at NZ Nat #2, also labeled Round 1 of the Oceania Continental series.
Men's Top 5
1. Rónán Dunne - 2:44.761
2. Lachie Stevens-McNab - 2:44.912 +0.15
3. Tuhoto Ariki Pene - 2:48.593 +3.83
4. Ollie Davis - 2:48.744 +3.98
5. Sam GALE - 2:49.235 +4.47
Women's Top 4
1. Jenna Hastings - 3:13.021
2. Sacha Earnest - 3:13.992 +0.97
3. Bailey Goldstone - 3:26.753 +13.73
4. Kalani Muirhead - 3:28.024 +15.00
Bootleg anti grip is real man. I broke an axle on trail 3 when I was like 12 because my front wheel wash and went into a rock at a weird angle.
Yikes! My daughter’s bike looked like it went through a blender after her first wreck there 😂but still one of her favorite places to race. It’s a heck of a challenge out there.
As a Brit who is used to riding muddy trails in the trees, Bootleg Canyon was a complete shock when I rode there. It's basically the exact opposite conditions.
The old 20-30 minute coverage, nestled in with all the other creator content was the best way to watch Enduro.
That's a pretty stacked continental race. Good to see.
Do you think that having enduro be more of a multi day thing would make coverage better? 2 - 3 stages a day for 2-3 days where you get full race coverage of a stage each day instead of random pictures and highlights? More coverage and probably safer for the riders.
in which scenario in your twisted mind can a fast racer NOT race a world cup?
Don’t poke that hornests nest, he will figure it out eventually that the fastests riders are in fact riding the world cup.
a killer race recap video from spider mountain texas and their hill country DH series #1
fontana 2 pro results - dooley takes down pinky
full results - https://www.southridgeusa.com/dhresults_1-26-25/
Fontana is still happening? Haven't heard much about those in a few years.
Not sure if this is UK only but WBD are moving cycling coverage to the TNT sports channel from Eurosport, meaning the monthly subscription is increasing from £6.99 to £30.99. A huge increase which will put a lot of people off watching the world cups. https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/eurosport-is-closing-down-in-the-uk-cycling-is-about-to-get-a-lot-more-expensive-to-watch
Is it still gonna be on discovery plus? Cus the downhill hardly got on Eurosport live so I doubt it'll be on TNT, especially live. I get discovery plus free with my sky package so hopefully it's still on there, that's the only reason I still watch ahaha
"Customers who use the Discovery+ app will also witness a price hike, and will have to swap from the standard £6.99 a month package to the £30.99 premium package if they want to continue to watch live cycling."
Give them a break guys. They're doing so much good for the sport and it all has to be paid for somehow. 😅
HBO Max isn't an option in UK?
edit: seems like the Max + eurosport deal is only in nordic countries
Is Eurosport Player/Discovery+/whatever-online-platform still available in France etc? That plus a VPN is something I'd be interested in.
France, like the Nordics also has the HBO Max offer. Same for most of Western Europe (except UK & IRL)
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