GoPro from my 6th place World Champs race run. Probably the craziest conditions I have ever raced. Snow out of the start gate and super sticky mud down the bottom.
Posted by iceman2058 on 10/13/2020 11:27 AM
What an unexpected Championships! Our mud expert and acrobat Remi Thirion got his talent rewarded with Bronze, his first international medal. A crash deprived Myriam Nicole of a second World Champion title but she still took the Silver medal. Thibaut Daprela got 11th with some very promising spl...
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Words can hardly describe the conditions in which UCI Mountain Bike Downhill World Champions have been determined in 2020. From a raging snowstorm right out of the start gate to knee-deep mud on the lower parts of the track, merely finishing this race has been an achievement worth celebrating. A...
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The last day of practice before race day at the 2020 UCI Mountain Bike World Championship Downhill race in Leogang, Austria, still has the best riders on the planet searching for lines. Race day forecast is for snow and rain, so drying track from today will not resemble competition conditions. Br...
Posted by sspomer on 10/10/2020 8:53 AM
Go on track during practice and qualifying with Dave, Angel & Oisin in Leogang 🤘. Practice in the video above, qualifying day below:
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It was seeding day at the 2020 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships in Leogang, Austria, today. A slippery, sloppy course with a very technical gap that could make or break a run was on order, puzzling the best DH racers on the planet.
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Greg and Burgtec take you down the Leogang World Champs course. Tricky lines, autumn weather and a new bottom section make for a pretty wild ride!
Posted by iceman2058 on 10/8/2020 12:44 PM
Reece Wilson wins today. Bonkers action from Leogang! ALL THINGS 2020 WORLD CHAMPS DH
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The 2020 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships in Leogang are under serious lockdown with pit accessed closed. Every once in a while, bikes and riders get out for a breather and we got to check out some bikes. Tahnee Seagrave's Canyon Sender, Chris Grice's Specialized Demo, Loris Vergier's Santa ...
Posted by sspomer on 10/7/2020 11:07 AM
Snow on race day? An impossible root section in the wet? The 2020 Mountain Bike World Championships in Leogang, Austria, are proving to be a cold, wet affair. The downhill course which is often considered easy by spectators is wet, slippery and tricky this year. There are some new sections that w...
Posted by sspomer on 10/7/2020 7:34 AM
The e-Bike World Champs is happening in Leogang, Austria, this week. In fact, the live webcast happens in a few minutes. We're not allowed to film race action as per UCI rules, but today's wet, muddy practice before the race shows the difficulty of practice and the uncertainty some riders have in...
Posted by sspomer on 10/7/2020 5:32 AM
A drastic change in weather and a voicemail from Greg Minnaar leads Jordi, Jake, and Shaffer on a mission to find the best schnapps in Austria.
Posted by BHowell on 9/29/2020 8:39 AM
Can you imagine riding some of your favourite trails on the way home? Nope… Neither can we, nevermind riding all your favourite bikes! Well, for Vali Höll it’s an everyday feeling. It’s a ‘Vibe’!👌 Starting at her local pump track in Leogang, Vali goes for ‘one more lap’ of her favourite trails ...
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Shredding with Aaron Gwin – for the ten participants in the Aaron Gwin Race Camp a never-imagined dream came true. For two days, the weekend warriors joined the downhill legend in epic Bikepark Leogang to shred the trails and to work on their skills. Besides skill- and technique sessions, the ca...
Posted by iceman2058 on 9/24/2019 11:12 AM
Who better to test the suitability and shred vibes of the Epic Bikepark Leogang than Aaron Gwin? In 2011, 2015, 2016 and 2017, the Downhill star took the win in Leogang and finished second in 2018. But the US-American also suffered some setbacks on the “Speedster” track. In 2012, his brakes malf...
Posted by iceman2058 on 7/29/2019 3:04 AM
Immediately following Fort William World Cup, the team was off to Leogang, Austria. What a refreshing change in weather and conditions! Both couldn’t have been better. With all the weight that was placed on the team the previous couple weeks, everyone was eager to get back on track. Final Leog...
Posted by iceman2058 on 6/14/2019 10:41 AM
The Miranda Factory team schralp their Mondrakers at Leogang. Check out the Miranda modular XMOD crankset used by the team.
Posted by sspomer on 6/14/2019 6:58 AM
Leogang whips up a race of twists and turns during the UCI DH World Cup finals! With slippery dust from start to finish, a winning run required precision riding, while really pushing the envelope on one of the fastest courses of the season. It was Loic Bruni and Tracey Hannah who perfected that ...
Posted by iceman2058 on 6/13/2019 7:08 AM
Another victory for Thibaut Daprela, only 0.089 seconds off the podium for Amaury Pierron and a come back into the top 15 for Rémi Thirion. Leogang has been an intense and pretty toasty week for our crew! Video by Jean-Rémy Céron.
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