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BIG GAP, BIG CASES! World Cup DH MTB - Vital RAW MARIBOR Race 2 (video)
The second track of the 2020 World Cup DH in Maribor, Slovenia, is mostly the same as track one, but the few new sections were definitely having riders re-think what it means to go fast. A 40-foot natural triple (measured by Steve Peat himself), will potentially save a race a full second of time....
Posted by sspomer on 10/17/2020 7:12 AM
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IT'S WET! Maribor World Cup DOWNHILL MTB - Vital RAW (video)
The high-speed, dry Maribor World Cup downhill track is now slick and tricky. Rain fell over night and DH mountain bike racers had to get used to the new conditions before qualifying today. So long dry, hello wet! 2020 Maribor World Cup DH 1 Qualifying Results
Posted by sspomer on 10/15/2020 7:05 AM
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Vital RAW - MARIBOR World Cup DH Day! (video)
After the sloppy mud fest of World Championships in Leogang, it was a refreshing (and frightening) site to see the fastest mountain bike racers on the planet smashing their bikes on the hard-packed DH track of Maribor, Slovenia. This is the first World Cup Downhill of the 2020 season after massiv...
Posted by sspomer on 10/14/2020 11:43 AM
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Vital RAW - World Champs DH Day 3 (video)
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
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Vital RAW - World Champs DH Seeding Day (video)
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.
Posted by sspomer on 10/9/2020 5:58 AM
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WORLD CHAMPS DH - Vital RAW Leogang Day 1 (video)
Reece Wilson wins today. Bonkers action from Leogang! ALL THINGS 2020 WORLD CHAMPS DH
Posted by sspomer on 10/8/2020 12:05 PM
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Vital RAW - e-MTB World Champs Practice (video)
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
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Vital RAW - Strait Acres DUAL SLALOM World Champs (video)
Bike bending has never been more exciting. The real-life goods from Strait Acres invitational. Gorge on our massive Strait Acres photo feature
Posted by sspomer on 10/5/2020 12:49 PM
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Vital RAW - Enduro World Series, Pietra Ligure, Italy (video)
Ever-changing course conditions with sniper rocks and head-snagging trees. We'd expect nothing less from an EWS in Italy.
Posted by sspomer on 9/21/2020 6:33 AM
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MAMMOTH Mountain Vital RAW with Evan Geankoplis (video)
Roosting the world-famous Kamikaze mountain bike downhill run, blasting huge gaps, mile-long manuals and foot-out, flat-out turns in the dusty pumice of Mammoth Bike Park in California with Evan Geankoplis. Evan rides for Alchemy bikes. Follow him on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/genomain/
Posted by sspomer on 8/18/2020 5:41 AM
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PINNED IN IRELAND - Greg Callaghan Vital RAW (video)
Enduro World Series smasher, Greg Callaghan, mobs his home trails in Ireland for a rim-pinging Vital RAW! See Greg's Devinci Spartan
Posted by sspomer on 8/15/2020 7:25 AM
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Vital RAW - Braydon Bringhurst (video)
Impossible climbs are all in a day's work for Braydon Bringhurst of the Canyon Collective. He takes on Boise, Idaho's most technical terrain with moves that most people ride right by or only think about descending. Even though he makes it look too easy, don't be fooled. Enjoy the failed attempt...
Posted by sspomer on 7/22/2020 5:26 AM
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Vital RAW - Failed Table Rock Attempts with BikerBrayd (video)
The mountain biking trails at Table Rock in Boise, Idaho, are full of technical challenges. Most riders get excited to just descend these tricky, rock-filled lines. Braydon Bringhurst thinks outside the box and pushes his bike-handling skills to the limit by trying to climb UP these razor sharp ...
Posted by sspomer on 7/18/2020 8:32 AM
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VITAL RAW - SCHLADMING #NotARace - iXS Test Session Day 2 (video)
The 2020 iXS Downhill Cup Test Session put on by Wyn Masters and Markus Pekoll at Schladming Bike Park was a huge success. World Cup Downhill mountain bike racers showed up to do timed runs and get their bikes dialed for, what we all hope, is a late-season World Cup series. #notarace #ixsdownhil...
Posted by sspomer on 7/4/2020 7:59 AM
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VITAL RAW - SCHLADMING #NotARace - iXS Test Session Day 1 (video)
Wyn Masters, you genius! The official unofficial iXS Test Session DH MTB event from Schladming, Austria, is underway with some of the fastest downhill mountain bikers getting loose, all off the record! YES! #notarace #ixsdownhillcup #bikeparkschladming #schladmingdachstein
Posted by sspomer on 7/2/2020 7:36 PM
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Vital RAW - Downhill Southeast Windrock (video)
The first DH mountain bike race of the 2020 Downhill Southeast season kicked off at Windrock Bike Park near Oliver Springs, Tennessee. Racers from all over the U.S. showed up to challenge the clock and each other! Frida Ronning and Dakotah Norton took home Pro victories. Isak Leivsson got 3rd i...
Posted by sspomer on 6/8/2020 9:59 AM
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UTAH FREERIDE - Vital RAW - Nell, Boggs, Riddle and Jamison (video)
Ethan Nell, Reed Boggs, Jaxson Riddle and Peter Jamison blast their mountain bikes to the moon near Virgin, Utah!
Posted by sspomer on 5/28/2020 7:57 AM
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Media Squid Sending - Vital RAW with Lee Trumpore (video)
Lockdown lifting means time for sending. Lee Trumpore turnbars and punts his way into your living room with a ripping edit from Germany! Filmed at Black Mountain Bike Park and the local Berlin trails. Learn more about Lee's yellow Yeti
Posted by sspomer on 5/20/2020 8:39 AM
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Racing As Fast As Today? Vital RAW - 2011 World Cup DH Flashback (video)
The bikes were still small, but getting a little longer. Edge (now known as ENVE) had carbon wheels on the Santa Cruz Syndicate bikes, Aaron Gwin was on Trek, Troy Lee Designs kits were loud, Labresse had heavenly grass turns and it sure feels like the race pace of the 2011 World Cup DH would be ...
Posted by sspomer on 5/8/2020 8:25 AM
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LOIC BRUNI - Vital RAW (video)
The World Champ and World Cup overall winner riding on a cloud. What more could you ask for?
Posted by sspomer on 5/4/2020 7:34 AM
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Noisy Bikes, Small Bikes - Vital RAW - 2010 World Cup DH (video)
Hard to believe this was 10 years ago! The bikes have changed, some riders have come and gone, but downhill racing is still the best ever!
Posted by sspomer on 4/26/2020 7:39 AM
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AMAURY PIERRON - Vital RAW (video)
Amaury Pierron won 3 of the 8 UCI World Cup DH mountain bike races last year. The French phenom is the definition of pure speed on a bike, laying it wide open at every chance it gets. Enjoy him speeding his 29er DH Commencal Supreme through the best downhill events of the season in this Vital RA...
Posted by sspomer on 4/22/2020 6:11 AM
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TROY BROSNAN - VITAL RAW, 2019 World Cup DH #3 (video)
Troy Brosnan, one of the most consistent riders on the UCI MTB World Cup Downhill circuit attacks with precision and style. He was the 3rd place overall finisher in the 2019 Elite Men's class and his riding level shows us why. Troy Brosnan's Canyon Sender from World Champs
Posted by sspomer on 4/5/2020 1:13 PM
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VITAL RAW - Crushing It In Christchurch (video)
The Christchurch Adventure Park originally opened in December 2016 as New Zealand’s first year round Chairlift access bike park but was forced to close when the Port Hills wildfire damaged most of the park and its tree cover in February 2017. The park re-opened in December 2017 with minimal trail...
Posted by sspomer on 3/28/2020 8:46 AM
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VITAL RAW - Danny Hart, #4 - 2019 World Cup Downhill (video)
Danny Hart is one gnarly human on a bicycle. Watch as he rides the 2019 UCI Mountain Bike World Cup DH tracks with blazing speed and precision. He has the balance of a surgeon and a wrecking ball like no other. With the 2020 downhill season postponed, he's also the last rider to win a World Cup D...
Posted by sspomer on 3/23/2020 7:07 AM
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VITAL RAW - Loris Vergier, #5 - 2019 World Cup Downhill (video)
Since the 2020 UCI World Cup Downhill is postponed until the coronavirus settles down, let's look back at the top riders of the 2019 race season. Loris Vergier of the Santa Cruz Syndicate had some highs and lows and ended up as the 5th place finisher in the 2019 World Cup DH. See Loris' Santa C...
Posted by sspomer on 3/14/2020 9:10 AM
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WORLD CUP DOWNHILL WOMEN - PINNED! Vital RAW (video)
The fastest women on DH bikes scorch the earth in this montage from the 2019 World Cup.
Posted by sspomer on 2/28/2020 8:37 AM
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Vital RAW, Mob n Mojave 2020 Bootleg Canyon (video)
The Mob n Mojave is one of the opening downhill mountain bike races of the U.S. season and this year it's also an Enduro World Series qualifier. The unrelenting sharp rocks of the Bootleg Canyon trails make for sketchy and scary conditions. Aaron Gwin and plenty of other pinners are there to batt...
Posted by sspomer on 2/16/2020 6:43 AM
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Brook Macdonald IS Vital RAW (video)
No bike rider better defines Vital RAW than Brook Macdonald. The Kiwi pinner, known as The Bulldog, is the epitome of ragged, loose and on the edge, and he's been making our jaws drop for years with his skills on a mountain bike. During the 2019 Mountain Bike World Championships in Mont-Sainte-...
Posted by sspomer on 2/7/2020 11:27 AM
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Vital RAW - Doing it Wrong, World Cup DH-style (video)
When it goes wrong, it goes really wrong on the World Cup DH circuit. The first race of 2020 is creeping up on us!
Posted by sspomer on 1/28/2020 7:27 AM
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