World Cup race day practice photos
Sunday, April 12th, 2009
This morning the track was looking good and not slippery like the day before… (more…)

This morning the track was looking good and not slippery like the day before… (more…)

Martin Whiteley is a very busy man. His company 23 Degrees Sports has developed a reputation for representing some of the greatest riders and teams in the sport, and team Trek World Racing is his latest project. We caught up with him at the PMB world cup to ask him a few questions about the new team, and what is involved in running an outfit like this on the world cup circuit. (more…)

Jared Graves held off the competition to take the 4X win in the final. The long track took its toll on the riders and spread the competitors out towards the end of each run. Graves however had a clean sweep through all of his heats, and stayed out in front all the way to the finish line. (more…)

Due to the rain that fell last night the top section of the DH track this morning was covered in a slick layer of mud. The clay content in the soil is very high on this course and as soon as it gets wet grip is all but completely gone. (more…)

Another sweet 4X bike we have seen in the pits is the Chain Reaction Cycles / Intense teams Tazer VP bikes. They are one of the few dula suspension 4X bikes out on the track and they are super light as well. (more…)

The 4x Finals are starting in a few hours and there are a ton of team bikes floating around at the moment. One that caught out eye was Filip Polc’s new 4X machine from Evil Bikes. (more…)

As everyone knows this World Cup is the first official team race for the new Monster Energy / Specialized team. We went past the team pits and had a look at Sam Hills new Demo 8. (more…)

The 4X qualifying has come and gone and the results have been announced. (more…)

Yesterday we went past the Yeti pits and had a look at the new 303DH team bikes. Sam Blinkensop’s bike was getting dialed in for his qualifying run and the guys from Yeti let us shoot a few pics of his new setup. (more…)

Downhill qualifying went down today and Mick Hannah ended up the fastest man down the hill. The riding was very close though and it looks like the times in the finals will be well below the 4 minute mark. (more…)