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    Mountain Bike Rider

    The best bikes of Ard Rock: from Joe Barnes’ custom Hope HB.916 to a 1996 GT LTS that’s still shredding 28 years later

    • August 1, 2024

    Ard Rock is the UK’s largest mountain bike festival, it draws an international crowd for its mix of enduro racing, party atmosphere and bike expo. All that means it’s the…

    Tom Pidcock holds his gold medal on the podium, sorounded by Silver medalist Victor Koretzky on the left and Bronze medalist Alan Hatherly on the right

    “Disgusting boos”: How the mainstream media reacted to Tom Pidcock’s gold

    • July 30, 2024

    We’ve probably all seen the news by now, Tom Pidcock wins his gold in Paris, after doing it the hard way. The Leeds rider punctured on the fourth lap, lost…

    Pidock’s last lap overtake was just ‘part of racing’ says Olympic Mountain Bike XCO silver medallist, Viktor Koretzky

    • July 30, 2024

    Tom Pidcock’s incredible defence of his Olympic Mountain Bike XCO title was not without controversy, with the Elancourt Hill crowd loudly booing the British rider as he crossed the line,…

    Shimano New Trail Born Fund

    Shimano to commit $10 million to new global Trail Born Fund aimed at helping trail building projects around the world

    • July 29, 2024

    The world’s biggest bicycle component manufacturer, Shimano, has announced it will be financially backing global MTB trail building projects under the name of ‘Trail Born Fund’. The Trail Born Fund…

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    Best budget mountain bike helmets under £100: Affordable head protection

    • July 29, 2024

    The sub £100 price category is where you’ll find the best value helmets for trail and cross-country riding. Design details, construction methods and safety technology has rapidly made its way…

    “Rubbing’s racing” says Tom Pidcock about controversial move in Olympic Mountain Bike XCO race that clinched Gold

    • July 29, 2024

    Boos greeted Tom Pidcock as he crossed the line in front of a partisan French crowd to claim the gold medal in the Mountain Bike Cross-Country race at the Paris…

    Tom Pidcock wins Gold medal in dramatic Paris 2024 Olympic mountain bike XCO race, and gets booed by the crowd

    • July 29, 2024

    Tom Pidcock has won gold in the Olympic mountain bike XC, in one of the best comebacks of all time. Pidcock took the lead on the second lap, before a…

    Tom Pidcock suffers front puncture in Olympic mountain bike XCO race while in the lead

    • July 29, 2024

    Drama struck for the defending champion and Olympic favourite, Tom Pidcock, on lap four of the men’s Olympic XCO race at Élancourt Hill near Paris, when he suffered a front…

    Haley Batten fined but keeps silver medal after protest from Dutch squad after Olympic XCO race

    • July 29, 2024

    After a strong race resulting in a silver medal, team USA rider Haley Batten was hit with a fine for 500 Swiss Francs (CHF) after a last-lap infringement, which saw…

    Forestal Cyon Halo

    Forestal announces long-awaited upgrades to batteries and motors to tackle issues with range and tuning

    • July 29, 2024

    Forestal, the Andorran start-up e-bike brand, has just announced a package of upgrades to its motor and battery system designed to improve range and user-experience. This follows issues with limited…

    Loana Lecomte suffers ‘head trauma’ and jaw injury after shocking crash in Paris 2024 Olympic Mountain Bike XCO race – UPDATE

    • July 28, 2024

    Reports from French sports website, L’Equipe, indicate that Loana Lecomte suffered a ‘head trauma and minor jaw injury’ after a nasty crash in the rock garden at the Élancourt Hill…

    Pauline Ferrand-Prévot wins emotional fairytale Olympic XCO Gold at Paris 2024 in dominant display… on a Pinarello hardtail

    • July 28, 2024

    Pauline Ferrand-Prévot of France has won the Olympic cross-country (XCO) gold medal at the Paris Olympics 2024. The Frenchwoman put on a dominant display after attacking early on, eventually winning…

    Fizik Terra GTX on a mossy stump

    The Fizik Terra Ergolace GTX MTB shoe is perfect in every way, except where it really counts

    • July 28, 2024

    The Fizik Terra Ergolace GTX is not your usual flat pedal shoe. There’s no hint of the skate-inspired look most flat shoes lean into, instead the exquisite build quality and…

    Tom Pidcock riding the new Pinarello Dogma XC mountain bike

    “Just gravel”: Tom Pidcock slams the Olympic course as “not really mountain bike”

    • July 26, 2024

    Tom Pidcock and Evie Richards have likened the Olympic mountain bike course to a “gravel” circuit, according to a news report in Cycling Weekly. Speaking at a press conference for…

    Haley Batten

    Paris Olympics 2024: Who’s going to win mountain biking gold?

    • July 26, 2024

    We’ve got a week to go before the best cross-country mountain bike riders in the world all meet at Elancourt Hill on the outskirts of Paris. Well, not all together,…

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    What mountain bikes are the top XC racers riding at the Paris Olympics?

    • July 25, 2024

    The Paris Olympics XCO mountain bike races are fast approaching, and we thought it was a good time to have a look at what bikes are going to be ridden…

    Trek Slash+

    Trek launches new electric Slash+ enduro bike with TQ motor and bigger battery, and its even cheaper than the analogue version!

    • July 25, 2024

    With its new electrified Slash+, Trek is the latest big brand to join the likes of Mondraker with its Dune, Specialized with its Kenevo SL, and YT with its Decoy…

    I love watching downhill mountain biking, but I’d hate to see it at the Olympics

    • July 25, 2024

    Why not downhill? It’s a question I ask myself every four years in the run up to the Olympics – why is XC racing alone worthy of an Olympic gold…

    Evie Richards smiling at the start line for an XCO World Cup

    Olympic hopeful Evie Richards: “I went on a ride and I couldn’t cross the road, I just started crying”

    • July 25, 2024

    This Sunday Evie Richards will compete for a gold medal at the Olympics, a prize she tells me has been in her dreams her entire life. She’s modest about her…

    Rapha Explore Zip Neck Pullover

    Rapha is having a 40% off summer sale on mountain bike clothing… here are our picks

    • July 24, 2024

    Rapha has made a name for itself in the mountain bike world over the last few years, after being synonymous with road cycling previously. It has nailed its MTB kit,…

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    “The lightest, most breathable trousers I’ve tested” – Patagonia’s Dirt Craft Pants are my pick for summer riding

    Whyte Kado RSX

    I’ve tested all Whyte’s e-bikes, and the new Kado offers the best blend of power, performance and range… I still find the scintillating E-Lyte more fun to ride though

    Endura MT500 jacket 2025

    Endura’s latest MT500 waterproof jacket is lighter and easier to move in than the original, but the latest regulations mean it’s just not as good at shedding water

    Propain Shresh SL

    The Propain Sresh SL may not sparkle and fizz, and the TQ motor is no match for the grunt of the DJI, but I still loved every second aboard this stealthy e-bike

    Fox Podium inverted fork

    Fox’s inverted Podium fork is heavy, expensive, and a faff to live with, but it’s the best enduro fork I’ve ridden

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