https://www.mbr.co.uk Mountain Bike Rider Fri, 10 Jan 2025 13:55:56 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.mbr.co.uk/news/who-is-riding-what-and-where-in-2025-all-we-know-about-the-dh-world-cup-teams-and-rider-rosters-for-this-upcoming-race-season-445563 Fri, 10 Jan 2025 12:00:02 +0000 https://www.mbr.co.uk/?p=445563 From Andreas Kolb heading to YT Mob, to Marine Cabirou leaving Scott DH Factory, we round up everything we know about this year's DH World Cup teams.

It’s 2025 and that means the new downhill season is soon to be upon us. If you’ve been keeping an …Continue reading »]]> https://www.mbr.co.uk/news/why-mathieu-van-der-poel-will-take-over-from-tom-pidcock-as-the-roadies-mountain-biker-in-2025-445595 Tue, 07 Jan 2025 07:00:53 +0000 https://www.mbr.co.uk/?p=445595 Can we expect Mathieu van Der Poel to blow mountain biking away this year, just as Tom Pidcock did in 2024? Here are my thoughts on the Dutchman's World Championships chances

Tom Pidcock won’t win a mountain bike World Cup or even finish on the podium in 2025, largely because he …Continue reading »]]> https://www.mbr.co.uk/news/new-world-cup-feeder-series-launched-as-the-uci-looks-to-ease-entry-for-up-and-coming-riders-and-grow-the-sport-globally-445315 Fri, 20 Dec 2024 07:00:33 +0000 https://www.mbr.co.uk/?p=445315 Continental Series will include 28 races worldwide in 2025, with overall winners in XC and DH eligable to race the World Cup

The UCI has launched a new 28-strong global race series for 2025, with race winners eligible to compete in the …Continue reading »]]> https://www.mbr.co.uk/news/racing-news/fort-william-to-host-2025-dh-national-champs-while-revolution-bike-park-is-back-on-the-downhill-series-calendar-445052 Tue, 17 Dec 2024 07:00:50 +0000 https://www.mbr.co.uk/?p=445052 There's no World Cup Downhill at Fort William this year, but British Cycling's just released the Downhill calendar for 2025, and it includes Fort Bill and a few other fan favourites

Fort William will host the National Downhill Championships in July 2025, with Revolution Bike Park back in the fold too …Continue reading »]]> https://www.mbr.co.uk/news/why-we-wont-be-seeing-tom-pidcock-on-a-scott-spark-at-a-mountain-bike-world-cup-next-year-despite-move-away-from-from-ineos-grenadiers-444870 Tue, 10 Dec 2024 10:08:51 +0000 https://www.mbr.co.uk/?p=444870 The Olympic gold medallist has left Ineos Grenadiers and will be racing for the Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team, but he'll continue to ride Pinarello models for any off-road racing.

Current XC Olympic champion and former world champion Tom Pidcock has announced he will be leaving Ineos Grenadiers at the …Continue reading »]]> https://www.mbr.co.uk/news/the-best-bits-from-the-xc-racing-this-year-441975 Sat, 12 Oct 2024 16:00:13 +0000 https://www.mbr.co.uk/?p=441975 From Pidcock's second Olympic gold, to Ferrand-Prévot's legacy, we look back at the highlights from the 2024 XC racing season.

It’s that time of year again where we take stock on the epic season of XC racing that’s been and …Continue reading »]]> https://www.mbr.co.uk/news/relive-the-5-most-memorable-world-cup-downhill-moments-of-2024-441959 Tue, 08 Oct 2024 11:45:18 +0000 https://www.mbr.co.uk/?p=441959 An amazing season of racing, Rónán Dunne grabbed his first win, Tahnée was back winning again, the GOAT signed off, and plenty more besides... what were your favourite moments from the World Cup Series 2024?

From the season opener in Fort Bill, to North America and Mont-Sainte-Anne, the UCI Downhill World Cup series has had …Continue reading »]]> https://www.mbr.co.uk/news/4-things-we-learned-from-the-2024-downhill-world-champs-in-andorra-441095 Mon, 02 Sep 2024 07:00:59 +0000 https://www.mbr.co.uk/?p=441095 From Vali Höll's dominance, to Danny Hart's resurgence, here's what went down in Andorra this weekend

The 2024 UCI Downhill Mountain Bike World Championships took place in Andorra this weekend, on a dry and dusty track …Continue reading »]]> https://www.mbr.co.uk/news/racing-news/puck-pieterse-and-alan-hatherly-win-gold-at-the-2024-cross-country-mtb-world-championships-441099 Sun, 01 Sep 2024 14:04:44 +0000 https://www.mbr.co.uk/?p=441099 The rainbow stripes were passed on to two new faces in Andorra this weekend

Dutchwoman Puck Pieterse put on a dominant display to win the rainbow bands in the Elite Women’s cross-country mountain bike …Continue reading »]]> https://www.mbr.co.uk/news/2024-mtb-world-championships-how-to-watch-for-free-from-anywhere-in-the-world-440912 Mon, 26 Aug 2024 07:00:32 +0000 https://www.mbr.co.uk/?p=440912 Downhill, XC and e-mtb World Champs, here's how to catch the racing live

The Mountain Bike World Championships is upon us and the big news is that Tom Pidcock has all but won …Continue reading »]]> https://www.mbr.co.uk/news/polymer-cord-spokes-and-hairless-tyres-the-tricks-tom-pidcocks-mechanic-used-to-help-him-win-olympic-gold-440537 Tue, 06 Aug 2024 11:59:29 +0000 https://www.mbr.co.uk/?p=440537 Tom Pidcock stunned the world with his audacious victory in the Paris 2024 Olympic Mountain Bike Cross-Country, but what are the marginal gains to his equipment that helped him to that second gold medal? His mechanic spills the beans to BikePerfect's Paul Brett...

Tom Pidcock’s fight back from a puncture and last lap inside line move to take the Gold medal was surely …Continue reading »]]> https://www.mbr.co.uk/news/disgusting-boos-how-the-mainstream-media-reacted-to-tom-pidcocks-gold-440360 Tue, 30 Jul 2024 12:25:27 +0000 https://www.mbr.co.uk/?p=440360 Pidcock was a “daredevil”, “Iron Man”, “Flash”, possessor of “superb bike-handling skills” and “le Britannique” according to the non-mountain bike press

We’ve probably all seen the news by now, Tom Pidcock wins his gold in Paris, after doing it the hard …Continue reading »]]> https://www.mbr.co.uk/news/pidocks-last-lap-overtake-was-just-part-of-racing-says-olympic-mountain-bike-xco-silver-medallist-viktor-koretzky-440351 Tue, 30 Jul 2024 09:51:23 +0000 https://www.mbr.co.uk/?p=440351 While the Paris 2024 crowd booed Pidcock's audacious inside line, French rival Viktor Koretzky concedes it was a legitimate move.

Tom Pidcock’s incredible defence of his Olympic Mountain Bike XCO title was not without controversy, with the Elancourt Hill crowd …Continue reading »]]> https://www.mbr.co.uk/news/racing-news/rubbings-racing-says-tom-pidcock-about-controversial-move-in-olympic-mountain-bike-xco-race-that-clinched-gold-440316 Mon, 29 Jul 2024 14:35:05 +0000 https://www.mbr.co.uk/?p=440316 Britain's Tom Pidcock explains late race move and coming together with Silver medallist Viktor Koretzky, saying "I had to go for a gap".

Boos greeted Tom Pidcock as he crossed the line in front of a partisan French crowd to claim the gold …Continue reading »]]> https://www.mbr.co.uk/news/rubbings-racing-tom-pidcock-responds-to-boos-after-sharp-elbows-gold-medal-win-in-paris-2024-olympic-mountain-bike-xco-440299 Mon, 29 Jul 2024 14:02:16 +0000 https://www.mbr.co.uk/?p=440299 Pidcock becomes the second man ever to win two gold medals in mountain bike cross-country after controversial move and mid-race puncture.

Tom Pidcock has won gold in the Olympic mountain bike XC, in one of the best comebacks of all time. …Continue reading »]]> https://www.mbr.co.uk/news/tom-pidcock-suffers-front-puncture-in-olympic-mountain-bike-xco-race-while-in-the-lead-440293 Mon, 29 Jul 2024 13:21:01 +0000 https://www.mbr.co.uk/?p=440293 Pidcock, the defending Olympic champion, punctures on lap 4 and loses 36 seconds in fumbled wheel change.

Drama struck for the defending champion and Olympic favourite, Tom Pidcock, on lap four of the men’s Olympic XCO race …Continue reading »]]> https://www.mbr.co.uk/news/haley-batten-fined-but-keeps-silver-medal-after-protest-from-dutch-squad-after-olympic-xco-race-440285 Mon, 29 Jul 2024 12:50:56 +0000 https://www.mbr.co.uk/?p=440285 American rider fined 500 Swiss Francs for attacking during the feed zone

After a strong race resulting in a silver medal, team USA rider Haley Batten was hit with a fine for …Continue reading »]]> https://www.mbr.co.uk/news/loana-lecomte-suffers-head-trauma-and-jaw-injury-after-shocking-crash-in-paris-2024-olympic-mountain-bike-xco-race-440258 Sun, 28 Jul 2024 15:07:42 +0000 https://www.mbr.co.uk/?p=440258 The young French rider crashed hard in a rock garden at the Élancourt Hill track while in bronze medal position.

Reports from French sports website, L’Equipe, indicate that Loana Lecomte suffered a ‘head trauma and minor jaw injury’ after a …Continue reading »]]> https://www.mbr.co.uk/news/pauline-ferrand-prevot-wins-emotional-fairytale-olympic-xco-gold-at-paris-2024-in-dominant-display-on-a-pinarello-hardtail-440243 Sun, 28 Jul 2024 14:43:00 +0000 https://www.mbr.co.uk/?p=440243 Ferrand-Prévot put in a powerhouse performance in front of a home crowd at Élancourt Hill to finally add an Olympic medal to her palmares.

Pauline Ferrand-Prévot of France has won the Olympic cross-country (XCO) gold medal at the Paris Olympics 2024. The Frenchwoman put …Continue reading »]]> https://www.mbr.co.uk/news/just-gravel-tom-pidcock-slams-the-olympic-course-as-not-really-mountain-bike-440237 Fri, 26 Jul 2024 09:57:52 +0000 https://www.mbr.co.uk/?p=440237 Reigning Olympic champion calls the Élancourt Hill circuit “bland”

Tom Pidcock and Evie Richards have likened the Olympic mountain bike course to a “gravel” circuit, according to a news …Continue reading »]]> https://www.mbr.co.uk/news/paris-olympics-2024-whos-going-to-win-mountain-biking-gold-440121 Fri, 26 Jul 2024 06:00:33 +0000 https://www.mbr.co.uk/?p=440121 Will Pidders do the double? And who will follow in Neff's footsteps as women's Olympic champion?

We’ve got a week to go before the best cross-country mountain bike riders in the world all meet at Elancourt …Continue reading »]]> https://www.mbr.co.uk/news/racing-news/what-mountain-bikes-are-the-top-xc-racers-riding-at-the-paris-olympics-440137 Thu, 25 Jul 2024 16:00:45 +0000 https://www.mbr.co.uk/?p=440137 From the Pinarello Dogma XC, to the Specialized S-Works Epic 8, there's going to be a lot of bling XC race bike on fighting for eyeballs at this year's Paris Olympics.

The Paris Olympics XCO mountain bike races are fast approaching, and we thought it was a good time to have …Continue reading »]]> https://www.mbr.co.uk/news/evie-richards-i-went-on-a-ride-and-i-couldnt-cross-the-road-i-just-started-crying-440096 Thu, 25 Jul 2024 06:00:33 +0000 https://www.mbr.co.uk/?p=440096 The Team GB Olympic hopeful and former World MTB XCO Champion on recovering from concussion, riding downhill on an XC bike, and learning to be happy.

This Sunday Evie Richards will compete for a gold medal at the Olympics, a prize she tells me has been …Continue reading »]]> https://www.mbr.co.uk/news/xco-paris-olympics-course-preview-440114 Wed, 24 Jul 2024 06:00:31 +0000 https://www.mbr.co.uk/?p=440114 The Olympic XCO course rises to a giddy 231m, takes in epic views of the Eiffel Tower, and is the stage for the most important XC race in three years

On 28 and 29 July 2024, the best cross-country mountain bike riders in the world will descend (pardon the pun) …Continue reading »]]> https://www.mbr.co.uk/news/mountain-biking-relegated-to-a-second-class-sport-in-wales-with-xc-and-downhill-racers-to-get-less-support-than-road-and-track-440057 Tue, 23 Jul 2024 06:00:40 +0000 https://www.mbr.co.uk/?p=440057 Welsh Cycling's strategy until 2030 sees road and track trumping XC for rider support, DH on a level with cycle speedway, and enduro and e-enduro to get no investment of resources

Mountain biking has been relegated to a second-class sport by Beicio Cymru, formerly known as Welsh Cycling, with XC racing …Continue reading »]]> https://www.mbr.co.uk/news/racing-news/tom-pidcock-out-of-the-tour-de-france-with-covid-can-he-still-retain-mountain-biking-xco-gold-at-the-olympics-439956 Mon, 15 Jul 2024 13:54:31 +0000 https://www.mbr.co.uk/?p=439956 Paris 2024 is set to start in just under two weeks...will Pidcock be fit to defend his gold in the MTB XCO?

British cross-country (XCO) Olympics hopeful, and reigning Olympic Champion, Tom Pidcock has had to pull out of the Tour de …Continue reading »]]> https://www.mbr.co.uk/news/vali-holl-wins-in-leogang-by-a-massive-seven-seconds-loic-bruni-takes-the-mens-dh-world-cup-438934 Mon, 10 Jun 2024 11:58:46 +0000 https://www.mbr.co.uk/?p=438934 Vali Höll smashed it by a massive seven seconds, and Specialized claimed the top two in the men's, with Loic Bruni and Finn Iles

Vali Höll (YT Mob) and Loic Bruni (Specialized Gravity) won the Elite women’s and men’s races at the third round …Continue reading »]]>