WHISTLER, BC, June 8, 2009 – Athlete registration for Kokanee Crankworx 2009 will open on Monday, June 8.  Nine days of events beginning on August 8 running through to August 16 will attract hundreds of athletes from the world’s best mountain bikers to amateurs.

Leominster, MA (May 17th, 2009) – The third round of the Nissan World Cup action took place last weekend in the snow covered mountains of Vallnord, Andorra.  Steve Peat and Sabrina Jonnier carried their momentum from last weekend’s World Cup in La Bresse, France and earned top spots in their respective categories.  Fionn Griffith wins the Women’s 4X.

Vernon, New Jersey (May 15, 2009) – The seventh annual U.S. Open of Mountain Biking, which will kick-off on May 22nd, has become a national benchmark for U.S. mountain bike events boasting attendance by many of the world’s top racers. Against the backdrop of nearly 50 custom built mountain bike trails, the U.S. Open of Mountain Biking plays host to amateur and professional racers from across the globe all looking to capture the most prestigious title in American gravity racing.

Female cycling star and GB Olympic 2012 hopeful Shanaze Reade has officially thrown her hat in the ring to compete in the gruelling 4-Cross (4X) event at the 2009 Nissan UCI Mountain Bike World Cup, which is being held in Fort William on the 6 -7th June.

Santa Cruz Syndicate’s Steve Peat teaches a master class in downhill racing as he smokes the competition here in La Bresse, France at the second round of the Nissan UCI World Cup Downhill.   This win combined with his 3rd place in South Africa puts him into the leaders jersey in the series as well as tying Nico’s record of 16 World Cup career wins.  Greg Minnaar just misses the podium with a 6th place finish ending his two-year World Cup podium streak.  Young Josh Bryceland bumped up the effort in the final to improve over his qualifier and places 24th.

The first stop on the Cycle Solutions O-Cup DH/Super D series was off the hook, posting the second largest race in Ontario’s History. A mix of sun and clouds kept the Super D course buffed as the inaugural event took place. The course was a mix of super fast and flowy sections with some rocks and jumps thrown in for good measure. All of the competitors had smiles from ear to ear (if they weren’t picking their lung up from off the ground, haha) and said this was the perfect start for Super D in Ontario.

After a successful first race of the season at Kelso we are back for a brand new, never before seen race course.  I've had a great number of enquiries about when the build day will be, so I'm pleased to announce the following....

19-year-old British downhill star Brendan Fairclough announced today that he has just signed a two-year deal with one of the most successful teams on the International Mountain Bike circuit, Team Monster Energy/Iron Horse.  The signing of the former Honda Team G Cross rider will see Brendan lining up alongside four time World Champion and defending World Cup Series Champion, Australian Sam Hill.