The first round of the UCI XCO World Cup is on this weekend at Smithfield Mountain Bike Park north of Cairns. The mountain bike world has been flying in to the tropical paradise over the last week or more. As the first round of the World Cup in an Olympic year, and the fact that […]
BMC teams train together in Spain
Teams that train together, race well together. Maybe BMC is taking that a step further, pulling all their teams together for one training camp? BMC Switzerland and other partners of its professional racing teams met in Altea, Alicante this week for a joint team camp. The goal of the 3 day camp was not just to […]
BMC release new Teamelite 01 – a Racing Evolution
The Swiss don’t do things by halves, and BMC haven’t been known to take bike design lightly. The Impec Lab has teamed up with the BMC Mountainbike Racing Team to create the new BMC Teamelite 01 – the world’s most technically advanced hardtail mountain bike. Cross-country racing, and marathon racing, demands absolute perfection from your […]
Shimano XTR Di2 Looking Refined
Earlier this year we saw photos of the new XTR M9000 adorning the BMC of Julien Absalon. The 1×11 setup with close ratios looked sweet, perfect for XCO racing, and Absalon has clearly showed that as he wrapped up yet another World Cup title. At Euro Bike, Shimano had the BMC that Absalon rode at […]