Jenny Rissveds, 2017 Cape Epic winner in Mixed, and Olympic and Swedish Mountain Bike Champion, has announced that she wants to fully recover and be 100% ready before racing again. Consequentially, the 23 year old Swede terminated her contract with her team, SCOTT-SRAM MTB Racing. Jenny has been riding on SCOTT bikes since she started mountain […]
Gunn-Rita continues her career with Merida
Gunn-Rita Dahle Flesjå’s career is unparalleled. For over 20 years she has been a part of mountain biking’s world elite, and the queen of mountain biking is hungry for more! After the demise of the Multivan Merida Team at the end of the 2016 season, Gunn-Rita has looked to continue cycling at the highest level. The Norwegian Merida distributor, […]
JAH, man! José Antonio Hermida on Cairns and Rio
Multivan Merida XC rider and Spanish super star José Antonio Hermida (37) started his career in Australia, won the Olympic Silver medal in Athens 2004 and is now on his trail to Rio. We met him at the Multivan Merida team meet and greet prior to the World Cup in Albstadt, Germany – held in a castle. […]
Nino Schurter – The Hunt for Glory
It’s winter time in Europe, and many European and North American professionals will be undertaking training camps in Mallorca, or Tenerife, or South Africa. Some will even choose to be skiing before getting start on their specific fitness. Nino Schurter has just released his latest video that showcases his training and racing on his path […]
Reid and Dosa lead Trans Hajar
The fifth edition of Oman’s Trans Hajar Mountain Bike multi-day stage race kicked off today with an Individual Time Trial in the breath-taking surroundings of Jebel Shams, Arabia’s highest peak (3,028 metres). Leading the pack by 1 minute 40 seconds in the Male Open Category is South African 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic hopeful, James […]