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EVENT: SETTING THE STAGE  FOR CRANKWORX LES 2 ALPES The Crankworx World Tour relives Rotorua & the opening round of the CWX World Tour   The launch of the Crankworx World Tour shows gravity mountain biking fans know how to “get amongst,” as the hosts of Crankworx Rotorua would say. This throwback video edit sums it […]

EVENT: ENDURO WORLD SERIES LANDS IN SCOTLAND FOR ROUND THREE     The Enduro World Series has sailed across the Irish sea and landed in Scotland for round three of the series, the Cannondale Alpine Bikes World Enduro at TweedLove. Read on for the details.     FROM IRELAND TO SCOTLAND Swapping the Emerald Isle

SPOTLIGHT: BEHIND THE CHAOS OF MASTERS OF DIRT VIENNA WITH POLYGON UR TEAM AND SAM REYNOLDS   Sam Reynolds took part in the biggest show in Europe last February: Masters of Dirt Vienna. Polygon UR Team came back from that special event and put together a video following Sam for a day during one of the shows.

HEALTH: UNDERSTANDING CYCLING INJURIES THIS IS SERIOUS BUSINESS!     Sports-related injuries are a big issue, and naturally, cycling-related injuries are a constant worry for all cyclists. During happier, adrenaline-infused moments, precautions to sports injury could be carelessly forgotten. However, when something goes wrong, this could usually means a long road of painful downtime, recovery, therapy sessions, painkillers, supplements and surgeries. In some more serious instances,

SPOTLIGHT: STRIDA CARBON FOLDING BIKE WON TAIWAN EXCELLENCE AWARDS 2015 COMMUTER AND FOLDING BIKES CONTINUE TO BE THE CATEGORY TO SHOWCASE INNOVATIVE BICYCLE DESIGNS       Bicycles used for sport purposes generally focus their design efforts on functional parts of the bicycles. With augmentations on the functions and performance over form, sports bicycles generally retain much of their

EVENT: CYCLE ASIA KUALA LUMPUR 2015 RETURNS TO DATARAN MERDEKA! Fourth edition of Malaysia’s largest mass participation cycling event on closed public roads welcomes cyclists of all skill levels. Anyone Can Ride!   (Chris Robb, Managing Director of event owner and organiser Spectrum Worldwide taking cycling up a notch at the official announcement of Cycle Asia

SPOTLIGHT: POLYGON UR TEAM AT SEA OTTER CLASSIC "FROM THE INSIDE" WITH ANDREW NEETHLING AND MICK HANNAH     Here is the second episode of Polygon UR Team's new series "From The inside". This episode follows Andrew Neethling and Mick Hannah down the crazy Dual Slalom and the fast Downhill at Sea Otter Classic. Once again the

TRAINING: SPINNING CLASS AND REAL CYCLING     It's been a long day at the office – meetings, long hours on the computer and John was feeling cramped up and badly needed a break. He packed his laptop into his bag and zipped off to the car park, his mind wandering to some after-office hours rejuvenation. The after-office

SPOTLIGHT: POLYGON UR TEAM TALKS ABOUT THE RECENT WORLD CUP DOWNHILL 2015 AT LOURDES   (From left: Manon Carpenter, Rachel Atherton, Emmerline Ragot, Myriam Nicole and Tracey Hannah)   The world cup stop for the very first time in the French Pyrenees in the holy city of Lourdes. Everyone agreed that the track was awesome, fast, technical

EVENT: SEA OTTER CLASSIC 2015 A CELEBRATION OF CYCLING     The 2015 Sea Otter Classic, "A Celebration of Cycling," will be held April 16-19, 2015 at Laguna Seca Recreation Area, Monterey, California, USA. This four-day, action-packed cycling festival features a full schedule of amateur and professional events, as well as other activities for family