Riders

It was a sand castle like no other. Built with nothing but sand and water over the course of the month, in minus-30 degrees it became a frozen playground for BMX duo Kostya Andreev and Irek Rizaev.

RACHEL ATHERTON BACK ON THE BIKE AND TARGETING WORLD CUP RETURN The 32-year-old talks rehab, World Cup return, weddings and new bikes. Rachel Atherton has set her sights on winning her fitness battle in time for the opening World Cup race of 2020 on March 21 in Lousã, Portugal. The Queen of the UCI MTB World

Courage Adams left Nigeria when he was just five-years-old to relocate to Spain with his family. Eighteen years on, the BMX rider has returned to the land of his birth on two wheels. Inspired to do so by last year’s film following Starboy and the Lagos BMX Crew, ‘Encouraged’ sees Adams trace his roots back to the family home in Benin City.

VENEZUELAN BMX STAR DANIEL DHERS TALKS ABOUT HIS CAREER AND AN EXCITING 2020

AMERICAN DUO REFLECTING ON BECOMING RED BULL UCI PUMP TRACK WORLD CHAMPIONS American duo Tommy Zula and Payton Ridenour are proud owners of the coveted UCI rainbow jersey after they became Pump Track world champions October 2019. The talented duo triumphed in challenging, wet Swiss conditions to claim the inaugural UCI honour in their chosen discipline and they took

WHO’S RIDING WHAT: SITI MARIAM ON A SHINY TITANIUM RACE MACHINE We have been seeing these shiny titanium things zipping around Singapore trails lately. They look really light even from far, and their timeless industrial-style frames seems to say they are not to be taken lightly (accidental pun here). These are Kingdom Bikes. We got

WIBMER’S LAW SEES TRIALS RIDER TAKE BIG CITIES BY STORM Fabio Wibmer showed in Fabiolous Escape 2 that he is capable of pulling off audacious bike tricks and he has followed it up with a big city passion project that took over a year to shoot. Here is all you need to know: The East Tirolean turns

We have been a great fan of the Youth Category during local races. Reason being the Youth Category is aggressive in its own ways. We have young riders wanting to prove their salt to themselves as well as to the rest of the world. And relatively new to races also means they tend to get more emotional about their performances than the older categories. All these add to the colors of any event. And prepares us for a near future with a stable of strong riders. Amongst these youthful dangerous lot, we met Syafiq. He came across as a dude that is confident and eager to show his worth to whoever that’s interested to know. This dude has the prowess to impress when it comes to speed. We chatted with him to see what stuff gets him chilled.

PERSONALITY: THE GIFT OF STRENGTH AND HOPE  NEW-GIRL-ON-THE-BLOCK TO THE CHIANG MAI DOWNHILL SCENE SHARES AN INSPIRING STORY OF BATTLING SICKNESS AND THE POSITIVITY THAT COMES FROM CYCLING When we first met Gift, we had the casual impression that she’s one of those sporty fun-loving Chiang Mai mountain bikers that is always cheerful, full of energy and extremely fit. Little