2010 Parkfield Classic Race

The Parkfield Classic has kicked off the start to the collegiate race series. It is located about 90 miles North/East of San Luis Obispo. Driving out there you pass through large ranches that are tens of thousands of acres. The venue is actually located within the Monterey County line. The weather broke the triple digits and by 10a.m. Saturday it was already into the mid eighties.
Both the DH and DS courses were the same as they have been over the last five years or so. From the start you fade off right and ride on down the hill on its left side. Slowly you come back to the crest of the hill and Cat 1/Pro (A) riders go right and into a large G-Out while Cat 2/Cat 3 (B,C) riders go around on the left. Cat 2/B riders have the option of running the G-Out also. After passing this you go into a high-speed part that leads you into a high bermed left-hander with a tree hanging over the middle of it. Kind of gives you the illusion that you may clip your head. This is where the course deviates from ones in the past. They added a small rock garden that was about forty feet long followed by a three-foot drop-off. Placing the rock section on a more or less level area made this section much trickier than it would have been otherwise. Riders could take the long way around which faded left and then hit another right hand berm that spit you out about twenty feet above where the drop-off linked back up with the trail.
After this area the course went left and came through a tree section with a small drop in it. After that there are a few corners that have no berms but must be taken at speed between trees. The course gets a little faster and again the course splits the left has another G-Out while the right is slower yet somewhat safer. The next thing is the steep fire-road width drop that is very steep. At the bottom of this you turn left through the creek bed and then fade right as the finish approaches a few G-Outs stand in the way then it is over. The course is fun, fast and tends to flow really well. A five or six inch bike would be the choice weapon here.
Watching practice there were a handful of riders that looked real fast. All the usual suspects Kendall-Weed, Bowers, Wideman, Lewis, both Furbee's and a few others. At the end of the day Ben Furbee had the fastest time with a 1:45 even beating second place Jeff Kendall-Weed by just over a second. Riders had fun on the course and there were no serious injuries to report. The collegiate race series kicks off once again! Check out full results and also the pictures we got by following the link below.

2010 Parkfield Classic Results

2011 Pivot Cycles Phoenix

Rising above all other downhill mountain bikes, the Phoenix DH is the ultimate World Cup downhill weapon. It's an all-new Pivot Cycles design with the heritage of Dave Weagle's six World Championships behind it. The Phoenix DH offers riders 8.15" (207mm) of travel thanks to a dw-link(R) suspension design featuring position-sensitive anti-squat. Unique to the Phoenix DH is the fact it has a distinct advantage in overall control and pedaling efficiency over other downhill bikes. Square edge bump absorption is incredible, and the suspension remains stable and controlled in the most extreme conditions. The Phoenix DH pedals like a champ, has the control of a pro and descends like an animal. We're proud the Phoenix DH is a game-changer.
2011 Pivot Cycles Phoenix Downhill

2010 Pro GRT Finals Qualifying Results

The 2010 USA Cycling Professional Mountain Bike Gravity Tour (Pro GRT) will wrap up this weekend at Whiteface Mountain Bike Park in Lake Placid, New York.

The Whiteface Mountain Bike Park 5K Downhill will take place on September 12 and feature new trail selections on a five-kilometer course that can be described as fast and flowing with technical sections throughout.

As the fifth international-grade downhill event on USA Cycling’s Pro GRT, Whiteface will wrap up the season-long points competition.

Heading into the finale, Bryn Atkinson (AUS/Transition Racing) has a steady lead in the men’s competition with 205 points compared to the 130 his nearest threat, Andrew Neethling (RSA/Trek World Racing), has accumulated. In the women’s contest, Jill Kintner (Seattle, Wash./Transition Bikes) is in the lead with 275 points while fellow American Melissa Buhl (Chandler, Ariz./KHS Bikes) is in second with 110.
2010 Pro GRT Whiteface Finals Downhill Qualifying Results

2010 Atherton Project Episode 9

Episode 9 of The Atherton Project kicks off in Val Di Sole, Italy, for World Cup Round 5. It's a race Gee could do with winning if he's going to take the pressure off his title fight with Greg Minaar. After some light-hearted gym training with the team, it's on to the course.
Gee qualifies solidly, with a win the only thing on his mind. Can he prevent the 2010 season title from coming down to the last race and secure a win here?

2010 Atherton Project Episode 9

2010 Mont Sainte Anne UCI Dwonhill Results

2010 Mont Sainte Anne WC Downhill Champ Results

2010 Mont Sainte Anne 4X Final Results

2010 Mont Sainte Anne Four Cross Results

2010 Mont Sainte Anne WC Champs Timed Practice By DirtTv

2010 MTB Champ Downhill Timed Practice Video

2010 Mont Sainte Anne Downhill Practice Day 2 By MTBCUT

Day Two Downhill Practice 2010 MTB World Champs

2010 UCI World Champs Mont Sainte Anne Downhill Timed Practice

Timed practice happened today and Greg Minnar had the fastest time and Aaron Gwin was third. While in the Junior Men's race Neko Mulally took first by close to four seconds and local Nate Furbee placed 14th! In Pro Women's Tracy Moseley had the fastest time while Jill Kintner placed 5th.

2010 UCI Downhill World Champs Timed Practice Results