Twelve months, twelve short documentaries on a long way to success. Trainings. Races. Travelling. Life.
This is TWELVE – a new project of the mountain biker and BMXer Michal Prokop.

Not only by its coarse visual interpretation TWELVE picks up the threads of michal.prokop09 calendar, however it uses a wider potential of video technologies. Rob Trnka’s camera takes the past month of Michal Prokop, just as he has actually spent it. Without any adornments and planning. It doesn’t aim to celebrate the leading actor; it wants to capture by its sincereness. TWELVE doesn’t create dramatic situations, but it catches them if they arise.

In first days of the following month you can always find out what were the last four weeks of Michal Prokop. Interesting? Boring? Tiring? Cheerful? Successful…? As every real calendar also TWELVE starts in January. Tons of iron, hours in fitness centre and snow and freeze all around. This way Michal’s year 2010 started, a season dedicated o four-cross, in which BMX already starts to come through strongly, with qualification for 2012 Olympic Games.

You can always find the premiere of TWELVE at redbull.cz

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Lakewood, Colo.— With Colorado’s famed history with the sport of mountain biking, it is only fitting for the first ever women’s only mountain bike event to launch on the state’s legendary turf. In 1990, Durango hosted the first ever UCI Mountain Bike World Championships and two Coloradoans, Ned Overend and Juli Furtado, were crowned World Champions. Crested Butte is home of the Mountain Bike Hall of Fame and Museum and the Leadville 100 attracts some of the most renown racers from all over the world to compete in one of the toughest mountain bike races in the U.S.

Now on June 12, 2010 the Beti Bike Bash will add to the history with its debut as the first ever women’s only mountain bike event at Lakewood’s Bear Creek Lake Park, 15 miles west of Denver, Colo.

Team Yeti Beti will play host to this event with presenting sponsors Yeti Cycles and Bigfoot Productions of Golden, Colo. The event will offer women several exciting and fun races for all ages and abilities. The course at Bear Creek Lake Park is a five mile, non-technical singletrack loop with views of surrounding Red Rocks Park. Beginners (CAT 3) will ride two laps, with the sport (CAT 2) riders racing three laps, and the Open/Pro race featuring four fast laps. There will also be a three-woman relay fun race for those who want to experience the camaraderie of a mountain bike race with their friends.

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Having already worked together for three years, Rachel, Gee and Dan ATHERTON’s confidence in COMMENCAL has been strongly reiterated with the announcement of another two years in partnership with the bike manufacturer. This relationship has steadily grown and is now set to be stronger than ever. The fresh team name and logo marks a new chapter, and the birth of Team COMMENCAL.

The ATHERTON siblings will be chasing World titles aboard COMMENCAL’s race proven bikes, the ‘Supreme DH’ and the ‘Absolut 4X Ti’.

Max COMMENCAL commented, “After these past three years spent together, I would first like to thank Madison, our UK distributor, for all the work they have done with this exceptional team. Without them, this story might never have been started. Today we have reached a new level with the ATHERTON clan, with their intense passion for riding and huge motivation to win.

Rachel is almost rabid-like in her determination, Gee is more of a missile then ever, and Dan is going to surprise us once again. Together we have numerous projects planned, on both a sporting and technological level. We’re going to enjoy ourselves even more and help move the industry that we love those extra few steps forward”.

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(Jackson Hole, WY – February 1, 2010) Mountain Khakis®, a premier outdoor-lifestyle apparel brand “Built for the Mountain Life”, proudly announces their title sponsorship of the 2010 MOG Outdoor Gear Sale & COPMOBA Bike Swap in Grand Junction, Colorado – the largest grassroots outdoor gear sale and bike swap between Denver and Salt Lake City.

Overland adventure enthusiasts know a MOG when they see one. But ask any Colorado & Utah outdoor enthusiast what the MOG is and they’ll tell you with enthusiasm, ‘it’s THE outdoor event and sale of the year!’

Let’s pause here for station-translation-identification. MOG=Manufacturers of Outdoor Gear. Clever. COPMOBA=Colorado Plateau Mountain Bike Trail Association. COPMOBA, by the way, is the only US trail advocacy organization in the MTB Hall of Fame, and is also sponsored by Mountain Khakis®.

On Saturday, April 10th, Outdoor and Cycling Industry manufacturers, Rocky Mountain region sales reps, retailers & gearheads will come together for this 6th annual 1-day Outdoor Gear Sale & Bike Swap in downtown Grand Junction, CO. This unique, grassroots event is supported by area retailers and draws a faithful crowd of locals, mountain townies & city slickers from every nook and cranny between Denver and Salt Lake. To boot, the MOG is a benefit event for the western Colorado outdoor community.

Wanna’ come? Regional manufacturers, sales reps and retailers are invited to register (registration attached)! Individuals are invited to sell at the bike swap (same-day registration)! Gearheads are invited to partake in the a-mazing deals! Expect 40-50 booths, a climbing wall, bicycle obstacle course, slackline course, music and much more.

o MOG Date: Saturday, April 10, 2010 * 1 day only
o Time: 9am – 4pm
o Location: Downtown Grand Junction, CO
o Saturday Night: Telluride MountainFilm @ 7pm followed by Loki Nite @ 9pm (Mesa Theater)
o Sunday: Ride, Climb, Hike, Run, Fish or Float in our famous western Colorado high desert

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Leogang, Austria

I’ve now been to Austria a handful of times and until now I’ve only visited in the summer months. This past week I got to travel there in the winter for a snow slopestyle. It was amazing. Huge 40+ foot jumps with lips as tall as a house. Riding into them for the first time was simply scary. Once you found yourself on the landing it was the best feeling you could have. Going up the lip you would feel your speed decelerating more and more and you had to wonder if you had too much speed or too little speed. The great thing was that the landings were all a mile long and if you over jumped it was just adding to your amplitude and for the most part was just as smooth as landing at the top. I took a pretty hard case in practice and decided that jumping farther was clearly the best option… and the most fun!! Some of the gaps could be made 10- 15 ft. bigger just by going faster and were still smooth.

Austria is simply beautiful in the winter. You are surrounded with a 360-degree view of snow covered mountains. Snow was plentiful and was perfect for snow ball fights too, which replaced some of the daily activities that we normally do in Leogang during summer, including go karting. I wasn’t able to get the chance because the normal track in Leogang is closed for winter, but a few of the riders that went to the event early went to ICE carting. I’m thoroughly jealous.

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Online Registration is Now Open for Women-Focused Mountain Bike Skills Camps

(Madison, WI) — Trek Bicycle, North America’s largest domestic manufacturer of bicycles, announced its
title sponsorship of the 2010 Trek Dirt Series mountain bike skills program today. Designed to help riders of all experience levels, particularly women, take their cross country, downhill and freeride skills to the next level, the Trek Dirt Series will travel to 16 locations throughout the Western U.S. and Canada providing beginner, intermediate, advanced and locale-specific instruction at each weekend-long camp.

“I’m extremely excited to be working with an organization that has so much experience and such
enthusiasm for supporting women in mountain biking,” remarked Whistler-based Dirt Series camp founder
Candace Shadley. “With Trek’s support, we’ve been able to dramatically increase our resources and
expand our operation for 2010. This will be our first year providing instruction as far east as Colorado and
also the first year our riders will have access to Trek’s WSD Factory Demo Team and fleet of demo bikes
at every event.”

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As the 2010 MTB race season quickly approaches, Nema would like to announce our 2010 Contingency Program. In an effort to help give back to our supporting riders, Nema offers you a chance to recoup some of your hard earned dollars at the races this year! Check out the flier for more info!

1.. New riders must register in advance by sending your NAME, ADRESS, RACING CATEGORY to
info@nemabrand.com (only pre-registered riders qualify)
2. You will receive Nema stickers which you must place on your bike, and helmet.
3. Minimum of 5 riders in your class to qualify for payout.
4. Only official results from promoter will qualify.
5. Rider MUST list NEMA as a sponsor on entry form. (NO EXCEPTIONS)
6. LAST BUT NOT LEAST rider must be wearing at 2 out of the following 3 products:
(JERSEY, SHORTS/PANTS, GLOVES)

See More Details by clicking on the image below:

source: J. Dylan Dean,
NEMA International

Components Manufacturer Plays Establishing Sponsor Role for National Organization

BERKELEY, Calif.—The National Interscholastic Cycling Association (NICA) is thrilled to announce a 3-year sponsorship with SRAM as an establishing partner, effective immediately.

Matt Fritzinger, the executive director of NICA, stated, “We are most grateful to SRAM for showing their confidence in our ability to bring great mountain biking opportunities to high school students across the USA. There is a surge of interest and support for the NICA program, and with the solid backing of SRAM we are in a great position to achieve our vision.”

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For Immediate Release – February 3, 2010

The DT Swiss Mountains to Beach starts on Monday 1 March at the top of Thredbo’s Kosciuszko Express Chairlift at nearly 2000 metres. Some 170 riders will head off for 400 km of riding over the following 5 days.

The event consists of 6 timed Race Stages and 4 untimed Cruise stages. It will again see riders ride the chairlift to the start at Thredbo and finish with a beach sprint across the sands at Narooma.

Riders will cover all types of terrain – from screaming downhill runs, across the snow plains and high country and into lush rainforest before finishing with a run up the coastline, crossing rivers, creeks and sandbars.

The Race Stages this year feature some changes to present an even more challenging and scenic ride than the inaugural 2009 event.

The Hayes Mountain Run – Hosted by Thredbo, Monday 1 March, 12km to finish in the heart of the village
The Maxxis Muster – Hosted by Lake Crackenback Resort, Monday 1 March, 31km to finish at the resort
The Osprey Hydraulics Mountain Traverse – Hosted by Perisher, Tuesday 2 March, 82km across Kosciuszko National Park to finish on the shores of Lake Eucumbene
The Ay Up Dawn Raid – Hosted by Buckenderra Resort, Wednesday 3 March, 26km of pre dawn riding under lights around the resort trails
The Verofit Big Day Out – Hosted by Cooma Visitors Centre, Thursday 4 March, 90km to finish on the coast at Bermagui
The Ground Effect Surf Safari – Hosted by Eurobodalla Nature Coast, Friday 5 March, 49km finishing in the surf at Narooma

DT Swiss are an international bike parts company specializing in wheel and suspension systems.
This Swiss company has a focus on light weight, durability, and sound engineering rather than me-too technologies and gimmicks. DT Swiss is available in Australia through Dirt Works.

The DT Swiss Mountains To Beach is organized by Wild Horizons, promoters of some of Australia’s best known mountain bike events.

Further details on the event can be found on www.wildhorizons.com.au

source: Beverley Atkins, InSync Public Relations & Event Management
for DT Swiss Mountain To Beach

Andreu Lacondeguy takes mountain bike tricks to another level

· Andreu Lacondeguy completes an epic dirt jump session with a super kicker FMX ramp.
· 35ft. (10 m) long and 25ft. (8m) high Double Backflip.
· Get a glimpse in moving pictures on: http://watch26.tv/video/3247/Andreu+Lacondeguy+We+are+family

We all know Andreu Lacondeguy is not a conformist. He always tries to go beyond the limits. And the truth is that nowadays, mountain bike freestyle limits are where Andreu wants them to be…

Last year Andreu played the lead on his personal crusade for the events to have big size jumps. “For the last two years, we have been jumping in BMX size jumps. We are riding mountain bikes! We can go bigger! The sport is going to suck if the competitions are not a challenge anymore”.

As his words didn’t arouse great interest, Andreu tried to do it by himself. With Red Bull’s support, he built a huge jump in the middle of nowhere that defies logic.

The Jump

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