Race Reports

Gravity East Series DS Points Update [Full Report]
NASHUA, New Hampshire (derailedonline.com) - Series points have been updated following the second stop of the Gravity East Series e.Thirteen Components Dual Slalom series at Windham Mtn in New York. View the points in PDF format....

MUD! Windham Pics are Posted [Full Report]
NASHUA, New Hampshire (derailedonline.com) - Some illustrations of just how muddy Windham GES race was this weekend. The following photos give you an idea of what it was like on the DS and DH course. I still am cleaning mud...

Windham GES #3 Race Results [Full Report]
WINDHAM, New York (derailedonline.com) - Close to another weekend of true NE style DH racing in wet, sloppy, muddy conditions and another race down on the Gravity East Calendar. Windham Mountain will be the site of the 2010 UCI World...

Windham Sunday Update [Full Report]
WINDHAM, New York (derailedonline.com) - Despite wet conditions and frequent rain leading up to todays race, the GES race at Windham started today under blue skys and bright sunshine. However, conditions were still extremely muddy. The race continues but Jurgen...

Windham Debuts WC 4x Course This Weekend [Full Report]
WINDHAM, New York (derailedonline.com) - The second stop on the 2009 Gravity East e.thirteen Dual Slalom Series is coming up June 27 at Windham Mountain in New York, which will host a UCI World Cup event in 2010. The dual...

2010 UCI World Cup Finals Comes to the US [Full Report]
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado (derailedonline.com) - The UCI Mountain Bike World Cup is set to return to the U.S. next year for the first time since 2005 as Windham Mountain Resort in New York has been chosen to host the series...

GES #3 Seven Springs Results [Full Report]
CHAMPION, Pennslyvania (derailedonline.com) - Seven Springs Gravity East Series #3 results are here. Race report to come soon. Click here. (PDF Format)...

Plattekill Round #2 [Full Report]
ROXBURY, New York (derailedonline.com) - Race #2 of Plattekill Bike Park's NYS Championship Downhill Series and Race #1 of Plattekill Bike Park's NYS Championship Dual Slalom Series will take place this weekend June 13 and 14, 2009.The Park located in...

GES #3 Course Video Preview [Full Report]
CONSHOHCKEN, Pennslyvania (derailedonline.com) - 7-Springs Resort in aptly-named Champion Pennsylvania is no stranger to USAC-sanctioned championship bicycle racing. This coming weekend, 7-Springs will host its first major downhill mountain bike race in several years as it hosts round three of...

GES #2 Wisp Capital Cup Results [Full Report]
McHENRY, Maryland (derailedonline.com) - Neko Mulally of Specialized Team America took revenge and then some for his narrow loss in the season opener at Massanutten by winning both ends of the Downhill and Dual Slalom double-header this past weekend at...

Fort William WC Results with a USA Top 10 [Full Report]
FORT WILLIAM, Scotland (derailedonline.com) - Fort William concluded with Greg Minaar and Sabrina Jonnier taking the win from the DH event on Sunday. Aaron Holmes Gwin from the USA also makes it into the top 10! While behind Sam Hill...

Prep Work for Claymore Begins at Highland [Full Report]
NORTHFIELD, New Hampshire (deraileodnline.com) - The guys at Highland have begun work to prepare the slopestyle course for the annual Claymore Challenge. The Claymore Challenge is a invite only pro slopestyle competition similar to Crankworx except where the winner actually...

Gravity East Speed Week Begins [Full Report]
CONSHOHOCKEN, Pennsylvania (derailedonline.com) - Gravity East’s Southern Speedweeks begin this weekend, June 5-7 with the Chumba Racing Capital Cup at Maryland’s Wisp Resort. The weekend is highlighted by the second round of the 2009 Gravity East Downhill Series and the...

Xdream World Indoor MTB Championships [Full Report]
LEICESTERSHIRE, United Kingdom (derailedonline.com) - Xdream has created the first Indoor World MTB Championships. Greg Minarr wins the first event held during BikeRadar Live in Donington Park, Loughborough, Leicestershire, UK - a first annual bike festival and the largest in...

Corrected Results for Massanutten Yee-Ha 2009 [Full Report]
MCGAHEYSVILLE, Virginia (derailedonline.com) - After identifiy a few errors in the results with a few individuals being in the wrong class, the official results have been corrected. See below: Place Category Gender Class Age Group Last Name First Name Bib...

Massanutten YEE-HA 2009 Results [Full Report]
MACGAHEYSVILLE, Virginia (GES) - Riders from five states stood on the Pro podiums at the Gravity East YEE-HA! Downhill at Virginia’s Massanutten Resort on Saturday. On the Pro Men's side, Californian Pro Sean McClendon took first place ahead of Pennsylvania’s...

Massanutten Early Report [Full Report]
MCGAHEYSVILLE, Virginia (derailedonline.com) - Early reports coming in from Massanutten, the first stop on the 2009 Gravity East Series, that conditions are a bit wet from the heavy soaking of rain the area has taken over the last couple of...

Plattekill DH Race #1 for 2009 [Full Report]
ROXBURY, New York (derailedonline.com) - 2009 DH Mountain Bike season kicked off at Plattekill Mountain Bike Park past weekend. The weather was beautiful and the course was steep. The builders did a great job mixing man made features with natural...

US Gravity Calendar for 2009 [Full Report]
NASHUA, New Hampshire (derailedonline.com) - Pleased to release this years 2009 USA Gravity calendar. This is a comprehensive guide to all the racing across the USA for the 2009 season. We have tried to include any series that we were...

2009 Plattekill Race Series Schedule [Full Report]
ROXBURY, New York (derailedonline.com) - Slightly late to the punch, here is the 2009 Plattekill Bike Park's 2009 Series schedule for 2009 plus other important information. Plattekill Bike Park presents the: 2009 Plattekill USAC NYS State Downhill Championship Series AND...

Sea Otter 2010 Dates Announced [Full Report]
MONTEREY, California (derailedonline.com) - Yes, SeaOtter 2009 has not even started but they have already picked their dates for 2010. As there is an increasing amount of events year by year, they deserve an applause for scheduling their event far...

Blue Mountain Pre-Registration [Full Report]
DANIELSVILLE, Pennsylvania (derailedonline.com) - Pre-registration has opened for the May 30th event at Blue Mountain put on by Vertical Earth. There is a discount being offered for pre-registration and if you race multiple disciplines you will get $15 off each...

Reading Downhill Ride Jam [Full Report]
READING, Pennsylvania (derailedonline.com) - Fresh start to a new season of riding on the east coast. Saturday, March 28 marks the first official Team Loweriders Derailed DH Ride Jam at the pagoda in Reading PA, There will a shuttle service...

Massanutten 2009 YEE HA Registration Open [Full Report]
McGAHEYSVILLE, Virginia (derailedonline.com) - Online registration for the 2009 YEE HA at Massanutten is open for business. Click here to register for the famous race held at Massanutten every year....

2009 Vertical Earth Gravity Series [Full Report]
DANIELSVILLE, Pennsylvania (derailedonline.com) - Another mountain comes to the plate for 2009. Blue Mountain introduces their 2009 race series called Vertical Earth Gravity Series. One of their race series dates also happens to be apart of the Gravity East Series....

2009 USA Cycling Pro Gravity Tour Announced [Full Report]
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado (derailedonline.com) - Today USA Cycling has announced their Pro Gravity Tour for 2009. This is a new development that is trying to change the course of mountain biking in the US, specifically the course of gravity racing...

2008 Gravity East Series Photos [Full Report]
ROXBURY, New York (derailedonline.com) - Better late than never, finally had some time to get the photos online from the 2008 Gravity East Series finals. All of these photos are podium photos of all the winners including the dual slalom;...

First Stop on Gravity Calendar - Mob in Mojave [Full Report]
BOOTLEG CANYON, Nevada (derailedonline.com) - Downhill Mike with All Mountain Cyclery presents the 4th Annual Mob in Mojave Mountain Bike Race Festival Weekend at Bootleg Canyon, Nevada on Presidents Day Weekend, February 13-15, 2009. The Festival will offer three days...

2009 Gravity East Schedule is Finalized! [Full Report]
MANCHESTER, New Hampshire (derailedonline.com) - The 2009 Gravity East Schedule has been finalized as of today. Below are the dates! Listed beside each date is the events that will take place. New for this year is a Gravity East Series...

PA Winter Downhill Race Announced [Full Report]
TAMAQUA, Pennsylvania (derailedonline.com) - Announced is the annual Winter Downhill Bike race for 2009 held in Penslyvania. The Tamaqua-based Eastern Schuylkill Recreation Commission (ESRC) is once again in the process of organizing its ninth annual winter downhill bike race. This...

Fourth Annual Mob in Mojave [Full Report]
BOULDER CITY, Nevada (derailedonline.com) - The Fourth Annual Mob in Mojave Presidents Day Weekend February 14-15 2009 at the Historic Bootleg Canyon, Boulder City, Nevada. Presidents day weekend will be filled with mountain bike racing for all to enjoy in...

Carters Lake Series Finals [Full Report]
ATLANTA, Georgia (derailedonline.com) - 2008 SoFA Carters Lake MiniDH Finals took place over last weekend under sunny skies, perfect temperatures, and lots of people having fun. A total of 45 racers entered the event, the largest turn out to date...

Sea Otter 2009 Opens Registration [Full Report]
MONTEREY, Calif. (derailedonline.com) - Cycling enthusiasts ready to add their favorite festival to the 2009 calendar can now find details about the Sea Otter Classic, a four-day Celebration of Sport, on its official website at www.seaotterclassic.com. In addition to scores...

Plattekill - Last Chance for Glory [Full Report]
ROXBURY, New York (derailedonline.com) - The Plattekill Mountain Crew spent the weekend plowing and shoveling the "Last Chance for Glory" Race course. You've probably heard, Plattekill Mountain received more than 2 FEET of snow last week, so we plowed the...

BikeToberJam 2008 [Full Report]
HEREFORD, Maryland (derailedonline.com) - Last weekend Racers Edge held their BikeToberJam Dual races at the Hereford Fall Festival in Hereford Maryland. Mike Hartlove carved a great course out of the hillside and 80 racers showed up! Racers ranged from 3...

Gravity East Series Final Standings Posted [Full Report]
NEW EGYPT, New Jersey (derailedonline.com) - The final race of the 2008 Gravity East Series has come to a closure. The weather could have not been better for a series final race. The promotorers of the Gravity East Series wants...

Gravity East Finals Race Results [Full Report]
ROXBURY, New York (derailedonline.com) - Gravity East Series Finals have come to a conclusion at Plattekill Mountain in Roxbury New York. The weekend could not have been more perfect weather - very uncanny for Plattekill in October. Sunny skys and...

GES Finals Course Sneak Preview [Full Report]
ROXBURY, New York (derailedonline.com) - Are you coming to the Gravity East Series Finals? If not maybe you should be after you watch this short preview video. The trail builders at Plattekill are putting in long hours with some serious...

SoFA MiniDH Series Race #2 Results [Full Report]
ATLANTA, Georgia (derailedonline.com) - The second race of three finished this past weekend under great weather conditions. A total of 43 racers showed up at the North Georgia location for the grassroots racing series put on by the SORBA Freeride...

Gravity East Finals Schedule and Information [Full Report]
ROXBURY, New York (derailedonline.com) - Plattekill Bike Park in Roxbury NY will be hosting the Gravity East Finals along with race # 5 of the Plattekill DH and DS race series October 10-12. Gravity East Series Champions will be crowned...

2008 Gravity East Standings Online [Full Report]
NEW EGYPT, New Jersey (derailedonline.com) - Gravity East Series have published the most up to date, downloadable, standings fro the series. The standings are separated by classes and can be downloaded in two formats to use. Unlike this standings posted...

Plattekill DH#4 [Full Report]
ROXBURY, New York (derailedonline.com) - This weekend Plattekill Bike Park will hold their 4th Downhill and Dual Slalom races of the 2008 season. Freeriding will also be open all weekend long with the gas saver special of $40 for a...

Gravity East Series Points Update [Full Report]
NEW EGYPT, New Jersey (derailedonline.com) - All the results are in from seven of the eight Gravity East Series races. The points have been updated to reflect where we are in the series before the finals at Plattekill. Download the...

Gravity East Series Points Update [Full Report]
NEW EGYPT, New Jersey (derailedonline.com) - An incremental update of the Gravity East Series points is available now. This update includes races up to the fifth race - Sugarbush Mountain. Other updates will be made available later in the week...

Gravity East Series Points Delay [Full Report]
NEW EGYPT, New Jersey (derailedonline.com) - Due to some unforeseen technical difficulties (hard drive crash in my laptop), the points for the Gravity East Series will be delayed till after Attitash. We are sincerely sorry for the delay but it...

Whiteface 5K Downhill Results [Full Report]
LAKE PLACID, New York (derailedonline.com) - Results from the 3rd annual 5k Whiteface DH race are in. Gravity East Series points will be updated as soon as possible. Download the results. (PDF Format)...

GES #7 Attitash Sobe DH Race [Full Report]
BARLETT, New Hampshire (derailedonline.com) - Seventh stop on the gravity east calendar and the last race before the series finals at Plattekill in October, Attitash Sobe DH race is coming up next weekend September 6th and 7th. More information about...

Tribus and Shaums Brings Home Silver UCI Masters [Full Report]
PRALOUP, France (derailedonline.com) - UCI Masters World Cup took place over the weekend again at Praloup in France. Like last year, both Lars Tribus and Shawms March both journeyed to France to test their skills against the predominantly European competitors...

Whiteface 3rd Annual 5K Downhill Mountain Bike Race [Full Report]
WILMINGTON, New York (derailedonline.com. – Whiteface Mountain in Wilmington, among the most challenging ski and ride mountains in the nation, will host the Third Annual 5 Kilometer Downhill Mountain Bike Race, presented by High Peaks Cyclery, on Sunday, August 31....

Sugarbush GES DH Results [Full Report]
WARREN, Vermont (derailedonline.com) - Results from the Sugarbush stop on the GES calendar are in, download the results here on Derailed. Sugarbush GES (PDF File)...

Sugarbush Pro Results [Full Report]
WARREN, Vermont (derailedonline.com) - Fifth stop on the Gravity East calendar concluded at Sugarbush resort in Warren, Vermont. The course was long with a very fast and long fire road at the start leading into a World Cup type of...

Whiteface 5K DH GES Race Opens Registration [Full Report]
LAKE PLACID, New York (derailedonline.com) - Online registration for the annual Whiteface 5k DH is now open. Registration online will only be $28.00; however, it will close on August 30, 2008. A week prior to the event you will be...

Sugarbush - 5th Stop of the GES Calendar [Full Report]
WARREN, Vermont (derailedonline.com) - Sugarbush Resort is hosting the fifth stop in the USAC Gravity East Downhill Race Series August 16-17. Since re-opening their legendary mountain bike trails in 2007 the resort has been busy revamping their entire existing trail...

Gravity East Series Points Update [Full Report]
NEW EGYPT, New Jersey (derailedonline.com) - The latest update of the Gravity East Series points series is available here on Derailed. This update includes all the races to date plus some changes to the points for the Wisp GES event....

Plattekill July 5-6 DS and DH Results [Full Report]
ROXBURY, New York (derailedonline.com) - Plattekill concluded a successful race weekend that was their second dual slalom race and 4th DH race of the year. This weekend was also their stop on the Gravity East Schedule other than the finals...

Gravity East Series Points Update [Full Report]
NEW EGYPT, New Jersey (derailedonline.com) - Gravity East Series points have been updated that include the third race of the series at Wisp. This weekend is the fourth race of the series at Plattekill. Another points update will shortly follow...

Wisp Capital Cup Results [Full Report]
McHENRY, Maryland (derailedonline.com) - 2008 Wisp Capital Cup results. Gravity East Points will be coming shortly. Here are the full results from the Wisp race. Due to being out of town I am just now getting these results posted. Click...

Gravity East Series Points Update [Full Report]
NEW EGYPT, New Jersey (derailedonline.com) - Gravity East Series has posted their second update to the points. This update includes the Massanutten and Mt Snow races. Download the points update here. (PDF File)...

Plattekill DS #1 Results and Photos [Full Report]
ROXBURY, New York (derailedonline.com) - First race of the 2008 Plattekill Dual Slalom series is in the books. The race series, sponsored by Racers Edge NYC, takes place at the famous Plattekill ski resort. The courses are designed by pro...

Carters Lake MiniDH Race #1 Results [Full Report]
ATLANTA, Georgia (derailedonline.com) - First round of Carters Lake MiniDH series is done. Results are in for those interested in their standings. Series points will be posted soon. A few more photos here. Open Pro Expert Results Plate Name Time...

Plattekill DS #1 Plus Lift Ticket Deals [Full Report]
ROXBURY, New York (derailedonline.com) - 1st Dual Slalom Race of the season is THIS SATURDAY, June 14th at 3pm at Plattekill Mountain in Roxbury, NY. The all-new course has been prepped and manicured by the trail crew and is ready...

Mt Snow GES #2 Results [Full Report]
WEST DOVER, Vermont (derailedonline.com) - Results just in from Mt Snow. Sunday the weather was much better than Saturday but the rain did it's damage to the upper part of the course, leaving it slick and muddy. Many of the...

Mt Snow GES #2 Saturday Update [Full Report]
WEST DOVER, Vermont (derailedonline.com) - Under wet and rainy conditions at Mt Snow, 195 racers showed up to ride and practice. Roots slippery from a fresh coat of rain and mud tracking up onto the rocks made for some slippery...

Gravity East Series Points Update [Full Report]
NEW EGYPT, NJ (derailedonline.com) - First points standing for 2008 is ready in time for the second round of the Gravity East Series at Mt Snow in West Dover, Vermont. First round of points are being published in PDF till...

Plattekill Constructs New DS Course for 2008 [Full Report]
ROXBURY, New York (derailedonline.com) - Tom Oakes will be building the 2008 DS course at Plattekill this upcoming weekend May 31-June 1. Volunteers are welcome and anyone working will receive a free lift ticket in exchange for a day assisting...

Gravity East Series Race #2 Approaches [Full Report]
WEST DOVER, Vermont (derailedonline.com) - The second race of the USA Cycling 2008 Gravity East Series is coming up soon at Mt. Snow, VT, May 31 - June 1. It also happens to be the first race of the 2008...

Massanutten DH Race Recap and Photos [Full Report]
McGAHEYSVILLE, Virginia (derailedonline.com) – Despite the weather and rain, 2008 Massanutten Yee-Ha was a great event. Want to give a hats-off to the promoters, race organizers, and Massanutten staff for putting on yet another stellar event for the first race...

Massanutten 2008 Results [Full Report]
McGAHEYSVILLE, Virginia (derailedonline.com) - Full results are in for the 2008 Yee-Ha at Massanutten. Click the link below to download the full results. 2008 Massanutten Yee-Ha Results (PDF File)...

Massanutten Yee-Ha 2008 Pro Men Results [Full Report]
McGAHEYSVILLE, Virginia (derailedonline.com) - 2008 Yee-Ha concludes under some very uncharacteristic conditions. For the past couple of years the Massanutten Yee-Ha has been dusty, dry, and hot. This year instead of seeking shelter from the sun waiting to do your...

Massanutten Friday Evening Update [Full Report]
McGAHEYSVILLE, Virginia (derailedonline.com) – Forcasted rain today held off with some occasional slips of blue skys over Massanutten. Trails were wet but very manageable. As always, lots of people flatting tires and changing tubes all day. Tomorrow's forecast looks better...

Massanutten Early Morning Report [Full Report]
McGAHEYSVILLE, Virginia (derailedonline.com) – Heavy rains, thunderstorms, and tornado warnings swarmed the area last night, currently foggy and very wet outside. Practice begins at 12 noon which could give the course time to dry and absorb the standing water; however,...

Leave The Gate Flying - Mad March Racing Clinic at Massanutten [Full Report]
McGAHEYSVILLE, Virginia (derailedonline.com) – Massanutten Resort is ready to host Mad March Racing for 2 days of Coaching Clinics in preparation for the first race of the Gravity East Series! “Starting the season off right and dusting off the winter...

Plattekill Junior-X Qualifier This Weekend [Full Report]
ROXBURY, New York (derailedonline.com) - Racer's Edge NYC has donated a Troy Lee Design Speed Jacket as a seeding prize for this weekends USA Cycling Junior X Downhill World qualifier being held at Plattekill Bike Park in Roxbury NY. "We...

Plattekill Prepares for Junior-X Worlds Qualifier [Full Report]
ROXBURY, NY (derailedonline.com) - The Delta House Racing sponsored trail maintenance weekend was held this past Saturday and Sunday at Plattekill Mountain. Over 45 riders showed up from as far away as Canada to clear trails and build the Pro/Expert...

First Race of the 2008 Gravity East Series Approaches [Full Report]
McGAHEYSVILLE, VA (derailedonline.com) - Less than one month till the first race of the 2008 Gravity East Series. The first of 8 races will be held May 9-10 at the beautiful Massanutten Resort in Virginia. For additional information and registration...

Inner City Racing in NYC - Highbridge Hustle and Flow [Full Report]
NEW YORK CITY, NY (derailedonline.com) - Inner city mountain bike racing is springing up in NYC this year with three race series that uses bike trails built within the city and it's parks. The first of which is a team...

Massanutten Introduces Open Class [Full Report]
McGAHEYSVILLE, VA (derailedonline.com) - Massanutten introduces a new class to their Downhill race, the YEE-HA. As an outcry from racers, Massanutten has introduced a new class that will allow people to race without purchasing a yearly USAC license - only...

Gravity East Anounces New Venue for Race #5 [Full Report]
NEW EGYPT, NJ (derailedonline.com) - The Gravity East Series is pleased to announce that Sugarbush Resort in Warren, VT. will be hosting the August 16-17 race vacated by Bolton Valley. Due to unforeseen circumstances, Bolton Valley had to decline their...

Gravity East Series Email List [Full Report]
NEW EGYPT, NJ (derailedonline.com) - The organizers of the Gravity East Series have announced a new service to improve communication between racers and organizers. The GES has now established an email list to be used for notification and direct communication....

Carters Lake DH Mini Series Dates Announced [Full Report]
ATLANTA, GA (derailedonline.com) - The organizers of the Carters Lake MiniDH series have firmed up their dates for the 2008 season. Of the previously published five events on the schedule, two of them are being cut. After a lot of...

Bootleg Canyon Presidents Day Race Results [Full Report]
BOULDER CITY, NV (derailedonline.com) - Race conditions at Bootleg Canyon over the Presidents Day weekend festival race were ideal. Sunny and mild temperatures prevailed. Race results are linked below. Bootleg Canyon DH (PDF File) Bootleg Canyon SuperD (PDF File)...

Plattekill Instant Qualifier for JrX Worlds [Full Report]
COLORADO SPRINGS, CO (derailedonline.com) - USAC has announced that the winner of Junior Expert Plattekill Series #1 Downhill race, scheduled for May 2-3, 2008, is an automatic qualifier for the national team to compete at the UCI World Championships this...

Gravity East Series Announces Finals Venue [Full Report]
EASTERN US (derailedonline.com) - The organizers of the Gravity East Series are pleased to announce the selection of the series finale. The 2008 Gravity East Series Finals will be held at Plattekill Bike Park, Roxbury, NY on October 10-12, 2008....

Plattekill Snow Race Canceled [Full Report]
ROXBURY, NY (derailedonline.com) - Due to unforeseen issues, Plattekill will not be having their snow MTB race scheduled for March 9th. Insurance issues and problems with having bikers and skiers on the same lift has pushed Plattekill to have to...

Bootleg Canyon 3rd Annual DH and Super D Race [Full Report]
BOULDER CITY, NV (derailedonline.com) - Presidents day weekend will be filled with bicycle racing for all to enjoy in Bootleg Canyon. This is the third year for this festival style race and the word has been spreading rapidly through the...

Plattekill Revised Schedule [Full Report]
ROXBURY, NY (derailedonline.com) - We have reviewed our 2008 DH/DS race schedule and have decided to revise our dates - as much as possible - to prevent conflicts with races at other venues. Whenever possible, we feel that riders should...

Gravity East Series Announces 2008 Schedule [Full Report]
The Gravity East Series is returning for 2008 after a successful debut in 2007. The 2008 series will consist of eight races on some of the most challenging courses the East Coast has to offer. The series grows with new...

USAC 2008 Gravity Calendar [Full Report]
COLORADO SPRINGS, CO (derailedonline.com) - Organizers at USAC has released the 2008 Gravity Calendar. This is a calendar that lists USAC sanctioned races across the US that are not apart of the NMBS schedule. The MTB National Calendars are based...

Plattekill Last Chance for Glory Results and Pictures [Full Report]
ROXBURY, N.Y. (derailedonline.com) - Last race of the year in the Plattekill Extreme Series,"Last Chance for Glory", was held this past weekend. Racers woke up Saturday morning to 4 inches of snow on the mountain. Saturday practice was not bad...

2008 Plattekill DH/DS Schedule [Full Report]
ROXBURY, N.Y. (derailedonline.com) - Keeping in step with other venues, Plattekill has just announced the initial schedule for 2008 events even before the end of their 2007 race season! All the dates are subject to change, but they wanted to...

Gravity East Series Final Standings [Full Report]
ROXBURY, N.Y. (derailedonline.com) - Final standings for the 2007 Gravity East Series are complete and posted. There were errors in the standings the day of the finals that affected two classes. These errors were corrected and the parties affected by...

Sea Otter 2008 Registration Opens [Full Report]
MONTEREY, CA (derailedonline.com) - Sea Otter classic, scheduled for April 17-20, 2008, is about to open registration for exhibitor space, camping and merchandise sales. The organizers moved the date of the Sea Otter classic to try and avoid the torrential...

2008 Massanutten DH [Full Report]
HARRISONBURG, VA (derailedonline.com) - Massanutten is on the ball for 2008. We just got word they have scheduled the 2008 Massanutten Yee-Ha! for May 9, 2008. Massanutten is a favorite race spot for many people cause of the fun course...

Plattekill DH #6/GES Finals Results [Full Report]
ROXBURY, N.Y. (derailedonline.com) - The official results are in from the Oct 14 race at Plattekill which was the 6th race in their series and the Gravity East Series finals. A total of 176 racers competed in the Gravity East...

GES Photo Albums Online [Full Report]
ROXBURY, N.Y. (derailedonline.com) - The gallery on Derailed is now complete with all the photos taken over the weekend including all podium photo graphs from both days. I have recieved a few requests to purchase prints of photos so I...

Plattekill DH #6/GES Finals Results [Full Report]
ROXBURY, N.Y. (derailedonline.com) - Gravity East Series wrapped up today at Plattekill Mountain with over 200 Downhill entries. Early morning looked grim with a constant drizzle of rain that turned the course super slick and added to the already muddy...

Plattekill Dual Slalom #5 Photos [Full Report]
ROXBURY, N.Y. (derailedonline.com) - Photos from Saturdays dual slalom race are online in the galleries. Click here to view the photos from the race as well as all the other photos from the weekend....

Gravity East Series DH Practice Photos [Full Report]
ROXBURY, N.Y. (derailedonline.com) - First day of the Gravity East Series finals is underway. Sunshine has prevailed all morning with temperatures much warmer than yesterday. Course is drying up well but some spots will remain muddy for the rest of...

Gravity East Series Final Course Report [Full Report]
ROXBURY, N.Y. (derailedonline.com) - Derailed is on location at the Gravity East Series Finals. Today was a wet day at Plattekill with mist/rain all day and a constant fog, giving you the gorillas in the mist feel that you are...

Sugar Mtn Drops NMBS Race [Full Report]
BANNER ELK, NC (derailedonline.com) - The national once scheduled for Sugar Mtn in 2008 (July 5- July 6), is now off the calender. Sugar Mtn. has hosted a NMBS national for the past two years. As we have just heard...

Gravity East Series Points Standings [Full Report]
ROXBURY, NY (derailedonline.com) - As the finals are just in five days, we have the points standings updated from the last two GES races. Series finals will be this weekend at Plattekill Ski Resort in Roxbury, NY. Many events are...

Wisp DH Results [Full Report]
MCHENRY, MD (derailedonline.com) - Results from the last Wisp race, a part of the Gravity East Series are in and available on Derailed. We will be posting points updates for the Gravity East Series today! You can download the results...

Mt Snow DH#4 Results [Full Report]
MT SNOW, VT (derailedonline.com) - Just recieved the results from the Mt Snow DH race that took place on September 22-23. Interbike caused a delay in getting the results out sooner. Download the Mt Snow DH Results here. (PDF Format)...

Plattekill to Host Major Gravity Mountain Biking Event Weekend [Full Report]
ROXBURY, N.Y. (derailedonline.com) - October 12-14, 2007 will mark a huge weekend in gravity mountain bike racing as Plattekill Mountain in Roxbury, NY hosts the first ever 'Gravity East Finals" in conjunction with an NCCA Collegiate Eastern Championship event. The'...

Plattekill Gravity East Finals Course Update [Full Report]
ROXBURY, NY (derailedonline.com) - Trail crew at Plattekill are cooking up something special for the October 12-14 race course that is the Gravity East Series final race. The trail crew , Long Island Bob, alias Bunkerchunks, and crew, have been...

Gravity East Series Finals [Full Report]
ROXBURY, N.Y. (derailedonline.com) - October 13-14 is the Gravity East Series finals where the winners will be crowned, cash handed out, and prizes bestowed onto the best of the best on the east coast. Plattekill has an awesome weekend planned...

Plattekill DH #5 and DS Results [Full Report]
ROXBURY, N.Y. (derailedonline.com) - DH race # 5 in the Plattekill "Extreme Series" was held last weekend. Big news of the weekend Junior X rider Geoffrey Ulmer had fastest time of the day 03:49:830! PRO MEN DH: 1. Derrick Nobman...

Maribor DH World Cup Finals [Full Report]
MARIBOR, Slovenia (derailedonline.com) - Sam Hill finishes his winning season with another first place podium at the last World Cup of 2007, taking not only the win but the overall for the 2007 season. Rachel Atherton coming off her injury...

Fort William 4X Finals USA Wins [Full Report]
FT. WILLIAM, Scotland (derailedonline.com) - UCI Worlds taking place in Ft. William this weekend. 4X finals just finished up today with the USA bringing home first place in men and women! A strong showing for the Worlds from the USA...

Gravity East Series Standings Update [Full Report]
ROXBURY, N.Y. (derailedonline.com) - Another race has come to a close in the Gravity East Series. This past weekend the Whiteface 5K DH race was a success with 119 racers. Following this race, the Gravity East Series points have been...

Whiteface 5K Downhill Results - Updated [Full Report]
WILMINGTON, N.Y. (derailedonline.com) - Second annual Whiteface 5K Downhill race just wrapped up for the weekend. Weather was a nice cool 74 degree day under sunny skies - perfect racing conditions. 119 racers came out to put their bodies to...

Plattekill DH #4 Results and Photos [Full Report]
ROXBURY, N.Y. (derailedonline.com) - DH # 4 was held last weekend on another great fast course built by Chris Nolan.The good news is that the race was run under cloudy and cool conditions (70's)with no rain!The bad news is a...

Plattekill DS #3 Results and Photos [Full Report]
ROXBURY, N.Y. (derailedonline.com) - DS #3 was held this past weekend with great handlebar to handlebar racing under hot and humid conditions.T hanks to Racer"s Edge NYC for the great prizes they have been providing for the series! PRO/EXPERT MEN...

Gravity East Series Standings Update [Full Report]
ROXBURY, N.Y. (derailedonline.com) - Gravity East Series standings have been updating to include the 5th race of the series that took place at Wisp Mountain. This is the current official points standings for the series. There are four races left...

Whiteface 5K Downhill Race [Full Report]
WILMINGTON, N.Y. (derailedonline.com) - Whiteface Mountain, among the most challenging ski and ride mountains in the nation, will host its second annual downhill mountain bike race - a five kilometer competition - on Sunday, September 2. This NORBA-sanctioned event (National...

Jeep King of the Mountain Round 2 Results [Full Report]
SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. (derailedonline.com) - Brian Lopes and Anneke Beerten grab first place in the second round of the Jeep King of the Mountain Series. The series is now off to the last and final race of the series...

UCI Masters World Championship Results [Full Report]
PRA LOUP, France (derailedonline.com) - USA takes two podium positions at the UCI Masters World Championships in Pra Loup, France. Lar Tribus of the US captured 3rd in the 35-39 age group at this years World Championships. Nigel Page took...

NC State DH Championships [Full Report]
MARS HILL, NC (derailedonline.com) - Downhill returned to the western North Carolina at Wolf Mountain, once location to many southeast downhill races. Gravity racing had returned to Wolf with the NC State DH Championships as the culmination of two gravity...

Carters Lake Race #3 Results [Full Report]
ATLANTA, GA (derailedonline.com) - Carters Lake MiniDH series finals wrapped up August 12 on one hot southern day. Twenty two racers showed up to put it on the line for cash and prizes for the series finals and to sweat...

Gravity East Series Standings [Full Report]
ROXBURY, N.Y. (derailedonline.com) - The official Gravity East Series standings are in! The long overdue series standings have been computed for the four races that have occurred so far. Four more races including the series final at Plattekill is still...

Gravity East Series Breathes New Air [Full Report]
ROXBURY, N.Y. (derailedonline.com) - Gravity East Series is alive! After a lot of unanswered questions and online discussions the Gravity East Series has been taken over by some individuals dedicated to keeping the series alive. Series points standings have been...

Plattekill Online Registration Open [Full Report]
ROXBURY, N.Y. (derailedonline.com) - Plattekill Bike Park will have online pre-registration available for the balance of it's Downhill and Dual Slalom races for 2007 through BikeReg.com Both DH and DS entry fees have been discounted for pre-registration and there is...

Snowshoe Race #2 DH Results [Full Report]
SNOWSHOE, WV (derailedonline.com) - What set out to be a great weekend of riding with perfect weather turned wet in true Snowshoe fashion on Sunday as the race progressed. Attendance was down for Race #2 of the Snowshoe series due...

Crankworx 2007 Photos [Full Report]
WHISTLER, BC (derailedonline.com) - Chris Vultaggio has sent us his final batch of photos after he returned from Whistler. We have updated the photo album with 79 more awesome photos from last weeks events. Crankworx 2007 Photo Album...

Sugar NMBS Results [Full Report]
BANNER ELK, NC (derailedonline.com) - Sugar NMBS took place of the weekend with a very dismal turnout - only two women total in pro women DS and only three in pro women DH. A war of attrition took place on...

Crankworx DS Final Results [Full Report]
WHISTLER, BC (derailedonline.com) - After a delay due to timing system problems, the dual slalom took place Sunday at Crankworx 2007. This was the first year Crankworx has hosted a dual slalom race. Dual slalom proved to be much more...

Crankworx Slopestyle Results [Full Report]
WHISTLER, BC (derailedonline.com) - 15,000 spectators packed the event at Whistler to watch the ever popular Slopestyle competition at Crankworx 2007. Ben Boyko was left standing from the dust Sunday after the Kokanee Slopestyle ended. With european Andreu Lecondeguy from...

Lopes Wins Crankworx Air DH [Full Report]
WHISTLER, BC (derailedonline.com) - Brian Lopes won the air DH competition at Crankworx yesterday that is held on the very famous A-line trail. Nathan Rennie followed Lopes by less than a second and Tracy Moseley wins the womens competition. Cedric...

Hill Claims Crankworx Garbanzo [Full Report]
WHISTLER, BC (derailedonline.com) - Sam Hill wins the Garbanzo DH by 30 seconds, completely decimating the competition. Chris brings us this report and photos: Weather broke for a while today - 90% chance of rain forecast for the mountain this...

Mt Snow NMBS Pro Men DH Results [Full Report]
MT SNOW, VT (derailedonline.com) - Pro DH finished up at Mt Snow, Vermont today crowning the DH US Champions. Mike Thomas in with the results for the Pro Men and Cole Bangert is the US National Champ. Chris Herndon followed...

Crankworx 4X Photos [Full Report]
WHISTLER, BC (derailedonline.com) - Chris just checked in with photos from the 4X and BikerX. Check them out in the photo galleries. Crankworx 2007 Photo Album...

Cranworx 4x Results [Full Report]
WHISTLER, BC (derailedonline.com) - Derailed has professional photographer Chris Vultaggio on site at Crankworx 2007. Record rain has been falling at Crankworx this weekend, leaving every course very muddy. Coming off a recent injury, Cedric Gracia goes to the line...

Mt Snow NMBS DS Results [Full Report]
MT SNOW, VT (derailedonline.com) - Christopher Herndon wins the dual slalom for the US National Championship. Melissa Buhl wins the womens slalom. Pro Men: 1. Chris Herndon 2. Rich Houseman 3. George Stephenson 4. Joe Haley Pro Women: 1. Melissa...

Carters Lake Race #2 Results [Full Report]
ATLANTA, GA (derailedonline.com) - Round two of the SoFA MiniDH series finished up Sunday July 15, 2007. Attendance was slightly up since last race and a considerable more number of spectators for this race. Sunny skies prevailed Sunday but the...

Plattekill DH #3 Report and Results [Full Report]
ROXBURY, NY (derailedonline.com) - Plattekill Downhill "Extreme Series" Race # 3 was held on July 15. Great conditions until the Sport/Beginner classes when the skies opened and the rain came down making for a slippery race course. Not quite as...

Plattekill DS Results and Photos [Full Report]
ROXBURY, NY (derailedonline.com) - Second race of the Plattekill Dual Slalom Series was run under sunny skies. The race course was modified and fine tuned by the Team Plattekill trail crew since the last race, improving the track greatly. Great...

Platekill New DS Course and Race [Full Report]
ROXBURY, NY (derailedonline.com) - Extreme Race Series at Plattekill Mountain DS # 2 July 14 and DH #3 July 15. DS course has been reworked with higher berms, new dirt and added jumps! New DH race course completed last week...

Schaldming World Cup DH Finals - Men [Full Report]
SCHLADMING, Austria (derailedonline.com) - Sam Hill wins Schladming WC by five seconds over second place Gee Atherton. This puts Sam Hill farther in the lead for the overall points chase in the UCI World Cup circuit. Two members of the...

Schladming World Cup DH Finals - Women [Full Report]
SCHLADMING, Austria (derailedonline.com) - Pro women DH Finals are complete and the men are on the course. Pro Women: 1 Tracey HANNAH 4:41.50 2 Sabrina JONNIER IRON HORSE / MONSTER ENERGY 4:43.06 3 Marielle SANER BIKEPARK.CH TUI 4:44.21 4 Tracy...

Schladming World Cup DH Qualifying [Full Report]
SCHLADMING, Austria (derailedonline.com) - Course conditions continue to deteriorate in Schladming as the weekend progresses. DH qualifying was held today and Sam Hill once again sits on top. Pro Men: 1. Sam Hill (AUS) Monster Iron Horse 3:58.39 2. Gee...

Schladming World Cup 4X Finals Results [Full Report]
SCHLADMING, Austria (derailedonline.com) - Brian Lopes took first place today in Austria securing himself as the points leader in the World Cup standings with no one else even close to him in points. Todays race secured Lopes his 6th World...

Snowshoe Race #1 Report and Results [Full Report]
SNOWSHOE, WV (derailedonline.com) - The first race of the Snowshoe Full Throttle three race series took place over last weekend with 235 racers showing up for the DH. That is an increase over the first race in last years series....

UCI Announces 2008 Schedule [Full Report]
AGILE, Switzerland (derailedonline.com) - UCI has announced the 2008 Nissan UCI Mountain Bike Would Cup schedule. For 2008 there are several new venus on the schedule plus the favorites. The schedule is planned well with back-to-back European venus plus the...

Mont Sainte Anne WC - Final Results [Full Report]
MONT SAINTE ANNE, Canada (derailedonline.com) - MSA World Cup came to a close with some interesting results. Sam Hill got his podium that he so badly wanted at Champery and Anneke Beerten picked up her second World Cup win this...

Wisp Capital Cup Full Results [Full Report]
McHENRY, MD (derailedonline.com) - The fifth stop on the Gravity East series took place last weekend at Wisp Resort in Maryland, put on by Racer's Edge and Wisp resort. A full weekend of racing Downhill Saturday and Sunday and Dual...

Champery Wreck Puts Cedric Gracia Out [Full Report]
France (derailedonline.com) - Cedric Gracia posted on his website that he is not participating in the next two world cups due to complications from a wreck in Champery. This is was posted on his website: "Hello everybody, I'm writing this...

Deer Valley NMBS - DH Finals [Full Report]
DEER VALLEY, Utah (derailedonline.com) - Deer Valley NMBS Pro DH final results. Duncan Riffle improved on his qualifying run to walk away with the podium finish. Congrats Duncan! Pro Men: 1. Duncan Riffle 2. Justin Leov 3. Andrew Neethling 4....

Deer Valley NMBS - DS Finals [Full Report]
DEER VALLEY, Utah (derailedonline.com) - Pro DS results are in from Deer Valley NMBS. Pro Men: 1. Jared Graves 2. Rich Houseman 3. Eric Carter 4. Jared Rando Pro Women: 1. Melissa Buhl 2. Lisa Myklak 3. Jackie Harmony 4....

Deer Valley NMBS - DS Qualifying [Full Report]
DEER VALLEY, Utah (derailedonline.com) - Pro Men: 1. Jared Graves (AUS) 2. Eric Carter (USA) 3. Rich Houseman (USA) 4. Jared Rando (AUS) 5. Justin Leov (NZL) Pro Women: 1. Melissa Buhl (USA) 2. Lisa Myklak (USA) 3. Joanna Petterson...

Carters Lake Race #1 Results and Photos [Full Report]
ATLANTA, GA (derailedonline.com) - First race of the three race Mini DH series took place June 10 under sunny skies. Twenty two racers total, not bad for the first race and a DH race held in Georgia! Racers got the...

Nissan and UCI Together for Three Years [Full Report]
Fort William, Scotland (Podge Publicity) - Great news for mountain biking as Nissan reveal a 3 year partnership with the sport at both UCI World Cup and World Championships level. It's been a few years since a major brand was...

World Cup Downhill UCI Rule Change [Full Report]
AGILE, Switzerland (transcendmagazine.com) - UCI has instituted a new rule change in hopes of eliminating the affects of weather on the overal points chase for the UCI World Cup Championships. This year alone, two races have been decided by weather...

Champery World Cup - Final Results [Full Report]
CHAMPERY, Switzerland (derailedonline.com) - Heavens opened and rain fell on the Champery DH course half way through the finals. Making the course a mud slide instead of a race course. The strategist who chose to qualify slow and run first...

Champery World Cup Update - 4X and Rain [Full Report]
CHAMPERY, Switzerland (derailedonline.com) - And it has happened, rain in Champery. 4x qualifying was held under steady showers after todays DH practice. The rain is continuing to fall into the night and possible Saturday morning according to forecasts. Tomorrow will...

Champery Course Video from Jill Kitner [Full Report]
CHAMPERY, Switzerland (derailedonline.com) - Jill Kitner has posted a very interesting video of them walking the course. The video really gives you a true sense of how steep the course is as they dangle from trees trying to make their...

Champery World Cup #2 [Full Report]
CHAMPERY, Switzerland (derailedonline.com) - Second UCI World Cup stop is underway in Champery, Switzerland. Descriptions of the course are steep and tech. Been reported that races such as Minaar, Peat, and Vouilloz - who typically run clipless pedals - are...

Gravity East Plattekill #2 DH Complete Results [Full Report]
PLATEKILL, NY (derailedonline.com) - Complete results from Plattekill DH #2 are in. Results: Class   Cat   Last First Bib Time Rank Pro Men 1-99 Nobman Derrick 23 03:05.761 1 Pro Men 1-99 Ford James 26 03:07.536 2 Pro Men...

Gravity East Series Alive and Kicking [Full Report]
ATLANTA, GA (derailedonline.com) - We just got word that a new website for the Gravity East series should be live by the end of the week and everything is still moving forward. Growing pains have kept recent updates flowing from...

Plattekill DS #1 Results and Photos [Full Report]
PLATEKILL, NY (derailedonline.com) - Race #1 of the 6 race Plattekill Dual Slalom Series was held June 2 on an all new course designed and built by Tom Oakes and his crew from Team Plattekill. PRO/EXPERT MEN: 1.Gerritt Beytagh 2.Jason...

Gravity East Plattekill #2 DH Pro Results [Full Report]
PLATEKILL, NY (derailedonline.com) - Large showing of racers at this weekend's Plattekill race. 29 entrants in pro class alone. Conditions went from dry and dusty for the pro's to wet and sloppy for the amateur classes. Pro Men: 1.Derrick Nobman...

Angelfire NMBS DH Pro Men Results [Full Report]
ANGELFIRE, New Mexico (derailedonline.com) - Waiting for the official results to get posted we have heard the Pro men top four are as follows: Pro Men: 1 - Jared Rando 2 - David Klaassenvanorschott 3 - Amiel Cavalier 4 -...

US Open Complete Results [Full Report]
Mt VERNON, NJ (derailedonline.com) - Full Results are posted. Pro Men Pro Women Amateur Men Amateur Women...

US Open Final Results [Full Report]
Mt VERNON, NJ (derailedonline.com) - Bryn Atkinson wins the US Open. Sam Hill flatted taking him out of the race. Men: 1. Atkinson 2. Smith 3. Beneke 4. Riffle 5. Keene Women: 1. Jonnier 2. Griffith 3. Pruitt 4. Giove...

US Open Qualifiying Results [Full Report]
Mt VERNON, NJ (derailedonline.com) - Sam Hill takes the top spot with out-of-the-blue Cove rider Steve Smith from Canada only two seconds off Hill! Men: 1. Sam Hill - 2.45.39 2. Steve Smith - 2.47.11 3. Bryn Atkinson - 2.47.89...

Gravity East Series #4 Plattekill [Full Report]
Plattekill, NY (derailedonline.com) - Gravity East Series #4 set to take place June 2-3 at the famous Plattekill DH course. This stop includes a Saturday Dual Slalom race on a brand new course and Downhill race on Sunday. Barbecue is...

East Coast Downhill Racing Dates - UPDATED! [Full Report]
East Coast, USA (derailedonline.com) - There have been a lot of changes to the racing schedule since the beginning of the season. I have an updated and current list of all East Coast race dates including the two new series...

Gravity East Series #3 Results [Full Report]
MT VERNON, NJ (derailedonline.com) - Gravity East series #3 concluded this past weekend at Diablo Freeride park. Results for the weekend are: Open / Pro Men: 1. Jurgen Beneke 2. Derrick Nobman 3. Chris Van Dine Open / Pro Women:...

Lisbon Downtown Results and Videos [Full Report]
LISBON, Portugal (derailedonline.com) - Steve Peat dominates the field for the sixth year in a row. Top five results are below with a link to videos from the event. 1. 1:39.658 - Steve Peat 2. 1:42.282 - Nathan Rennie 3....

Lisbon Downtown Downhill Preliminary Results [Full Report]
Lisbon, Portugal (derailedonline.com) - Peatty wins Lisbon again for the sixth year in a row! Top 5 was extrememly close with only fractions of a second seperating them. Sam Hill grabbed 4th place, Gracia came in 11th. Full Results to...

Gravity East Series #2 Massanutten DH Results [Full Report]
HARRISONBURG, VA (derailedonline.com) - Complete official Downhill results are in for Massanutten YeeHa, the second stop of the Gravity East Series. 256 total entrants for this years events shows a huge increase in the roughly 180 from the 2006 YeeHa....

Snowshoe Series Announced With Reduced Fees [Full Report]
SNOWSHOE, WV (derailedonline.com) - Snowshoe has announced their Full Throttle series for 2007 with reduced fees. Based on feedback from riders and racers the fee structure has been altered for 2007. Originally fees quoted by the park a couple months...

Vigo World Cup #1 DH Finals [Full Report]
VIGO, Spain (derailedonline.com) - Vigo DH race was plagued with bad weather halfway through the race with severe rain and even some reports of hail. Marc Beaumont walked away with the podium spot in elite men and Sabrina Jonnier in...

Gravity East Series #2 Massanutten Report [Full Report]
HARRISONBURG, VA (derailedonline.com) - Second stop of the Gravity East series finished today under rain showers. Rain begun to fall half way through the race giving the sport and beginner riders a slick course on the upper half of the...

Vigo World Cup #1 DH Qualifying [Full Report]
VIGO, Spain (derailedonline.com) - Vigo DH Qualifiying Results 1. PEAT, Steve - 2:31.39 2. VAZQUEZ LOPEZ, David - 2:32.47 3. MINNAAR, Greg - 2:34.58 4. HANNAH, Michael - 2:34.85 5. ATHERTON, Dan - 2:35.09 6. HILL, Samuel - 2:35.89 7....

Vigo World Cup #1 4X Finals [Full Report]
VIGO, Spain (derailedonline.com) - Vigo 4X course claimed bikes and people this weekend. Anyone on a hardtail was wishing they were on a fully. Gee Atherton walked away with the podium this weekend with Lopes following up for #2. Anneke...

Gravity East Series #2 Massanutten Friday Update [Full Report]
HARRISONBURG, VA (derailedonline.com) - Friday morning here at Massanutten is cooking up to be a great day for riding, if the rain clouds will stay at bay. Temperatures are in the mid sixties this morning with a heavy dew on...

Vigo World Cup #1 Friday Update [Full Report]
VIGO, Spain (derailedonline.com) - Vigo is getting a thumbs up from all the riders. People are ripping the 4X course on all kinds of bikes, including DH bikes! Kovorik was quoted on Transcend as saying that this is the type of course that makes you want to ride mountain bikes.

Gravity East Series #2 Massanutten [Full Report]
HARRISONBURG, VA (derailedonline.com) - Second stop of the Gravity East series is this weekend at Massanutten Ski Resort. Massanutten is famous for being a World Cup course back in the late 90's and always brings out a good number of...

Vigo World Cup #1 Update [Full Report]
VIGO, Spain (derailedonline.com) - First stop in the 2007 World Cup Series, Vigo, Spain, gets underway. Reports are the course is quite interesting this year, especially the 4X course. Pictures of the DH course and 4X have already surfaced on...

Carters Lake DH Mini Series [Full Report]
ATLANTA, GA (derailedonline.com) - While racing in the Northeast has been booming, the southeast has be crashing. With the lack of DH racing in the Southeast the IMBA recognized Freeride group SoFA (SORBA Freeride Alliance) has announced a DH Mini...

Fontana NMBS #1 Results [Full Report]
FONTANA, Calif. (derailedonline.com) - NMBS series got underway this past weekend on the first stop of the race series at Fontana. Good weather and clear skies made for great racing conditions. Pro Men DH: 1 - Cody Warren 1:56.88 2...

Duryea Downhill 2007 Results [Full Report]
READING, PA (derailedonline.com) - First stop on the Gravity East series was a great success. Duryea Downhill took place under sunny skies and perfect temperatures. 235 racers showed up to participate - great turnout. Pro Men: 1st Adam Raphael 2nd...

Rocky Mountain G3 Gravity Series [Full Report]
SUMMIT COUNTY, Colorado (BigFoot) -- Bigfoot Productions is pleased to announce the inaugural dates of its newest event creation, The Rocky Mountain G3 Gravity Series. The series kicks off in Keystone, Colorado on the weekend of June 30. While G3...

Fox Racing Shox at Sea Otter [Full Report]
MONTEREY, CA (Fox Racing Shox) - Fox Racing Shox takes podium finishes in ever discipline at Sea Otter 2007. In every event a Fox sponsored athlete took a podium finish for 2007. Fox was the dominating suspension provider for this...

Sea Otter Photo Albums Live [Full Report]
Monterey, CA (derailedonline.com) - Photo albums of the Sea Otter classic are now live. Take a look at the photo galleries for all the photos from Sunday's events....

Sea Otter Pro DH Finals [Full Report]
Monterey, CA (derailedonline.com) - Rennie wins Pro DH and Graves comes in second again this weekend. Jurgen Beneke showed up a bunch of young riders getting 6th.

Sea Otter Sunday Morning Update [Full Report]
Monterey, CA (derailedonline.com) - Wet conditions have pushed the start time of the Pro DH start till 11:45am.

Hannah and Jonnier win Sea Otter Slalom [Full Report]
Monterey, CA (derailedonline.com) - Jonnier, Hannah Beat the Best in Dual Slalom. Mick Hannah beats out Graves in dual slalom finals today. Jonnier walks away with the win in women's dual slalom. Gracia crashed out of dual slalom

Sea Otter Saturday Evening Update [Full Report]
Monterey, CA (derailedonline.com) - Clouds and rain moved out this afternoon leaving sunshine on the shores of Monterey. However, the amount of sunshine was not enough to dry out the continuous rain that occured this afternoon. Pro's will have a wet course to deal with in the morning.

Sea Otter Saturday Update [Full Report]
Monterey, CA (derailedonline.com) - Arrived today in Monterey to horrendous rain, cold winds, and bad weather. All events have been cancelled or postponed.

Sea Otter Coverage Starting Sunday [Full Report]
Monterey, Ca (derailedonline.com) - Sea Otter coverage from Derailed starts on Sunday. This year we are flying out to catch the last day of Sea Otter to bring you the pro DH finals and what all new products are floating around the vendors booths this year.

Duryea Downhill 2007 - Gravity East #1 [Full Report]
Reading, PA (derailedonline.com) - Duryea Downhill, the first stop on the Gravity East Series, has released rider and event information. The Duryea race will be a two day even with a $2000 pro purse and various other prizes.

Angel Fire WC Replacment Date Canceled [Full Report]
Aigle, Switzerland (UCI) - After the cancellation of the American round scheduled in Angel Fire Resort, the UCI looked for a replacement venue and it is finally the city of Saint Félicien (Quebec) that will host the fifth round of the Olympic Cross Country event on 1st July 2007. However, the downhill and 4 cross have unfortunately been cancelled.

UCI Announces 2008 Olympics BMX Track Layout [Full Report]
Agile, Switzerland (UCI) - UCI is pleased to announce the BMX track layout, which will be used for the XXIX Beijing Olympic Games 20-21 August 2008. With the inclusion of BMX racing in the Olympic Games, UCI has been determined to present BMX racing in a new exciting format

Duryea DH Race - Gravity East #1 [Full Report]
Reading, PA (derailedonline.com) - The Duryea will be held May 5th and 6th in Reading PA. This will be the 4th year for the race. The Duryea has grown from a small local event into a National Calender event listed on USA cyclings top 20 races. Also we are excited to be part of the Gravity East Series.

UCI WC Points Rule Clarified [Full Report]
Spain (transcendmagazine.com) - Mr Martin Whiteley, Honda Racing team boss, and IMTTO President, has clarified the new 20 point rule for qualification for world cups in a post on Descent-world.co.uk.

UCI Title Sponsor Announced [Full Report]
Aigle, Switzerland (UCI) - The International Cycling Union has unveiled Nissan as new title sponsor of the forthcoming Mountain Bike World Cup.

Tour de Georgia in Jeopardy [Full Report]
Atlanta, GA (derailedonline.com) - Tour de Georgia, while not a mountain bike event, is one of the major bike races in the US that many people in the southeast attend. Ford has declined to renew their substantial monetary contribution which puts the race in jeopardy.

UCI World Cup in US Canceled [Full Report]
AIGLE, Switzerland (canadiancyclist.com) - Last failed attempt to get a UCI World Cup in the US has fallen through. Angelfire has been reportedly removed from the 2007 schedule permanently and there will be no UCI World Cup in the US. Mont-Sainte Anne is now the only World Cup in North America.

Rumor of new World Cup Title Sponsor [Full Report]
AIGLE, Switzerland (transcendmagazine.com) - Anneke Beerten (bikepark.ch team rider for 2007) is reporting on her website that she just got word of a new World Cup title sponsor. Beerten claims that Nissan is now in as title sponsor, and that their will be TV coverage of each event.

Valprariso Chile Results [Full Report]
VALPARISO, Chile (transcendmagazine.com) - The top 30 from qualifying moved into the finals this afternoon here in Valpo. Crowd sized surged before the main event and much of this town is shut down.

Platekill Race Schedule [Full Report]
Platekill, NY (derailedonline.com) - Platekill 2007 race schedule. Three series event this year with XC, DH, and DS.

Snowshoe 2007 Race Schedule [Full Report]
Snowshoe, WV (derailedonline.com) - Snowshoe has released their race schedule for 2007. The 2007 schedule is not as intense as the 2006 schedule.

USAC Gravity East Series [Full Report]
COLORADO SPRINGS, CO (derailedonline.com) - Below is the proposed Gravity East Series Schedule for the 2007 season. This will be a series encompassing many of the different downhill & slalom/mtn cross events up and down the East Coast, from New England to the Carolinas!

2007 USAC Gravity Calender [Full Report]
COLORADO SPRINGS, CO - Transcendmagazine.com - (derailedonline.com) - USA Cycling has released what is is calling the "2007 USAC MTB National Gravity Calendar". This is a collection of races across the US. The races will be use to make selections of national teams. Whether or not there is an overall series is not known.

2007 NMBS Schedule [Full Report]
COLORADO SPRINGS, CO - Transcendmagazine.com (derailedonline.com) - The NMBS has released it's 2007 race scheduled. Events with Gravity races are listed within.

2007 UCI Schedule and Rule Change [Full Report]
SALZBURG, Austria - Transcendmagazine.com (derailedonline.com) - Angelfire has not been brought back to the schedule. The information regarding the rule change to needing 20 points to compete in any World Cup event has been made official

MTB Racing Trumphs Golf In Scotland [Full Report]
December 20, 2006 - Fort William, Scotland (derailedonline.com) - The UCI Mountain Bike World Cup at Fort William has been named the Scottish sporting event of the year. It's a major milestone to see a biking event in Scotland, known for their golfing heritage, win over the Barclays Scottish Open of golf.

UCI Points May Keep US Riders Out of WC's [Full Report]
December 16, 2006 (derailedonline.com) - New points rule for 2007 may quash any hopes for US riders to compete in World Cup events.

Angel Fire World Cup Canceled [Full Report]
Angel Fire, New Mexico (derailedonline.com) - Rumors of Angel Fire pulling out of the World Cup circuit for 2007 are founded true. Angel Fire marketing director, Davik Dekema, stated they Angel Fire has pulled themselves from the UCI World Cup circuit for 2007. Communication problems were cited as the reason for pulling out.

Georgia Supercross DS [Full Report]
Griffin, GA (DerailedOnline.com) Second weekend of racing at Chuck Pitts personal training ground in Griffin, GA. Pro results were: 1 – Barry Nobles (Clayborn) 2 – Chris Herndon (Cane Creek) 3 – Chuck Pitts (Oakley/Giant) 4 – Dwight Henry (Spinners) 5 – Juan Ashworth (Kovachi)