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- Following his Tour de France victory, Mathieu van der Poel will compete in the short track and Olympic cross-country events at the MTB World Cup in Les Gets.  
- The race in Les Gets serves as a fitness test and final benchmark ahead of the MTB World Championships in Val di Sole, where he is considered one of the medal favourites.  
- His participation in Canadian WorldTour races is still to be confirmed, but the Road World Championships in Montreal are firmly on the agenda and a key target for the season.

Superstar back on his MTB: Mathieu van der Poel is aiming for the World Championship title

- In Arnhem, Jeroen van Roekel runs a free-to-enter mountain bike museum in a converted school, with a network of trails in the adjacent woodland.
- The museum showcases four decades of MTB history, featuring bikes organised by year of manufacture, thousands of suspension forks and rare exhibits such as record-breaking and all-wheel-drive bikes.
- Funded by donations and volunteers, Jeroen aims to create a meeting place for people of all ages and is specifically collecting rare or well-preserved bikes.

A visit to the MTB Museum: Reporter Holger Meyer on the road in the Netherlands

- Gravel Ground 2026 will take place from 11 to 13 September at the Ewald Colliery in Herten, featuring a free expo with over 50 exhibitors.  
- Sporting highlights include the new mountain time trial ‘Legend of the Halde’, the ‘Rose Scary Schotter’ race and the children’s race ‘Gravel Ground Rockets’.  
- Supporting programme featuring guided tours, yoga, stage performances, an Open Night and camping; registration for the main races via racement.com.

A paradise for gravel enthusiasts: here’s what to expect at Gravel Ground 2026

- Since 2001, Leogang has evolved from a controversial pioneer into one of Europe’s leading mountain biking centres, boasting 45 km of lines and trails.  
- The technically demanding World Cup downhill course ‘Valis Hölle’ has become legendary thanks to World Championships, World Cups and moments such as Gwin’s chainless run.  
- Events such as 26TRIX, White Style, the WHOOP UCI Series and the 25th-anniversary festival have left a lasting mark on Leogang, despite criticism of some trail modifications.

​25 years of Leogang Bike Park: Where freeriding came of age

- Around 300 participants braved the rain, storm and mud at the Seaside Ride 2026, with the focus on community, adventure and family fun.  
- The event combines gravel and road cycling routes around Rerik and the island of Poel with a festival programme, celebrity guests and breakdown assistance.  
- Despite the extreme weather, all programme items go ahead, culminating in the politically motivated ‘Tour de Tolerance’ against exclusion and extremism.

Greipel’s Cycling Festival: Gravel riding at the Seaside Ride 2026

Bike festival

- Bike Kingdom Lenzerheide/Arosa and Alpenbikepark Chur are extending their daily opening hours, with selected lifts operating in some cases until November.
- Events: Family Bike Vibes (7–9 August), Red Bull Downtime 2026 (22 August), Bike Kingdom Testride (4–6 September) featuring over 50 brands.
- The Bike Kingdom Kids Cup supports 6–16-year-olds, whilst the Learning Lab – which opened in 2026 – teaches beginners riding techniques and trail etiquette.

Bike Kingdom Lenzerheide: The second half of the season gets underway – plenty of highlights!

- Hare’n Scramble is a new enduro event in Canazei/Val di Fassa, focusing on maximum trail fun, freedom of route choice and a sense of community.  
- Riders cover around 30 km and 5,000 metres of vertical descent across up to 18 trails; Tactics, pink hares and options such as the Blue Challenge characterise the format.  
- The event responds to changing booking and pricing behaviour, offers excellent value for money and is aimed at the wider amateur market.

New MTB event, Hare’n Scramble: “We’re bringing back the real fun of enduro”

Bike Camps

Gravel Peaks 2026: First details of the route & highlights of the new gravel event

New gravel event: Gravel Peaks 2026 - the dream of crossing the Alps

Bike Transalp

- Die BIKE Transalp 2024 bot erstmals eine EMTB-Kategorie, gemeinsam auf identischer Strecke mit zeitversetzten Starts zu den Bio-Bikern.  
- Für E-Mountainbiker gab es keine Gesamtzeitnahme, sondern lange, teils sehr harte Wertungssegmente mit Fokus auf Technik, Kondition und Akku-Management.  
- Mike Kluge berichtet von intensiven Etappen, Stürzen und Technikproblemen, zieht aber ein positives Fazit und beendet die EMTB-Transalp auf Gesamtrang drei.

Propain EMTB-Transalp: Mike Kluge's diary of the premiere

- Mona und Philipp meistern die 7-tägige Maxxis BIKE Transalp (500 km, 16.000 Hm) als Mixed Team und werden Achte im Klassement.  
- Strukturiertes Training, Leistungsdiagnostik und Trainingsplan waren laut beiden entscheidend für Tempo, Belastbarkeit und pannenfreie Teilnahme.  
- Teamdynamik mit klarer Rollenverteilung, emotionalen Hoch- und Tiefpunkten und Familien-Support im Camper prägt Erlebnis und künftige Tourenpläne.

Maxxis BIKE Transalp 2024: Interview with the BIKE reader team Diasporal Alpen Challenge

- Red Bull had a floating, extremely narrow mountain bike obstacle course built on a lake near Eastnor Castle.
- Numerous British riders, including Kriss Kyle, failed to negotiate the wobbly scaffolding pole and ended up in the water.
- Only Danny MacAskill carefully completed the entire course and was the only one to stay dry.

​A balancing act above the water: there can only be one!

- Since 2004, the Red Bull District Ride has been bringing mountain bike freeriding right into the heart of the city – particularly in Nuremberg – with its urban slopestyle courses.
- With spectacular tricks, live streams and up to 120,000 spectators, the event has grown to become the world’s most-watched mountain bike competition.
- From 2026, the District Ride will take place in Groningen on entirely artificial ramps, featuring a full-fledged women’s slopestyle competition for the first time.

​Red Bull District Ride: When freeriding took the city by storm. A success story

Competitions

- Hamburg’s Backyard: a 700-km unsupported gravel race featuring night-time riding, mental challenges and the option of a 250-km night shift.
- Lisa Paus rides with her husband as a two-person team, experiences getting lost, conflicts, sleep deprivation and hallucinations, yet still completes the race.
- Key factors for races like this: mental strength, a well-organised luggage setup, starting well-rested, quick refuelling stops and a gradual build-up to the distance.

Gravel Race: Hamburg’s Backyard: Interview with Lisa Alice Paus: “Bloody hell, Lisa. The remaining kilometres aren’t right…”

- Germany’s only MTB stage race took place over four days in the Ore Mountains, with routes of 30 or 60 kilometres at the Rabenberg Trail Centre.  
- Paul Irmscher won the long-distance race, Elouan Bréhier the men’s short-distance race, and Anna-Lena Theisen took the women’s title.  
- Supporting programme featuring a pasta party, a leader’s jersey and donations to the ‘Aktion Kinderherzen’ charity; the next edition will take place from 22 to 25 July 2027.

Treibjagd im Dunkelwald 2026: Germany’s only MTB stage race

Race

- ZIV and Koelnmesse are launching a B2B-only cycling trade fair in Cologne in 2027 as a challenge to the flagging Eurobike in Frankfurt.  
- Behind the Cologne project lie power struggles over interpretative authority and trade fair revenues, whilst the needs of end customers are largely ignored.  
- The industry is losing its grip on reality; the public-friendly, emotionally staged Cyclingworld Europe in Düsseldorf is seen as a positive alternative.

Kölnmesse versus Eurobike: A power struggle in the cycling industry

- Bedeutungsverlust der Eurobike seit Mitte der 2010er: Boykott großer Marken, sinkende Aussteller- und Besucherzahlen, Kritik an Kosten und Konzept.
- ZIV und Zukunft Fahrrad beenden 2025 die Zusammenarbeit, planen ab 2027 eine eigene Messe in Köln; Eurobike soll nur noch im Zweijahresrhythmus laufen.
- Auf der Eurobike 2026 dominieren chinesische Aussteller mit Innovationen, während europäische Hersteller stark an Präsenz und Strahlkraft verlieren.

Zukunft Fahrrad-Messe: Leitmesse gesucht! Der Fall Eurobike

Eurobike

- David Cachón spent months planning to capture a bike jump right before a solar eclipse.  
- Together with Fernando Marmolejo and Daniel Villadsen, he searched for the perfect location near Calatayud in Zaragoza.  
- The position of the sun, the photographer’s position, the bike manoeuvre and the lighting were all precisely coordinated, as there were only a few seconds left to capture this once-in-a-lifetime shot.

Solar eclipse: a ‘once-in-a-lifetime’ shot

- Alma Wiggberg is one of the best women’s slopestyle riders; she won the first women’s competition at the Red Bull District Ride in Groningen.
- She enjoyed early success: in 2021 she was a double Swedish champion (pump track, enduro), before shifting her focus to freeride and securing a podium finish at Crankworx Whistler.
- In 2022, she became the first female mountain bike freerider to join the Specialized Global Athlete programme and was named ‘Red Bull Rookie of the Year’, earning a Crankworx wildcard.

Slopestyle Queen: An interview with the District Ride winner

People and types

- From 25 to 27 September 2026, Nauders will be hosting the ‘Golden Days’, a gravel bike event in the tri-border region on Lake Reschen.
- At the heart of the event is the non-timed ‘Golden Days Gravel Giro’, featuring three RTF loops of varying difficulty, up to 100 km in length and with 3,500 metres of elevation gain.
- In the “Golden Days Gravelenduro”, gravel cyclists and enduro riders will compete against each other in relay teams, tackling uphill and downhill trail sections.

“Golden Days” in Nauders: Gravel riding in the enduro region

- Die LAAX School bietet pädagogisch aufgebaute Kids-Camps mit sechs Leistungsstufen, kleinen Gruppen und Fokus auf Spaß statt Geschwindigkeit.
- In Ferienzeiten lernen bis zu 90 Kinder pro Woche auf Trails, Pumptrack und Skill-Area Fahrtechnik und stärken zugleich Selbstbewusstsein und Teamgeist.
- Flims Laax verfügt über über 330 km Biketrails, moderne Bergbahnen, Bike-Hotels und geführte Touren; beste Reisezeit zum Biken ist Juni bis Oktober.

Kids-Camps in Flims Laax: Hilf mir, es selbst zu tun!

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Events

Superstar back on his MTB
Mathieu van der Poel is aiming for the World Championship title

A visit to the MTB Museum
Reporter Holger Meyer on the road in the Netherlands

A paradise for gravel enthusiasts
Here’s what to expect at Gravel Ground 2026

Bike festival

25 years of Leogang Bike Park
Where freeriding came of age

Greipel’s Cycling Festival
Gravel riding at the Seaside Ride 2026

Bike Camps

Bike Kingdom Lenzerheide
The second half of the season gets underway – plenty of highlights!

New MTB event, Hare’n Scramble
“We’re bringing back the real fun of enduro”

Bike Transalp

Gravel Peaks 2026
First details of the route & highlights of the new gravel event

New gravel event
Gravel Peaks 2026 - the dream of crossing the Alps

Propain EMTB-Transalp
Mike Kluge's diary of the premiere

Maxxis BIKE Transalp 2024
Interview with the BIKE reader team Diasporal Alpen Challenge

Competitions

A balancing act above the water
There can only be one!

Red Bull District Ride
When freeriding took the city by storm. A success story

Race

Gravel Race
Hamburg’s Backyard: Interview with Lisa Alice Paus: “Bloody hell, Lisa. The remaining kilometres aren’t right…”

Treibjagd im Dunkelwald 2026
Germany’s only MTB stage race

Eurobike

Kölnmesse versus Eurobike
A power struggle in the cycling industry

Zukunft Fahrrad-Messe
Leitmesse gesucht! Der Fall Eurobike

People and types

Solar eclipse
A ‘once-in-a-lifetime’ shot

Slopestyle Queen
An interview with the District Ride winner

Camps

“Golden Days” in Nauders
Gravel riding in the enduro region

Kids-Camps in Flims Laax
Hilf mir, es selbst zu tun!

Events

Superstar back on his MTBMathieu van der Poel is aiming for the World Championship title

A visit to the MTB MuseumReporter Holger Meyer on the road in the Netherlands

A paradise for gravel enthusiastsHere’s what to expect at Gravel Ground 2026

Bike festival

​25 years of Leogang Bike ParkWhere freeriding came of age

Greipel’s Cycling FestivalGravel riding at the Seaside Ride 2026

Bike Camps

Bike Kingdom LenzerheideThe second half of the season gets underway – plenty of highlights!

New MTB event, Hare’n Scramble“We’re bringing back the real fun of enduro”

Bike Transalp

Gravel Peaks 2026First details of the route & highlights of the new gravel event

New gravel eventGravel Peaks 2026 - the dream of crossing the Alps

Propain EMTB-TransalpMike Kluge's diary of the premiere

Maxxis BIKE Transalp 2024Interview with the BIKE reader team Diasporal Alpen Challenge

Competitions

​A balancing act above the waterThere can only be one!

​Red Bull District RideWhen freeriding took the city by storm. A success story

Race

Gravel RaceHamburg’s Backyard: Interview with Lisa Alice Paus: “Bloody hell, Lisa. The remaining kilometres aren’t right…”

Treibjagd im Dunkelwald 2026Germany’s only MTB stage race

Eurobike

Kölnmesse versus EurobikeA power struggle in the cycling industry

Zukunft Fahrrad-MesseLeitmesse gesucht! Der Fall Eurobike

People and types

Solar eclipseA ‘once-in-a-lifetime’ shot

Slopestyle QueenAn interview with the District Ride winner

Camps

“Golden Days” in NaudersGravel riding in the enduro region

Kids-Camps in Flims LaaxHilf mir, es selbst zu tun!

Superstar back on his MTB
Mathieu van der Poel is aiming for the World Championship title

A visit to the MTB Museum
Reporter Holger Meyer on the road in the Netherlands

A paradise for gravel enthusiasts
Here’s what to expect at Gravel Ground 2026

25 years of Leogang Bike Park
Where freeriding came of age

Greipel’s Cycling Festival
Gravel riding at the Seaside Ride 2026

Bike Kingdom Lenzerheide
The second half of the season gets underway – plenty of highlights!

New MTB event, Hare’n Scramble
“We’re bringing back the real fun of enduro”

Gravel Peaks 2026
First details of the route & highlights of the new gravel event

New gravel event
Gravel Peaks 2026 - the dream of crossing the Alps

Propain EMTB-Transalp
Mike Kluge's diary of the premiere

Maxxis BIKE Transalp 2024
Interview with the BIKE reader team Diasporal Alpen Challenge

A balancing act above the water
There can only be one!

Red Bull District Ride
When freeriding took the city by storm. A success story

Gravel Race
Hamburg’s Backyard: Interview with Lisa Alice Paus: “Bloody hell, Lisa. The remaining kilometres aren’t right…”

Treibjagd im Dunkelwald 2026
Germany’s only MTB stage race

Kölnmesse versus Eurobike
A power struggle in the cycling industry

Zukunft Fahrrad-Messe
Leitmesse gesucht! Der Fall Eurobike

Solar eclipse
A ‘once-in-a-lifetime’ shot

Slopestyle Queen
An interview with the District Ride winner

“Golden Days” in Nauders
Gravel riding in the enduro region

Kids-Camps in Flims Laax
Hilf mir, es selbst zu tun!