Julien Absalon

Julien Absalon ruled cross country competition for the lion’s share of his 20 year career. Born in 1980 in Remiremont, France, near the German and Swiss borders, he literally grew up with the sport. Absalon was officially introduced to mountain biking by a family friend at 14 and began racing shortly after with limited success. […]

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Dafydd Davis

Dafydd (dah-fvid) Davis is a Welsh climber, fell runner and avid mountain biker whose impact in the design and creation of UK mountain bike trail systems cannot be overstated. Over the last twenty years he has utilized his well rounded background as an outdoorsman to not just establish trails, but to create the worlds first […]

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Stan Koziatek

In the year 2000, a rumor began circulating around bike shops and mountain bike races. A guy in New York had figured out a way to replace traditional inner tubes with a liquid that could seal punctures almost instantly, improve traction and control, and even make tires roll faster. On top of all that, the […]

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Tym Manley and Steve Behr

The creative partnership at the core of the magazine, launched in 1987, which established and maintained the MTB lifestyle in Great Britain and beyond and which was key to the UK’s unique and continuing success in Downhill Racing and Freeride Tym Manley was the first Editor in Chief and part owner of Britain’s first mountain […]

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Jason McRoy

“Do not follow where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail” was Jason McRoy’s motto. His story of overcoming adversity and indomitable spirit inspired – and continues to inspire – people worldwide to chase their dreams in cycling and life. Jason McRoy is universally regarded as the […]

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