Nicolas Vouilloz was born February 8th, 1976 in Nice, France. Nico is a French former professional mountain biker and rally driver. ...

Web Site: www.boure.com By the time he was 32, Ned Overend had climbed to the top of the world, both literally and figuratively. With much younger men in pursuit, Overend won two world mountain bike championships in August 1987; one ...

Over the last 30 years Paul, Simon and Jonathan Kennett have completely transformed off-road riding in New Zealand by organising world-class events, promoting rides through their national guidebooks, building sustainable trails coupled with mass tree planting, and winning widespread support ...

At 36 years old Nat Ross has become an icon in the endurance mountain bike racing scene. He is best known for his solo performances in 24 Hour races, however he also competes in various disciplines consisting of short track, ...

Hans “No Way” Rey aka Hansjörg was born 4 June 1966 in Kenzingen/Germany. Rey is a pioneer in mountain bike trials and extreme mountain biking also known as Freeride / “Freeriding“. Rey began riding in the late 70s. Since 1987, ...

Only one person has won a “Triple Crown” of mountain biking. Verona, Italy’s Paola Pezzo won the World Championship in 1993 (Métabief, France) and in 1997 (Chateau d’Oex, Switzerland). In Atlanta in 1996, she won the Gold Medal at the ...

Teammates Tim Gould and David Baker, and the arrival of Team Peugeot on the British mountain bike scene in the late 1980s, heralded a new age for the sport. Bringing along their Pro road and cyclo-cross fitness with them, they ...

Horst began working on the problem of chain torque and its effect on suspension in the mid-1970s, with motorcycles. In 1985 Leitner built a prototype mountain bike incorporating what became known as the “Horst Link,” a type of four-bar linkage ...