Posted May 21st, 2012
Last weekend and this coming weekend sees back to back rounds of the Pro GRT on the East Coast of the USA, which all three DH riders from Trek World Racing are supporting. Yesterday saw the riders at Mountain Creek, at Vernon, New Jersey, home of the former US Open, and now the new Mountain Creek Bike Park which Aaron Gwin had the honor of officially opening on Saturday.
Posted May 20th, 2012
Despite the threat of rain, the sun shone and the crowds lined the track for round 4 of the UCI Mountain Bike World Cup. For many riders, including ours, this was the last chance to earn a selection spot for the Olympic Games in London. Each nation has its own system for selection which is mainly governed by their National Olympic Committee standards, and the spots allocated by the UCI qualification system. In Switzerland’s case it’s 3 places for men, only. Considering there are 9 men who could fill those spots with ease, it’s the toughest selection race of the year.
Posted May 15th, 2012
Racing just minutes from home, Trek World Racing's Neko Mulally took another win for season 2012 by taking the victory at the Duryea Downhill, an event held in Neko's hometown of Reading, Pennsylvania, and an event he help put together. Here's what he had to say about the weekend.
Posted May 14th, 2012
Again the cold weather returned to the Mountain Bike World Cup yesterday in Nove Mesto Na Morave (CZE) despite summer like conditions during the week leading up to the race. Riders were met with 7 degrees and a chilly wind as they took to the start line for their 6 lap race. More than 180 starters lined up for the race including Luk and Math Flueckiger who both started on the 2nd row.
Posted April 30th, 2012
At the opening round of the US National series for gravity racing, Trek World Racing’s 3 Downhill riders took on some of the fastest men in the world, including current World Cup series leader Greg Minnaar and eventual race winner Steve Smith, on the famous Pacific North West track in Port Angeles, in Washington State. Aaron Gwin finished 2nd and Neko Mulally joined him on the podium for 5th.
Posted April 23rd, 2012
Aaron Gwin led the way with a 3rd place, closely followed by Neko Mulally joining him on the podium for 5th. Justin Leov was also in the mix with a 7th showing everyone that on this course our team had the greatest combined horse power of the weekend.
Posted April 15th, 2012
In bitterly cold conditions here in the Belgian Ardennes, at the classic World Cup venue of Houffalize, Trek World Racing’s Flueckiger brothers took to the start of the 6 lap second round of the UCI Men’s XC World Cup. Luk was on the front row and elected to start on the far left, while Math was 2 rows back in position 18.
Posted April 9th, 2012
Representing the USA, Trek World Racing’s Neko Mulally raced the Pan-American Downhill Championships in Puebla, Mexico at the weekend, taking a win in qualifying, but having to settle for second in the final behind Colombia’s World Cup rider Marcelo Guttierez.
Posted April 9th, 2012
Trek World Racing’s Willow Rockwell (USA) has announced that despite her best efforts to return to the sport of mountain biking after taking time out to have her daughter, the reality of the situation is nothing like she had imagined. In this past week Willow has decided definitively that it’s time to stop racing for good and focus on her new family.
Posted March 25th, 2012
Trek World Racing’s youngest downhill rider took a convincing win today on the slopes of the Portuguese town of Gouveia, a town which hosted Trek World Racing’s first ever team camp back in 2009. Neko finished 2nd in the race here last year, but moved up one step in conquering the newly laid out track.
Posted March 18th, 2012
In a thrilling finish that had the thousands of fans here in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa, on the edge of their seats until the very last second, Aaron Gwin was narrowly defeated by local hero Greg Minnaar after setting a blistering time. Trek World Racing’s youngest downhill rider Neko Mulally scored a career best 14th, while Justin Leov finished a solid 17th. All 3 riders are now top 20 ‘protected’ heading into Round 2.
Posted March 18th, 2012
In a world class performance today Anton Cooper won his first World Cup race of the year in stunning fashion, putting four and half minutes into the reigning Junior World Champion, and taking the first World Cup XC victory for his new team. The young rider from Christchurch, New Zealand, attacked decisively on the 2nd climb of the 1st lap, putting 15 seconds into Frenchman Victor Koretzky and continued to stretch his lead over the 4 lap race.
Posted March 17th, 2012
In what most pundits acknowledged was a difficult race to predict due it being the opening round of the World Cup season, and one month earlier than usual, Trek World Racing’s Luk Flueckiger kept his Superfly in the top 10 of the race from start to finish here in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa. On his last lap he closed down more than 20 seconds on reigning World Champion Jaroslav Kulhavy, only to lose out in the final straight.
Posted March 11th, 2012
Aaron Gwin lead the way today for all three Trek World Racing riders who ended up on the podium at the South African national race held on the improved Pietermaritzburg course that will host next week’s World Cup opener. With a scorching time of 4m 14secs, Aaron was 3 seconds ahead of last year’s fastest World Cup qualifier Mick Hannah (AUS).
Posted March 10th, 2012
Today all 4 Trek World Racing XC athletes competed in dry, yet very humid, conditions in the South African National XC races, which many teams used as a test event for next weekend’s World Cup on the same course here in Pietermaritzburg. Willow Rockwell made her return to racing just 10 weeks after having her first child, a major feat in itself, while Anton Cooper raced his first international event for his new team, and the Flueckiger brothers showed they have race speed at the start of the season.
Posted February 23rd, 2012
The early season racing has really kicked off in California and Neko Mulally, who left the frigid temperatures of his hometown Reading, PA, joined his champion team mate in the sunnier climes of California. This past weekend saw Round 4 of the Southridge winter series held on the Fontana track, a dusty, pedally truck lovingly referred to as 'Fontucky'.
Posted February 6th, 2012
In what is already their 3rd pre-season training camp, Math and Luk Flueckiger are now in the Spanish Canary Islands swapping the snow and ice of Switzerland for some very welcome sunshine on the Atlantic islands off the African west coast.
Posted January 31st, 2012
Fresh off winning the Super D National Title on Friday, Trek World Racing’s Justin Leov backed it up by taking the win in the downhill on Sunday. This is the second time that Justin has won the National Title on this team, and the 3rd time in his career. Justin was onboard his Session 9.9 with Bontrager G4 rubber.
Posted January 30th, 2012
In a result that wasn’t really too surprising for the locals in New Zealand, Anton Cooper has successfully defended his National Junior XC Title for 2011, and enters his last year of racing the junior category as the reigning 2012 Junior National Champ.
Posted January 23rd, 2012
Fresh off his win last week in Dunedin, Trek World Racing’s Junior XC rider makes it two for two, this time in his home town of Christchurch. Another first this week was that it was Anton’s debut racing onboard a 29er; he chose his Trek Superfly for the 2nd round of the National Series. Here’s his report in his own words:
Posted January 19th, 2012
This past weekend saw the opening round of the New Zealand National XC Series in Dunedin, and the muddy conditions provided plenty of challenges for Oceania's best riders. Below are Anton's own words about the weekend's event.
