Morewood rider Fabien Cousinie took part in the Megavalanche Reunion Race recently and this is what he had to say:

Hi guys

Here is some fresh news from the Réunion Island Megavalanche race.
For the last race of the season i finished 5th on the podium. “the machine ” Wildhaber won the race and some Enduro specialist and XC guys were in front of me.
I’m pretty glad because the race was so hard technicaly and physicaly and everybody was using enduro bikes 6inch travel and i used my makulu with a single pivot fork… not really my first choice but at the … Read More »

When I saw the images of the route on the CPT website , it was too much to resist. Sure, according to traditional periodisation and old school training regimen, you should be resting at this time of year… but this year has been a bit different for me. And sometimes you just have to follow your heart ! Besides - we do it for the love of biking man ! Who can resist riding in such splendour !??

I rode with Donovan “Powerhouse” Jackson. If you were born anytime in the 70’s or earlier, you will recall a clothing brand with … Read More »

The weekend was wrapped up with Peaty taking Gold. The course was super rocky and filled with buck jumps with lines continuously changing as practice wore on.
After taking a bit of time off to prepare, Nathan came into World Champs having put in a considerable amount of training looking strong and focussed, which paid off in the end. Having a little off during practice, Rennie ended up with eight stiches in his hand and having to do a bit of iceing a few days before race day, but this didnt stop him from pulling in a top 10 result. The … Read More »

With one half of Morewood at Eurobike and the other half at the World Champs in Auz its certainly been a bust week, thankfully due to the time difference the news is coming in during different times of the day making it a little more manageable from a workload point of view to keep a news streams coming.

Pat is across in Canberra Australia for the World Championships taking place this weekend in order to offer additional support to Morewood’s World Cup riders Nathan Rennie and Mitch Delfs, both riding in the Elite Men’s Downhill category for Australia. With custom painted … Read More »

AG Suspansions Clive Ackerman gives us some feedback as to whats happening in Malaysian DH:

Race events in Malaysia have been rather few and far between this year, for a number of reasons, but the 4th installment of the Bukit Cermin Downhill Challenge has fast become a much anticipated event on the racing calendar in South East Asia. With a rider participation topping 160 racers from Indonesia, Singapore and Malaysia, this was going to be a good one.
The track has undergone some changes in the last few weeks that have made it faster and more exciting. Word of the changes were … Read More »

Kenda/Morewood riders Nathan Rennie and Mitch Delfs have been selected to represent Australia at the upcoming world champs. Both riders will be riding in the Downhill (DHI) / Elite Men class.

Riders representing Australia:
Bryn Atkinson (Wentworth Falls, NSW 09/12/1982)
Mitchell Delfs (Gracetown, WA 25/07/1989)
Jared Graves (Toowoomba, QLD 16/12/1982) (Oceania Champion)
Michael Hannah (Yorkys Knob, QLD 21/11/1983)
Samuel Hill (Glenn Forest, WA 21/07/1985)
Chris Kovarik (Deception Bay, QLD 01/03/1978)
Jared Rando (Ainslie, ACT 22/06/1981)
Nathan Rennie (Northbridge, QLD 06/06/1963)

From everyone here at Morewood, we wish Nathan and Mitch all the best leading up to and at the World Champs

Pro bike: Mitch Delfs
We recently stopped in and caught up with young Perth gun, Mitch Delfs, and got the low down on his new wheels. This is Mitch’s second season with the team, but it was only this year that the team under went some massive sponsor (and thus) name changes. This year also saw Mitch paired with a new team mate in the form of Nathan Rennie. So how has the season and settling in with the new bike gone so far for Mitch? We’ll find out….

Okay Mitch, First up tell us about how your deal came about with … Read More »

The race was held in sunny and warm conditions, but the riders had to battle with a course that was bone dry in some sections, and still very wet from seepage, in the forested areas. The off again - on again rain of the past week finally moved away overnight, with blue skies and bright sun appearing shortly before race time. The open sections of track dried out quickly, however, in among the trees the mud remained, forcing riders to carefully negotiate slippery rock gardens and rooted sections.
Mick Hannah (GT Bicycles), with 11 riders remaining, was the first to make … Read More »

Santa Cruz Syndicate’s Steve Peat celebrates his 50th career UCI Downhill podium by placing 2nd in the UCI World Cup Downhill in Mt. Ste. Anne, Quebec. Not a stellar weekend, but “Old School” pulled it together for the Syndicate and Minnaar is licking his wounds. Sam Hill takes the win and the leader’s jersey going into Bromont next week. Aaron Gwin has his first career UCI podium and Gee, Fabien, Sam, and Steve destroyed him with a champagne blast. The riders were greeted with a new downhill track with a lot of changes from year’s prior. The track is still … Read More »

Dear Sponsors,

Another race weekend has gone by and the LamaCycles team is still on top of the podium! We are pleased to announce that 3 of our racers made it to the podium this past weekend in Mont Sainte-Anne, dominating each category. Simon Garstin came in 4th place in Men’s Pro, making him the fastest Canadian on track.

Here is the link to the race report and to the weekend’s video:

http://www.lamacycles.com/en/s.php?s=654353298&n=787863080

A full race report in a PDF format will be available as soon as we can.

Your comments are always greatly appreciated.

Thanks

Justin Macknish
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