Journal Du Wap

One day, Maxime told me that according to him, a race is only one of the steps of a long path. The one you remember, the one that everyone can see. But all the work and dedication of an athlete takes place in the thousand miles behind, the one that almost no one has the […]

(wind) (intense music) – [Henry] The landscape here is beautiful, yet brutal. It entices explorers, yet punishes the unprepared. You’d be mad to put a bike race through here, surely. Well, if you were so inclined, you would want a medical team rich in expertise because when it does go wrong here, the stakes are […]

(logo slamming) – So what we actually trying to achieve here? I guess we’re talking about matching two goals together, having fun on bikes and losing weight. The fun and bikes bit being the baseline status, the bare minimum. The losing weight bit being the end result. Sound good? The problem we must avoid is […]

(digital noise) – Welcome back you beautiful people. Today, Richard and I are going to battle. – We are. Today it is XC versus– – Downhill. (light electronic music) (laughing) (logo rumbling) – [Doddy] Okay, first things first. Let’s take a look at the two different bikes. This is a machine for the job. Built […]

Chinese voices I’m Hans Rey a professional mountain biker a former world champion a pioneer of freeride and founder of the charity Wheels 4 Life. My urban mountain bike adventure series combines riding in some of the biggest cities in the world that are surrounded by beautiful nature and trails it’s all about the contrast […]

Out here in India when you’re out on those different courses and stages you’re really on your own. You need to be prepared. Staying hydrated, carrying enough supplies that you think you’re gonna need. Whether or not you want to DNF or not, you’re probably gonna have to go the full distance because you’re in […]

– Bicycle derailleur gears were first seen in 1905 on a French two-speed setup. 115 years later, though, we’re still using the chain, the cassette, and the derailleur because they’re the most efficient way of having multiple gears on a bike. Early designs, though, were quite crude, and modern day transmissions are very different. They’re […]