The dates for the 2012 world cup have now been announced. Despite the 2011 season still being in full swing, we have some BIG ideas planned for next seasons Downhill Fantasy ( yes we are here to stay! )

The dates and locations for the 2012 World Cup are:

17-18.03.2012 – PIETERMARITZBURG (RSA)
02-03.06.2012 - VAL DI SOLE (ITA)
09-10.06.2012 - FORT WILLIAM (GBR)
23-24.06.2012 – MONT STE ANNE (CAN)
30.06-01.07.2012 – TBC – AMERICA
28-29.07.2012 – VAL D’ISERE (FRA)
15-16.09.2012 - HAFJELL (NOR)

Training with Steve Peat at Leogang… including comedy trapped rider under a barrier…

Qualifying results are in! Troy Brosnan well up there… and a few other surprising results.

Seeing your front wheel spinning round next to your head can’t be good for your blood pressure. Keep clicking at ~8 second mark for some giggles.

With many people skeptical of the entertainment value in a 4 minute flat pedal before the world cup had even begun, the first round kicked off with the usual high-energy, mankini-fuelled action that we have all come to know and love. Read on for first round highlights, results, spills and thrills…

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I expect a photo or video of Mick wrapping his bike round a tree will turn up shortly, but in the mean time hear it from the man himself…

Issue 15 of the UK bike magazine Wideopen is now online (for free!).
Click here to check it out.

Featuring a ton of stuff from The Peak and good friend/fellow Sheffielder Joe Bowman (This is Sheffield)

Yesterday Downhill Fantasy broke a huge milestone of 1000 registered users. Amazing to say the site has only been up for around a week and a half. A few other stats about the site below:

- over 1000 users and 900 teams have been submitted to downhillfantasy.com

- We’ve had visitors from over 60 different countries world wide.

- 6000 different visitors from around the world have viewed over 33,000 pages on downhillfantasy.com!

A big thanks goes to everyone who has in some way added to the numbers above… Good luck with the World Cup!