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Stage 2 of the 2023 4Islands MTB Croatia took in the best trails of Rab, the Happy Island. The race started in Lopar and finished in the city of Rab; in the Men’s Category, Orbea x Leatt x Speed Company once again made the day their own in their aggressive racing style. The Women’s category saw a new team claim the stage win, though the general classification remained unchanged at the end of the day.

The opening stage of the 4Islands Croatia on the Croatian island of Krk offered almost perfect conditions with 78 race kilometers. The action began seemingly immediately in the men’s race with the BUFF MEGAMO, resplendent in the yellow leader jerseys, and the charging Orbea x Leatt x Speed Company led the pack up the opening climbs and into the famous moon plateau. By service station 1, it was two teams alone going at it hammer and tongs to wear each other down. The paced proved too much for...

12 kilometres, 250 metres of climbing, coastal cliff trails, forested climbs, and rocky descents were the proving ground of the 2023 4Islands MTB Croatia Prologue in Baška, Krk, as over 200 teams lined up for their first challenge in their mission to Conquer The Rocks. In the Men’s category, BUFF MEGAMO’s Hugo Drechou and Hans Becking lived up to the pre-race expectations of having the number 1 bike boards as they raced to the win and into the yellow CIOVITA leader jerseys that honour them a...

With two strong course records, the GENERALI MUNICH MARATHON has returned as an international elite race. Kenyan debutant Philimon Kipchumba crossed the finish line in the Olympic Stadium as the winner after 2:07:28 hours. Behind the 23-year-old followed Mengistu Zelalem (Ethiopia) and Berhane Tesfaye (Eritrea), who with times of 2:07:56 and 2:08:10 respectively also remained well below the previous course record. In fourth place Sebastian Hendel (LG Braunschweig) ran a strong marathon debut...

The finals of the World Rowing Virtual Indoor Championships took place from 25 - 26 Feb 2022. Originally, it was planned to as a hybrid event to take place in Hamburg, Germany, but the global pandemic forced the event to become fully virtual once more. Therefore, It was up to the athletes where to set up their rowing ergometer – in their gym, their living room or maybe even on their terrace. Competitors had the opportunity to race for a World Championship title – from anywhere in the worl...

The 2020 edition of the Cape Pioneer Trek will see the route retain its focus on diversity and rider enjoyment which has turned it into one of the most highly anticipated events on the mountain biking calendar. Due to popular demand the race directors have added an extra day at Louvain, shifting the action more into the remote mountainous areas of the Langkloof than ever before. The seven-day event from 6 to 12 September 2020 will cover a whopping 462km and incorporate 11 250m of elevation ga...

The curtains of the 2019 Momentum Health Cape Pioneer Trek presented by Biogen have officially drawn to a close - and it is the South African riders who dominate this gruelling 7-day stage race. In the UCI Elite MEN category, it is DSV Pro Cycling’s Gert Heyns (RSA) / Arno du Toit (RSA) who took the deserved victory ahead of their compatriots Gerbon Mos / Tim Smeenge and the Austrian team of Wolfgang Krenn / Moran Vermeulen. In the UCI Elite WOMMEN´s race, the podium only saw South African...

The curtains of the 2019 Momentum Health Cape Pioneer Trek presented by Biogen have officially drawn to a close - and it is the South African riders who dominate this gruelling 7-day stage race. In the UCI Elite MEN category, it is DSV Pro Cycling’s Gert Heyns (RSA) / Arno du Toit (RSA) who took the deserved victory ahead of their compatriots Gerbon Mos / Tim Smeenge and the Austrian team of Wolfgang Krenn / Moran Vermeulen. In the UCI Elite WOMMEN´s race, the podium only saw South African...

The days for the riders are long and tough. Take a look at the daily routine of an participant of the Cape Pioneer Trek 2019.

The days for the riders are long and tough. Take a look at the daily routine of an participant of the Cape Pioneer Trek 2019.

4,000 enthusiastic spectators at the Porsche-Arena in Stuttgart, Germany witnessed a world-class climbing event which included the sport’s top stars, a fun, Rock themed atmosphere and an exciting Superfinal. Futuba Ito (JPN) and Yoshiyuki Ogata (JPN) won the title this year against a very impressive collection of international athletes after they were able to pull off the final victory on the super boulder against Janja Garnbret (SLO) and Florian Klingler (AUT) respectively. The start list re...

This weekend has seen the world’s bouldering elite descend on Stuttgart for a truly special competition. 55 athletes from more than 17 different countries were invited to adidas ROCKSTARS this year. Lead- and Bouldering-World Champions, overall winners and top climbers of the 2019 Bouldering World Cup and Olympic qualified athletes were invited to this unique event. They first had to make it through the qualification and semi-final. In the superfinals the athletes had to climb simultaneously...

This weekend has seen the world’s bouldering elite descend on Stuttgart for a truly special competition. 55 athletes from more than 17 different countries were invited to adidas ROCKSTARS this year. Lead- and Bouldering-World Champions, overall winners and top climbers of the 2019 Bouldering World Cup and Olympic qualified athletes were invited to this unique event. They first had to make it through the qualification and semi-final. In the superfinals the athletes had to climb simultaneously...

The world’s best bouldering athletes fight for an entry to the superfinal at the annual adidas ROCKSTARS invitational that is hosted in Germany on the 13th and 14th of September. Around 3,800 spectators can share the excitement when World and European champions, World Cup winners, and national champions impressively demonstrate why bouldering, i.e. climbing without a rope over a crash pad, is considered one of the most difficult disciplines in sport climbing. One year before the Olympics in T...

The favorite team of Russian Ultraspecialist Dmitry Mityaev, triple world champion Luis Alberto Hernando and double Western States Endurance Run 100 winner Timothy Olson showed an impressive joint effort today, covering the 127km and 7600vm of the adidas INFINITE TRAILSc2019 in 13:04:27. This collective push earned them the frst of three gold medals at the innovative team relay event. At half past 5, after a battle against the sweltering heat of more than 30°C today, 127km and 7600vm, Dmitry...

From 27 to 30 June, the top stars of the international trail running scene will meet in the Gastein Valley to race side by side in relay teams of 3 for the adidas INFINITE TRAILS World Champions title. Although registration in all three race categories, women, men and mixed, is still ongoing, it is already evident that the innovative race mode is leading to extraordinary team constellations, promising exhilarating duels on the three relay loops. The progressive race format of the adidas INFIN...

4,000 climbing fans celebrated an exceptional bouldering event featuring the best athletes in the packed Porsche-Arena in Stuttgart (GER). Lead by new crowned adidas ROCKSTARS Miho Nonaka from Japan and Jernej Kruder from the Republic of Slovenia, the twelve finalists delivered outstanding climbing performances. Nonaka and Kruder proved to be true adidas ROCKSTARS champions throughout all competitions, from the qualification to the semifinals and finals. Therefore Alex Puccio (USA) and Jongwo...

4,000 climbing fans celebrated an exceptional bouldering event featuring the best athletes in the packed Porsche-Arena in Stuttgart (GER). Lead by new crowned adidas ROCKSTARS Miho Nonaka from Japan and Jernej Kruder from the Republic of Slovenia, the twelve finalists delivered outstanding climbing performances. Nonaka and Kruder proved to be true adidas ROCKSTARS champions throughout all competitions, from the qualification to the semifinals and finals. Therefore Alex Puccio (USA) and Jongwo...

Over 70 athletes from more than 20 different countries were invited to adidas ROCKSTARS this year. They first had to make it through the qualification and semi-final. The top 6 men and women advanced to the great final on Saturday evening. They fight in two rounds for the entry to the superfinal. Here, the top 2 compete in direct comparison on a so-called “super boulder” that was specifically created for the event. The athletes climb simultaneously an identical route on two sides of the same...

Over 70 athletes from more than 20 different countries were invited to adidas ROCKSTARS this year. They first had to make it through the qualification and semi-final. The top 6 men and women advanced to the great final on Saturday evening. They fought in two rounds for the entry to the superfinal. Here, the top 2 compete in direct comparison on a so-called “super boulder” that was specifically created for the event. The athletes climbed simultaneously an identical route on two sides of the sa...

Impressive, gravity-defying moves on vertical walls are guaranteed when the world’s best bouldering athletes fight for an entry to the superfinal at the annual adidas ROCKSTARS invitational that is hosted in Germany on the 21st and 22nd of September. The prestigious event draws the top stars of the climbing scene to Stuttgart’s Porsche-Arena, because it stages enthralling competition bouldering as intoxicating show. The popular invitational contest for the international climbing elite takes p...

Full of dramatic plot twists, keeping everyone on their toes down to the wire – that’s how we can sum up Sunday’s Red Bull 111 Megawatt final. It’s the biggest enduro event in East-Central Europe and on September 9, 2018, South Africa’s Wade Young went down in its history, as he was the first one to cross the finish line. Taddy Blazusiak, returned to the podium after a two-year-long break and this time around he was second. The top three was completed by Billy Bolt. Red Bull 111 Megawatt is a...

Full of dramatic plot twists, keeping everyone on their toes down to the wire – that’s how we can sum up Sunday’s Red Bull 111 Megawatt final. It’s the biggest enduro event in East-Central Europe and on September 9, 2018, South Africa’s Wade Young went down in its history, as he was the first one to cross the finish line. Taddy Blazusiak, returned to the podium after a two-year-long break and this time around he was second. The top three was completed by Billy Bolt. Red Bull 111 Megawatt is a...

Erzbergrodeo Red Bull Hare Scramble once again lived up to its reputation as the toughest Xtreme Enduro race in the world on Sunday, June 3, 2018. The battle against the iron mountain took even the world’s best riders to their limits. Only 23 athletes reached the finish within the time limit of four hours. Briton Graham Jarvis raced to victory in a record time of 2 hours and 6 minutes after an extremely exciting race, closely followed by Jonny Walker (GBR) and Manuel Lettenbichler (GER). Aust...

Wels, Austria - May 25, 2018 — Hot on the heels of an exciting opening round in Portugal, the World Enduro Super Series now heads to Austria for the Erzbergrodeo Red Bull Hare Scramble on May 31 - June 3. Long regarded as the world’s toughest single day Enduro, the Erzbergrodeo Red Bull Hare Scramble has grown during the last 24 years to become one of dirt bikes most important and fun-filled off-road festivals. Attracting an entry of up to 1,500 competitors from over 40 nations, Europe’s larg...

Britain’s Billy Bolt has claimed victory at the opening round of the inaugural World Enduro Super Series – the Extreme XL Lagares in Portugal. Securing the top step of the podium the Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing rider takes an early lead in this year’s search for the ULTIMATE ENDURO CHAMPION. In what was a thrilling and at times unpredictable battle, Bolt was followed home by Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Jonny Walker (GB) in second with Germany’s Manuel Lettenbichler (KTM) comple...

The World Enduro Super Series has been launched for the 2018 season and will bring together some of the most iconic events on the calendar. It will lead to a first world enduro champion being crowned at the end of the campaign, which begins in Portugal next May. First impressions can be seen in the PreSeason Trailer and the first clip regarding the”Extreme XL Lagares”. The WESS will include Hard Enduro, Classic Enduro, Cross-Country and Beach Racing-style events, with riders permitted to rid...

►Why bother finding a fancy hotel, when you can do it like pro climber Sasha DiGiulian, choose a thousand stars hotel and spend the night for free? The fact that the bed is at 1,200 feet above the ground on the side of a massive cliff just makes it better, doesn't it?  _ Experience the world of Red Bull like you have never seen it before. With the best action sports clips on the web and original series, prepare for your "stoke factor" to be at an all time high. Watch Red Bull TV: ht...

Well-deserved winners at the adidas ROCKSTARS 2017 in the Superfinals: Alex Puccio (USA) in the women’s and Tomoa Narasaki (JPN) at the men’s category showed an amazing performance on the critical boulder, which meant the official “adidas ROCKSTARS 2017” champion title for both. The Japanese has already solved the „problem“ after 18 seconds and showed his huge relief when he smashed the buzzer. Truly, his goal to keep the title was a hard challenge against his South Korean opponent Jongwon Ch...

This weekend has seen the World’s elite rock climbers descend on Stuttgart for a truly special competition. adidas ROCKSTARS 2017 pairs over 80 invited athletes from 25 different countries with intense musical performances and a passionate and vocal crowd of over 3500 fans to create an event unlike anything else in the climbing universe. Even by the high standards of adidas ROCKSTARS, the athlete line-up this year was incredibly strong. Of the 82 athletes who started, the field was narrowed...

This weekend has seen the World’s elite rock climbers descend on Stuttgart for a truly special competition. adidas ROCKSTARS 2017 pairs over 80 invited athletes from 25 different countries with intense musical performances and a passionate and vocal crowd of over 3500 fans to create an event unlike anything else in the climbing universe. Even by the high standards of adidas ROCKSTARS, the athlete line-up this year was incredibly strong. Of the 82 athletes who started, the field was narrowed...

Spectacular, gravity-defying moves on vertical walls are guaranteed when the world’s best bouldering athletes fight for an entry to the superfinal at the prestigious IFSC Masters adidas ROCKSTARS in Germany on 15 and 16 September. The event draws the top stars of the climbing scene to Stuttgart’s Porsche-Arena – and combines enthralling competition bouldering with lots of rock’n’roll. The popular invitational contest for the international climbing elite takes place for the seventh consecutive...

122 runners took the start to face the test of the BUFF EPIC TRAIL, the Ultra Marathon 105k, a race that undoubtedly claimed its epic status. In the refuge of Saboredo (51.8km) when Yeray Durán and Pau Bartoló were leading the race with variations in the first position, a severe thunderstorm endangered the viability of the race. Because of the constant instability of the weather conditions, the organization decided to stop the race in Espot (67.5km) and inform the riders who were arriving a...

Tant pour les professionnels que pour les amateurs des Age-groups, le principal objectif à l’IRONMAN est d’atteindre la ligne d’arrivée : un moment magique qui vient récompenser les longs mois d’entraînement et de travail méticuleux des athlètes, ainsi que les nombreuses heures d’une course faite de hauts et de bas extrêmement intenses. Dans notre clip web intitulé « The Finish Line », nous rencontrons la championne IRONMAN Wales 2015 et meilleure professionnelle allemande de l’IRONMAN Anja...

For professional athletes and age groupers alike, the biggest goal in IRONMAN is crossing that finish line. Months of hard training and meticulous preparation, and hours of emotional highs and lows during the race, come to its culmination in that magical moment of crossing the finish line. In our web clip ‘The Finish Line’ we meet Germany’s top female IRONMAN pro and 2015 IRONMAN Wales winner Anja Beranek, 2014 IRONMAN World champion and reigning European champion Sebastian Kienle, and 2-ti...

In our ‘Road2Kona’ web clip we follow Spanish DTM racing driver Daniel Juncadella, as he joins forces with professional triathlete and 2-time European IRONMAN champion Timo Bracht from Germany at a training weekend in Andorra. We show how the two sportsmen train the three IRONMAN disciplines together and find out what the key lessons are that Juncadella can learn of Bracht. But we also see how the two have a fun day out on the Go Kart track where Daniel Juncadella started his racing career as...

IRONMAN triathlon consists of swim, bike and run, but almost as important is the so-called fourth discipline: the transition, where the athletes change from swimming to biking and from biking to running. In our ‚Transition Zone’ web clip Germany’s top female IRONMAN pro and 2015 IRONMAN Wales winner Anja Beranek, 2014 IRONMAN World champion and reigning European champion Sebastian Kienle and 2-time European IRONMAN Champion and 9-time IRONMAN winner Timo Bracht share their thoughts about the...

Le triathlon IRONMAN est une course qui combine la nage, le vélo et la course à pied, mais il inclut également une quatrième discipline toute aussi importante : la transition, soit le passage de la nage au vélo et du vélo à la course à pied. Dans notre clip web « Transition Zone », nous rencontrons la championne IRONMAN Wales 2015 et meilleure professionnelle allemande de l’IRONMAN Anja Beranek, le Champion du monde IRONMAN 2014 et Champion d’Europe en titre Sebastian Kienle, ainsi que Timo B...

Aucun autre sport d’endurance ne procure autant d’émotions que l’IRONMAN, le test d’endurance le plus difficile au monde sur une journée. Qu’ils soient professionnels ou Age-Groupers, les athlètes y traversent des hauts et des bas extrêmement intenses en raison de la longueur du parcours. Dans notre clip web « Great Emotions », nous rencontrons le Champion du monde IRONMAN 2014 et Champion d’Europe en titre Sebastian Kienle, la championne IRONMAN Wales 2015 et meilleure professionnelle al...

There is no other endurance sport that conveys as many emotions as IRONMAN does. Due to its long distance, pro athletes as well as age groupers go through extreme emotional highs and lows on their journey to finish the world’s toughest 1-day endurance challenge. In our ‚Great Emotions’ webclip we meet 2014 IRONMAN World champion and reigning European champion Sebastian Kienle, Germany’s top female IRONMAN pro and 2015 IRONMAN Wales winner Anja Beranek and 2-time European IRONMAN Champion a...

The crown jewel within the endurance sports family, the IRONMAN®, has become more and more popular in recent years - not only among men, but also among women. For the first time three Mercedes Benz sponsored ladies are among the competing athletes, the PowerLadies: Åsa Lundström, Anja Beranek und Kaisa Lehtonen. As part of this webclip we visit Anja Beranek from Herrenberg, Stuttgart and Kaisa Lehtonen from Finnland. They redefine the boundaries of the IRONMAN® sport time and again via har...

Le nec plus ultra des sports d’endurance, l’IRONMAN®, est devenu un sport de plus en plus populaire ces dernières années. Et pas seulement chez les hommes mais aussi chez les femmes. Pour la première fois, trois femmes parrainées par Mercedes Benz sont parmi les athlètes en compétition, les Power Ladies : Åsa Lundström, Anja Beranek et Kaisa Lehtonen. Dans notre clip web, nous rendons visite à Anja Beranek à Herrenberg, près de Stuttgart et à Kaisa Lehtonen en Finlande. Celles-ci redéfinis...

This clip looks at the phenomenon that is Ironman triathlon and answers the question of what it is that fascinates so many people about this sport? Reigning World Champion Sebastian Kienle gives us his verdict and pays respect especially to the “age-groupers”. We also find out from Austrian age grouper Erich Artner, a double amputee, who lives out the fascination of this increasingly popular sport at the 70.3 Ironman World championship in Zell am See, Austria. We follow Artner throughout the...

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