2008 uci downhill championship venues

1. May 10/11 Maribor (Slo) 4X/DHI 1
   
2. May 31/June 1 Vallnord (And) 4X/DHI 2
   
3. 2June 7/8 Fort William (GBr) 4X/DHI 3
   
4. 3July 26/27 tbc (Can) 4X/DHI 4
   
5. 4August 2/3 Mont Sainte Anne (Can) 4X/DHI 5
6. August 30/31 Canberra (Aus) 4X/DHI 6
7. September 13/14 Schladming (Aut) 4X/DHI 7
   

DHI - Downhill, 4X - FourCross

NEWS AND RESULTS

2007 UCI dh world cup dh overall

	1			HILL Samuel	IRON HORSE / MONSTER ENERGY						1057
	2			LEHIKOINEN Matti	TEAM G-CROSS HONDA						673
	3			PEAT Steve	SANTA CRUZ SYNDICATE						646
	4			ATHERTON Gee	ANIMAL COMMENCAL						575
	5			BEAUMONT Marc	TEAM MBUK SANTACRUZ						526
	6			MINNAAR Greg	TEAM G-CROSS HONDA						520
	7			HANNAH Michael	CANNONDALE THE CUT						469
	8			BAREL Fabien	KONA LES GETS						391
	9			VAZQUEZ LOPEZ David	MSC BIKES						360
	10			CAMELLINI Julien	MOJO ORANGE						318
	11			PASCAL Mickael	Q BY SAAB-SALOMON						308
	12			FAIRCLOUGH Brendan	TEAM G-CROSS HONDA						298
	13			RENNIE Nathan	SANTA CRUZ SYNDICATE						291
	14			PEDEMANAUD Fabien							235
	15			BRYCELAND Josh°							221
	16			PAYET Florent	SSANGYONG-FUSION PRO TEAM						219
	17			REID Ben							208
	18			ATHERTON Dan	ANIMAL COMMENCAL						187
	19			GUARDIA PASCUAL Bernat	MSC BIKES						184
	20			NEETHLING Andrew							168
	21			LEOV Justin							167
	22			STANBRIDGE Dan	MOJO ORANGE						161
	23			SIMMONDS Matthew							156
	24			KLAUSMANN Marcus	GHOST INTERNATIONAL RACING TEAM						148
	25			BLENKINSOP Samuel	GRAVITY GROUP						142
	26			CUNNINGHAM Ruaridh°							137
	27			STROBEL Luke							136
	28			DONOGHUE Neil	TEAM MBUK SANTACRUZ						133
	29			MILIVINTI Marco							124
	30			POLC Filip	GRAVITY GROUP

MALAYSIA MTB DOWNHILL SCENE

In this up coming year, FREERIDE MALAYSIA (FRM) will organize a series of races.Every month in total of eight months for the title KING OF KIARA.

Kiara is a well known mtb mecca in Malaysia.Trails that were built there is enough to make you fall flat just trying to complete all.

There race will start in the month of January 08 to August 08.Points will be given to those that manage to get into the top ten of every race.The overall winner takes all.

I will be racing there as well. www.dreamwerkzcycles.com will be letting me ride its new prototype frame.The frame is not yet under mass production. The exposure and feedbacks from the tracks and other riders will give a good input for the improvement of the frame.

TIPS AND TECHS

Dreamwerkz Custom has now become the leading brand in bike restoration using powder coating.The result is impressive.I recently restore my Kona Stab Primo,the durability is as good as the factory finish.My rims were powder coated and it last!!!Been changing tubes and tires frequently but the paint still stick, no cracks, no cosmetics scar for using tyre lever (even the stainless steel lever).

To add a touch of satisfaction, Dreamwerkz Custom even can custom your bike with decals (Yes,Decals..just like the factory ones) from famous products.There are even printed stickers that are much better than any sticker u can find in motorcycle shops and again,custom...any brand name, products, colors, effects.Please do visit www.dreamwerkzcycles.com

PREVIEWS

2008 is coming fast and the new season of World Cup Series will soon arrives.Here we take a look at what the pros will be using....new paint job, designs and total makeover, new gadgets, innovations, breakthrough, frames and bikes....I GIVE YOU THE 2008 line up

IronHorse

As the 2007 UCI dh overall champion,they have come long way.IronHorse now has release its 2008 arsenal to retain their world cup medals.Maintaining their built of the current 2007 bike,there is a promising future and proven.Please do expect a custom paint job for Sam Hill and Sabrina Jonnier the 2007 World Champion.From top: IronHorse sunday worldcup, Ironhorsesunday elite.


SantaCruz
2006 champion how ever will run a full yet the same prototype from 2007 in 2008.Redesign of the aluminum frame sections and a carbon fiber upper link, the new frame weighs in almost two pounds lighter and offers lower standover than the old one.Just give Steve Peat and Nathan Rennie a few second,they will smoke the track even faster.Heard that Steve Peat would go bling bling in GOLD on his bike....


Kona
Two time world champion maker redesigned their top curves and seat tube.The Brake Therapy does makes this rig performs better when braking for a hard turn n decent.Currently piloted by Fabien Barel and Tracy Moseley of the Kona Factory Team, the Stab Supreme has seen more rainbow colors than the Castro Street Fair.


CommencalThis bike is built for one thing: Pure DH. Low, long and frighteningly fast. As raced to victory by racers the world over such as Cedric Gracia and The Athertons Family.This time,they have equipped this beast with ORO Bianco brakes and Roco Worldcup rear shock.Yet again as all of you have realize by now,that most of the world cup bike in 2008 does not gone under the operation table for a major reconstruction.


Intense M5

Changes from the M3 include increased stand-over height, a lighter frame design and the use of a 10.5" x 3.5" Manitou Revox shock which will lower the shock's leaverage ratio. Word is that these bikes will be available around Christmas time.

Giant
The DH Glory gets a slight cosmetic change (still using the white and blue), slightly refined cable routing and a few changes in the spec including the switch to the new 2008 Shimano XT components including their new disc brakes and the shadow rear derailleur and also take note of the custom Mavic 729 hoops done up in Glory Blue to complete the package.

Cannondale



Cannondale engineers know that if they can build a machine worthy of World Cup DH podiums - they can accomplish everything in between. Cannondale's twin triangle design boosts stiffness and strength up-front for superior handling while the staged travel design gobbles up everything from the flats to big hits.But,at my first look again i did not see any changes.




Honda RN01 (the tribute)Sad but true,in some stunning news for a monday 15 october 07, Team G-Cross Honda is over. As you read this, i can be sure you wont see this bike racing the 2008 worldcup track.Honda’s RN01 is one of the most expensive downhill bikes to produce and they perform amazing well on the downhill circuits.As we never thought that there is a Honda Dh bike,one can never tell the future.