The LAST edition of the week. Riders drowning in mud soufflé, downhill wildcards, golden-hour chaos, onion-town whips, and fat bike swamp smashing to keep the stoke unhinged.
1207 words of pure stoke.
Read time: 5 min 02 seconds.
Photo of the Day
The UCI XCO pack moves like a herd of buffalo, and true to nature, every buffalo is caked in brownie batter.
Welcome to mud-ageddon.
P.S. This shot could double as an ad for pressure washers
📷 Bartek Wolinski behind the lens.
Video of the Day
Sometimes riding videos just blur together.
This one doesn’t.
It slaps you with style, sucker punches you with editing, and then hugs you with those golden hour stills.
⏰ Watch time - 03 min 10 sec
Bonus: You haven’t lived until you’ve seen 30 riders from 10 countries try to out-whip each other on a jump that looks like it was built by a team of caffeinated beavers.
Unterstinkenbrunn might smell like onions, but the only thing bringing tears here are the sends.
⏰ Watch time - 11 min 58 sec
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Send of the Day
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Lenzerheide 2025: Wildcards, Wonder, and Who’s-Who 🚵♂️🔥
The UCI and Warner Bros. Discovery Sports have officially dropped the wildcard bomb for the 2025 Lenzerheide Downhill and XC World Cup rounds.
If you thought the World Cup lineups were predictable, think again. Six downhill hopefuls applied and all six scored, because apparently if you’re good enough to ask, you’re good enough to race.
XC, on the other hand, was a gladiator-level bloodbath: only 8 of 19 applicants snagged a spot, leaving more than a few teams crying into their muddy socks.
And yes, Swiss fans, your prayers have been answered: Thömus Akros – Youngstars are stepping onto the World Cup stage for the very first time.
Cue the national anthems and post-race chocolate celebrations.
Downhill Wildcards: The Chaos Crew
- Kenda NS Bikes UR Team – Expect Tegan Cruz to shred like he’s running late for a sushi date. Kye A’Hern brings the style points, while Alexandre Fayolle quietly reminds everyone that finesse is underrated.
- Rogue Racing – SR Suntour – Davide Daprela might just pull a move so smooth it breaks your brain, while Simon Chapelet keeps the team honest. Lorenzo Mascherini, Davide Cappello, and Davide Palazzari round out the squad with enough horsepower to cause Swiss road traffic nightmares.
- Goodman Santacruz – With a roster including Lisa Bouladou and Nathan Pontvianne, expect surprises, crashes, and maybe a few accidental triple backflips. This team is chaos wrapped in carefully chosen kit colors.
- Team High Country – Bellah Birchall and Zac Bradley-Hudson are here to remind everyone that you don’t need 50 riders to make noise. Malik Boatwright provides the necessary “edge.”
- Future Frameworks – Benny De Vall and Jack McCredie, plus Zanna Logar, are a tight unit that blends technique and bravado.
- The Alliance – Jackson Connelly, James MacDermid, and Ursula Summers are the underdog squad that could steal the show while the big names are busy worrying about media optics.
XC Wildcards: Speed, Stamina, and Swiss Debuts
- BIXS Performance Race Team – Lukas Flückiger, Seraina Leugger, and their cohort are a mix of precision and pedal-powered chaos.
- Bike Team Solothurn – A nine-rider army including Chloe Tschumi and Fiona Schibler; this team looks like they spent more hours on their bikes than sleeping.
- Lexware Mountainbike Team – Small but lethal, led by Elina Benoit and Nicholas Konecny. Expect calculated attacks and late-race fireworks.
- KTM Factory MTB Team – Maximilian Foidl and Eva Herzog represent pure machine-meets-human synergy.
- Thömus Akros – Youngstars – The Swiss debutante squad, featuring Monique Halter, Nicolas Halter, Loris Hättenschwiler, and Lara Liehner, is the “fresh blood” wildcard everyone will be watching. Don’t blink, or you’ll miss a podium-worthy move.
- Cabtech Racing Team, Trek Future Racing, and Massi round out the XC wildcards, each bringing a blend of veteran savvy and rookie fire.
Wildcards Matter (and Why They Freak Us Out)
Under 2025 rules, every World Cup stop offers up to eight wildcard team spots, allowing a UCI MTB team to send up to four riders per race and category.
But snagging one isn’t as easy as sending a cute email.
Teams are judged on a laundry list of criteria: UCI rankings, rider profiles, team composition, sponsor profile, media presence, anti-doping history, injury reports, and even home country.
In short: if your Insta game sucks or your sponsors aren’t shiny enough, you might be watching from the sidelines.
What to Watch at Lenzerheide
- Will Thömus Akros – Youngstars shock the XC field in their debut?
- Can Davide Daprela and Tegan Cruz turn downhill into an art form that makes viewers weep?
- Which “unknown” rider sneaks onto the podium and becomes the next social media darling?
Lenzerheide 2025 promises a mashup of seasoned pros, fresh faces, and unpredictable chaos.
The wildcard squads are the X in the equation, the reason we tune in, gasp, and occasionally spit out our morning coffee when someone nails a line you didn’t think was rideable.
Pack your snacks, charge your cameras, and maybe double-check your first-aid kit. Lenzerheide is about to get wild.
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Dream Rides ❤️
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This is exactly that, except those oversized tires let you ride across anything from fresh powder to a swampy bog like you’re cheating at the game.
Fat bike would’ve Monster-Trucked straight through today’s XCO pic.
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Trail of the Day
No Name Mountain Biking Trail - Uxbridge, Ontario
No Name might sound like the trail forgot its birth certificate, but don’t be fooled—it’s got plenty of personality.
At just 425 meters, it’s more espresso shot than grande latte, quick to hit and quicker to finish.
It’s green, it’s scenic, and it throws you a polite little blue climb just to keep you honest.
One minute is all it takes, but one minute is all it needs.
That’s all for today folks. We hope everyone gets some saddle time out there. See you all tomorrow! 🤙
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