LAST edition of the week: cowbells, cursed roots, rainbow-jersey chaos, loud paint jobs, and Sarlacc’s ridgeline death march - Champéry’s World Champs are here to chew egos and spit legends. LET'S SEND IT.
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Photo of the Day
Slavik and Macdonald storm the castle like medieval warlords with carbon fiber swords and Red Bull banners.
All hail King Tomas and Lord Brook.
These guys would’ve ended the Dark Ages in under three minutes with a clean run and a spare derailleur hanger.
📷 Jan Cadosch behind the lens.
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Imagine a theme park where every ride tries to kill you and the tour guide is laughing the whole time.
That’s this course preview.
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Bonus: Turns out trail dust, paint, and poetry mix better than a barista’s latte art.
The Art & Trails Project proves you can ride hard, care about the land, and still look classy doing it.
Imagine a wine-and-cheese night, but with dirt mustaches and brake squeals.
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Everything You Need to Know Before the 2025 Downhill World Championships
Champéry doesn’t forgive, it doesn’t forget, and it definitely doesn’t care about your suspension settings.
For the 2025 DH World Championships, the world’s fastest riders are about to face the steepest, muddiest, “did-my-brakes-quit?” track in Switzerland.
The Track: Steeper Than Your Student Debt
Downhill (DHI) Course Preview with Tissot | 2025 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships
Champéry is infamous.
It’s the same course where Danny Hart gave us that 2011 run that lives rent-free in every rider’s brain.
It’s raw, rooty, and feels less like a racecourse and more like gravity’s attempt at population control.
Camille Balanche has already shown it off this season, and honestly, it looks like someone laid a ribbon of dirt down a ski jump and called it “world-class.”
Riders are about to find out if they came to race or to audition for a Red Bull crash reel.
The Riders: Stacked and Unhinged
The start list is loaded.
- Elite Men: Vergier, Bruni, Meier-Smith, Frew, and the rest of the usual suspects. The French are practically fielding an army, but the Aussies look ready to stage a coup.
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- Elite Women: Vali Höll is back to defend her rainbow dominance, but don’t count out Balanche with home-track vibes or Myriam Nicole hunting for another crown.
- Juniors: If you think they’re “the future,” watch them ride like they’re late for detention. Some of the most chaotic racing of the week will come from these kids.
Every heat looks like a final. Every final looks like a death wish.
Past Champions: The Ghosts of Glory
PC: Bartek Wolinski
The rainbow jersey is cursed, blessed, or both, depending on who you ask. Loic Bruni’s name is basically stamped all over the last decade.
Greg Minnaar is still etched into history.
PC: Bartek Wolinski
ELITE WOMEN
2024 // Pal Arinsal, Andorra // Vali HÖLL // AUT
2023 // Fort William, United Kingdom // Vali HÖLL // AUT
2022 // Les Gets, France // Vali HÖLL // AUT
2021 // Val di Sole, Italy // Myriam NICOLE // FRA
2020 // Leogang, Austria // Camille BALANCHE // SUI
2019 // Mont-Sainte-Anne, Canada // Myriam NICOLE // FRA
2018 // Lenzerheide, Switzerland // Rachel ATHERTON // GBR
2017 // Cairns, Australia // Miranda MILLER // CAN
2016 // Val di Sole, Italy // Rachel ATHERTON // GBR
2015 // Vallnord, Andorra // Rachel ATHERTON // GBR
2014 // Hafjell, Norway // Manon CARPENTER // GBR
2013 // Pietermaritzburg, South Africa // Rachel ATHERTON // GBR
2012 // Leogang, Austria // Morgane CHARRE // FRA
2011 // Champery, Switzerland // Emmeline RAGOT // FRA
2010 // Mont-Sainte-Anne, Canada // Tracy MOSELEY // GBR
Champéry itself holds scars, Danny Hart’s legendary 2011 demolition run, Ragot’s brilliance, Vouilloz’s stranglehold in the ‘90s.
Every corner whispers past victories and faceplants.
The Schedule: Four Days of Chaos
- Thursday: Training, aka “learning which roots want your collarbone.”
- Friday: Juniors qualify, elites train, fans scream.
- Saturday: Juniors crown chaos kings and queens, elites qualify.
- Sunday: The main event—finals for Elite Women at 11:00, Elite Men at 12:30. Expect cowbells, broken dreams, and one rider crying into a rainbow jersey.
All times are Swiss, so set your alarms and pretend you’re working.
The Weather: Bring Mud Tires and a Priest
- Thursday: Rain flirting with thunderstorms.
- Friday: Showers and broken spirits.
- Saturday: Sunshine (just enough to make the dirt slicker).
- Sunday: Clear skies for finals—perfect conditions for maximum speed and maximum carnage.
Champéry weather is like roulette. Bet on mud.
Final Word: The Cliffs Are Hungry
This isn’t just another race.
It’s World Champs at Champéry, the track that chews egos and spits out legends.
On September 7th, someone will earn the rainbow jersey, and everyone else will earn a story about how Champéry ruined their season.
Grab snacks, charge your Wi-Fi, and get ready.
The steepest show on dirt is about to begin.
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Sarlacc Multi Trail - 18 Road, Fruita, Colorado
The Sarlacc slaps bars, chews tires, and drags riders across eight miles of Bookcliff ridges without remorse.
Second gear feels sketchy, third gear feels suicidal, and flat pedals feel like a bad joke.
The trail serves cedar views, cliffside panic, and enough switchbacks to make GPS units sweat battery acid.
Built by moto riders, trail crews, and desert goblins with a grudge, it rides like a manifesto of suffering with just enough flow to make you laugh while your quads scream treason.
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That’s all for today folks. We hope everyone gets some saddle time out there. See you all tomorrow! 🤙
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