2013 UCI World Cup Schedule

• June 8-9 Fort William, UK
• June 15-16 Willingen, Germany 
• July 27-28 Val Di Sole, Italy
• August 3-4 Vallnord, Andorra
• August 10-11 Mont Sainte Anne, Canada
• September 14-15 Hafjell, Norway
• September 21-22 Leogang, Austria

World Championships

• Aug 26 - Sep 1 PIETERMARITZBURG, SOUTH AFRICA

2012 China Peak Race July 21-22

The first annual China Peak Downhill Mountain Bike Race is just around the corner, 7/21-22! This race, part of the Shimano Trifecta Series, will test your skills and fitness in three unique stages of downhill racing. The brand new event is brought to you by the crew at Southridge USA and is bound to be exciting. Visit southridgeusa.com to register.

2012 POC Eastern States Cup 6 On The Windham World Cup Course Race

The POC Eastern States Cup continues to deliver the best racing in the country on the best tracks anywhere. July 14-15, two weeks after Aaron Gwin won his fourth UCI World Cup of the season on the Windham Downhill Race Track, the POC ESC will hold the sixth race of the POC ESC season on the same great course. Racers will be contesting their own battles on the “big boy’s track”. The fast racers will be able to hit all the same features as the World Cup stars did, there will be a few go-arounds offered for those not ready for the big features.

The top chute drop, the road gap and Peaty’s Plunge will all be open to ride and race. The container drop will be reconfigured to a step down but the rest of the big jumps will be open for all classes.  The Citizen’s course will also be open to have some fun chill runs on. You guys asked for this and the POC ESC delivered, now we need everyone to continue to show Windham the great support that was delivered at UCI World Cup.

Windham Mountain offers their Adventure Park for summer thrills. Race your friends down dual zip lines that are 40 ft above the ground.. New York's first Big Air Bag will keep everyone entertained while jumping down 30 feet. The Adventure Park is open Saturdays & Sundays 11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. from June 23, 2012 thru October 8, 2012.

The POC Team Challenge is heating up with 14 teams battling it out for the $1000 cash purse. It’s not too late to form a POC ESC team and register one for the POC Team Challenge cash. The ESC pro racers are competing for a maximum $1600 cash purse at this and every race. The ESC continues it’s tradition of bringing the Northeast Downhill racers an affordable, competitive and fun events.

Twenty-three women racers are in the running for the Loeka Women’s Challenge. The top 4 women will split $1000 at the finals in October. There are still a lot of races left to score points. Please check out al the details and standings at www.easternstatescup.com.

Race Entry

Pro Men & Women $ 75.00

Categories 1,2 & 3  $ 65.00

Includes Lift Tickets for Both Saturday and Sunday.

Location: From Exit 21 on I-87/New York State Thruway is just 23 miles on a state highway Route23 making it easy to get to.

Schedule July 14 and 15

Registration: Saturday 8am-2pm and Sunday 8am-10am Practice Saturday: 9am-3pm open.   3pm-4pm Pro and Cat 1 Only Practice Sunday 9am-11pm open.    11am-12pm Pro and Cat 1 OnlyRace Sunday 12:30 pm

2012 EASTERN STATES CUP SCHEDULE May 20 Mountain Creek, NJ.

• May 27 Plattekill, NY            
• June 3 Attitash, NH
• June 10 Pat’s Peak, NH
• June 24 Mount Snow, VT
• July 15 Windham, NY
• July 29, Killington, VT
• August 5 Mount Snow, VT
• August 12, Plattekill, NY
• August 19 Killington, VT 
• Sept 2 Plattekill, NY        
• Sept 16 Attitash, NH       
• Sept 23 Jiminy Peak MA
• Oct 7 Plattekill, NY 

Justin Leov Wins At The 2012 Highland Park USGP

Trek World Racing's Justin Leov and Neko Mulally were in action yesterday at the 3rd round of the US Grand Prix of MTB at Highland Park, New Hampshire, on the US east coast. Neko stunned the field in Sunday morning qualifying with a run that was 5 seconds quicker than any rider, but unfortunately crashed in the finals in the first wooded section. Justin on the hand was nursing a broken finger from Windham and was a conservative 5th in qualifying but laid it down for the final run.

Fresh after his announcement that this year would be his last on the World Cup DH circuit, Justin showed why h e is still considered one of the class acts in Pro Men's DH racing. After the drama of last weekend where he was set to have a great World Cup race and then smashed his hand against a tree on his last training run, Justin wasn't sure he could race at Highland Park as the pain was still very evident. Nevertheless he buckled down and put in a solid run, one that he thought would be enough for 2nd. After the podium he got news that he wasn't expecting. Originally told by the Albany Medical Center that his fingers were free of any fractures, a late email came from the same medical center shortly after he'd won the race yesterday saying in fact they have since noticed a volar plate fracture in the finger. Justin will now be having the finger seen to on his return to New Zealand this week to ensure it's all good for the next World Cup in a few weeks.

Justin said: "I feel less soft now haha! Seriously though, this weekend was tough for me, after the crash of last week I hones tly didn't think I could really race this weekend. Cotton wool and tape helped a lot and after a roll down in qualifying I knew that I at least wanted to give it a real go in the final. I felt a lot faster and managed to put down a solid run. I know Neko would have beaten that time today if he hadn't crashed, so it's good to see him back on form again. He looked fast and committed all weekend. I'm so pumped to be going home for 10 days, I can't wait to have a little break and get healed for France." Justin now has a commanding lead after round 3 of the 4 race US series.

For Neko it was clearly a disappointing afternoon after posting such a strong time in the morning qualifier, one that stood as fastest of the day; all eyes were on the hill with his team mate in the hot-seat, as it all looked set for another 1-2 for the Session 9.9 equipped Trek World Racing. Just a small error at speed had Neko over the bars, uninjured but finishing down in 25th.

Neko said: "All weekend I felt that I'd found the flow that I was riding with at the beginning of the season and I was really pushing myself here today. I attacked the track the way I wanted to on all my runs and was really enjoying it. However, I went over the bars pretty hard in my race run but managed to come away from it unscathed and I'm totally OK. That happens sometimes when you're trying to ride at your limits. I can take a lot of positives out of this weekend, and I'm looking forward to taking on the next r ace with the killer attitude that I had this weekend."

2012 Windham WC Round 5 With Devinci Global racing

WINDHAM, NEW YORK—Devinci Global Racing celebrated Canada Day in style, seizing Top Team of the Day and a string of career-best results at World Cup No. 5. 

Windham is home to a lightning-fast course. Times are tight and small mistakes are amplified in the final results. Temperatures soared into the high 30s for Friday’s qualifier, which saw DGR riders lock in some scorching times. Stevie Smith rode to 2nd place behind current World Cup leader Aaron Gwin. George Brannigan pedaled to a career best qualifier, finishing 7th. And Nick Beer—riding from an unprotected position—slipped into 14th. 

Sunday’s main event brought fans out in droves representing the red, white, and blue. The first podium worthy time was clocked by World Champion Danny Hart. Nick Beer landed in 2nd place early behind Hart, but would eventually finish just shy of the podium in 6th place. Brannigan fell slightly off the pace, but still scored an impressive 16th—matching his career-best World Cup finish from earlier this year. Smith, starting from the back of the pack, exploded from the hotseat and went on the hunt. The effort earned him 2nd place, marking his best-ever World Cup finish. 

“To have three riders in the top 16 and only narrowly miss a double podium is amazing,” said DGR Team Manager, Gabe Fox . “Stevie backed up his great qualifier, Nick returned to form, and George showed us the level at which he can compete. It was a banger weekend for DGR.” 

Windham’s results move three DGR riders into the top 15 in the World Cup overall standings. Smith at 5th, and Brannigan and Beer at 14th and 15th respectively. Next up for Devinci Global is World Cup No. 6 in Val d'Isère, France. 

Devinci Global Racing is proudly supported by: Cycles Devinci, SRAM, RockShox, Avid, Truvativ, Easton Wheels, Schwalbe, E-Thirteen, ODI, Selle Italia, and Fox Head Clothing. 

Cycles Devinci is a Canadian bicycle manufacturer based in Chicoutimi, Canada. It has led the industry by way of manufacturing expertise and product development since its inception in 1987. Cycles Devinci continues to forge ahead with suspension guru Dave Weagle’s patented Split Pivot suspension platform. Combined with the company’s Axis Technologies, Devinci is set on a path for domination. For more details on Devinci and DGR, visit devinci.com