Mountain Biking Novinky

It’s been a while since Austria had a king, current President Heinz Fischer notwithstanding, of course. Ask any of the thousands of young, action sports-friendly Austrians that packed into the capital city’s (Vienna) central square and you’d for certain get numerous votes for Sam Pilgrim as King of Austria as the Brit wowed the crowd with a spectacular air show at the seventh running of the Red Bull Vienna Air King, the opening round of the 2012 Freeride MTB World Tour.

Monster Energy’s DH MTB whiz Petra Bernard chose a different course down the mountains of Austria. With endless determination and fierce nerve, Bernhard would have easily blended into the winter sports scene of a nation that consistently produces the world’s top downhill ski racers.

Australian National Series round 3 // Canberra, Australia- February 5, 2012

Last weekend saw the MTB Freeride/ Slopestyle season opener take place on the icy slopes of Austria. Take a regular dirt set up and smack it on the side of a snowy mountain with built up jumps from ice and snow... and what do you get?