MTB legends Archives

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Paola Pezzo – Life of the Mountain Biking Princess

September 1, 2017 at 9:15 am

At the peak of her career, Pezzo was something like a pizza – she came from Italy, she was about to be pretty well known, and everybody loved her. In the memory of the generation raised in the late 90s’, Paola Pezzo would probably remain…

Missy Giove: “The Missile” That Had to Be Stopped

July 14, 2017 at 7:54 am

Outdoor/Mountain

Ups and down of the former MTB downhill heroine Missy Giove was about to load 200 kg of the best Californian marihuana to a garage somewhere in the woods of New York when she discovered a tracking device hidden in the wall of her trailer.…

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The Hans Rey Story: Did Somebody Say Impossible? ‘No Way’!

June 21, 2017 at 11:26 am

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If anyone ever said something was impossible to ride down on a bike, Hans Jörg “No Way” Rey tried to prove the opposite. Even in his 51 years of age, he still belongs among top mountain bikers. He is a trial rider, freerider, stuntman, pioneer…

Legends of MTB: The ‘Mayan Warrior’ Tinker Juarez

May 27, 2016 at 8:45 am

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With his distinctive dreadlocks poking from underneath the helmet, skinny build and dark skin, David ‘Tinker’ Juarez (55) is universally regarded as a legend in both mountain biking and BMX.

MTB Legends: Tara Llanes Craves to Walk Again

April 14, 2016 at 11:46 am

Outdoor/Mountain

Everybody remembers Californian Tara Janelle Llanes (39) as a beautiful, charming and fearless biker. She started with BMX racing in 1988 at the age of eleven. Her mother took her to a BMX race after she repeatedly asked to stop and watch one at the…