Mountain Bike Archives - Escape Collective

Haley Batten raises a hand off the bars to celebrate her silver medal at the Paris Olympics.

News & Racing • The resilient mind of Haley Batten

by Ryan Simonovich • 12 Nov 2024

A rider descends a rugged singletrack at speed. He's leaning into the trail, which is studded with rocks and bathed in golden light. He has on long, mustard-yellow pants and an unzipped jacket flaps behind him, the antithesis of aero optimized conventional racing.

Mountain Bike • Old-school trail races are cool again

by Micah Ling • 07 Nov 2024

Flowing berms on a blue trail

Mountain Bike • Grading cross-country – how to define modern mountain biking trails

by Alex Hunt • 25 Oct 2024

Tom Pidcock raises a hand to signal his victory in the men's XC at the 2023 Mont-Sainte-Anne World Cup round. He's crossing the finish line transitioning from sunlight to shadow. Behind, afternoon light glows in the fall color and on the crowd of fans lining the finish with banners that read Quebec.

Mountain Bike • ‘True mountain biking’ – What makes Mont-Sainte-Anne legendary

by Ryan Simonovich • 04 Oct 2024

News & Racing • Gallery: Chasing rainbows at a dusty MTB Worlds in Andorra

by Matt de Neef • 02 Sep 2024

Alan Hatherly rides a rocky, rooted, dusty descent at the World Mountain Bike Championships in Pal Arinsal, Andorra.

Mountain Bike • MTB World Champs: Hatherly puts it all together

by Joe Lindsey • 01 Sep 2024

News & Racing • MTB World Champs: Puck Pieterse caps off superb summer with her first elite title

by Ryan Simonovich • 01 Sep 2024

Evie Richards posts up exuberantly after outsprinting Pauline Ferrand-Prévot to win the women's XCC at the 2024 World Mountain Bike Championships. Richards has a huge grin, while Ferrand-Prévot slumps slightly over her bike behind.

Mountain Bike • Richards and Koretzky win XCC world titles

by Ryan Simonovich • 30 Aug 2024

Sofia Gómez Villafane races at the Leadville Trail 100, followed by a male rider.

Mountain Bike • Leadville women’s podium finishers renew call for no-draft rule

by Ryan Simonovich • 12 Aug 2024

Russell Finsterwald descends a section of course at the Leadville Trail 100 on a full-suspension Trek mountain bike with drop bars.

Mountain Bike • Is the Leadville 100 MTB a gravel race now?

by Ryan Simonovich • 12 Aug 2024

Melisa Rollins rides solo on the Powerline climb at the Leadville Trail 100 MTB race.

Mountain Bike • Melisa Rollins solos to debut Leadville victory

by Ryan Simonovich • 10 Aug 2024

Keegan Swenson descends on a drop-bar mountain bike while racing the 2024 Leadville 100.

Mountain Bike • Keegan Swenson four-peats at Leadville 100

by Ryan Simonovich • 10 Aug 2024