DH Javornik: Elite National Champions titles to Team Blackthorn

Unior Downhill Cup starts on slippery track at Javornik park, Slovenian titles also presented. Miran Vauh joins the G.O.A.T. on top of all-time list.

Unior Downhill Cup starts on slippery track at Javornik park, Slovenian titles also presented. Miran Vauh joins the G.O.A.T. on top of all-time list.

Opening round of this year’s series doubles as National Championships. On updated track with new organizing team, probably in wet and without defending champion.
In 2018 Unior Downhill Cup, the Slovenian mountain bike downhill series, will consist of three strong events: Javornik, Cerkno and Maribor. It starts on May 26th and 27th at the classic venue in Bike park Javornik. DEŠ Fleš from Šempeter, a…

All photos by Klemen Humar

It was a tight and exciting race for overall titles on Maribor’s Pohorje mountain all the way to the end.

Everything is ready for the last race of the series on the rebuilt Maribor Pohorje World Cup track. Here’s some action from training and the semi-final startlist.

Fifth and final round of international downhill series to be held on the classic World Cup track this weekend. Titles not decided yet.

All photos by Klemen Humar

Blackthorn team rider repeats last year’s win in Unior DH Cup round 4, followed by local junior Rudi Pintar and Miha Ivančič.
Downhill Sorica, the Unior Downhill Cup race, Slovenian and Croatian National Series race and UCI Class 2 race, could be wet for the first time. This time without the elite leaders but that just might make it more interesting for…