Episode 8 of Norco Race Division’s Just Getting Started drops into Champéry with rain and one of the steepest, slickest tracks of the year for the 2025 Downhill MTB World Championships. Two near-podiums, big crashes, and all heart on one of the steepest tracks of the year. The track quickly showed its teeth: humid, greasy, and relentless from top to bottom. Lina Frener ...
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Norco Bicycles | Just Getting Started – Season 2 Episode 5 – Battling the Black Snake in Val di Sole
Episode 5 of Norco Race Division’s Just Getting Started series showcases what was going on behind-the-scenes, and the full story of a weekend battling it out at the Val di Sole Downhill MTB World Cup. One of the most challenging courses on the World Cup circuit, the Val di Sole “Black Snake” track is almost entirely in the trees, and known for ...
Read More »Norco Bicycles | Just Getting Started – Season 2 Episode 4 – Gracey Hemstreet Journey to the Top
Episode 4 of Just Getting Started drops into one of the biggest weekends yet for the Norco Race Division – covering another gold for Gracey Hemstreet, and breakthroughs for the team at the Leogang Downhill MTB World Cup. Gracey Hemstreet has hit her stride, making history with back-to-back wins. Her Loudenvielle first place made her the first Canadian woman to win in ...
Read More »Norco Bicycles | Just Getting Started Episode 1 – The Life We Chose
The first glimpse behind the scenes of the Norco Race Division on the opening weekend of the UCI Downhill World Cup in Fort William. An unfiltered view into the life chosen by the team riders, led by the legendary Greg Minnaar, with access to the emotions, tribulations, and passion for the sport. A weekend full of ups and downs, highs ...
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