A gnome-coming like no other! After a winter of hard graft, Sam Hodgson and Vero Sandler welcome back a stack of the sickest Freeride and Slopstyle Mountain Bike riders for a weeklong session in their backyard of dreams nestled in the Welsh countryside. Hit play for 13 minutes of endless lines and huge shapes in the 2025 Backyard Battle “Gnomes Edition” highlights ...
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Backyard Battle 2024 | Stop 1: Gnome Edition
The 2024 Monster Energy Backyard Battle series got underway in Wales, UK, seeing a stacked list of 40 male and female riders invited to get a taste of the backyard heaven Vero Sandler and Sam Hodgson created. Sam Hodgson What better way to celebrate, than by hosting a housewarming event with some of their closest friends and riding peers from the ...
Read More »Backyard Battle 2023 – Stop 2: Paul Couderc Edition
Backyard Battle – A modern-day tribute to the classic backyard jams where we fell in love with riding bikes and throwing down with friends. The aim for the series is to develop riders’ backyards and compounds into world class Freeride MTB facilities, building innovative features that are not only utilised during the event, but for years to come by the ...
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