News

February 1 2012

Syndicate Test Session Welcoming FOX and SHIMANO!!

PRESS RELEASE February 1, 2012 San Romolo, Italy Early season testing started for the Santa Cruz Syndicate with mechanics, engineers and riders arriving in the town of Imperia, Italy, for three days of extensive testing aboard the latest Santa Cruz full c...

January 30 2012

GRAND SLAM on World Champions cyclo cross for SHIMANO and PRO!

Last weekend the World Championships cyclo cross were held in Koksijde, Belgium. In all four categories the new Word Champions won their titles on SHIMANO and PRO equipped bikes, a true Grand Slam! Niels Albert dominated the men’s race from start to fini...

January 26 2012

Team Norco International – Race Debut in Australia

Mt.Buller, VIC, Australia, January 22, 2012 - The sun was out all weekend in the Australian alpine, to set the tone for Team Norco International’s first Downhill event of the year- Round #2 of the Gravity Cup at Mt.Buller. With a lot of big changes in rega...

January 24 2012

Shimano Super D Draws 30% Increase in Competitors

IRVINE, Calif. (January 23, 2012) – Despite heavy overnight and morning rains, competitors amassed for round two of the Shimano Winter Series at Fontana, creating a 30% increase in sign-ups and widespread excitement. Competitors and spectators who rolled...

January 24 2012

Atherton Racing signs new partnership with SHIMANO

Atherton Racing and SHIMANO are thrilled to announce that they will continue their partnership for another three years. Since 2008 the Atherton’s and SHIMANO developed in intense collaboration Downhill and Gravity components. They had a huge share in devel...

January 23 2012

Kevin Pauwels 2012 Cyclocross World Cup Champion

Congrats to Kevin Pauwels on winning the 2012 Cyclocross World cup series! Also congrats to Sven Nys for coming in second. Kevin won 4 of 8 races and Sven 3 of 8, giving Team Shimano a dominating 7 of 8 series wins. Both athletes are Dura-Ace Di2 and Shima...

November 28 2011

Shimano Athletes Dominate 20th Annual Southridge USA Challenge

Shimano sponsored athletes swept the fields this past weekend at the 20th Annual Southridge USA Challenge, highlighted by current World Cup champion Aaron Gwin who rode his Shimano Saint equipped Trek downhill bike to win the pro men’s downhill field with...

October 8 2011

Craig "Crowie" Alexander claims 3rd Ironman WC Title in Kona!

Congratulations to Craig "Crowie" Alexander on his third Ironman World Championship title in Kona! Crowie put together an epic performace setting a new course record of 8:03:56! Race officials said temperatures on Queen Kaahumanu Highway reached 135 degree...

August 11 2011

Anthill Films: Strength in Numbers

There is a piece of contemporary MTB history in the making located at the corner of Trout Gulch Rd. and Cathedral Dr. in Aptos, California. If you show up with a shovel you are more than welcome to be a part of it. The Post Office dirt jumps are built on...

August 8 2011

Aaron Gwin Wins Overall World Cup Title

Today in France Aaron Gwin made history, yet again, by becoming the first ever American man ever to win the World Cup Downhill title, a fact that will become even clearer to the 23 year old when he stands on the podium in Italy in 2 weeks' time to receive...