In its 30th anniversary, the 2024 Life Time Leadville Trail 100 MTB presented by Kenetik race brought together defending champions Keegan Swenson and Sofia Gomez Villafañe to tackle the high-altitude terrain in Leadville, Colorado. With climbing reaching nearly 12,500 feet, the 105-mile race starts in Cloud City in Colorado Springs and is an out-and-back set-up travelling through the midst of the Colorado Rockies. 

Pyts Park is home to Latin America's biggest freeride mountain biking event, the Todo o Nada. It was born to give skilled, unknown riders from all corners of the world a place to express their true talent and ride among the world-class free riders.

With the weather eventually deciding to turn up the heat for our typical short-lived summer here in the UK, we have been swapping our longer-sleeved jerseys, thermals and leggings for shorts and T-shirts — but only for a few weeks, it seems.

Since the age of 10 Kriss Kyle has been ripping about on his BMX topping podiums and pulling out tricks and stunts we can only recreate via a computer game. The Scottish athlete has recently been popping tricks while 2,000ft in the sky on a specialist carbon-fibre skate park not to mention dropping out of a helicopter in Dubai.

Red Bull-sponsored MTB athlete Erik Fedko is taking big air to new heights. Perched 24 metres above the ground on a treetop bike course, the mountain biking legend goes all in with jaw-dropping tricks. From his lofty starting point, Fedko plunges into a sea of lush green forest, only to launch himself over a massive gap, soaring high above the trees at Green Hill Bike Park in Sauerland, Germany.

In the height of summer each year, Idaho Sun Valley hosts ‘the most beautiful gravel race in America’, where professional and amateur riders rub shoulders in this bucket list event. Created by seven-time World Champion and Emmy Award winner Rebecca Rusch, this event was injected with her passion, positivity and energy.

Lemoine is at home throwing shapes in the air. He has a background in all technical two-wheeled race disciplines that involve big air. When you add Briole’s raw talent and effortless riding on any bike he uses, you get a spectacular display of style and pure definition of joy in mountain biking.

The YT Mob's Christian 'Texi' Textor takes his natural talent and heads to the Austrian Alps to put YT’s Decoy SN through its paces. This Enduro e-MTB is the best one to date and has a lightweight character – you can see why when you witness how the integrated Fazua Ride 60 motor system tackles hills easily. The motor is engineered to have that 'Supernatural' ride feel and gobbles up the mix of trails Saalbach offers with stealth-like composure.

With Autumn well and truly underway, the once dry and loamy trails are beginning to become lined with leaves, puddles and mud. The most sensible way to ride during the colder months is by making your body temperature a priority. It can be a game changer when the weather isn't the most enticing and can result in having a ride where memories are made rather than deciding against braving the chill in the air in favour of a hot chocolate and a film by the log fire.

Being content in different environments and not consumed entirely by one scene, place or routine is good for oneself but following that path is not always easy. Variety is essential for the soul to recharge, to take a moment, reflect and for personal growth. The Mondraker Factory Team rider Dakotah Norton has stepped outside what would be an unexpected life choice and, against all doubts and confusion, has proven it is possible. Parallel to his racing ethic, Dak is all in or nothing.