Mountain Biking News

Genon tops Monster Energy’s Sam Reynolds and Sweden’s Martin Soderstrom, Monster throws down with HUGE after-party!

It’s been a while since Austria had a king, current President Heinz Fischer notwithstanding, of course. Ask any of the thousands of young, action sports-friendly Austrians that packed into the capital city’s (Vienna) central square and you’d for certain get numerous votes for Sam Pilgrim as King of Austria as the Brit wowed the crowd with a spectacular air show at the seventh running of the Red Bull Vienna Air King, the opening round of the 2012 Freeride MTB World Tour.

Monster Energy’s DH MTB whiz Petra Bernard chose a different course down the mountains of Austria. With endless determination and fierce nerve, Bernhard would have easily blended into the winter sports scene of a nation that consistently produces the world’s top downhill ski racers.

Australian National Series round 3 // Canberra, Australia- February 5, 2012