Axel Hangleck's latest activity

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    https://www.pinkbike.com/news/nukeproof-is-now-the-bike-sponsor-of-the-kmcnukeproof-mtb-xco-team.html Not surprising news; it was...
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    Axel Hangleck replied to the thread Race Thread.
    In my opinion, off-road racing shouldn't just be who has the most power........ I know the Pinkbike community (yes I know) often moan...
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    Axel Hangleck reacted to jono's post in the thread Race Thread with Like Like.
    Fantastic racing. Alvarado ran better and raced overall more smoothly but couldn't match Brand's power.
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    https://www.bikeradar.com/features/first-look-friday/misspent-summers-ninety-hurly-burly-and-the-world-stage-2025 End of year MTB World...
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    Axel Hangleck replied to the thread Race Thread.
    My annual 'issue' with CX....power overcomes skills/ technique more often than not......too many courses favour power. (Saying that...
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    Axel Hangleck replied to the thread Race Thread.
    I've said similar elsewhere, but about XCO racers moving to the road; road racing is not for everyone, it's not the promised land many...
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    Axel Hangleck reacted to stonerider's post in the thread Race Thread with Like Like.
    Fem would do best with a smaller contract with a CX team without the expectation of also doing road racing. I suspect the contract she...
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    Axel Hangleck reacted to theyoungest's post in the thread Race Thread with Like Like.
    The team can try everything, but in the end it comes down to intrinsic motivation. The rider has to want to do it. Similar to Dumoulin...
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    Axel Hangleck reacted to ChewbaccaDefense's post in the thread Race Thread with Like Like.
    That's a heavy rider's course. I think Nys will struggle tomorrow, with that much/deep sand. I also don't expect Lucinda will be...
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    Axel Hangleck replied to the thread Race Thread.
    It's possible that the 'big Pro team' environment doesn't suit her; and maybe a more 'hands on' small team is where she would thrive...
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    Some MTB racing news stories (as road biased websites don't bother)...
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    Marvellous, another w/kg contest. There is more to cycling than climbing…….the best athletes beating the better cyclists…….boring.
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    To be honest was easy to not notice; they didn't do a very good job of promoting the 'Pirelli' part of the team name, when they were...
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    Last season they were Trek Factory Racing-Pirelli XC. Whilst it's good they've now got a proper title sponsor, I still think it's a...
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    Axel Hangleck reacted to Wyndbrook's post in the thread UCI MTB World Cup (All forms!) with Like Like.
    Good for them to get an outside sponsor. Reading the blurb its obviously an amazing product, looking forward to Evie lapping the field.