Raymond Dutil can look back on a long and successful career in the bike industry and is actually preparing to leave his position as CEO of Rocky Mountain. But the last one and a half years have presented him with completely new challenges. And the state of emergency is not over yet.

After six years in the same team, first known as the Focus XC Team and most recently as the Maloja Pushbikers MTB Team, Linda Indergand is moving on. From this season, the fast rider from Uri will be riding for the Liv Factory Racing Team. The four-person team is broadly based in terms of disciplines with enduro rider Isabella Naughton, marathon specialists Kaysee Armstrong and Sarah Hill and Linda Indergand, who wants to be back at the front in the Cross-Country World Cup.

History was made at the Red Bull Rampage on October 10, when seven of the world's best female freeride mountain bikers competed for the first time on the famous course in Virgin, Utah, raising the bar for the sport of women's mountain biking. Robin Goomes had the best run. The New Zealander won ahead of Georgia Astle and Casey Brown. Brandon Semenuk also made history. The Canadian won the Red Bull Rampage for the fifth time, making him the sole record winner.