Recently it came to our attention that some riders were riding open road on tracks which are used for an event. This was the main reason to jump back on the keyboard and type some words about it.
Read more... about Skating open road on event tracks
In a few days the IDF voting booths will open up again, so its members can vote on who'll be elected as board members, who will serve for the coming 2 years.
Read more... about IDF Board Voting 2017
Depending on where you are in the world, the downhill season is over. The IDF has concluded its 2016 tour and the weather in Europe is too bad in most places to organise an event.
Read more... about A look back on 2016
Rider safety is a high priority (or at least it should be) on each event. Organisers take measures to prevent any injuries from happening and to make an event successful, but the riders play a part in this as well...
Read more... about Common sense on downhill events
The AGM is up next week and in a few days you can vote on who's going to be on the IDF board for the next 2 years. In this post I'll explain who I'm voting for and why.
Read more... about IDF Board Voting 2015
In the next month, freerides.org will have a bit fewer updates as you're used to and there's a good reason for it. Today I have started my first (ice) luge training.
Read more... about Beee on winter tour
From Kozakov we had a new travel mate; Swedish pretty boy Rasmus Klintrot would join us to Peyragudes. Together we drove to Graz in Austria to crash at a house, housed by some skaters we knew.
Read more... about Beee-side: Euro Tour 2014 – Traveling
After Almabtrieb, we convoyed to Prague for an afternoon of bowl skating in Mystic Park. Without knowing, several riders from Almabtrieb all had the same plan, so it was a nice gathering of people who knew each other, hanging in and around the bowl.
Read more... about Beee-side: Euro Tour 2014 – Kozakov
My Euro tour started in Düsseldorf (Germany) this year, where I picked up a green van for this year's summer tour.
Read more... about Beee-side: Euro tour 2014 – Almabtrieb
After Maryhill it was time to drive to the Olympic Village in Whistler, Canada for my first Whistler Longboard Festival, a 6 hour drive from Portland through beautiful forests and landscapes.
Read more... about Beee-side: NorAM trip – Whistler
Tomorrow starts the second part of my summer tour. I'll take off from Amsterdam, heading for Düsseldorf to rendez-vous with Nadine Hünemörder to start our Euro road trip.
Read more... about Beee-side: Summer tour 2014 part 2
Monday June 25 was the date I had been living towards to since the beginning of 2014, when I confirmed my travel arrangements to fly to the US for the first time with just one purpose; to race on the legendary Maryhill Loops Road.
Read more... about Beee-side: NorAM trip – Maryhill
In about a week from now the IDF tour takes of for this summer with Maryhill Festival of Speed and Freerides.org will be dead smack in the middle of all the race action this season.
Read more... about Beee-side: Summer Tour 2014
Exactly one year ago today, I launched this website, with the idea to list all downhill events in one place, so our local (Dutch) downhill crew didn't have to search for info (since we always have to travel abroad, for not having any mountains in our country).
Read more... about Freerides’ first year
I was fortunate enough to be able to travel 3 weeks through Europe, from Kozakov to Grim Mountain and finish the tour at Peyragudes Never Dies, with a great crew of people.
Read more... about Beee’s Summer road trip 2013
It's now three weeks after I've returned home from an awesome European road trip. I'm still on that rush from the best 3 weeks I had on the road/in the mountains with a cool group of riders.
Read more... about Beee-side: Summer road trip 2013
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