his is what i have so far.
35 years of age
lives in nice, france
karim excelled in downhilll and four-cross with world cup wins in 1999 and 2004 in maribor and schladming .
he was french national four-cross champ in 2002
after a brief hiatus from racing returned with enduro racing. he was successful at this with wins in 2009 at the maxi avalanche in val thorens euro cup, winner of the maxi avalanche in are sweden, winner of the super enduro in sestri italy and winner of the rallly de sospel in france.
a couple 2nd place finishes in the enduro series of france and the maxi avalanche in andorra.
this season he will compete at the enduro tour of france, the maxi avalanche europe cup (5 events)
the “enduro series of europe (5 events)
meagavalnche in alpe d’huez
downieville classic
crankworx in whistler
he will also arrange for a few photo based magazine trips over the course of this season all on the cadabra.
testing the magic link like it has never been tested before.
Kona recently signed one of Europe’s fastest super enduro riders. Based out of Nice, France, 35-year-old Karim Amour is off to a raging start on his Kona Cadabra, our brand new mega trail destroyer, able to climb like a banshee and descend like one too. Karim’s history of speed speaks for itself. He excelled in downhilll and four-cross with World Cup wins in 1999 and 2004 in Maribor and Schladming. He was french national four-cross champ in 2002. After a brief hiatus from racing he returned to enduro racing with a bang, winning last year’s Maxi Avalanche in Val Thorens, the Maxi Avalanche in Are, Sweden, the Super Enduro in Sestri, Italy, and the Rallly de Sospel, France. Not too shabby for a medium aged dude.
This March sees the start of Kona Clump rider John Cowan’s Ride Days tour. He’s kicking it off with five rounds of clinics, jump demos and group rides in sunny California (anywhere North of which, Cowan says good Mexican food cannot be found, he’ll tell you all about it, just ask him). He’s giving away prizes for the first people to show up and will be there to run you through the Kona bikes he and the Clump ride for their worldly adventures and competitions. John’s a real talker, we like to refer to him as The Mouth from the South, so he’ll be sure to entertain and inform. Take advantage of this opportunity to meet and ride with a dirt jumping legend, get in on stellar Kona sales deals and maybe wins some stuff too. Paul Bass will also be along for the ride for several of the events, so don’t miss out. Click “Read More” for dates and more info. 
Race Report by Kaz Shimizu
