Anthony Poulson
Connor Fearon bags another Top Ten World Cup result at Leogang
Thanks, in part, to a crazy start to the season the 2017 UCI DH World Cup is shaping up to be one of the more exciting events in recent memory, and Connor Fearon is right there in the mix. Just three rounds in he’s sitting comfortably →
#PrayForSunshine – Connor Fearon and Josh Button get Delivered From the Rain
Man, it seems like Connor Fearon and the Kona Gravity Team cannot catch a break this year when it comes to the weather. The Rotorua round of the EWS was an absolute mess, with riders crossing the finish line totally demoralized. The second EWS round in Tasmania wasn’t much better. After a sunny, dry and almost dusty practice in Lourdes, France for round 1 of the UCI DH World →
Qualifications at Lourdes Provide a Mixed Day for Kona Riders
Qualifications at round one of the UCI DH World Cup in Lourdes, France proved to be a interesting day for the Kona DH Team, producing a mixed bag of results. Connor Fearon, racing with the number five plate, finished qualifications uncharacteristically outside of the top ten →
Suns Out Guns Out in Lourdes, France for the Opening Round of the DH World Cup
Qualifying for the first round of the World Cup in Lourdes, France happens later today and the Kona team, about their Operators have kicked off practice and timed training with a bang. Racing to 7th in timed training yesterday, Connor Fearon has begun the same way →
Under a Rotorua Moon – Kona Gravity Rider Anthony Poulson Gets sideways in the Whip-Off Finals
“Clear eyes, full hearts, can’t lose” Coach Taylor’s mantra from Friday Night Lights applied to the Kona Gravity Team’s youngest member last night as he made the finals at the Crankworx Whip-Offs in Rotorua. The weather earlier in the week has wrecked havoc with the →
The Kona Gravity Team leave Fort William a little worse for wear
The Fort William World Cup track is NOT easy. It’s long, and it demands more physically from the rider than any other track on the circuit. It’s rugged and technical, the changing alpine weather conditions just add a whole other level of variables that lie outside of →
Kona’s Gravity Team Joins the Fort William Mega Train to Honor Stevie Smith
After what seems like an eternity since round two in Cairns, the World Cup DH break is finally over and we now get to see our heroes hit the legendary (and long) Fort William track. Well, not all our heroes, Canadian rider Stevie Smith passed →
Kona Presents the 2016 B-Maaxx and Enduro-Maaxx Races at Bromont
Presented by KONA Bikes, the Maaxx Events race series is back at Bromont, montagne d’expériences and brings with it some exciting changes for the 2016 race season! The original B-Maaxx downhill series that everyone knows and loves will now be paired with Enduro-Maaxx, an enduro →
Fearon follows up qualification with a top ten result at Lourdes
After torrential rain turned practice and qualifications at the first round of the UCI Downhill World Cup at Lourdes, France into a bog, the sight of sun this morning was a mostly welcome one. “Mostly” because it would be easier for riders to get down the →
Kona Gravity Rider Connor Fearon Qualifies 8th at Lourdes
Qualifying at Lourdes went great for Gravity Team Rider Connor Fearon this morning as he put some valuable points on the board and qualified 8th overall with a conservative run on the extremely technical and wet track. Young Quebec native Anthony Poulson had a good →
Kona Gravity Team back in Lourdes for the first race of the World Cup Season
Kona’s Gravity Team riders Connor Fearon and Anthony Poulson have only been on French soil for a couple days, but they have already suffered though a very slippery track walk yesterday and hung on for a wild practice today. The already steep and technical first →
Meet the 2016 Kona Team
The 2016 Kona Endurance Team The 2016 Kona Endurance Team is assembled and ready for action! Bringing on the young talent of Canadian Rhys Verner, the veteran squad of Spencer Paxson, Kris Sneddon, Cory Wallace, Barry Wicks and Helen Wyman is ready to hit the →